Re: Defrag and SBS routine cleanups

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If the allocation size for the volume containing the shadow copies is set to
16kb instead of the default 4kb, defragging does not destroy the shadow
copies. Actually from reading the documentation it's never been clear to me
if it's the shadow location or the shadowed location that needs 16kb. I set
both locations to 16kb when creating the partitions, and the shadow copies
remain intact after defragging.
Paul Shapiro

"Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]" <sbradcpa@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote in message news:%23HoQHbPJGHA.2708@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> And don't forget defragging where the shadow copies are stored will break
> those.
>
> jd wrote:
>
>>Thanks Kevin,
>>
>>Yes I dumped SBS onto a second drive also, that was one I had to
>>defrag..... probably as a result of trying to exchange a 2.5Gb PST file!
>>Which failed.
>>
>>"Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]" <kweilbacMVP@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>news:%23FbDMVHJGHA.1848@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>>I've actually had very few SBS systems that need to be defragged. In
>>>general, I kjeep user/company data on a separate partition, so if there's
>>>lot's of additions or deletions of files in that partition, I can do a
>>>defrag of just that one partition.
>>>
>>>Otherwise, I don't see a need to run defrags on system partitions.
>>>
>>>As far as Exchange goes, SBS/Exchange automatically runs an online
>>>defgrag of the Exchange database everty night. The only time you might
>>>consider an offline defrag of your exchange database is if you have
>>>deleted or moved lots of emails. Do a google search on using the eseutil
>>>and isinteg Exchange utilities for more info.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]
>>>"The days pass by so quickly now, the nights are seldom long"
>>>
>>>
>>>"jd" <me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>news:eADFHx%23IGHA.424@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>>>Trying to run defrag on SBS filestore drive, but seems to be byte by
>>>>byte, is there a step by step rule/process for cleaning and optimising
>>>>the file system on SBS
>>>>
>>>>I read somewhere that AD or Exchange creates holes that take up
>>>>allowable user space.........


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