Re: Outlook is trying to retrieve data
From: Rick (rick_at_di-wave.com)
Date: 12/03/04
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Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 11:30:50 -0800
Thanks. It is good to understand that.
I fix my issue. As you said it would most likely be a network issue it was.
Good call.
Rick
"Ben Winzenz [Exchange MVP]" <ben_winzenz@NOSPAMdotmessageonedotcom> wrote
in message news:%23H5Ez6U2EHA.2624@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> It sounds like you have done fine with what you have - I don't want to say
> that "your" config is sub-optimal, and as I mentioned, with only 20
> mailboxes, it won't be an issue. Here is the optimal config that I have
> come across for Exchange
>
> 2x hard drives RAID1 for OS
> 2x hard drives RAID1 for log files - RAID1 gives better performance
because
> log files are sequential writes.
> 3(or more)x hard drives RAID5 for databases. You could also configure
RAID
> 10 here for optimal performance, but that is expensive disk-wise. RAID5
is
> chosen here because it generally provides better read performance than
RAID1
> (RAID0 is the best, but who's going to use that?). While it isn't as good
> write-performance-wise, RAID5 offers the additional fault-tolerance with
> less of a cost disk-wise.
>
> The reason it is usually important to have 3 partitions is that the log
> files should be separate from the OS, but also separate from the
databases.
> The reasoning is simple. If your log files start growing out of control
and
> fill up the disk where they are located, if they are separate from the OS,
> then while the databases will dismount, your OS will not crash. Also,
> keeping them separated from the Databases protects you if you lose the
raid
> array where the databases are located, because you can restore from tape
and
> Exchange will then replay the log files to get you current with no loss of
> data.
>
> --
> Ben Winzenz
> Exchange MVP
>
>
> "Rick" <rick@di-wave.com> wrote in message
> news:%23bR$U8M2EHA.3236@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > Cool thanks.
> >
> > How would the drives be set better?
> >
> > "Ben Winzenz [Exchange MVP]" <ben_winzenz@NOSPAMdotmessageonedotcom>
wrote
> > in message news:OsA2GBK2EHA.304@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >> Do you have the /3gb /userva=3030 switch in your boot.ini? With more
> >> than
> >> 1gb of ram, that switch should be added. It can be used on all
versions
> > of
> >> Windows 2003.
> >>
> >> Hard drive config isn't optimal, but with only 10 mailboxes, I'm sure
it
> >> won't cause any issues.
> >>
> >> I would try configuring the switch port and client NIC on one or two
> > problem
> >> computers to 100/Full. Also, make sure that your server is set to
> > 100/Full
> >> and the port it is attached to set to the same. Autosensing can be
EVIL.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Ben Winzenz
> >> Exchange MVP
> >>
> >>
> >> "Rick" <rick@di-wave.com> wrote in message
> >> news:OjLOuyJ2EHA.3092@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >> > "Ben Winzenz [Exchange MVP]" <ben_winzenz@NOSPAMdotmessageonedotcom>
> > wrote
> >> > in message news:%23ODb$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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