Re: exchange defrag quesion/problem
From: Ted (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/07/04
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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 03:59:13 -0700
You can do this to run ESEUTIL on a different machine:
RUN ESEUTIL ON A NON-EXCHANGE SERVER
It's a good idea to maintain enough free disk space to
run the ESEUTIL utility on Exchange 2000 servers.
Microsoft recommends maintaining 110 percent of your
database size. Other options, such as copying the
temporary database created by ESEUTIL to a network drive,
slow down the utility and make the process less reliable.
But in the real world, it's not always possible to keep
enough disk space available at all times. However, you
can run ESEUTIIL against Exchange databases on a separate
system that does have the disk space--even a system that
doesn't have Exchange 2000 loaded.
To run ESEUTIL on a non-Exchange system, follow these
steps:
1. Copy Eseutil.exe, Ese.dll, Jcb.dll, Exosal.dll, and
Exchmem.dll from Exchange Server's Exchsrvr\bin folder to
a folder on the non-Exchange server.
2. Place the database files that you want to run ESEUTIL
against on the non-Exchange server. You can use ESEFILE,
restore the files from an offline backup, or simply copy
them over the network from the Exchange server.
3. Run the desired ESEUTIL commands against the copied
database.
4. Once the command is complete, copy the database files
back to the Exchange server.
You can also copy the files mentioned above to the same
drive your Exchange DBs are, and the temp files will not
go to your C: drive. I agree Dave that I would defrag on
a copy, not the original DB. But if you have space on
the same machine, this method would work as well.
>-----Original Message-----
>About a gig of data was permantly deleted from a 7-8 gig
store. I figured
>that was a significant amoun of data to delete. I have
defraged many
>exchange DBs, but I always have ample space so I never
ran into this issue
>"Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]"
<gwdibble@NOSPAM.frontiernet.net> wrote in message
>news:u5K1yP%23GEHA.1076@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> I'm no expert on the internal workings of Exchange
Server, but I believe
>> it's recommended to make a copy of your databases and
defrag that, then
>swap
>> the live databases with the copies. That way, you can
run the defrag with
>> the server in production, and you don't risk your live
data. AFAIK, you
>can
>> defrag on a different server or partition as Ted
points out. Also, I
>> believe the defrag requires as much free space as the
database size (as
>> you've discovered). I'd research this procedure on
Technet before trying
>it
>> again.
>>
>> And by the way, there's probably no reason to do an
offline defrag unless
>> you've done something that will result in a permanent
decrease in the
>> database size - otherwise, it'll just grow back to its
current size
>anyway.
>>
>>
>> "Ted" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>> news:1464001c41be1$b8f39820$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> > Yes, you should be safe in deleting the temp files.
I
>> > assume they are on the C: drive?
>> >
>> > I believe you can defrag your db on a non-exchange
server.
>> >
>> >
>> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >>I attempted to run an exchange defrag, but I ran out
of
>> > space on the drive
>> >>(bad planning :(
>> >>The defrag stopped, but I now have temp.edb and
temp.stm
>> > files. The main
>> >>store is ok, but is it safe to delete these files?
They
>> > are very large and I
>> >>need the space
>> >>
>> >>Thanks
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>.
>> >>
>>
>>
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>
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