Why would you run an offline defrag "whether it's needed or not" ?
On 11/21/08, William Lefkovics <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> How often do you folks perform offline defrags? > > > > Every few years or so, whether it's needed or not. > > > >>> when disk space is running a little low? > > > > Add more disks. > > > > If disk space is a problem, and you want to get some back, are you forcing > archiving somewhere or mailbox cleanup policy (in order to get white space > so the information stores will shrink some when your offline defrag is run)? > Aren't you going to run into the same problem again soon? Better to solve > the problem rather than chase the symptoms. > > > > > > From: Sobey, Richard A [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 12:01 AM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Offline Defrag of Exchange store, but disk space is limited > > > > I'm sorry to hijack this thread, but the question seems to have been > answered, so I don't feel too guilty J > > > > How often do you folks perform offline defrags? Do you have a dedicated > downtime agreement to do it, or do you have emergency procedures when disk > space is running a little low? For my stores, Offline Defrags will be taking > 12+ hours (each) at a rough guess, so it's not something can really do on an > ad-hoc basis. > > > > Cheers > > > > Richard > > > > From: Reimer, Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 21 November 2008 00:22 > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: Offline Defrag of Exchange store, but disk space is limited > > > > Hi folks, > > > > We just recently cleared out a bunch of old accounts from Exchange, and > would like to do an offline defrag, but we don't have enough disk space > where the store is kept to do the defrag. There isn't enough space on the > log/system drive either (we just have the two drives). > > > > Is there another way to do this? Is it recommended? Our store (we have just > one) is about 40 GB, with a STM file of 26 GB (approx). > > > > I tried to google it, but nothing came up. Maybe because I'm tired at the > end of the day. > > > > I'd appreciate any help I can get. > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > Mark Reimer, A+, MCSA > > Windows Servers & Networking > > Prairie Bible Institute > > Box 4000 > > Three Hills, AB T0M-2N0 > > Canada > > Tel: 403-443-5511, Ext. 3476 > > Fax: 403-443-5540 > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > www.prairie.edu > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ > ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~ -- Sent from my mobile device ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~
