Any tool to compact the Exchange Server 5.5 data

[JUANCARLOS]

I have installed a Small Business Server 4.5 with exchange 5.5 and the growing of data, is nearly to full the disk, there are a way to compact the data to maximize disk space.

Waiting for your answers thanks in advance.

JCHR

 

[chrisstyles]

I take it from your thread that this is a new install, with not much data, if so then you can't really compact the exchange databases.

If the server has been up a while, it may be a good idea to do an offline defrag using the eseutil located in the exchsrvr\bin directory.

How big are the pub.ebd and priv.ebd files?

Chris

 

[lardum]

Use ESEUTIL to defrag the databases. This should release lots of data. Shut down all services before starting.

 

[chrisstyles]

One point though, when you use the util, it creates a copy of the database to defrag into, so you need twice the space. However if you do "eseutil /?" you will find that you can specify a differnt drive to create the temp database on. So just fit a space drive while you do the defrag.

Chris

 

[JUANCARLOS]

chrisstyles, you can defrag the database in other drive, is the same to, move the database to another drive, can you explain more.
Thanks

 

[chrisstyles]

To move the database, use the exchange optimizer. It will move the databse and set the appropiate registry enteries.

To defrag on another drive, use ...

eseutil /d /ispub /t x:\temp.ebd for public folders
eseutil /d /ispriv /t x:\temp.edb for private mailboxes.

substitute x:\ with you free drive.

Exchange optimizer is perfwiz.exe

both eseutil and perfwiz are located in exchsrvr\bin directory.

eseutil will require the Microsoft Information Store service to be stopped.

Chris