Re: Running ESEUTIL on a Exchange 2003

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From: Michael Barta [MSFT] (mbarta_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/01/04


Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 12:56:01 -0600

Ah...I didn't notice you were not the same person as the original poster.
The original poster (Eric) had an M: drive. That's why I used it in the
example.

The M: drive, as in the IFS mapping, is hidden by default in Exchange 2003.

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"Skipster" <Skipster@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:A5C3E7ED-5703-4682-8899-5C8D6557D271@microsoft.com...
> M: drive I dont have an M drive on my server. I'm running 2003 and my 
> databse
> is on my D: drive were is this phantom M: drive
>
> Thanks again for your help
>
> "Michael Barta [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>> Not exactly.
>>
>> eseutil /d d:\exchsrvr\mdbdata\priv1.edb tell it where the database is 
>> and
>> to defrag it.
>>
>> /tm:\tempdfrg.edb tells it to place the temp database that is created by 
>> the
>> defrag process on the M: drive until its done. Once the defrag is 
>> complete
>> it will delete the priv1.edb on the D: drive. Then it will rename the
>> tempdfrg.edg to priv1.edb and move it to the D: drive.
>>
>> -- 
>> Michael Barta [MSFT]
>> Microsoft Exchange Support
>>
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>> "Skipster" <Skipster@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1FB4824C-01C5-4AD4-9270-DBF2C166C26B@microsoft.com...
>> > Ok so if im understanding you correclty, if run
>> >
>> > c:\program files\exchsrvr\bin>eseutil /d d:\exchsrvr\mdbdata\priv1.edb
>> > /tm:\tempdfrg.edb
>> >
>> > This tells eseutil that the database is on the D: drive but if i use 
>> > the
>> > /tm:\tempdfrg.edb is the tempdfrg.edb created on the same drive as D: ?
>> > i.e
>> > D:\tempdfrg.edb
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Michael Barta [MSFT]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> It will be reading from the old database writing to the new temp.edb 
>> >> on
>> >> the
>> >> M: drive. Once its complete, it will delete the old one and copy the 
>> >> new
>> >> one
>> >> back to the original location and rename it to the original database
>> >> name.
>> >>
>> >> -- 
>> >> Michael Barta [MSFT]
>> >> Microsoft Exchange Support
>> >>
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>> >>
>> >> "Skipster" <Skipster@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:3D88F263-D0F6-4C20-BDF0-B7C77854E829@microsoft.com...
>> >> > If you use the /tm:\tempdfg.edb switch  does this tell eseutil to
>> >> > create a
>> >> > copy of priv.edb after the defrag has completed or before the 
>> >> > defrage
>> >> > runs?
>> >> >
>> >> > thanks very much
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Michael Barta [MSFT]" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Are you trying to run a defrag?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> If so, you can use the /t switch to specify where to create the 
>> >> >> temp
>> >> >> files.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Example:
>> >> >> c:\program files\exchsrvr\bin>eseutil /d 
>> >> >> d:\exchsrvr\mdbdata\priv1.edb
>> >> >> /tm:\tempdfrg.edb
>> >> >>
>> >> >> -- 
>> >> >> Michael Barta [MSFT]
>> >> >> Microsoft Exchange Support
>> >> >>
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>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Sabo, Eric" <sabo_e@cup.edu> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:O7bCMH81EHA.3324@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> >> >> >I don't have the necessary disk drive space on my C: drive but I 
>> >> >> >do
>> >> >> >have
>> >> >> >it
>> >> >> >on my drive M: which is attached to the SAN.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Do I need to copy the following files: Eseutil.exe, Ese.dll,
>> >> >> > Jcb.dll,
>> >> >> > Exosal.dll, and Exchmem.dll (this is what it says in 244525 for
>> >> >> > exchange
>> >> >> > 2000, is it still the same for Exchange?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Or can I just run it the utility from C: and will it create the 
>> >> >> > temp
>> >> >> > files
>> >> >> > on the drive where the store is located?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > -- 
>> >> >> > Eric Sabo
>> >> >> > NT Administrator
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>> 


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