Ok, so the plan would be: -Stop Exch services. -Move the priv.edb manually -Recreate the raid with more disks -Copy priv.edb.back (-Run optimizer?) -Start Exch services
Is it that easy? Do I have to use the same drive letter as before, or can optimizer handle that? Thanks for all help, Eirik O. �stensvik Fugro-Geoteam Marine Operations/IT-ADM > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Scharff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 8:25 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Moving information store to a network drive > > > You can move them manually and then move them back, but the > optimizer won't > move the drives to a network drive nor will Exchange use them > while they are > there. Take a good backup or 3 first. > > Chris > -- > Chris Scharff > Senior Sales Engineer > MessageOne > If you can't measure, you can't manage! > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "�stensvik, Eirik (F-GAS)" > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 5:00 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: Moving information store to a network drive > > > > > > Did not seem to go through the first time, sorry if it turns > > out to be a double.. > > > > > Hi Gurus! > > > > > > I have been lurking here for a year or so, but I have to ask > > > you guys a question now, so here we go. > > > Version: Exchange 5.5 SP3, NT4.0 SP5. > > > Information store: 18GB. > > > > > > We ran out of space on the raid containing the information > > store. To > > > fix this quick, I added two disks in the server, and moved the > > > information store to the new 20GB disk. This helped the > > problem, but > > > the new disks are not redundant/raided/mirrored. > > > > > > My plan to fix this is to move the private information store > > > to a mapped network drive using exchange optimizer, delete > > > the 17GB raid we used before, the reconfigure the raid with > > > more disks, and then move the information store back. > > > Is this possible? > > > > > > I plan to do this at night, to minimize downtime. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Eirik O. �stensvik > > > Fugro-Geoteam > > > Marine Operations/IT-ADM > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
