Re: exchange size limit nearing!
- From: "Aart Jansen" <aart@*remove*hayes.co.nz>
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:57:58 +1300
Oh thanks people, had no idea SP2 was out, lol. Last patches i did were SBS
SP1, have i missed anything else?
""Nathan Liu [MSFT]"" <v-natliu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hello Aart,
>
> Thank you for posting in the SBS newsgroup.
>
> Also, many thanks for Gary, Susan, Russ and Jamie's great input.
>
> According to your description, I understand that you have some problems
> with the Exchange size limit. If I have misunderstood the problem, please
> don't hesitate to let me know.
>
>>> So what happens when it gets to that size? What is a good solution to
> avoid getting to the limit, pst files (autoarchive) a new message store?
> something else?
>
> Considering the current condition, you may use the following methods to
> prevent the issue from occurring in the future.
>
> 1. Remove data from your mailbox store. To do this, use any of these
> methods:
>
> - Use Microsoft Outlook to delete unnecessary e-mail items from individual
> inboxes and other folders.
>
> - Use Outlook to delete unnecessary e-mail items from the Sent Items
> folder.
>
> - Use Outlook to empty the Deleted Items folder.
>
> - If deleted item retention is set, you may want to reduce retention to
> appropriate days:
> a. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, and then
> click System Manager.
> b. Right-click Mailbox Store, and then click Properties.
> c. Click the Limits tab, and then type appropriate number in the Keep
> deleted items for days box.
>
> - Delete mailboxes that are no longer used.
>
> - Have users create personal folder (.pst) files on their local hard
> drives and then archive content from the mailbox store database to their
> local hard drives.
>
> - Enable the AutoArchive feature in the Outlook client:
> 830119 Description of the AutoArchive feature in Outlook 2003
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=830119
>
> - Use the Mailbox Merge Program (Exmerge.EXE) to extract data
> from mailboxes on a Microsoft Exchange into Personal Folders (.PST files)
>
> Microsoft Exchange Server Mailbox Merge Wizard (ExMerge)
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=429163EC-DCDF-47DC-
> 96DA-1C12D67327D5&displaylang=en
>
> 2. Set mailbox size limit. You can implement mailbox limits on the mailbox
> store. If you have mailboxes that require higher storage limits, you can
> also implement individual limits on a per-mailbox basis.
>
> 319583 HOW TO: Configure Storage Limits on Mailboxes in Exchange 2000
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=319583
>
> 322679 How to set size limits for messages in Exchange Server
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=322679
>
> 3. Please understand the Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 has both a
> different format and a larger overall size limit for the personal folders
> (.pst) file than the .pst files that are in the earlier versions of
> Microsoft Outlook. In Outlook 2002 and earlier, the .pst files are in the
> American National Standards Institute (ANSI) format, and the overall size
> has a limit of 2 gigabytes (GB).
>
> By default, .pst files are in the Unicode format in Outlook 2003.
> Additionally, the overall size of the .pst files has a limit that is more
> than the 2-GB limit that is imposed by the ANSI .pst files. By default,
> the
> limit for a Unicode .pst file in Outlook 2003 is configured to be 20 GB.
>
> The .pst file has a different format and folder size limit in Outlook 2003
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;830336
>
> How to configure the size limit for both (.pst) and (.ost) files in
> Outlook
> 2003
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/832925/
>
> 4. If you are using the Exchange 2003 Server, please install the Exchange
> 2003 SP2.
>
> Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=535BEF85-3096-45F8-
> AA43-60F1F58B3C40&displaylang=en
>
> More details on Standard DB limit size increase in Exchange 2003 SP2
> http://blogs.technet.com/exchange/archive/2005/09/14/410821.aspx
>
> To get additional detailed information, you may refer to the following KB
> article:
>
> Exchange Server Mailbox Store does not mount when the Mailbox Store
> database reaches the 16-GB limit
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=828070
>
> I appreciate your time and cooperation. If anything is unclear, please
> feel
> free to let me know. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Nathan Liu (MSFT)
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>>From: "Aart Jansen" <aart@*remove*hayes.co.nz>
>>Subject: exchange size limit nearing!
>>Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 13:22:51 +1300
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>>Hi,
>> Have a site where the exchnage is 14Gb, and the limit AFAIK is 16Gb...
>>
>>So what happens when it gets to that size?
>>WHat is a good solution to avoid getting to the limit, pst files
>>(autoarchive) a new message store? something else?
>>
>>At the moment email isn't being archived at all, just backed up mightly
>>using veritas BE 10. Which is probably why they have such a whopping great
>>amount for 17 users. any gotchas with auto archive, I'm aware pst files
>>don't go larger than 2gb without corrupting?
>>
>>TIA
>>Aart
>>
>>
>>
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