Yes. When the white space runs out, the store gets bigger. When there's no more room on the disk, the store uses two 5 MB files (they start with an R, but I can't remember the name) to committ all remaining transactions, and then shuts down.
-- Drew ******************************** Visit http://www.drewncapris.net! Go! Go there now! "I would sooner fail than not be among the greatest." John Keats -----Original Message----- From: Cris Vitsorek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 11:06 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Free Space in the Database I know I'm missing something here. Is this the way it works, all day the store grows,new emails, etc. The amount of free space decreases. When it gets to 0 then the database goes from 28gb to 28.xxx gb. Online defrag occurs, the store is 28.xx gb but now defragging, etc. says that I have 222mgb free until it will grow again. When the store reaches a point where it can't grow any larger, free space is used up, then the store stops? cris -----Original Message----- From: Drewski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 11:53 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Free Space in the Database The 28GB is the size of the Store. the 222 MB free is space taken by the store that doesn't have data occupying it. It's not bad to have, because it allows the data in the store to grow without forcing the store itself to grow, which takes overhead. -- Drew ******************************** Visit http://www.drewncapris.net! Go! Go there now! "One kind word can warm three winter months." Chinese proverb -----Original Message----- From: Cris Vitsorek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 10:46 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Free Space in the Database Could someone explain to me the relevance of free space in the database after an online defrag? Is there a number that you should have available. For example, I have 28gb priv store after defrag I had 222 megabytes free. Is there a lower number, that would prompt you to run an offline defrag? If the database can grow to the limits of the store, how would you get 0 space available? Thanks for any insight. List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
