Diskkeeper CANNOT touch the databases if Exchange is running - it will get access denied because it tries to create an exclusive lock on the file.
------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Peregrine Systems Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Jean-Francois Bourdeau [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 8:53 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Re: Diskeeper and Exchange the final word ? > > > 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] > _________________________________________________________________ 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]
