Re: Outlook is trying to retrieve data

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From: Rick (rick_at_di-wave.com)
Date: 12/03/04 

Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 16:28:57 -0800

Cool thanks.

How would the drives be set better?

"Ben Winzenz [Exchange MVP]" <ben_winzenz@NOSPAMdotmessageonedotcom> wrote
in message news:OsA2GBK2EHA.304@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Do you have the /3gb /userva=3030 switch in your boot.ini? With more than
> 1gb of ram, that switch should be added. It can be used on all versions
of
> Windows 2003.
>
> Hard drive config isn't optimal, but with only 10 mailboxes, I'm sure it
> won't cause any issues.
>
> I would try configuring the switch port and client NIC on one or two
problem
> computers to 100/Full. Also, make sure that your server is set to
100/Full
> and the port it is attached to set to the same. Autosensing can be EVIL.
>
> --
> Ben Winzenz
> Exchange MVP
>
>
> "Rick" <rick@di-wave.com> wrote in message
> news:OjLOuyJ2EHA.3092@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > "Ben Winzenz [Exchange MVP]" <ben_winzenz@NOSPAMdotmessageonedotcom>
wrote
> > in message news:%23ODb$eJ2EHA.3500@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> Can you post server configuration and stats? i.e. # of hard drives,
how
> >> drives are partitioned, how many users/mailboxes, how much memory, what
> >> version of windows.
> >>
> >> Also, please indicate what type of network environment you have.
> >> Switched
> >> 100mb? 10mb? switches or hubs? NIC's set to autoconfigure
speed/duplex
> > or
> >> is it hard set?
> >>
> >> Any errors appearing in the event logs on the server?
> >>
> >> You can also follow the steps outlined in this article to try and
> > determine
> >> if it is a client or server issue. It's an article for Exchange 2000,
> >> but
> >> the steps should be roughly the same for Exchange 2003.
> >>
> >
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/exchange/2000/support/trouperf.mspx
> >>
> >> --
> >> Ben Winzenz
> >> Exchange MVP
> >>
> >>
> >> "Rick" <rick@di-wave.com> wrote in message
> >> news:uyfGhbJ2EHA.304@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >> >I tryed this in the Outlook group but I think it might be an Exchange
> >> >issue.
> >> >
> >> > I get this message many times a day and I cannot understand why. It
> >> > only
> >> > started when we went to Outlook 2003. "Outlook is trying to retrieve
> > data
> >> > from the Microsoft Exchange Server" I thought it might be a DNS issue
> >> > so
> > I
> >> > made and entry in the host file on the workstation pointing to the
> >> > exchange
> >> > server. The Exchange server is 2003 but before we went to 2003 it did
> > this
> >> > on our Exchange 2000 also. I have played all the office updates also.
> >> >
> >> > Any help would be most appreciated.
> >> >
> >> >
> > Thanks I will look at that article but to answer your questions
> >
> > The Drives are in two partitions with a raid 5 config with 5 36GB
drives.
> > C drive about 30 GB
> > D Drive about 100 GB
> >
> > Server is a dual 3 GHz HT with 3 GB of Ram.
> >
> > About 10 mail boxes.
> >
> > 100 Mb's Switched auto config
> >
> > Server is 2003 with Exchange 2003.
> >
> > No error to speak of really.
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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