Re: ESEUTIL
- From: "Neil Hobson" <Neil.Hobson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "[ExchangeList]" <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 08:55:58 +0100
The recommended routine is to ensure the overnight Exchange maintenance takes
place - that's the online maintenance, not the running of ESEUTIL. Trust me on
this one.
The only times it's worth compacting the database are:
1. You've deleted loads of mailboxes and you'll recover a large amount of disk
space (in the GB region)
2. You need to run ISINTEG for a specific reason. Running ESEUTIL first is
good practice.
Neil Hobson
Silversands
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-----Original Message-----
From: Kenny Mann [mailto:Kennymann@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wed 09/07/2003 19:08
To: [ExchangeList]
Cc:
Subject: [exchangelist] Re: ESEUTIL
http://www.MSExchange.org/
I was intending on setting up something similair and was trying to
determine what would be a good schedule to do so, perhaps an automated
script.
Interesting.
Is their any recommended routine maintance on an Exchange server, namely
the Exchange database or something related?
Thanks!
--Kenny Mann
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Lorie Gordon [mailto:lgordon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 12:51 PM
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>Subject: [exchangelist] Re: ESEUTIL
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>I defrag my database on a regular basis and always thought
>that it was a "best practice". Am I wrong about this? I have
>Exchange standard edition with limited database size. After
>users archive and mailboxes are deleted I often run the defrag
>to recover space. Is this not recommended???
>
>Lorie Gordon
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Neil Hobson [mailto:Neil.Hobson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 12:03 PM
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>Subject: [exchangelist] Re: ESEUTIL
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>Sorry, I meant to say "isn't recommended" rather than "isn't
>supported" below. It's time to go home here now. :-)
>
>Neil Hobson
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Neil Hobson
>Sent: 09 July 2003 17:51
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>Yes, it's true that ESEUTIL will reduce the size of your
>database if you use it in offline defrag mode (the /d switch).
>
>But ask yourself why you want to reduce the size of the database.
>Exchange will reuse the whitespace contained in the database,
>and once this has been reused, the physical size of the
>database will expand again. If you reduce the size of the
>database, it will only grow again in the future.
>
>The biggest risk with ESEUTIL is when you run it in repair
>mode (the /p switch). Basically, when the repair function
>finds errors, it deletes the entire page that the error is in,
>which means that users will lose some data. That's not always
>that much data, but if your CEO opens a message and the
>attachment is then missing... :-)
>
>That's one of the reasons that using ESEUTIL /p on a database
>that is then put back into production isn't supported.
>
>ESEUTIL is a valid, and useful, tool. But don't run it for
>the sake of running it.
>
>Neil Hobson
>Silversands
>
>http://www.silversands.co.uk
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>> Hey all,
>>
>> I want to reduce the size of my e2k databases, and ive heard eseutil
>> will defrag and free up clear space in the databases.
>>
>> Whats the deal with this tool as ive heard people say it can corrupt
>> the db and all sorts of nightmare stories.
>>
>> Ive read the MS articles regarding this, but they arent particularly
>> useful or descriptive.
>>
>> I know this subject has come up time and again, so I apologize for
>> going over old subjects.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Luke Marioni
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