compress log files, yes. compress databases, no. Just clarifying

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lefkovics, William" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 2:00 PM
Subject: RE: MDBDATA Log Files


> You could, in an emergency, compress some of the log files with NTFS
> compression.  They compress fairly well.
>
> This should not be the practice though.
>
> William
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Taylor, Skip [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 12:02 PM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: RE: MDBDATA Log Files
>
>
> Thanks for the vote of confidence.  I planned on using PerfWiz to make the
> move, circular logging is Not enabled and I schedule a full backup every
> night.  I missed one day of backing up due to a failed tape causing the
> drive to fill. I don't have much room for error because of the small
> partition.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Skip Taylor, MCSE
> Network Administrator
> Jordan, Jones, & Goulding
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leeann McCallum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 2:44 PM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: RE: MDBDATA Log Files
>
>
> Good point.  I forgot about perfwiz.  Call me paranoid, but I'd still do a
> full backup before running perfwiz.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Soysal, Serdar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, 17 January 2002 8:42 a.m.
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: RE: MDBDATA Log Files
>
>
> If you use perfwiz to move them, it will be ok [1].  Especially since when
> perfwiz shuts down Exchange services to run, all logs will be committed to
> the database anyways.
>
> But yes, a backup ASAP is in good order.  I don't recommend deleting the
> logfiles until a good backup [2].
>
> S.
>
> [1] I give Skip enough credit to assume that when he meant "move the
> logfiles" he was indeed talking about PerfWiz. [2] Unless Skip is using
> circular logging [3], in which case it doesn't really matter. [3] *GASP*
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leeann McCallum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 2:31 PM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: RE: MDBDATA Log Files
>
>
> I wouldn't move them.  Exchange expects to find them in the place they
are.
> Get a full backup done asap.  Do it now
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Taylor, Skip [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, 17 January 2002 8:30 a.m.
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: RE: MDBDATA Log Files
>
>
> I do a full backup every night but had a bad tape so the log files did not
> get deleted and the server came to a halt.  I only have a 2gb partition
for
> these files.  I'll see about moving them to a different partition.  I just
> did not know what was considered normal.
>
> Thanks to all who replied,
>
> Skip Taylor, MCSE
> Network Administrator
> Jordan, Jones, & Goulding
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 1:26 PM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: RE: MDBDATA Log Files
>
>
> 5-10 minutes?  That's terrible!  It should be every 12 minutes!
>
> Those are transaction logs.  They are created as email traffic is created.
> Someone sends that 100MB mpeg of Scharff in a pink dress (you know the
one!)
> then the transaction logs will be created a little faster than that...
>
> William
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Skip Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 10:21 AM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: MDBDATA Log Files
>
>
> How often should Exchange be writing MDBDATA log files?  Our Exchange
server
> appears to write a new 5mb log file every 5 to 10 minutes.  I searched the
> FAQs and Archives but did find an answer.  Here's our system.
>
> Single Server
> Exchange  5.5 SP 3
> NT 4.0 SP 5
> 550 users
>
> Is this normal?
> Is this a Mail Loop? If so how can I find it?
> Is some one relaying mail off my server?  If so how can I stop it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Skip Taylor, MCSE
> Network Administrator
> Jordan, Jones, & Goulding
>
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