Re: Help! clear logfiles manually question

no no no.
Ok let me start over.
The drive with the log files filled up so the stores dismounted due to the
backup software not clearing the logfiles which is another issue.
So for now I connected an external drive which is much larger than the drive
that the logfiles are on. Then I went into the ESM and properly relocated the
logfiles to the external drive. I DID NOT MANUALLY MOVE THEM! After the
operation successfully completed I was able to restart the Stores and now
mail is flowing as usual. This weekend I am going to replace the original HD
that the logfiles were on and properly move them back. As far as I know I was
not playing with fire as you put it. Thank you.

"Ben Winzenz [Exchange MVP]" wrote:

Why? Do you like playing with fire? What did you do - stop the Information
Store, and then move the log files? If so, don't move them back. You would
only need them now if you need to restore from backup. You would restore
from backup - tell it this is NOT the last backup set, move the log files
back, and manually initiate a hard recovery (replay log files).

--
Ben Winzenz
Exchange MVP
MessageOne
Read my blog!
http://winzenz.blogspot.com
http://feeds.feedburner.com/winzenz (RSS Feed)


"Greg" <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:7885A02A-D771-42DC-8B27-39F38E8EFF3D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ultimatly I connected a USB external drive and moved the logfiles to it
and
this weekend I will be upgrading the internal drive and ultimatly move the
logfiles back.

Thanks

"Greg" wrote:

As I said in my second post,
"sorry I meant Veritas backup"


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

In news:8553AEB4-AB49-47D4-A4B0-232A582DAEA1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Greg <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
My antivirus software did not clear the logfiles last night. How can
I clear them manually so I can mount the store again?

Thanks in advance
Greg

Why would your antivirus software do anything with your Exchange log
files?
You shouldn't be letting antivirus software near them (or the
stores/queues
folders, etc). Your online backup of Exchange should purge the
committed
logs. Can you please repost with more detail, including your exact
version
of Exchange (and whether it's standard or enterprise) and so forth.






.

Relevant Pages