RE: MDBDATA Folder
We only have 50-60 users here and one Exchange 2003 server. _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com -Original Message- From: Osborne, Richard [mailto:richard.osbo...@wth.org] Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 4:09 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDBDATA Folder I get 3-4gb of logs a day, so that seems okay to me. 4000 mailboxes, Exchange 2003SP2 on Server 2003. Is that out of the norm? Thanks. -Original Message- From: Sobey, Richard A [mailto:r.so...@imperial.ac.uk] Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 3:18 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDBDATA Folder 23GB of logs in 7 days? That's one busy storage group! -Original Message- From: bounce-8796511-8066...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com [mailto:bounce-8796511-8066...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] On Behalf Of Cameron Cooper Sent: 19 January 2010 17:34 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDBDATA Folder The oldest log file in there is from 1/13/2010 4:43pm and the newest file is from today at 11:04am. We only have had one store as we have one exchange server (Windows 2003 R2, Exchange 2003 SP2). _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com -Original Message- From: James Wells [mailto:jam...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:22 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: MDBDATA Folder Another question not asked...are these log files RECENT? i.e. How old is the newest file? If they correlate to a store that has been deleted or the log path was moved, BE won't purge that location after backup completes... --James On 1/19/10, Cameron Cooper ccoo...@aurico.com wrote: Exchange new-be here... looking on our exchange server under the following folder \Exchsrvr\MDBDATA and noticed that there are 23.6GB worth of log files in there. Are these safe to delete? _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com -- Sent from my mobile device
RE: MDBDATA Folder
It depends on how many files your people are swapping as well, each log file is 5Mb so if you have a lot of files going back and forth it can grow pretty quickly. Single instance storage is a huge help with this but so is user training. John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 315 SE 2nd Ave Gainesville, Fl 32601 Office (352) 393-2741 x320 Cell (352) 215-6944 Fax (352) 393-2746 MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I, A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4 -Original Message- From: Cameron Cooper [mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 9:10 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDBDATA Folder We only have 50-60 users here and one Exchange 2003 server. _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com -Original Message- From: Osborne, Richard [mailto:richard.osbo...@wth.org] Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 4:09 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDBDATA Folder I get 3-4gb of logs a day, so that seems okay to me. 4000 mailboxes, Exchange 2003SP2 on Server 2003. Is that out of the norm? Thanks. -Original Message- From: Sobey, Richard A [mailto:r.so...@imperial.ac.uk] Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 3:18 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDBDATA Folder 23GB of logs in 7 days? That's one busy storage group! -Original Message- From: bounce-8796511-8066...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com [mailto:bounce-8796511-8066...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] On Behalf Of Cameron Cooper Sent: 19 January 2010 17:34 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDBDATA Folder The oldest log file in there is from 1/13/2010 4:43pm and the newest file is from today at 11:04am. We only have had one store as we have one exchange server (Windows 2003 R2, Exchange 2003 SP2). _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com -Original Message- From: James Wells [mailto:jam...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:22 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: MDBDATA Folder Another question not asked...are these log files RECENT? i.e. How old is the newest file? If they correlate to a store that has been deleted or the log path was moved, BE won't purge that location after backup completes... --James On 1/19/10, Cameron Cooper ccoo...@aurico.com wrote: Exchange new-be here... looking on our exchange server under the following folder \Exchsrvr\MDBDATA and noticed that there are 23.6GB worth of log files in there. Are these safe to delete? _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com -- Sent from my mobile device CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in civil and/or criminal penalties. Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to.
RE: MDBDATA Folder
I get 3-4gb of logs a day, so that seems okay to me. 4000 mailboxes, Exchange 2003SP2 on Server 2003. Is that out of the norm? Thanks. -Original Message- From: Sobey, Richard A [mailto:r.so...@imperial.ac.uk] Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 3:18 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDBDATA Folder 23GB of logs in 7 days? That's one busy storage group! -Original Message- From: bounce-8796511-8066...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com [mailto:bounce-8796511-8066...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] On Behalf Of Cameron Cooper Sent: 19 January 2010 17:34 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDBDATA Folder The oldest log file in there is from 1/13/2010 4:43pm and the newest file is from today at 11:04am. We only have had one store as we have one exchange server (Windows 2003 R2, Exchange 2003 SP2). _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com -Original Message- From: James Wells [mailto:jam...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:22 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: MDBDATA Folder Another question not asked...are these log files RECENT? i.e. How old is the newest file? If they correlate to a store that has been deleted or the log path was moved, BE won't purge that location after backup completes... --James On 1/19/10, Cameron Cooper ccoo...@aurico.com wrote: Exchange new-be here... looking on our exchange server under the following folder \Exchsrvr\MDBDATA and noticed that there are 23.6GB worth of log files in there. Are these safe to delete? _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com -- Sent from my mobile device
RE: MDBDATA Folder
No. That's pretty light, actually. -Original Message- From: Osborne, Richard [mailto:richard.osbo...@wth.org] Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 5:09 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDBDATA Folder I get 3-4gb of logs a day, so that seems okay to me. 4000 mailboxes, Exchange 2003SP2 on Server 2003. Is that out of the norm? Thanks. -Original Message- From: Sobey, Richard A [mailto:r.so...@imperial.ac.uk] Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 3:18 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDBDATA Folder 23GB of logs in 7 days? That's one busy storage group! -Original Message- From: bounce-8796511-8066...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com [mailto:bounce-8796511-8066...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] On Behalf Of Cameron Cooper Sent: 19 January 2010 17:34 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDBDATA Folder The oldest log file in there is from 1/13/2010 4:43pm and the newest file is from today at 11:04am. We only have had one store as we have one exchange server (Windows 2003 R2, Exchange 2003 SP2). _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com -Original Message- From: James Wells [mailto:jam...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:22 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: MDBDATA Folder Another question not asked...are these log files RECENT? i.e. How old is the newest file? If they correlate to a store that has been deleted or the log path was moved, BE won't purge that location after backup completes... --James On 1/19/10, Cameron Cooper ccoo...@aurico.com wrote: Exchange new-be here... looking on our exchange server under the following folder \Exchsrvr\MDBDATA and noticed that there are 23.6GB worth of log files in there. Are these safe to delete? _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com -- Sent from my mobile device
RE: MDBDATA Folder
23GB of logs in 7 days? That's one busy storage group! -Original Message- From: bounce-8796511-8066...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com [mailto:bounce-8796511-8066...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] On Behalf Of Cameron Cooper Sent: 19 January 2010 17:34 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDBDATA Folder The oldest log file in there is from 1/13/2010 4:43pm and the newest file is from today at 11:04am. We only have had one store as we have one exchange server (Windows 2003 R2, Exchange 2003 SP2). _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com -Original Message- From: James Wells [mailto:jam...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:22 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: MDBDATA Folder Another question not asked...are these log files RECENT? i.e. How old is the newest file? If they correlate to a store that has been deleted or the log path was moved, BE won't purge that location after backup completes... --James On 1/19/10, Cameron Cooper ccoo...@aurico.com wrote: Exchange new-be here... looking on our exchange server under the following folder \Exchsrvr\MDBDATA and noticed that there are 23.6GB worth of log files in there. Are these safe to delete? _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com -- Sent from my mobile device
RE: MDBDATA Folder
Maybe. Safest solution is to run an Exchange aware full backup of the Information Store. It will automatically purge log files after completing. From: Cameron Cooper [mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:32 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: MDBDATA Folder Exchange new-be here... looking on our exchange server under the following folder \Exchsrvr\MDBDATA and noticed that there are 23.6GB worth of log files in there. Are these safe to delete? _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com
RE: MDBDATA Folder
NO! When’s the last time you backed up the store? From: Cameron Cooper [mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:32 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: MDBDATA Folder Exchange new-be here… looking on our exchange server under the following folder \Exchsrvr\MDBDATA and noticed that there are 23.6GB worth of log files in there. Are these safe to delete? _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com
Re: MDBDATA Folder
Not really. Take a look at this article. http://www.msexchange.org/articles/Transaction-Logs-Lifeblood-Exchange.html On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 11:31 AM, Cameron Cooper ccoo...@aurico.com wrote: Exchange new-be here… looking on our exchange server under the following folder \Exchsrvr\MDBDATA and noticed that there are 23.6GB worth of log files in there. Are these safe to delete? _ *Cameron Cooper* *System Administrator *| *CompTIA A+ Certified* Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com
RE: MDBDATA Folder
Almost certainly not. Log files get deleted when you get a good full backup of the Exchange information store using an Exchange-aware backup. From: Cameron Cooper [mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:32 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: MDBDATA Folder Exchange new-be here. looking on our exchange server under the following folder \Exchsrvr\MDBDATA and noticed that there are 23.6GB worth of log files in there. Are these safe to delete? _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com
RE: MDBDATA Folder
I don’t think that there has ever been a backup of the store made. We run Backup Exec with the Exchange agent on that server. Is there a different backup that we should be running? _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 10:35 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDBDATA Folder NO! When’s the last time you backed up the store? From: Cameron Cooper [mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:32 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: MDBDATA Folder Exchange new-be here… looking on our exchange server under the following folder \Exchsrvr\MDBDATA and noticed that there are 23.6GB worth of log files in there. Are these safe to delete? _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com
RE: MDBDATA Folder
In BE 12.5 the option to flush committed logs is configured under the backup job: Settings | Microsoft Exchange | Information Store Backups and the options are either “Full - Database Logs (flush committed logs)” or “Incremental - Logs (flush committed logs)”. If you’ve got one of those set and your logs are not being flushed, then that’s a potential issue with BE. (Sorry for screaming earlier. I just wanted to make sure you didn’t do anything without fully understanding what’s going on and what your options are.) From: Cameron Cooper [mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:44 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDBDATA Folder I don’t think that there has ever been a backup of the store made. We run Backup Exec with the Exchange agent on that server. Is there a different backup that we should be running? _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 10:35 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDBDATA Folder NO! When’s the last time you backed up the store? From: Cameron Cooper [mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:32 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: MDBDATA Folder Exchange new-be here… looking on our exchange server under the following folder \Exchsrvr\MDBDATA and noticed that there are 23.6GB worth of log files in there. Are these safe to delete? _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com
RE: MDBDATA Folder
No problem. Wanted to ask here first before doing anything that would cause a headache later on. Like I said, don’t know too much about exchange since it was setup by a consultant and they want me to learn more about it to help save costs. Appreciate the help! _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 10:51 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDBDATA Folder In BE 12.5 the option to flush committed logs is configured under the backup job: Settings | Microsoft Exchange | Information Store Backups and the options are either “Full - Database Logs (flush committed logs)” or “Incremental - Logs (flush committed logs)”. If you’ve got one of those set and your logs are not being flushed, then that’s a potential issue with BE. (Sorry for screaming earlier. I just wanted to make sure you didn’t do anything without fully understanding what’s going on and what your options are.) From: Cameron Cooper [mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:44 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDBDATA Folder I don’t think that there has ever been a backup of the store made. We run Backup Exec with the Exchange agent on that server. Is there a different backup that we should be running? _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 10:35 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDBDATA Folder NO! When’s the last time you backed up the store? From: Cameron Cooper [mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:32 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: MDBDATA Folder Exchange new-be here… looking on our exchange server under the following folder \Exchsrvr\MDBDATA and noticed that there are 23.6GB worth of log files in there. Are these safe to delete? _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com
Re: MDBDATA Folder
Following up with what Richard has already provided, I've experienced an issue with BE 11d where even when the Exchange agent was installed and Full..flush committed logs used, the log files wouldn't delete. I found that if I de-selected the option Process each logical drive individually (going off memory) it solved my problem. Obviously I don't know if that's even pertinent in your environment. For starters, check into BE's job setup and job monitor and verify both you are set to flush committed logs and if your job is running successfully. On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 11:54 AM, Cameron Cooper ccoo...@aurico.com wrote: No problem. Wanted to ask here first before doing anything that would cause a headache later on. Like I said, don’t know too much about exchange since it was setup by a consultant and they want me to learn more about it to help save costs. Appreciate the help! _ *Cameron Cooper* *System Administrator *| *CompTIA A+ Certified* Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com *From:* Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com] *Sent:* Tuesday, January 19, 2010 10:51 AM *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues *Subject:* RE: MDBDATA Folder In BE 12.5 the option to flush committed logs is configured under the backup job: Settings | Microsoft Exchange | Information Store Backups and the options are either “Full - Database Logs (flush committed logs)” or “Incremental - Logs (flush committed logs)”. If you’ve got one of those set and your logs are not being flushed, then that’s a potential issue with BE. (Sorry for screaming earlier. I just wanted to make sure you didn’t do anything without fully understanding what’s going on and what your options are.) *From:* Cameron Cooper [mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com] *Sent:* Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:44 AM *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues *Subject:* RE: MDBDATA Folder I don’t think that there has ever been a backup of the store made. We run Backup Exec with the Exchange agent on that server. Is there a different backup that we should be running? _ *Cameron Cooper* *System Administrator *| *CompTIA A+ Certified* Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com *From:* Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com] *Sent:* Tuesday, January 19, 2010 10:35 AM *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues *Subject:* RE: MDBDATA Folder NO! When’s the last time you backed up the store? *From:* Cameron Cooper [mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com] *Sent:* Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:32 AM *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues *Subject:* MDBDATA Folder Exchange new-be here… looking on our exchange server under the following folder \Exchsrvr\MDBDATA and noticed that there are 23.6GB worth of log files in there. Are these safe to delete? _ *Cameron Cooper* *System Administrator *| *CompTIA A+ Certified* Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com
Re: MDBDATA Folder
Another question not asked...are these log files RECENT? i.e. How old is the newest file? If they correlate to a store that has been deleted or the log path was moved, BE won't purge that location after backup completes... --James On 1/19/10, Cameron Cooper ccoo...@aurico.com wrote: Exchange new-be here... looking on our exchange server under the following folder \Exchsrvr\MDBDATA and noticed that there are 23.6GB worth of log files in there. Are these safe to delete? _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com -- Sent from my mobile device
RE: MDBDATA Folder
The oldest log file in there is from 1/13/2010 4:43pm and the newest file is from today at 11:04am. We only have had one store as we have one exchange server (Windows 2003 R2, Exchange 2003 SP2). _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com -Original Message- From: James Wells [mailto:jam...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:22 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: MDBDATA Folder Another question not asked...are these log files RECENT? i.e. How old is the newest file? If they correlate to a store that has been deleted or the log path was moved, BE won't purge that location after backup completes... --James On 1/19/10, Cameron Cooper ccoo...@aurico.com wrote: Exchange new-be here... looking on our exchange server under the following folder \Exchsrvr\MDBDATA and noticed that there are 23.6GB worth of log files in there. Are these safe to delete? _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com -- Sent from my mobile device
RE: MDBDATA Folder
Could all be normal then. What are the backup settings (multiple jobs?), and when did a backup last run? -Original Message- From: Cameron Cooper [mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 12:34 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDBDATA Folder The oldest log file in there is from 1/13/2010 4:43pm and the newest file is from today at 11:04am. We only have had one store as we have one exchange server (Windows 2003 R2, Exchange 2003 SP2). _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com -Original Message- From: James Wells [mailto:jam...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:22 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: MDBDATA Folder Another question not asked...are these log files RECENT? i.e. How old is the newest file? If they correlate to a store that has been deleted or the log path was moved, BE won't purge that location after backup completes... --James On 1/19/10, Cameron Cooper ccoo...@aurico.com wrote: Exchange new-be here... looking on our exchange server under the following folder \Exchsrvr\MDBDATA and noticed that there are 23.6GB worth of log files in there. Are these safe to delete? _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com -- Sent from my mobile device
RE: MDBDATA Folder
Checking into BE now to see if there's an issue there. _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com -Original Message- From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:38 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDBDATA Folder Could all be normal then. What are the backup settings (multiple jobs?), and when did a backup last run? -Original Message- From: Cameron Cooper [mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 12:34 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDBDATA Folder The oldest log file in there is from 1/13/2010 4:43pm and the newest file is from today at 11:04am. We only have had one store as we have one exchange server (Windows 2003 R2, Exchange 2003 SP2). _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com -Original Message- From: James Wells [mailto:jam...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:22 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: MDBDATA Folder Another question not asked...are these log files RECENT? i.e. How old is the newest file? If they correlate to a store that has been deleted or the log path was moved, BE won't purge that location after backup completes... --James On 1/19/10, Cameron Cooper ccoo...@aurico.com wrote: Exchange new-be here... looking on our exchange server under the following folder \Exchsrvr\MDBDATA and noticed that there are 23.6GB worth of log files in there. Are these safe to delete? _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com -- Sent from my mobile device
RE: MDBDATA folder
I'm astounded that google doesn't give you over 10,000 hits on this. Do a proper online backup of your Exchange store per the disaster recovery whitepaper. -Original Message- From: Garland Mac Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 10:45 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: MDBDATA folder Hopefully someone can answer this, I didn't have much luck on Google or Technet. On my E2K server, the MDBDATA folder keeps filling up with transaction logs and fills the up the disk instead of overwriting them to the point of shutting down the MTA service. Circular logging is not enabled and I can't find any reason why they are not being overwritten. Anyone else seen this? Thanks Garland Mac Neill Systems Administrator Solbourne [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
RE: MDBDATA folder
Here ya go. This link I found on google is just too cool. Maybe Microsoft is playing with new links. Or maybe I just haven't seen one in this format: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=1714 -Original Message- From: Garland Mac Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 10:45 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: MDBDATA folder Hopefully someone can answer this, I didn't have much luck on Google or Technet. On my E2K server, the MDBDATA folder keeps filling up with transaction logs and fills the up the disk instead of overwriting them to the point of shutting down the MTA service. Circular logging is not enabled and I can't find any reason why they are not being overwritten. Anyone else seen this? Thanks Garland Mac Neill Systems Administrator Solbourne [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
RE: MDBDATA folder
Title: Message Circular logging = overwriting logs. That said, the MTA should shut down when there are 10MB of free space remaining. You should have the transaction logs on a partition allowing a few days worth of traffic. William -Original Message-From: Garland Mac Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 8:45 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: MDBDATA folder Hopefully someone can answer this, I didnt have much luck on Google or Technet. On my E2K server, the MDBDATA folder keeps filling up with transaction logs and fills the up the disk instead of overwriting them to the point of shutting down the MTA service. Circular logging is not enabled and I cant find any reason why they are not being overwritten. Anyone else seen this? Thanks Garland Mac Neill Systems Administrator Solbourne [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Charter and FAQ at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm ---Incoming mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.380 / Virus Database: 213 - Release Date: 7/24/2002 List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.380 / Virus Database: 213 - Release Date: 7/24/2002
RE: MDBDATA folder
Title: Message Probably because you aren't doing full online backups. You also don't seem to understand circular logging. If circular logging is disabled, the logs will NOT be overwritten. If circular logging is enabled, they will be overwritten. I'm not suggesting to enable circular logging, just pointing that out. To resolve your problem, you need to perform an online full backup, which will purge the transaction logs once they are committed. Ben Winzenz Network/Systems Administrator Peregrine Systems -Original Message-From: Garland Mac Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 10:45 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: MDBDATA folder Hopefully someone can answer this, I didn't have much luck on Google or Technet. On my E2K server, the MDBDATA folder keeps filling up with transaction logs and fills the up the disk instead of overwriting them to the point of shutting down the MTA service. Circular logging is not enabled and I can't find any reason why they are not being overwritten. Anyone else seen this? Thanks Garland Mac Neill Systems Administrator Solbourne [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
RE: MDBDATA folder
If you want your transaction logs to be over written then you should enable Circular logging. -Original Message- From: Garland Mac Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 29 July 2002 16:45 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: MDBDATA folder Hopefully someone can answer this, I didnt have much luck on Google or Technet. On my E2K server, the MDBDATA folder keeps filling up with transaction logs and fills the up the disk instead of overwriting them to the point of shutting down the MTA service. Circular logging is not enabled and I cant find any reason why they are not being overwritten. Anyone else seen this? Thanks Garland Mac Neill Systems Administrator Solbourne [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
RE: MDBDATA folder
Title: Message If circular logging is off, then the system will continue to write logs until it is either backed up properly with an Exchange aware backup program, or in your case until the disk is full. What are you backing up with? -Original Message-From: Garland Mac Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 8:45 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: MDBDATA folder Hopefully someone can answer this, I didn't have much luck on Google or Technet. On my E2K server, the MDBDATA folder keeps filling up with transaction logs and fills the up the disk instead of overwriting them to the point of shutting down the MTA service. Circular logging is not enabled and I can't find any reason why they are not being overwritten. Anyone else seen this? Thanks Garland Mac Neill Systems Administrator Solbourne [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
RE: MDBDATA folder
Title: Message A steering wheel and a craned neck. -Original Message-From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 11:47 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: MDBDATA folder If circular logging is off, then the system will continue to write logs until it is either backed up properly with an Exchange aware backup program, or in your case until the disk is full. What are you backing up with? -Original Message-From: Garland Mac Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 8:45 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: MDBDATA folder Hopefully someone can answer this, I didn't have much luck on Google or Technet. On my E2K server, the MDBDATA folder keeps filling up with transaction logs and fills the up the disk instead of overwriting them to the point of shutting down the MTA service. Circular logging is not enabled and I can't find any reason why they are not being overwritten. Anyone else seen this? Thanks Garland Mac Neill Systems Administrator Solbourne [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Charter and FAQ at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htmList 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 -- The information contained in this email message is privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copy of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify Veronis Suhler Stevenson by telephone (212)935-4990, fax (212)381-8168, or email ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and delete the message. Thank you. ==
RE: MDBDATA folder
Title: Message Make sure you've got a good backup software that specifically has exchange capabilities -- the backup software will cycle your logs for you. Rules of thumb (for me, at least): - Nocircular logging - Make sure, without fail, that backups succeed. -Original Message-From: Garland Mac Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 11:45 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: MDBDATA folder Hopefully someone can answer this, I didnt have much luck on Google or Technet. On my E2K server, the MDBDATA folder keeps filling up with transaction logs and fills the up the disk instead of overwriting them to the point of shutting down the MTA service. Circular logging is not enabled and I cant find any reason why they are not being overwritten. Anyone else seen this? Thanks Garland Mac Neill Systems Administrator Solbourne [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
RE: MDBDATA folder
Title: Message Legato and its set to do a once a week full backup and daily incrementals. For some reason I was under the impression that this log files cleared themselves after a preset 24 hour period. So now that I have been set straight, I shall change the backup schedule to a nightly full. -Original Message- From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 9:47 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDBDATA folder If circular logging is off, then the system will continue to write logs until it is either backed up properly with an Exchange aware backup program, or in your case until the disk is full. What are you backing up with? -Original Message- From: Garland Mac Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 8:45 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: MDBDATA folder Hopefully someone can answer this, I didn't have much luck on Google or Technet. On my E2K server, the MDBDATA folder keeps filling up with transaction logs and fills the up the disk instead of overwriting them to the point of shutting down the MTA service. Circular logging is not enabled and I can't find any reason why they are not being overwritten. Anyone else seen this? Thanks Garland Mac Neill Systems Administrator Solbourne [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
RE: MDBDATA folder
Title: Message I always do nightly full. It makes the restore process cleaner, too. -Original Message-From: Garland Mac Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 9:00 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: MDBDATA folder Legato and its set to do a once a week full backup and daily incrementals. For some reason I was under the impression that this log files cleared themselves after a preset 24 hour period. So now that I have been set straight, I shall change the backup schedule to a nightly full. -Original Message-From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 9:47 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: MDBDATA folder If circular logging is off, then the system will continue to write logs until it is either backed up properly with an Exchange aware backup program, or in your case until the disk is full. What are you backing up with? -Original Message-From: Garland Mac Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 8:45 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: MDBDATA folder Hopefully someone can answer this, I didn't have much luck on Google or Technet. On my E2K server, the MDBDATA folder keeps filling up with transaction logs and fills the up the disk instead of overwriting them to the point of shutting down the MTA service. Circular logging is not enabled and I can't find any reason why they are not being overwritten. Anyone else seen this? Thanks Garland Mac Neill Systems Administrator Solbourne [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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.htmList Charter and FAQ at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm ---Incoming mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.380 / Virus Database: 213 - Release Date: 7/24/2002 List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.380 / Virus Database: 213 - Release Date: 7/24/2002
Re: MDBDATA folder
Title: Message O crud. I am glad this came up. I forgot to disable it on my new 55 machine!! Thanks Garland! - Original Message - From: William Lefkovics To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 11:03 AM Subject: RE: MDBDATA folder I always do nightly full. It makes the restore process cleaner, too. -Original Message-From: Garland Mac Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 9:00 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: MDBDATA folder Legato and its set to do a once a week full backup and daily incrementals. For some reason I was under the impression that this log files cleared themselves after a preset 24 hour period. So now that I have been set straight, I shall change the backup schedule to a nightly full. -Original Message-From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 9:47 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: MDBDATA folder If circular logging is off, then the system will continue to write logs until it is either backed up properly with an Exchange aware backup program, or in your case until the disk is full. What are you backing up with? -Original Message-From: Garland Mac Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 8:45 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: MDBDATA folder Hopefully someone can answer this, I didn't have much luck on Google or Technet. On my E2K server, the MDBDATA folder keeps filling up with transaction logs and fills the up the disk instead of overwriting them to the point of shutting down the MTA service. Circular logging is not enabled and I can't find any reason why they are not being overwritten. Anyone else seen this? Thanks Garland Mac Neill Systems Administrator Solbourne [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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.htmList Charter and FAQ at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm ---Incoming mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.380 / Virus Database: 213 - Release Date: 7/24/2002List Charter and FAQ at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm ---Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.380 / Virus Database: 213 - Release Date: 7/24/2002 List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
RE: MDBDATA folder
Title: Message But then the loggers' unions get all upset because they have to contend with dizzy lumberjacks. -Original Message-From: Nick Combellack [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 8:50 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: MDBDATA folder If you want your transaction logs to be over written then you should enable Circular logging. -Original Message-From: Garland Mac Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 29 July 2002 16:45To: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: MDBDATA folder Hopefully someone can answer this, I didnt have much luck on Google or Technet. On my E2K server, the MDBDATA folder keeps filling up with transaction logs and fills the up the disk instead of overwriting them to the point of shutting down the MTA service. Circular logging is not enabled and I cant find any reason why they are not being overwritten. Anyone else seen this? Thanks Garland Mac Neill Systems Administrator Solbourne [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Charter and FAQ at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htmList Charter and FAQ at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm ---Incoming mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.380 / Virus Database: 213 - Release Date: 7/24/2002 List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.380 / Virus Database: 213 - Release Date: 7/24/2002
RE: MDBDATA folder
Title: Message Sure. Just wish I tripped across this in all the reading I had done previously instead of asking. Oh well. Thanks. -Original Message- From: Matthew Carpenter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 10:13 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: MDBDATA folder O crud. I am glad this came up. I forgot to disable it on my new 55 machine!! Thanks Garland! - Original Message - From: William Lefkovics To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 11:03 AM Subject: RE: MDBDATA folder I always do nightly full. It makes the restore process cleaner, too. -Original Message- From: Garland Mac Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 9:00 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDBDATA folder Legato and its set to do a once a week full backup and daily incrementals. For some reason I was under the impression that this log files cleared themselves after a preset 24 hour period. So now that I have been set straight, I shall change the backup schedule to a nightly full. -Original Message- From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 9:47 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDBDATA folder If circular logging is off, then the system will continue to write logs until it is either backed up properly with an Exchange aware backup program, or in your case until the disk is full. What are you backing up with? -Original Message- From: Garland Mac Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 8:45 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: MDBDATA folder Hopefully someone can answer this, I didn't have much luck on Google or Technet. On my E2K server, the MDBDATA folder keeps filling up with transaction logs and fills the up the disk instead of overwriting them to the point of shutting down the MTA service. Circular logging is not enabled and I can't find any reason why they are not being overwritten. Anyone else seen this? Thanks Garland Mac Neill Systems Administrator Solbourne [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.380 / Virus Database: 213 - Release Date: 7/24/2002 List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.380 / Virus Database: 213 - Release Date: 7/24/2002 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
RE: MDBDATA folder
Title: Message I also take a full bump every night. I sometimes don't get the cleaning process right, though. -Original Message-From: William Lefkovics [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 12:04 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: MDBDATA folder I always do nightly full. It makes the restore process cleaner, too. -Original Message-From: Garland Mac Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 9:00 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: MDBDATA folder Legato and it's set to do a once a week full backup and daily incrementals. For some reason I was under the impression that this log files cleared themselves after a preset 24 hour period. So now that I have been set straight, I shall change the backup schedule to a nightly full. -Original Message-From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 9:47 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: MDBDATA folder If circular logging is off, then the system will continue to write logs until it is either backed up properly with an Exchange aware backup program, or in your case until the disk is full. What are you backing up with? -Original Message-From: Garland Mac Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 8:45 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: MDBDATA folder Hopefully someone can answer this, I didn't have much luck on Google or Technet. On my E2K server, the MDBDATA folder keeps filling up with transaction logs and fills the up the disk instead of overwriting them to the point of shutting down the MTA service. Circular logging is not enabled and I can't find any reason why they are not being overwritten. Anyone else seen this? Thanks Garland Mac Neill Systems Administrator Solbourne [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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.htmList Charter and FAQ at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm ---Incoming mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.380 / Virus Database: 213 - Release Date: 7/24/2002List Charter and FAQ at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm ---Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.380 / Virus Database: 213 - Release Date: 7/24/2002 List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
RE: MDBDATA folder
Title: Message bump or dump? -Original Message-From: Erik Sojka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 12:34 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: MDBDATA folder I also take a full bump every night. I sometimes don't get the cleaning process right, though. -Original Message-From: William Lefkovics [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 12:04 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: MDBDATA folder I always do nightly full. It makes the restore process cleaner, too. -Original Message-From: Garland Mac Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 9:00 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: MDBDATA folder Legato and it's set to do a once a week full backup and daily incrementals. For some reason I was under the impression that this log files cleared themselves after a preset 24 hour period. So now that I have been set straight, I shall change the backup schedule to a nightly full. -Original Message-From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 9:47 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: MDBDATA folder If circular logging is off, then the system will continue to write logs until it is either backed up properly with an Exchange aware backup program, or in your case until the disk is full. What are you backing up with? -Original Message-From: Garland Mac Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 8:45 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: MDBDATA folder Hopefully someone can answer this, I didn't have much luck on Google or Technet. On my E2K server, the MDBDATA folder keeps filling up with transaction logs and fills the up the disk instead of overwriting them to the point of shutting down the MTA service. Circular logging is not enabled and I can't find any reason why they are not being overwritten. Anyone else seen this? Thanks Garland Mac Neill Systems Administrator Solbourne [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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.htmList Charter and FAQ at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm ---Incoming mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.380 / Virus Database: 213 - Release Date: 7/24/2002List Charter and FAQ at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm ---Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.380 / Virus Database: 213 - Release Date: 7/24/2002List 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
RE: MDBDATA folder
Title: Message hump -Original Message-From: Kent, Larry SYNETICS [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 12:41 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: MDBDATA folder bump or dump? -Original Message-From: Erik Sojka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 12:34 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: MDBDATA folder I also take a full bump every night. I sometimes don't get the cleaning process right, though. -Original Message-From: William Lefkovics [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 12:04 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: MDBDATA folder I always do nightly full. It makes the restore process cleaner, too. -Original Message-From: Garland Mac Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 9:00 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: MDBDATA folder Legato and it's set to do a once a week full backup and daily incrementals. For some reason I was under the impression that this log files cleared themselves after a preset 24 hour period. So now that I have been set straight, I shall change the backup schedule to a nightly full. -Original Message-From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 9:47 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: MDBDATA folder If circular logging is off, then the system will continue to write logs until it is either backed up properly with an Exchange aware backup program, or in your case until the disk is full. What are you backing up with? -Original Message-From: Garland Mac Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 8:45 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: MDBDATA folder Hopefully someone can answer this, I didn't have much luck on Google or Technet. On my E2K server, the MDBDATA folder keeps filling up with transaction logs and fills the up the disk instead of overwriting them to the point of shutting down the MTA service. Circular logging is not enabled and I can't find any reason why they are not being overwritten. Anyone else seen this? Thanks Garland Mac Neill Systems Administrator Solbourne [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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.htmList Charter and FAQ at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm ---Incoming mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.380 / Virus Database: 213 - Release Date: 7/24/2002List Charter and FAQ at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm ---Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.380 / Virus Database: 213 - Release Date: 7/24/2002List Charter and FAQ at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htmList 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 -- The information contained in this email message is privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copy of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify Veronis Suhler Stevenson by telephone (212)935-4990, fax (212)381-8168, or email ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and delete the message. Thank you. ==
RE: MDBDATA folder
Title: Message No personal information requested, thanks anyways ;) -Original Message-From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 12:50To: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: MDBDATA folder dump in the morning, hump at night -Original Message-From: Andy David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 9:47 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: MDBDATA folder hump -Original Message-From: Kent, Larry SYNETICS [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 12:41 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: MDBDATA folder bump or dump? -Original Message-From: Erik Sojka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 12:34 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: MDBDATA folder I also take a full bump every night. I sometimes don't get the cleaning process right, though. -Original Message-From: William Lefkovics [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 12:04 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: MDBDATA folder I always do nightly full. It makes the restore process cleaner, too. -Original Message-From: Garland Mac Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 9:00 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: MDBDATA folder Legato and it's set to do a once a week full backup and daily incrementals. For some reason I was under the impression that this log files cleared themselves after a preset 24 hour period. So now that I have been set straight, I shall change the backup schedule to a nightly full. -Original Message-From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 9:47 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: MDBDATA folder If circular logging is off, then the system will continue to write logs until it is either backed up properly with an Exchange aware backup program, or in your case until the disk is full. What are you backing up with? -Original Message-From: Garland Mac Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 8:45 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: MDBDATA folder Hopefully someone can answer this, I didn't have much luck on Google or Technet. On my E2K server, the MDBDATA folder keeps filling up with transaction logs and fills the up the disk instead of overwriting them to the point of shutting down the MTA service. Circular logging is not enabled and I can't find any reason why they are not being overwritten. Anyone else seen this? Thanks Garland Mac Neill Systems Administrator Solbourne [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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.htmList Charter and FAQ at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm ---Incoming mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.380 / Virus Database: 213 - Release Date: 7/24/2002List Charter and FAQ at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm ---Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.380 / Virus Database: 213 - Release Date: 7/24/2002List Charter and FAQ at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htmList Charter and FAQ at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htmList Charter and FAQ at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm --The information contained in this email
RE: MDBDATA Folder and Transaction logs
Title: Message Move mailbox creates transaction logs. The bigger the mailbox to move, the greater the transaction logs. Is the partition holding this instnace of te MDBDATA folder sufficiently sized? -Original Message-From: Garland Mac Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 9:40 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: MDBDATA Folder and Transaction logs Ello Everyone, I seem to have a minor annoyance here and I was wondering if anyone could shed a little light on it for me. I understand that the MDBDATA folder keeps transaction logs and it is necessary for a rebuild. However, occasionally when I move mailboxes from the 5.5 server to the E2K server, the MDBDATA folder fills up and causes the mailbox store to dismount. I can go in delete the test files in the MDBDATA folder and remount the store with out any problem. Like I said, more than an annoyance than anything else. Although I have noticed, that this folder never seems to fill up and it usually only has a few megs of info in it. I just dont understand why it fills up and crashes the mounted mailbox store sometimes, and not others. Can anyone explain it to me? Thanks Garland Mac Neill Systems Administrator Solbourne [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
