I've done it twice, both times as a function of depreciating a server's use within an environment - at the time it was a monolithic box running mail and connectors, and I was moving to two separate boxes, one for connectors and the other for mailboxes, but the mailbox moves were scheduled first.
I personally found that backing up an empty 30GB database wasn't a good use of tape or time.... -------------------------------------------------------------- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 8:56 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: priv1 > > > I never do them. In fact I have never done one in a live > environment. Only > in labs. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kim Schotanus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 5:56 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] _________________________________________________________________ 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]
