excellent. when i read that, the light bulb went off in my head... it's definitely the defrag i was thinking about as i have gone down that route a couple times in the past. thanks for the response.
Original Message: ----------------- From: Klint Price - ArizonaITPro [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:09:01 -0700 To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: exchange db/restore Q it is needed if you want to do a manual defrag of the database and/or mount a recovery store. For a simple backup and restore it is not necessary. Klint [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I vaguely recall a 'best practice' theory of making sure whatever drive > (volume) your exchange databases are installed on that it's a good idea the > drive space of that volume is at least 2x the size of your databases -- > this is because of space needed for doing restores or something like that. > > For example. If my exchange dbs are on my e: drive and the exchange dbs > are approximately 20gb, then i should make sure i have at least a 50gb e: > drive to accommodate for space neccessary if I performed a complete > exchange restore. > > Does this ring a bell or am I thinking of something else? > J > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web.com - Microsoft® Exchange solutions from a leading provider - > http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com Enhanced email for the mobile individual based on Microsoft® Exchange - http://link.mail2web.com/Personal/EnhancedEmail ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
