well i have about 14gigs of txt files named numberically E0000001.txt in my MDBDATA directory they are about 5megs each which is consitent for log files, which is why i ask... i do backup but unfortunatly my tape backup hasnt work correctly in about a week. --- PeterM <petermags@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > log files have a .LOG extension. > Try to separate database and log files onto diferent > drives, this is very > important for disaster recovery. > Separate database and system files, better to leave > LOG files on the system > drive. > NOTE that we are talking physical drive NOT logical. > As with all exchange servers the operating system on > drive 0, LOGs on drive > 0 or 1 (preffered), then storage groups on next > drive 1 or 2, and if large > add more storage goups to additional drives, this > way you can add more > drives as the need arrises, and move storage groups > or create more storage > groups on them. > Keep the log file dataspace small by proper backups. > Before you can move a storage group to a different > location(system manager, > properties of storeage group), the folder must > exist. > regards > Peter > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Harel Zahavi" <harel_zahavi@xxxxxxxxx> > To: "[ExchangeList]" <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 2:14 PM > Subject: [exchangelist] RE: exchange ate up my hard > drive > > > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > > > would the txt files in that mdbdata directory be > the > > logging files? > > > > > > --- Andrea Coppini <andreacoppini@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > > > > > If you can get to System Manager, here is where > to > > > change it: > > > > > > System Manager > > > |--Servers > > > |----[SERVERNAME] > > > |---First Storage Group > > > > > > Right click on 'Mailbox Store' and switch to the > > > 'Database' tab. The > > > 'Exchange database' and 'Exchange streaming > > > database' locations are > > > where your information store is stored. > > > > > > If you move one step up and right click on > 'First > > > Storage Group' and > > > choose properties, you can choose where to put > the > > > 'Transaction Logs' > > > and the 'System Path' location (haven't figured > out > > > what System Path is > > > exactly, but the default is also '\mdbdata' so > you > > > might want to keep it > > > with your IS. > > > > > > Any changes you do here will automatically stop > the > > > Exchange services > > > and move any existing files. > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Harel [mailto:harel_zahavi@xxxxxxxxx] > > > Sent: 15 October 2002 1:34 PM > > > To: [ExchangeList] > > > Subject: [exchangelist] exchange ate up my hard > > > drive > > > > > > > > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > > > > > i was wondering if anyone knew if it is at all > > > possible to change the > > > mdbdata directory in exchange 2000, it has grown > to > > > full capacity on my > > > server and i now i have no c drive. is there any > way > > > to break it yup > > > accross multiple hard drives or is my only way > to > > > start to set up > > > mailbox quotas? also what happened to the > > > performance optimizer utility > > > for 2000? > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > > List Archives: > > > > > > http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > > > Exchange Newsletters: > > > http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp > > > Exchange FAQ: > > > > > > http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > > ISA Server Resource Site: > http://www.isaserver.org > > > Windows Security Resource Site: > > > http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Windows > > > 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > > You are currently subscribed to this > MSExchange.org > > > Discussion List as: > > > andreacoppini@xxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a > blank > > > email to > > > $subst('Email.Unsub') > > > > > > Andrea Coppini > > > +356 79 ANDREA (263732) > > > andreacoppini@xxxxxxxx > > > > > > EMPOWER PEOPLE - THE WORLD IN YOUR HAND > > > > > > iWG (iWORLD GROUP) is a global e-mobile company > > > creating, building and growing new businesses. > iWG > > > founders are pioneers in creating multi-billion > > > dollar mobile and Internet businesses in Europe, > > > Asia and the US. > > > > > > The Global Partners include the shareholders > Bank of > > > America, Deutsche Bank, Hikari Tsushin, McCaw, > > > PaineWebber/UBS, The Dolphins' Trust, Perikles > Trust > > > and the iAA Advisory Network. > > > > > > www.iWG.info > > > > > > www.countryprofiler.com/iWG > > > > > > Privileged/Confidential Information may be > contained > > > in this message. 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