Hello Eirik
I did what you plan to do several times. In fact every time priv.edb & pub.edb were filling more than 50% of disk space. Just be aware to keep same drive letter / dir structure than used on the previously array. 1- Backup 2- stop exchange services 3- Copy MSX structure & files to alternate place 4- Add new HDDs & reconfigure your array/raid or so 5- Reconfigure NT to have exactely the same letters 6- Copy MSX structure & files back from alt place. 7- cross fingers 8- start MSX services 9- backup 10- Go out and have some beers (Corona or Singha).... Best Regards Peter Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today, because if you enjoy it today you can do it again tomorrow. -----Original Message----- From: "�stensvik, Eirik (F-GAS)" [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 6:37 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Moving information store to a network drive 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] _________________________________________________________________ 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]
