Re: SBS 2003 SP1 disk filling up.
- From: Carl Gross <CarlGross@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:50:01 -0800
Thanks for getting back. I asked the web site to notify my of replies, but I
didn't see any. Is MS having problems?
I planned on moving the Exchange databases tomorrow. It looks like a pretty
easy procedure. That should solve the problem since my 23+ users are taking
up around 8GB + of space. Does that actually MOVE the logs and databases or
just copy them to the new location? If it just copies them, how do I free up
the old space?
Also, I have the old SP1 and SP2 install applications in the EXCHSRVR
folder. That would free up around 400MB.
Also, what do you think of the Disk Cleanup? Any chance of messing up the
server?
"Larry Struckmeyer[SBS-MVP]" wrote:
Hi Carl:.
You should move the user data files or anything that grows, to a non system
partition. Better yet, a separate set of drives/spindles.
There is a MS document on moving MS data files, and there is a lot more that
can be moved. If you need more help, post back.
Moving Data Folders for Windows Small Business Server 2003
<<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sbs/2003/maintain/movedata.mspx>>
How to move Exchange databases and logs in Exchange Server 2003
<<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/821915>>
How to Move Small Business Server 2000 Company and Users Shared Folders
<<http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;329640>>
How to Move the Client Programs Folder to Another Location in Windows Small
Business Server 2003
<<http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;830254>>
How to Move the Windows Default Paging File and Print Spooler to a Different
Hard Disk
<http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/314105>
Also:
If Premium: Look at where the ISA logs are kept
You can move the C:\windows\uninstall$ folders off your systemroot, but you
may want to keep them in case you have to move them back.
Remove any folders or files under the c:\documents and settings\user name\local
settings\temp folders.
If Monitoring is enabled it can create a file that could be large. Run through
the wizard again to flush out the gooey stuff..
Delete logs older than "date of your choice" from the system32 folder. Likewise
the logs and reports from the ISA folder.
Search for and delete old dmp files.
You can move the page file to another partition. The only downside is that
if you get a "blue screen" you will
not get a full memory dump, and since only MS can read them anyway, I don't
see that it matters much.
You may gain some usable space and increase system performance in Windows
Server 2003 by moving the printer spool files to a different drive than the
one that holds the operating system. Note that this should be a different
spindle, but a different partition will help the OS a bit also.
By default, Windows Server 2003 places the printer spool folder at %systemroot%\System32\Spool\Printers.
However, you can potentially increase system performance by moving the printer
spool files to a different drive than the one that holds the operating system.
Computers frequently access system files, so moving the printer files to
a different location allows faster access to those files. The drive won't
have to try to service requests simultaneously.
To change the location for the printer spooler files, follow these steps:
1. Go to Start | Printers And Faxes.
2. From the File menu, select Server Properties.
3. On the Advanced tab, enter the location where you would like to spool
print jobs. If the location doesn't exist, this process will create it for
you. Make sure the new location has sufficient disk space to handle large
print jobs.
4. Stop and restart the printer spooler service, or reboot the server.
-
Larry
Please post the resolution to your
issue so others may benefit
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My 40GB system disk is filling up quickly, and I am frequently getting
a "Low Disk Space" message. I have lowered the amount of mail in the
Exchange Server (2003 SP2) by increasing the archive frequency and
shortening the date span.
I have removed a lot of unused programs which gave me about 4GB, but
that filled up in a couple weeks. The system recommended a "Disk
Cleanup" but I saw that could cause some problems.
Any suggestions?
.
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