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Log files in \exchsrvr\MDBDATA.
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| I have about 2.5 gigs of log files named "E0000xxx" in the
C:\program file\exchsrvr\MDBDATA folder.
Each is 5 megs.
Where do these come from, how do I turn the logging off,
and can I delete the logs that are currently in the folder?
Thanks
Matt
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| Mark Fugatt 2002-10-05, 8:35 pm |
| These are the Exchange Transaction Log files and they should not be manually
deleted, by performing a full backup of the Exchange storage groups using an
Exchange aware backup program such as the Windows 2000 backup program on
your Exchange server, these files will be purged.
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Mark Fugatt
Pentech Office Solutions Inc
www.exchangetrainer.com and www.4mcts.com
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"Matt" <matt@day1.com> wrote in message
news:90a701c24df3$795c29b0$3ae
f2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA09...
> I have about 2.5 gigs of log files named "E0000xxx" in the
> C:\program file\exchsrvr\MDBDATA folder.
> Each is 5 megs.
> Where do these come from, how do I turn the logging off,
> and can I delete the logs that are currently in the folder?
>
> Thanks
> Matt
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| Don't delete them! You don't turn them off. They contain transactions that
have not been committed to the database. Their data is automatically moved
into the database and these files removed when you do an online backup. So,
that raises the question: How are you backing up your Exchange server? The
Windows Backup software on your system works great if you don't have another
product.
"Matt" <matt@day1.com> wrote in message
news:90a701c24df3$795c29b0$3ae
f2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA09...
> I have about 2.5 gigs of log files named "E0000xxx" in the
> C:\program file\exchsrvr\MDBDATA folder.
> Each is 5 megs.
> Where do these come from, how do I turn the logging off,
> and can I delete the logs that are currently in the folder?
>
> Thanks
> Matt
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| So, thoes are transaction logs from the *.stm files in my
stores?
Microsoft backup is what we planned on using until veritas
can be upgraded.
Will microsoft backup backup all vital exchange data while
the service is running?
Thanks,
Matt
>-----Original Message-----
>Don't delete them! You don't turn them off. They contain
transactions that
>have not been committed to the database. Their data is
automatically moved
>into the database and these files removed when you do an
online backup. So,
>that raises the question: How are you backing up your
Exchange server? The
>Windows Backup software on your system works great if you
don't have another
>product.
>
>"Matt" <matt@day1.com> wrote in message
> news:90a701c24df3$795c29b0$3ae
f2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA09...
>> I have about 2.5 gigs of log files named "E0000xxx" in
the
>> C:\program file\exchsrvr\MDBDATA folder.
>> Each is 5 megs.
>> Where do these come from, how do I turn the logging off,
>> and can I delete the logs that are currently in the
folder?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Matt
>
>
>.
>
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| They are transaction logs (not message tracking logs). Microsoft backup will
do an online backup, which means it will get all vital exchange data, even
while the store is running and people are using the server. It will then
remove all the log files that were successfully committed to the database.
"Matt" <matt@day1.com> wrote in message
news:80cd01c24dfd$c3e7acc0$37e
f2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA13...
> So, thoes are transaction logs from the *.stm files in my
> stores?
> Microsoft backup is what we planned on using until veritas
> can be upgraded.
> Will microsoft backup backup all vital exchange data while
> the service is running?
>
> Thanks,
> Matt
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Don't delete them! You don't turn them off. They contain
> transactions that
> >have not been committed to the database. Their data is
> automatically moved
> >into the database and these files removed when you do an
> online backup. So,
> >that raises the question: How are you backing up your
> Exchange server? The
> >Windows Backup software on your system works great if you
> don't have another
> >product.
> >
> >"Matt" <matt@day1.com> wrote in message
> > news:90a701c24df3$795c29b0$3ae
f2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA09...
> >> I have about 2.5 gigs of log files named "E0000xxx" in
> the
> >> C:\program file\exchsrvr\MDBDATA folder.
> >> Each is 5 megs.
> >> Where do these come from, how do I turn the logging off,
> >> and can I delete the logs that are currently in the
> folder?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> Matt
> >
> >
> >.
> >
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| David Sengupta [MVP] 2002-10-05, 8:35 pm |
| You could also turn on circular logging to minimize the number of files ...
but make sure you understand what they do first. Turning on circular
logging means you could only restore to the point of the last successful
backup ... nothing more.
--
David Sengupta M.T.S., MVP, MCSE, MCSE 2000, CCA Ottawa, Canada
Exchange Diagnostics - Quest Spotlight on Exchange -
http://www.quest.com/spotlight_exchange
Exchange Management - Microsoft Operations Manager -
http://www.microsoft.com/mom/
Exchange FAQ - http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm
"Matt" <matt@day1.com> wrote in message
news:90a701c24df3$795c29b0$3ae
f2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA09...
> I have about 2.5 gigs of log files named "E0000xxx" in the
> C:\program file\exchsrvr\MDBDATA folder.
> Each is 5 megs.
> Where do these come from, how do I turn the logging off,
> and can I delete the logs that are currently in the folder?
>
> Thanks
> Matt
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