Re: Free up disk space

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From: Auddog (will_k_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/03/05 

Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 11:04:09 -0600

When I look for event id 1221 - it says there is 4 megs free space after
online defrag has terminated.

Does exchange really need 6 gigs of space to work? Each user has a storage
limit of 250 megs, then we use .pst files.

A

"Leif Pedersen [MVP]" <leif.pedersenNOSPAM@get2net.dk> wrote in message
news:efMgfFb8EHA.2568@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> That would only help if there is space available inside the database.
>
> Look for event 1221 in the application log - this will tell you how much
> space you could gain by running a defrag. (there would not be much sense
> in
> running the defrag if you would recover less than 500 Mb).
>
> Is it the databases that uses all disk space?
>
> Leif
>
> "Auddog" <will_k@hotmail.com> skrev i en meddelelse
> news:%23BEP7$a8EHA.2876@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> what about doing an offline defrag?
>>
>> A
>>
>> "Leif Pedersen [MVP]" <leif.pedersenNOSPAM@get2net.dk> wrote in message
>> news:u%23X2Y4a8EHA.1228@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > If the disk is full Exchange will dismount the stores and therefore you
>> > can't connect with Outlook.
>> >
>> > First thing to find out is what uses the disk space. If it is the
>> > databases
>> > best thing to do would be to buy some new drives and move the bases to
>> > this
>> > new (bigger) drive. If it is the transaction logfiler you could try to
>> > move
>> > a few of the oldest files off the drive, mount the stores and perform a
>> > full
>> > backup of the exchange information store with an exchange aware backup
>> > program (such as ntbackup).
>> >
>> > Leif
>> >
>> >
>> > "Auddog" <will_k@hotmail.com> skrev i en meddelelse
>> > news:ekVIBqa8EHA.1408@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> >> I have a Small Business Server 2003 server setup at my office. I have
> my
>> >> exchange setup to work off the E: drive (6 gig partition). I have 10
>> > people
>> >> using the system and now I have no space on the server. I can not
>> >> connect
>> >> to the system via Outlook as the system says the MAPI service is
>> >> unavailable. What can I do to get some free space? I'm getting the
>> >> following error in the event log / application:
>> >>
>> >> Event ID 9175
>> >>
>> >> The MAPI call "OpenMsgStore" failed with the following error:
>> >> The Microsoft Exchange Server is unavailable
>> >> The MAPI provider failed
>> >> Microsoft Exchange Server Information Store
>> >> ID No: 8004011d-0526-00000000
>> >>
>> >> Thanks for any help you may be able to provide.
>> >>
>> >> A
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

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