AD Exchange 2000 System drive space issue

Michael Miazga · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

Hi all, thanks for the info..

We have an Exchange 2k sp3, Win2k sp4, AD server. After installing SP4 on
it I had a lot of problems, 2000 pro clients couldn't log into the network,
NtFrs event log errors etc. After a pulling out hairs, I figured out that
it was because sp4 makes major changes to NtFrs, especially to the amount of
space the service uses on the system drive. This server was built 2 years
or so ago, when 2GB partitions for system drives were used. So the problem
was there wasn't enough space on the system drive for the Ntfrs Replication
service to work correctly, I had about 300MB, it needed 600MB+. I
compressed and deleted and moved and cleared as much space as I could, and
got about 640MB of free space. All problems were fixed, everything worked
fine. Now my question:

The system drive on this server is just that, a system drive. There is
nothing else on this drive, all applications are installed on the D: drive.
I have been watching the space on the C: drive and it changes. Right now
there are 540MB free space, about 100MB less than a week ago. I've searched
for .log files and .tmp files getting out of control, I don't see anything.
Can someone please tell me what could be filling up the system drive? This
is the Master server (PDC emulator), I suppose I could transfer roles if
that will help to another server. We also run Norton Antivirus for
Microsoft Exchange (NAVMSE), and are getting alot of email that is
quarantined at the gateway, I delete 100 or so attachments daily
(W32.Swen.A@mm). Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Sorry so long!

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Andy Webb · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

Make sure your Default SMTP Virtual server files are on another drive.

Check the size of the Program Files\Exchsrvr directory a couple times to see
if it's growing. Most things that are dynamic can be moved either through
ESM or through other mechanisms.

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"Michael Miazga" wrote in message
news:%23xjc5f3hDHA.2400@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hi all, thanks for the info..
>
> We have an Exchange 2k sp3, Win2k sp4, AD server. After installing SP4 on
> it I had a lot of problems, 2000 pro clients couldn't log into the
network,
> NtFrs event log errors etc. After a pulling out hairs, I figured out that
> it was because sp4 makes major changes to NtFrs, especially to the amount
of
> space the service uses on the system drive. This server was built 2 years
> or so ago, when 2GB partitions for system drives were used. So the
problem
> was there wasn't enough space on the system drive for the Ntfrs
Replication
> service to work correctly, I had about 300MB, it needed 600MB+. I
> compressed and deleted and moved and cleared as much space as I could, and
> got about 640MB of free space. All problems were fixed, everything worked
> fine. Now my question:
>
> The system drive on this server is just that, a system drive. There is
> nothing else on this drive, all applications are installed on the D:
drive.
> I have been watching the space on the C: drive and it changes. Right now
> there are 540MB free space, about 100MB less than a week ago. I've
searched
> for .log files and .tmp files getting out of control, I don't see
anything.
> Can someone please tell me what could be filling up the system drive?
This
> is the Master server (PDC emulator), I suppose I could transfer roles if
> that will help to another server. We also run Norton Antivirus for
> Microsoft Exchange (NAVMSE), and are getting alot of email that is
> quarantined at the gateway, I delete 100 or so attachments daily
> (W32.Swen.A@mm). Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Sorry so long!
>
>
>

Paul Jirnec · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

Just a few idears on getting you some additional drive
space. Could you forgo the dump file in the event of a
crash and move the swap file off of the system drive?
Idear 2, eliminate the recycle bin on the system disk and
just got the with recycler on the "d" drive.

Dunno if it helps, just a few thoughts.

PJ

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi all, thanks for the info..
>
>We have an Exchange 2k sp3, Win2k sp4, AD server. After
installing SP4 on
>it I had a lot of problems, 2000 pro clients couldn't log
into the network,
>NtFrs event log errors etc. After a pulling out hairs, I
figured out that
>it was because sp4 makes major changes to NtFrs,
especially to the amount of
>space the service uses on the system drive. This server
was built 2 years
>or so ago, when 2GB partitions for system drives were
used. So the problem
>was there wasn't enough space on the system drive for the
Ntfrs Replication
>service to work correctly, I had about 300MB, it needed
600MB+. I
>compressed and deleted and moved and cleared as much
space as I could, and
>got about 640MB of free space. All problems were fixed,
everything worked
>fine. Now my question:
>
>The system drive on this server is just that, a system
drive. There is
>nothing else on this drive, all applications are
installed on the D: drive.
>I have been watching the space on the C: drive and it
changes. Right now
>there are 540MB free space, about 100MB less than a week
ago. I've searched
>for .log files and .tmp files getting out of control, I
don't see anything.
>Can someone please tell me what could be filling up the
system drive? This
>is the Master server (PDC emulator), I suppose I could
transfer roles if
>that will help to another server. We also run Norton
Antivirus for
>Microsoft Exchange (NAVMSE), and are getting alot of
email that is
>quarantined at the gateway, I delete 100 or so
attachments daily
>(W32.Swen.A@mm). Any advice would be greatly
appreciated. Sorry so long!
>
>
>
>.
>

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