Do a full backup using NTBACKUP to flush the log files. -kevin
> -----Original Message----- > From: Pat Richard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Posted At: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 8:03 AM > Posted To: Exchange > Conversation: Flusing log files - almost out of space > Subject: Flusing log files - almost out of space > > > NT 4 SP6 (I think) > Ex 5.5 SP4 - single org, site, server > > One problem led to many others. Drive with the log files > (also the system > drive) ran low on space, so the MTA stopped. I cleared some > stuff off the > drive to get up to 150MB. MTA started, and it's working. > > The disk space problem also caused BENT to not run correctly > because it > couldn't write the catalog to the disk (space was down to 7MB > when I got > there on Monday). I believe that this caused the Exchange > logs to not get > flushed. > > The logs now comprise 3GB of space (and growing). One > successful backup has > run since, but again, the logs aren't flushed. > > My question is (to refresh my memory)... Can I stop Exchange, > copy the logs > to another drive for archiving, then kill the originals, and restart > Exchange? If I recall, it should recreate new log files, correct? (I'm > making the assumption that the transactions in the logs are > committed). It > looks like the drive that the store is on has plenty of space > (including > enough to defrag the store, etc). All services are running fine. But > obviously, I need to clear those logs, and want to make sure > it's how I > remember it. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > 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]
