reducing database size

Michael Bresnahan · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

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?

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John Oliver, Jr. [MVP] · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 823

Configure Mailbox Manager Policy and set mailbox limits. Better solution,
upgrade to Exchange 2003SP2 (75GB) or 2007 (No limit) for your database
size.

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"Michael Bresnahan" wrote in message $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?
>

Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 875

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.

John Fullbright · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 365

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 $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?
>

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