If you are asking me, the drive is sitting on a 100Mbit LAN connection. -Eirik
> -----Original Message----- > From: John Q [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 7:38 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Re: Moving information store to a network drive > > > How is the network drive connected? > Phyber Channel? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roger Mackenzie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 9:54 AM > Subject: RE: Moving information store to a network drive > > > I tried this on one time and all looked well for the copy to networked > drive; just it never copied back and I never did find out > why. Thank heavens > I had a tape backup - don't be tempted to skip that stage > (mine was online > but offline would do). > > Regards, Roger Mackenzie (Glasgow University) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Soysal, Serdar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 31 October 2001 16:00 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Moving information store to a network drive > > > I would add the following steps to that: > > 2.5 - Disable all Exchange Services. > 7.5 - Enable all Exchange Services. > > Just so that you don't have issues if you reboot the server > by mistake or > the server bluescreens on you. > > Good luck. > > S., > > -----Original Message----- > From: "�stensvik, Eirik (F-GAS)" > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 6:41 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Moving information store to a network drive > > > Thanks Pierre, excellent! > > I think I will have my fingers crossed during the entire operation.. > > -Eirik > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Aguet, Pierre [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 12:34 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Moving information store to a network drive > > > > > > > > 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] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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] > > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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]
