Re: Dismounting Exchange Stores

Kevin,

once again...Thankyou.

Regards
Steve

"Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]" wrote:

> Steve:
>
> How to mount/dismpount storesa via command line:
> http://exchange.mvps.org/E2K3/mount%20a%20store%20via%20cmd.htm
>
> Automating Exchange 2000 Management with Windows Script Host"
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/exchange/2000/maintain/ex2kwsh.mspx
>
> --
> Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]
> "The days pass by so quickly now, the nights are seldom long"
>
>
> "Steve Laws" <SteveLaws@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:0E0B6C7C-1D55-46EF-B30D-61C0D7592240@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Kevin,
> >
> > we are doing daily backups as well as snapshotting the system using
> > Symantec
> > Livestate Recover Advanced Server every 2 hours.
> > Your right, our log files are plentiful.
> >
> > I will look into both yours and Lanwrenches knowledgable comments and see
> > where I go from here.
> >
> > Although I will not be implementing my original strategy until I have had
> > more time to look into it, I am still interested in knowing if there is a
> > way
> > to dismount a store from the command line though......Infact is there are
> > way
> > to perform common exchange tasks from the command line in place of "System
> > Manager".
> > The reason for my question on this subject is that I am interested to know
> > what command line utils other than ESEUTIL are available. I tried Googling
> > it
> > without any luck.
> >
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> >
> > "Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Are you doing daily backups? Your log files otherwise would be numerous,
> >> as
> >> well.
> >>
> >> Are you sending large attachments via email (like graphics or CAD
> >> drawings)?
> >> If so, I'm not sure that email/Exchange is the best venue for that. But
> >> if
> >> this is the setup you need or want, then if it were me, I would want to
> >> talk
> >> to an Exchange expert to get some idea as to what is the best way of
> >> handling this.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]
> >> "The days pass by so quickly now, the nights are seldom long"
> >>
> >>
> >> "Steve Laws" <SteveLaws@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:70DC8F09-8BEA-43D1-8051-3A76C9E28626@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Thanks Kevin.
> >> >
> >> > I was aware that exchange does an online defrag each night but I really
> >> > need
> >> > to do an offline defrag at least once every 10 days, ideally once a
> >> > week.
> >> > The reason for this is that we use a couple of apps that use exchange
> >> > mailboxes quite heavily. Large amount of deletion and moving of emails
> >> > in
> >> > and
> >> > out of stores.
> >> > To give you an idea, our Physical Store size doesn't change that
> >> > much(5-6
> >> > Gig) but by the end of each week the Logical size of our store is up
> >> > around
> >> > the 16 - 18 Gig mark (SP2).
> >> >
> >> > Like I said it gets a real workout. Any further help would be
> >> > appreciated.
> >> >
> >> > Regards
> >> > Steve
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Steve, are you aware that SBS/Exchange already schedules and runs an
> >> >> automatic online defrag every night? IMO, the oinly time you need to
> >> >> do
> >> >> an
> >> >> offline defrag is if you have moved or deleted a lot of mail from many
> >> >> users. Frankly, I've only done offline defrags maybe once at each of
> >> >> my
> >> >> sites, and that was in preparation for moving the data over to new
> >> >> hardware.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]
> >> >> "The days pass by so quickly now, the nights are seldom long"
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "Steve Laws" <SteveLaws@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> >> news:19EBA6C0-5C1C-4BE6-BFBB-C7D98130F8D2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> > Hi All,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I want to run a batch file that will take the exhange "priv1.edb"
> >> >> > store
> >> >> > offline, defrag it and then remount it.
> >> >> > I will do the same with the public store but less frequently.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > My first thought was to just stop the "Microsoft Exchange
> >> >> > Information
> >> >> > Store"
> >> >> > service, run the offline defrag, and then restart the service.
> >> >> > Any problems with this method?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Alternativeley, I would prefer to dismount each individual store, do
> >> >> > a
> >> >> > defrag and then remount that specific store without affecting the
> >> >> > other
> >> >> > stores.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Any ideas would be appreciated?
> >> >> > At first glance, the first method seems a bit rough to me.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Regards
> >> >> > Steve
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
.

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