RE: Single Instance Storage ratio survey
5.46 - 1864 MBs across 6 stores IMHO there's more benefit to archiving these days than SIS - but SIS had its day before archiving became a big player. OT: This will probably be my last post here - so - I want to say Thank You All for all the great tips and enlightenment. You've been a tremendous help over the years. Been threatening to retire for awhile now - it is becoming reality. Oh, there's a job opening for anyone interested: http://www.cas.org/aboutcas/postings/windowsadm.html Adios ... -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 1:31 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Single Instance Storage ratio survey Hi all, A thread on nt-sysadmin has got me wondering. Just how much do people actually benefit from SIS (Single Instance Storage) in Exchange? Would people be willing to share their SIS ratio from their Exchange server(s)? Approximations are fine. For multi-server organizations, an average or just picking a server at random would still inform. I'll start: SIS ratio = 5.6 You can discover the SIS ratio by: 1. Open Performance Monitor (PERFMON.EXE) 2. Select System Monitor on the left 3. Right-click the graph on the right, and pick Add Counters 4. For Performance Object, select MSExchangeIS Mailbox (or similar) 5. Select the Single Instance Ratio counter in the list on the left 6. Select the _ Total instance in the list on the right 7. Click Add 8. If needed, select the resulting counter in the list at the bottom of the graph 9. Look at the Last value reported for that counter -- Ben ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~ ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
RE: Farewell to Sue Moss! (was: Single Instance Storage)
You may have me confused with the great Sue Mosher, but thanks! -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 9:00 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Farewell to Sue Moss! (was: Single Instance Storage) On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 7:42 AM, Moss, Susan K sm...@cas.org wrote: This will probably be my last post here - so - I want to say Thank You ... ... Been threatening to retire for awhile now - it is becoming reality. ... Thank *you*! I've seen and benefited from your contributions on other sites/forums on quite a few occasions. As far as I'm concerned, you're a big name in the online Microsoft admin community. You will be missed. Congratulations on your retirement, and enjoy. Clear skies! -- Ben On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 7:42 AM, Moss, Susan K sm...@cas.org wrote: This will probably be my last post here - so - I want to say Thank You All for all the great tips and enlightenment. You've been a tremendous help over the years. Been threatening to retire for awhile now - it is becoming reality. Oh, there's a job opening for anyone interested: http://www.cas.org/aboutcas/postings/windowsadm.html Adios ... ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~ ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
RE: Farewell to Sue Moss! (was: Single Instance Storage)
Thank You, Sherry. I hae to say - I am going to miss the bantering! From: Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:saber...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 9:07 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Farewell to Sue Moss! (was: Single Instance Storage) Nah, you've been a valuable contributor, and have helped more people than you realize. Enjoy retirement, being grandma, and congratulations. On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 8:02 AM, Moss, Susan K sm...@cas.org wrote: You may have me confused with the great Sue Mosher, but thanks! -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 9:00 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Farewell to Sue Moss! (was: Single Instance Storage) On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 7:42 AM, Moss, Susan K sm...@cas.org wrote: This will probably be my last post here - so - I want to say Thank You ... ... Been threatening to retire for awhile now - it is becoming reality. ... Thank *you*! I've seen and benefited from your contributions on other sites/forums on quite a few occasions. As far as I'm concerned, you're a big name in the online Microsoft admin community. You will be missed. Congratulations on your retirement, and enjoy. Clear skies! -- Ben On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 7:42 AM, Moss, Susan K sm...@cas.org wrote: This will probably be my last post here - so - I want to say Thank You All for all the great tips and enlightenment. You've been a tremendous help over the years. Been threatening to retire for awhile now - it is becoming reality. Oh, there's a job opening for anyone interested: http://www.cas.org/aboutcas/postings/windowsadm.html Adios ... ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~ ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~ -- Sherry Abercrombie Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
RE: Send from different e-mail address in Outlook
There's a registry change for the deleted items so they go into the appropriate mailbox/deleted items. Always wondered why they couldn't do the same for sent items? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/202517 From: Steve Szabo [mailto:steve...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 10:45 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Send from different e-mail address in Outlook What I do is to grant send-as permission and then add the mailbox to the user's Outlook. The mail does not get mixed in, and his mail stays in his mailbox, and mail from the other account stays in its mailbox, and when he sends or replies from the other account it goes out with that address and not his. One thing that is kind of funky is that deletions will go into his account's deleted items and sent mail also goes there in the sent items folder. \\Steve// From: Stefan Jafs [mailto:sj...@amico.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 11:06 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Send from different e-mail address in Outlook Ok I have a user with 2 hats, working for domain abc and xyz. We have added the multiple SMTP addresses and set one as default. is there a way in Outlook to select which SMTP he is sending from? ___ Stefan Jafs ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
RE: Exchange 2k7, Recover Deleted Items
That reg hack is for the client and basically allows users to recover dumpster items from any folder instead of only the Deleted Items folder. From: paul chinnery [mailto:pdw1...@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 9:07 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange 2k7, Recover Deleted Items What about the dumpster always on reg hack that was used in E2K? I haven't tried it with E07 but when I asked in class about this, the instructor said it still worked in 2007. From: r.so...@imperial.ac.uk To: exchangelist@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 08:34:08 +0100 Subject: RE: Exchange 2k7, Recover Deleted Items The Export-Mailbox cmdlet will let you export Dumpster items but only from the Deleted Items folder. This is of limited use but perhaps worth Robert pursuing: If you export data to another mailbox by using the TargetMailbox parameter, the Export-Mailbox cmdlet also exports messages from the dumpster of Deleted Items. The messages from the dumpster are converted to regular messages when they are exported. From: bounce-8520117-8066...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com [mailto:bounce-8520117-8066...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] On Behalf Of Michael B. Smith Sent: 07 May 2009 17:58 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange 2k7, Recover Deleted Items Exmerge can do this (plus any number of 3rd party tools) - export the dumpster to another PST for offline review. If the user has Outlook 2007, you can look at their deleted items from anywhere - just set up a new profile on their mailbox (of course, you have to grant that right). From: Robert Smith [exch...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 12:28 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Exchange 2k7, Recover Deleted Items Thanks for the reply Michael, Is there any way this can be done without physically being at the users workstation? We ideally would like to restore any deleted items and export them to a different mailbox for mgmt to review Thanks, Bob On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 8:17 AM, Michael B. Smith mich...@owa.smithcons.com wrote: No. That's client-based functionality, not server based functionality. From: Robert Smith [exch...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 11:03 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Exchange 2k7, Recover Deleted Items Hello, Is it possible to restore a users hard deleted items via powershell? Thanks, Bob Hotmail(r) has ever-growing storage! Don't worry about storage limits. Check it out. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/Storage?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tu torial_Storage1_052009 ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
RE: A Little Friday Funny
You mean someone is sitting there reading newspapers, magazines, blogs, etc. and counting the number of times a new word (to him/her) gets used? Must be a guvment job ... From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@owa.smithcons.com] Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 9:35 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: OT: A Little Friday Funny http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/-noob-could-be-the-millionth-engl ish-word-597088 ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
RE: Exchange 2k7, Recover Deleted Items
That's great, but he specifically asked for a way to do that without having to touch a client ... From: paul chinnery [mailto:pdw1...@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 11:03 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange 2k7, Recover Deleted Items Right. Like I said, I have used it successfully with E2K from my computer. I just did the reg change and using my computer, restored the deleted emails. P.S. Anybody else get a unsubscribe verify email from the list mgr? I got one shortly after posting my previous message. Subject: RE: Exchange 2k7, Recover Deleted Items Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 09:10:30 -0400 From: sm...@cas.org To: exchangelist@lyris.sunbelt-software.com That reg hack is for the client and basically allows users to recover dumpster items from any folder instead of only the Deleted Items folder. From: paul chinnery [mailto:pdw1...@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 9:07 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange 2k7, Recover Deleted Items What about the dumpster always on reg hack that was used in E2K? I haven't tried it with E07 but when I asked in class about this, the instructor said it still worked in 2007. From: r.so...@imperial.ac.uk To: exchangelist@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 08:34:08 +0100 Subject: RE: Exchange 2k7, Recover Deleted Items The Export-Mailbox cmdlet will let you export Dumpster items but only from the Deleted Items folder. This is of limited use but perhaps worth Robert pursuing: If you export data to another mailbox by using the TargetMailbox parameter, the Export-Mailbox cmdlet also exports messages from the dumpster of Deleted Items. The messages from the dumpster are converted to regular messages when they are exported. From: bounce-8520117-8066...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com [mailto:bounce-8520117-8066...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] On Behalf Of Michael B. Smith Sent: 07 May 2009 17:58 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange 2k7, Recover Deleted Items Exmerge can do this (plus any number of 3rd party tools) - export the dumpster to another PST for offline review. If the user has Outlook 2007, you can look at their deleted items from anywhere - just set up a new profile on their mailbox (of course, you have to grant that right). From: Robert Smith [exch...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 12:28 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Exchange 2k7, Recover Deleted Items Thanks for the reply Michael, Is there any way this can be done without physically being at the users workstation? We ideally would like to restore any deleted items and export them to a different mailbox for mgmt to review Thanks, Bob On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 8:17 AM, Michael B. Smith mich...@owa.smithcons.com wrote: No. That's client-based functionality, not server based functionality. From: Robert Smith [exch...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 11:03 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Exchange 2k7, Recover Deleted Items Hello, Is it possible to restore a users hard deleted items via powershell? Thanks, Bob Hotmail(r) has ever-growing storage! Don't worry about storage limits. Check it out. Hotmail(r) has ever-growing storage! Don't worry about storage limits. Check it out. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/Storage?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tu torial_Storage1_052009 ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
RE: Exchange archiving
In some companies mailboxes are not personal - that data is the property of the company and may be preserved for as long as deemed necessary. From: Campbell, Rob [mailto:rob_campb...@centraltechnology.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 2:20 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange archiving IMHO, using a mailbox for data storage is bad practice because data files are departmental, and belong on a file server in a departmental data directory that's permanent and is designed for data storage. Mailboxes are personal, and are usually deleted when the user leaves. From: will...@lefkovics.net [mailto:will...@lefkovics.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 1:03 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange archiving I have no idea why that question would be relevant. I am really just playing devil's advocate and I don't have the big company issues that Don has at safeway. But why isn't an e-mail system a file transfer and storage system? Especially if that is what the market wants. This isn't Sendmail and it isn't 1995. We expect 6 and 8 TB drives by 2013. From: Campbell, Rob rob_campb...@centraltechnology.net Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 10:57 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues exchangelist@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: Exchange archiving I've got users that do that. I ask them if they have a file cabinet mounted on a post at the end of their driveway. From: William Lefkovics [mailto:will...@lefkovics.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 12:21 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange archiving Here, it is both a file transfer system and a storage system accessed through a PIM portal (Outlook in most cases). From: Don Andrews [mailto:don.andr...@safeway.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 9:24 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange archiving We tell 'em - save the attachment, delete the email - email is not a file transfer system nor a file storage system. From: Louis, Joe [mailto:jlo...@guardianalarm.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 6:24 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange archiving Least it's not forever /snicker ** Note: The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. ** ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
Sent Items - oddity or by design?
Outlook 2003 sp3 with the latest patches Exchange 2003 sp2 with the latest patches Windows 2003 sp2 - patched Enterprise Vault 7.5 sp2 I don't know if this is by design of if somethings wrong with my Exchange stores, but here's what's happening. A couple staff here send All Staff messages, Bcc'ing everyone - but - when they open the item from their Sent Items folder the Bcc list does not show. If you choose Actions -Resend this message you can see the Bcc list. If you switch Outlook to Cached mode, you can see the list. If you move or copy the item to a Personal Folder, you can see the list. Lastly - if you archive the item (to Enterprise Vault) you can see the list. This seems to happen only to messages with a very large Bcc list - one or two people in the Bcc is not a problem. No errors in the event logs, and it doesn't appear to be limited to a particular store. Anyone have any idea what's going on here? Did some recent patch change the way Exchange treats Bcc lists? Are my stores corrupt? Is there any logging I can crank up to get more info? Anyone else seen this? I've googled and searched MS KB - the closest I've come is other reports of the same thing with no answer or solution - along with many unrelated reports, like how do I view/print the Bcc of a message. TIA! ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
RE: Sent Items - oddity or by design?
I'm not certain of anything, but I do have a test account that does not have EV enabled I can test with ... From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@owa.smithcons.com] Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 8:10 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Sent Items - oddity or by design? Are you certain that this isn't an EV issue? The only difference in how Exchange stores those lists is when a list exceeds the capacity of a single database page, the page is turned into an LV list instead of a simple data page. But that happens below the Outlook level. From: Moss, Susan K [sm...@cas.org] Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 7:33 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Sent Items - oddity or by design? Outlook 2003 sp3 with the latest patches Exchange 2003 sp2 with the latest patches Windows 2003 sp2 - patched Enterprise Vault 7.5 sp2 I don't know if this is by design of if somethings wrong with my Exchange stores, but here's what's happening. A couple staff here send All Staff messages, Bcc'ing everyone - but - when they open the item from their Sent Items folder the Bcc list does not show. If you choose Actions -Resend this message you can see the Bcc list. If you switch Outlook to Cached mode, you can see the list. If you move or copy the item to a Personal Folder, you can see the list. Lastly - if you archive the item (to Enterprise Vault) you can see the list. This seems to happen only to messages with a very large Bcc list - one or two people in the Bcc is not a problem. No errors in the event logs, and it doesn't appear to be limited to a particular store. Anyone have any idea what's going on here? Did some recent patch change the way Exchange treats Bcc lists? Are my stores corrupt? Is there any logging I can crank up to get more info? Anyone else seen this? I've googled and searched MS KB - the closest I've come is other reports of the same thing with no answer or solution - along with many unrelated reports, like how do I view/print the Bcc of a message. TIA! ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
