Re: possible hard drive memory leak

Hello Mark,

Thank you very much for post back.

I'm glad to hear that info I provided is help for you.

I'd like to make a summary for this post:

Issue:
=============
Move Exchange database from system partition to another partition

Resolutions:
=============
Moving Data Folders for Windows Small Business Server 2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/1/6/11671e4d-fb21-489c-870f-db36fd2
1a7d2/SBS_MoveDataFolders.DOC

Please do not hesitate to post in this great newsgroup if you need any
assistance in the future. I look forward to working with you again.

Thank you and have a nice day,

Best regards,

Terence Liu(MSFT)

Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support

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| The procedure was very helpful and freed up 2.5 gigs of data.
| --
| Mark Reith
| CCIE #16770
|
|
| "Terence Liu [MSFT]" wrote:
|
| > Hello Mark,
| >
| > Thank you for posting here. And thanks for Steve's inputs.
| >
| > According to your description, I understand that your SBS system driver
C:
| > has no more free disk space. If I have misunderstood the problem,
please
| > don't hesitate to let me know.
| >
| > Based on my research, SBS is an integrated product. There are many
services
| > run on SBS, such as: Exchange, Sharepoint, Fax, ISA, Monitoring, Backup
and
| > so on. If you install all or them or most of them on C: driver, these
| > services will cost much disk space to store database, cache, log files
and
| > so on. Therefore, the 12Gig C drive partition is really too small.
| >
| > I suggest we try the following steps to move data folders from C: to
| > another bigger partition or disk to see if we can resolve this issue:
| >
| > Step 1: Complete and Verify a Full Backup
| > To protect your data from accidental loss in the unlikely event of an
error
| > occurring while moving data folders, back up the computer running
Windows
| > Small Business Server 2003 the evening prior to moving data folders.
| >
| > To complete and verify a full backup
| >
| > 1. The evening prior to moving data folders, perform a full system
backup.
| > For more information about completing a backup, see "Backing Up and
| > Restoring Windows Small Business Server 2003" at the Microsoft Web site
| > (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=19525).
| >
| > 2. Verify that the backup ran successfully. To test the integrity of
the
| > backup, select random files from your backup, restore them to an
alternate
| > location, and then confirm that the backed up files are the same as the
| > original ones. If you used the Windows Small Business Server 2003
Backup
| > Wizard, you can verify that the backup ran successfully through Server
| > Management. (Click Start, click Server Management, and then click
Backup.
| > Information about the backup appears in the details pane.)
| >
| > Step 2:
| > Moving Data Folders for Windows Small Business Server 2003
| >
http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/1/6/11671e4d-fb21-489c-870f-db36fd2
| > 1a7d2/SBS_MoveDataFolders.DOC
| >
| > Note: You can perform the step 4 and step 5 and step 6 to move
sharepoint
| > and Monitoring and Exchange data folders to another disk.
| >
| > Hope these steps will give you some help.
| >
| > Thanks and have a nice day!
| >
| > Best regards,
| >
| > Terence Liu(MSFT)
| >
| > Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
| >
| > Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
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| > | There are 3 .edb files totalling about 201 MB. There are 2 .stm fles
| > | totalling about 90MB. There are 6 .log files that are 5MB each. I do
use
| > SBS
| > | built in backup program to backup to an external disk. Can I delete
any
| > of
| > | these files to free some disk space. Even then, we're not talking
about a
| > lot
| > | of memory here.
| > |
| > | Is there any way to dynamically add more disk space to the C:
partition.
| > | Since I assume you cannot with how the file system is set up by
default,
| > how
| > | do I change the partition size? I am using a RAID controller doing
RAID 1
| > | (mirrored), if that matters.
| > |
| > | Even if I increase the partiton size that doesn't guarantee I resolve
my
| > | issue. It just may delay how long it takes to fill up the drive.
| > |
| > | Does anyone know where user mail and calendar information is stored
in
| > the
| > | exchange folder?
| > | --
| > | Mark Reith
| > | CCIE #16770
| > |
| > |
| > | "Steve" wrote:
| > |
| > | > Yes that's where the Exchange databases/logs are by default. It
doesn't
| > look
| > | > like there is much there at this time but eventually you may want
to
| > move
| > | > them to another partition with more space. What is the total size
of
| > the
| > | > ..edb and .stm files? How many of those 5 MB log files are there?
You
| > didn't
| > | > answer the question about using an Exchange aware backup program
(the
| > | > built-in SBS backup is one such program). A 12 GB C partition is a
bit
| > | > skimpy these days but if this was an OEM install many of those only
| > were
| > | > setup with a 12 GB partition. Any new install I do these days is at
| > least
| > | > 20-25 GB or more.
| > | >
| > | > Treesize is another useful utility.
| > | >
| > | > "cvrider" <cvrider@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > | > news:3FB70F37-8F58-400F-9F9C-67AAED3773E3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | > > I'm sure the logs are where they are by default. I'm not very
| > familiar
| > | > > with
| > | > > Exchange so I'm not too sure. Where should I be looking? If I
look in
| > | > > C:\Program Files\Exchsrvr\MDBDATA I see some files that are
taking
| > some
| > | > > room,
| > | > > but not that much. priv1.edb is taking 182MB and all the log
files in
| > that
| > | > > directory are taking less than 5MB. There must be some file that
is
| > taking
| > | > > up
| > | > > lots of memory since I had 6 gigs of free data a month ago. Where
are
| > | > > users
| > | > > emails/contacts/tasks kept? I would logically think that would be
| > | > > something
| > | > > that would grow over time.
| > | > >
| > | > > The largest file I can find is in c:\program files\microsoft sql
| > | > > server\MSSQL$SBSMONITORING\Data\SBSMonitoring.mdf which is taking
| > over
| > | > > 700MB.
| > | > > However, just getting rid of just that file would not even free
1gig
| > of
| > | > > space.
| > | > > --
| > | > > Mark Reith
| > | > > CCIE #16770
| > | > >
| > | > >
| > | > > "Steve" wrote:
| > | > >
| > | > >> Where are your Exchange databases/logs located and are you
running an
| > | > >> Exchange aware backup program to purge the log files on a
regular
| > basis?
| > | > >>
| > | > >> "cvrider" <cvrider@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > | > >> news:86862DC5-66CE-41DA-B9A1-AAF7B592F713@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | > >> >I am somewhat new to SBS 2003. I have a small deployment for a
| > small
| > | > >> >office
| > | > >> >I
| > | > >> > am overseeing. We are currently only using SBS as a file/print
| > server
| > | > >> > and
| > | > >> > using pop3 connector and the backp service. The only other
issue I
| > have
| > | > >> > seen
| > | > >> > over the past year is a memory leak in the MSSQL$SBSMONITORING
| > service.
| > | > >> > After
| > | > >> > getting tired of having to restart the service weekly I found
a
| > | > >> > workaround
| > | > >> > by
| > | > >> > limiting the amount of memory this can use. After that, I
started
| > | > >> > noticing
| > | > >> > the free drive space on my C drive going down. I'm not sure if
| > this is
| > | > >> > related to the memory leak or not. I have a 12Gig C drive
| > partition
| > | > >> > which
| > | > >> > I
| > | > >> > only use for the default purpose of system files. The current
free
| > | > >> > space
| > | > >> > is
| > | > >> > only 591MB. I have seen this drop daily from 1.4Gig of free
space
| > a
| > | > >> > couple
| > | > >> > days ago.
| > | > >> >
| > | > >> > I used the diruse utility to try to find a culprit. I was
| > expecting to
| > | > >> > see
| > | > >> > a
| > | > >> > file or folder as using most of the drive space. However, I
don't
| > see
| > | > >> > one
| > | > >> > specific file or folder using it. I can attach the output if
| > needed.
| > | > >> > Some
| > | > >> > top
| > | > >> > files and folders are:
| > | > >> >
| > | > >> > C:\CleintApps at 959MB
| > | > >> > C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL$SBSMONITORING\Data
at
| > 754MB
| > | > >> > C:\Program Files at 2Gigs
| > | > >> > C:\System Volumn Information at 1.1Gigs
| > | > >> > a Second entry for C:\System Volumn Information at 1Gig
| > | > >> > C:\Windows at 2.8 Gigs
| > | > >> >
| > | > >> > As mentioned above, I don't see anything taking up more than I
| > think it
| > | > >> > should. However, I'm not too sure what to look for. I'm not
too
| > sure if
| > | > >> > there
| > | > >> > is some issue here or if I am just using too many features on
the
| > | > >> > server
| > | > >> > (I
| > | > >> > doubt it) for the drive space I have partitioned.
| > | > >> >
| > | > >> > Can anyone help me narrow down that the issue before I have to
| > start
| > | > >> > deleting files so the server does not go down? Are there any
better
| > | > >> > utilities
| > | > >> > out there to help here?
| > | > >> > --
| > | > >> > Mark Reith
| > | > >> > CCIE #16770
| > | > >>
| > | > >>
| > | > >>
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
| >
| >
|

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