Never unless it's necessary. The online maintenance that Exchange does keep the database in good shape, and whether you do an offline defrag and reduce the size of the PRIV file to its true size with no whitespace *or* do an online defrag automatically every night and keep the larger PRIV file with whitespace, the store will grow as new messages are added.
It's unnecessary downtime to fix a problem that doesn't exist. ********************************* * Erik Sojka, MOS, MCSE * * Asst. VP, Technology Services * * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * ********************************* > -----Original Message----- > From: Kim Schotanus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 8:56 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: priv1 > > > > How often do you guys do an offline defrag? Being offline for > 8 hours is > not really feasible here... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: vrijdag 3 oktober 2003 14:52 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: priv1 > > > Friggin Lyris > > DIR = Deleted Item Retention > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kim Schotanus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 5:31 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: priv1 > > DIR > > Kind regards, > Kim Schotanus > =========================== > Kim Schotanus > Information Systems Manager > > INTAS > Avenue des Arts 58 > B-1000 Brussels > Belgium > > T. +32 2 549 01 11 > F. +32 2 549 01 56 > > =========================== > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: vrijdag 3 oktober 2003 14:28 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: priv1 > > > Here is the deal. If DIR is on and your users dump a bunch of > mail, the > mail is still stuck in DIR. Therefore no white space is freed up. The > priv will not shrink during an offline defrag. You will need > to turn DIR > off, let the system run its daily online maint, and then defrag the > priv. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kim Schotanus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 5:25 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: priv1 > > I have checked the retention policy but is there no other way then an > offline defrag, the defrag yesterday took about 8 hours > > Kind regards, > Kim > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Weston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: vrijdag 3 oktober 2003 14:23 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: priv1 > > > Check deleted items retention policy and run an offline defrag. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kim Schotanus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 5:49 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: priv1 > > > Yesterday I had to run eseutil over a network (not advised but...) Is > there a way to syncronise the priv1.edb with the current state of > affairs? I have had users clean out a total of about 6GB but my > priv1.edb remains the same size as before (13.3 EDB AND 1.5 STR)? > > kim > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t ext_mode=& > lang > =english > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t ext_mode=& > lang=english > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t ext_mode=& > lang > =english > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t ext_mode=& lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&; lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&; lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang= english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
