The best thing to do is get the two departments who have the most mail on the server together in a room. Explain that you have to split the IS in half and hold a sword over the server. The department that asks for their mail to be deleted so the store need not be split in that manner is the one that truly loves the server most and, hence, deserves to have the whole of it. Wipe out all the other mail on that server, delete the accounts from other departments, and take enough money for a 2TB drive array out of that department's budget.
If neither department steps in, then hand each half of a server and chastise them for their foolishness. Alternatively, if a 73GB IS bothers you, you could always buy bigger hard drives for the box or tell people it's time to right-click the "Deleted Items" folder and select "Empty 'Deleted Items' Folder" from the available choices and then to select "Yes" at the next prompt... (:= -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Hanji Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 3:29 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: IS 70GB and growing.... Hi guys. I have an exchange 5.5 on a strong machine. The IS is over 73GB (total of 500 users). I am thinking whether it is the right move to split this box into two servers. The main problem is that I will loose SIS....... On the other hand, I will have two smaller databases. I am sure some of you had this scenario in the past. I would like to hear your opinions. In case it is important, the IS is going to be moved to EMC box in 3 months (part of storage project). I am mostly intersted hearing from happy users with such big IS (are there?!) Thanks! _________________________________________________________________ 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]
