Re: Excessive amount of log files
- From: "Matthew Byrd [MSFT]" <matbyrd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 16:17:55 -0400
Hi TJ,
Based on that information I would say that your server is doing fine.
Remember that every action taken in exchange requires that we generate a
transaction. So if we look and you have 8 users they have only generated
130Mb worth of transactions in the last 6 hours. That is really not too
bad. Maybe a bit high ... but if each of your users send one email with a
5mb attachment that will be 40Mb of transaction logs right there.
Also there are a number of things that the server does on its own depending
on what you request of it. Generating search tables a very common action on
an Exchange server will also cause transactions to be recorded. If you have
only generated 26 log files in the last 6 hours I would say you are doing
fine.
What we look for in high log file growth situation is large numbers of log
files > 3-5 per minute being generated minute in and minute out. That is
indicative of a looping message, or other runaway process. If there are
gaps >2 min between your log files and there is not a regular burst pattern
too them then you are just looking at normal log file growth.
With log file growth it is not only the amount that are generated but the
patter of how they are generated.
Please feel free to post up a section of a dir output from your log file
directory ... please include the majority of a day or at least a 4 hour
segment, and I will be happy to look at it for a patter of log file growth.
But otherwise just take your full backups to purge the log files and don't
worry about it unless you see the patterns I indicated above.
Hope this Helps,
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"TJ" <TJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the advice. I dont have Entourage. I have also checked the
> bad
> mail dir, and that seems ok, also check message tracking and dont see
> anything there. Let me give you an example. So far today, 6 hours of
> use, I
> have 26 5MB log files for only 8 people using the system, and the
> problably
> only get and send less than 20 emails a day....any other sugestions? Also
> let
> me mention that this is a back end exchange server.
>
> "Matthew Byrd [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>> Hi TJ,
>>
>> Do you have any Entourage clients in your environment? There is a known
>> issue with the Entourage clients (Mac Exchange client) where they can
>> cause
>> excessive log file generation. If you do have any in your environment
>> contact Microsoft Support and request the Exchange 2k hotfix for:
>>
>> 893624 When you try to send a message in Entourage that exceeds the size
>> limit
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=893624
>>
>> Apply this to your server and it may correct your issue. Note: this fix
>> does require you to be running the latest post SP rollup. Your store
>> should
>> be at least version 6603
>>
>> Hope this Helps,
>> --
>> Matthew Byrd
>> Microsoft PSS
>>
>> Run Microsoft Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer Today
>> http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/exbpa
>>
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>>
>>
>> "TJ" <TJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:31FA5813-91BD-463B-AAB9-18DFFC521107@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >I have an exchange 2000 with approx 10 clients. The exchange logs in
>> >mdbdata
>> > seem to be quite excessive. For instance, in the last week, at certain
>> > points there were logs being created at 5mb every minuete or every
>> > couple
>> > of
>> > minuetes. In a 24 hour period, there were about 100 logs created.
>> > This
>> > seems very excessive especially how we use outlook/exchange.
>> >
>> > Thanks for your assistance in advance.
>>
>>
>>
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