Thanks Glen...Good point but can Diskeeper do a good job to try to defrag an " on line " exchange server ?
Not all ex server have their database on a stand alone partition or disk. Sometime this list is like MS exam, we're supposed everyone are dealing with 10 servers, 2000 users etc ;-) A lot of my ex customer often end up with files on the same partition as the edb files.. .And my few SBS 2000 customer are worse. Then I was really wondering if Diskeeper can do a good job when defragmenting an online Ex 2000 server (external fragmentation of the database....The file itself split everywhere on the partition ) JF ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glenn Corbett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 8:48 PM Subject: Re: Diskeeper and Exchange the final word ? > Daniel, > > Correct as always, however. > > You can shut down the exchange services (which obviously affects Exchange > availability) and perform a Diskeeper defrag on the volumes if the exchange > databases are shared with other files. This will organise the files in a > contiguous manner, including the Exchange databases, but will not touch the > internal content of the files. The problem that can arise with this is that > as the exchange databases start to grow, they will immediately become > "externally" fragmented, i.e. multiple file segments, as opposed to > "internally" fragmented - what the exchange defrag process fixes. > > Glenn > > BTW, rightly or wrongly, not everyone has the luxury of storing the Exchange > DB's on their own spindles. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Daniel Chenault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 10:11 AM > Subject: Re: Diskeeper and Exchange the final word ? > > > > Let's get this straight once and for all... > > > > Diskeeper does a file-level defrag of the hard-drive. It does not touch > what > > is inside the files, just gathers the fragments together. > > > > Exchange databases do get fragmented, but _internally_ to their structure. > > Diskeeper will not touch that fragmentation. > > > > The Exchange database files are open; Diskeeper will try very hard to move > > them anyway, chewing up clock cycles and dragging down performance. > > > > And since your EDB files are on their own spindle with nothing else there > > (that IS how you're configured, right?) the file itself will always be > > contiguous; nothing to defrag. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jean-Francois Bourdeau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 5:14 PM > > Subject: Diskeeper and Exchange the final word ? > > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > Can Diskeeper defrag an exchange server or not ? > > > > > > Must we exlude or not the exchange database Folder ? > > > > > > I heard opposites answers to that... From MS and from IT's also > > > > > > I would like to install Diskeeper on my next installation and was > > wondering > > > if it can help the server running faster, if I must exlude the ex > database > > > etc > > > > > > JF > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > 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]
