I did one in early 2000. I had a box that was playing both mailbox server and X.400 connector box (inherited that POS). After moving the 30GB of mailboxes off it, I wanted to speed up the backups a bit ;)
Haven't done one since, though. -------------------------------------------------------------- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 11:21 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Exchange 5.5 - Defrag and Integ check (automating) > > How about never? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Ben Schorr > Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 8:05 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Exchange 5.5 - Defrag and Integ check (automating) > > Me too. I can't remember the last time I did an off-line > defrag of our old > Exchange 5.5 server. (before we migrated it to Ex2K of course) > > -Ben- > Ben M. Schorr > Operations Coordinator > KSG Systems LLC - Honolulu > Phone: 808-535-1500 > Mobile: 808-351-5084 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Missy > Koslosky > Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 4:51 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Exchange 5.5 - Defrag and Integ check (automating) > > I'd love to see the reference for this one. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shawn Connelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 9:54 PM > Subject: RE: Exchange 5.5 - Defrag and Integ check (automating) > > > <snip> > That's odd, by the book, MS recommends an off-line defrag > every 3 months. > I've always laughed at that recommendation but I do a defrag > at least once a > year and integ checks once every 4-6 months and backup tape > verification > checks every month. > <snip> > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t > ext_mode=& > lang=english > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > %%email.unsub%% > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t > ext_mode=&lang > =english > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > %%email.unsub%% > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t ext_mode=&lang=english > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > %%email.unsub%% > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
