Thank you Kim... See...what I want to do is to start backing up our Exchange Server. Right now though, there isn't enough disk space and we don't have tape backup. I want to be able to at least clear out some of the logs to free up some space to start my backups. So...in short...once I enable circular logging...the transaction log will be purged automatically? Thanks -chris -----Original Message----- From: Kim Cameron [mailto:Kim.Cameron@xxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 2:13 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: transaction logs... http://www.MSExchange.org/ Chris, If you enable circular logging and your server goes down, you will not be able to recover your data. Of course, if you aren't backing up your data now, I gather that the data does not warrant recovery in such a case? If so, then sure, turn on circular logging. If the data is worth having, it's worth backing up. And the only way to manage Exchange is by backing it up to allow the log files to be purged. You might want to pick up some "Best Practices" tips by reading, for instance, Jim McBee's book "Exchange 2000 Server: 24x7" (http://tinyurl.com/7adh). It's a very pleasant read. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Kim Cameron Messaging and Directory Resources SAS Institute Inc. kim.cameron@xxxxxxx +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -----Original Message----- From: Chris Chauv [mailto:chrisc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 3:59 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: transaction logs... http://www.MSExchange.org/ Thanks for your quick response Ciapala. The problem is that I cannot run a full exchange backup because I don't have an external tape backup and when I attempt to back up to the disk, I don't have enough disk space. So, by enabling Circular Logging...the old transaction log will get removed automatically, over time? Thanks again, chris ------------------------------------------------------ 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: chrisc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub')