While their second argument is technically valid (backups treat whitespace and used space the same), I would think that you wouldn't have much whitespace to begin with.
Check the even logs to see just how much whitespace exists. On my 20+GB databases, it tends to be less than a few megs. I'd ask them to compare the amount of downtime it would take for a defrag on your store (hours, many hours) vs. the shorter backup window (which doesn't affect anyone). ------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Peregrine Systems Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: paragon400 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 1:42 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: eseutil /d > > > Their reasoning is to save disk space (there really is not a > disk space issue...9 GB store on a 40 GB drive for > example)...and to speed up backups. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel Chenault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 10:05 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Re: eseutil /d > > > One cannot prove a negative. Have them give their reasoning > for this and then you can address their concerns. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "paragon400" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 11:32 AM > Subject: eseutil /d > > > > I have some team members here that believe that regular > > defragmentation > > (offline) should be done as routine maintenance. I don't share this > > opinion, but I am having a hard time finding evidence to support my > > belief. Does anyone know of any links that support the theory that > > eseutil should not be used for regular maintenance or am I wrong and > > should it be part of regular maintenance? > > > > Exchange 5.5 environment. > > > > Thanks for any help anyone can provide. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > 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]
