Like I have said before, I have seen 800meg + PSTs go up in smoke ----- Original Message ----- From: "Benjamin Winzenz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "MS-Exchange Admin Issues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 16:50 Subject: RE: Information Store Limit
> Just remember that there is a hard limit for PST files, which is set at 2GB. > You hit that, the PST is toast. Can't open it any more. > > Ben Winzenz, MCSE > Network/Systems Administrator > Peregrine Systems, Inc. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Desiree Herrmann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 4:43 PM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Information Store Limit > > I agree, running a somewhat smaller mail system here, but last March we > ended up with a corrupt Inf Store every time I tried to do anything with the > boss' mailbox. A few restores later, and my entire day Good Friday, I got > the Information Store up, took care of that one, very large mailbox, 1.4GB, > created Personal folders for him on a 40GB PC in his office, and put that > into my backup routine... > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Randy Hensel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 3:21 PM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Information Store Limit > > > Yes > > Randy Hensel, MCP, Network Systems Administrator > Coffey Communications, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 509.525.0101 Ext. 594 > 509.525.4793 (Fax) > http://www.coffeycomm.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David N Precht [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 7:41 AM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Information Store Limit > > Do you run backups of workstations ? > > --- Martin Blackstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Agreed. While PST does = BAD, there can be a time > > and place. This sounds > > like it. > > I would also let them know they are keeping it on > > the local machine. If they > > want to abuse resources, let them abuse their own. > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Randy Hensel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 7:35 AM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Information Store Limit > > > > > > I will have to go with William on this one. I have > > 147 users the top 10 > > offenders account for more that 9GB of data. As I > > see it I have 2 options, > > Spend $3300 on an Enterprise upgrade, or set storage > > quotas and encourage > > the use of PST files. Seems like a no brainer to > > me, I have 5 users with > > more than 1GB each. I don't mind users saving every > > little email but it > > seems logical that they should find somewhere else > > to put them. > > > > Randy Hensel, MCP, Network Systems Administrator > > Coffey Communications, Inc. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 509.525.0101 Ext. 594 > > 509.525.4793 (Fax) > > <http://www.coffeycomm.com/> > > http://www.coffeycomm.com > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Lefkovics, William > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 5:24 PM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Information Store Limit > > > > What else you got? ;o) > > > > Not for primary email storage. Only for archiving. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: David N. Precht [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 5:23 PM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Information Store Limit > > but stable ? > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Lefkovics, William > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 19:46 > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Information Store Limit > > It is a viable form of email archiving. > > > > William > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: David N. Precht [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 4:34 PM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Information Store Limit > > as in don't use them > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Randy Hensel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 19:07 > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Information Store Limit > > I'm not sure I can recover that much space, I am > > planning an upgrade to > > 2000. I don't have a quota in place it looks like I > > will need to implement > > that as well as plan some formal training on the use > > of pst files. > > > > Randy Hensel, MCP, Network Systems Administrator > > Coffey Communications, Inc. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 509.525.0101 Ext. 594 > > 509.525.4793 (Fax) > > <http://www.coffeycomm.com/> > > http://www.coffeycomm.com > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Lefkovics, William > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 3:59 PM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Information Store Limit > > > > If you recover enough space within the database > > (perhaps 6GB+), an offline > > defrag would not be a bad idea. > > > > Otherwise, yor plan is certainly sound. Do you have > > a formal mailbox quota > > policy in place? > > > > William > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Randy Hensel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 3:57 PM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: Information Store Limit > > I am running Windows NT 4.0 SP 6a and Exchange 5.5 > > SP 4 (not Enterprise) I > > have run up against the 16GB information store > > limit. I have managed to the > > IS started again and would like to take steps to > > reduce the IS size. My > > plan is to: > > > > 1. Move data to PST files > > 2. delete unused mailboxes > > 3. reduce deleted item retention > > > > Is this a good plan? Should I also do an off line > > defrag? Any thing else? > > > > Thanks > > > > Randy Hensel, MCP, Network Systems Administrator > > Coffey Communications, Inc. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 509.525.0101 Ext. 594 > > 509.525.4793 (Fax) > > <http://www.coffeycomm.com/> > > http://www.coffeycomm.com > > > > List Charter and FAQ at: > > > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > > List Charter and FAQ at: > > > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > > List Charter and FAQ at: > > > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > > List Charter and FAQ at: > > > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > > List Charter and FAQ at: > > > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > > List Charter and FAQ at: > > > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > > List Charter and FAQ at: > > > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > > List Charter and FAQ at: > > > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > > > > > > > > List Charter and FAQ at: > > > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Check out Yahoo! 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