How can I reduce the size of the database. Right now I'm freeing up space so I can defrag it with eseutil. How can I keep it under 16 gig?
Configure Mailbox Manager Policy and set mailbox limits. Better solution, upgrade to Exchange 2003SP2 (75GB) or 2007 (No limit) for your database size. -- John Oliver, Jr MCSE, MCT, CCNA Exchange MVP 2008 Microsoft Certified Partner "Michael Bresnahan" wrote in message news:u$Up8hQMIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > How can I reduce the size of the database. Right now I'm freeing up space > so I can defrag it with eseutil. > > How can I keep it under 16 gig? >
Michael Bresnahan wrote: > How can I reduce the size of the database. Right now I'm freeing up > space so I can defrag it with eseutil. > > How can I keep it under 16 gig? Use mailbox quotas so your users mailboxes (and deleted items) cannot exceed the limit.
If you have mailbox size limits, have properly sized the disk for the mailbox+dumpster, and have an appropriate number of user on the database, then you will never exceed whatever the size limit is. That you're asking this question , imples that one of these conditions is not true. Whatever you do in this case is simply a workaround (and an offline defrage is not a good one). The answer to "How can I keep it under 16 gig" is fairly obvious. Depending on the precondition that is false, in your case you may need to: 1. Impose mailbox size limits - if you don't then you'll eventually run up against the ultimate limit; available space. 2. Upgrade to enterprise and use larger stores./more stores. 3. Add mailbox servers. 4. Some combbination of 1, 2 and/or 3 above. "Michael Bresnahan" wrote in message news:u$Up8hQMIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > How can I reduce the size of the database. Right now I'm freeing up space > so I can defrag it with eseutil. > > How can I keep it under 16 gig? >
