XADM: Free Disk Space Requirements for Eseutil.exe (183888)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
- Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
This article was previously published under Q183888 SUMMARY
This article discusses the amount of free disk space required to run the
Eseutil.exe program that ships with Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5.
MORE INFORMATION
Eseutil.exe can be used to defragment, repair, or check the integrity of a
Microsoft Exchange Server database.
The amount of free disk space needed to defragment a database (Eseutil /d)
is 110 percent of the size of the file being defragmented.
When you repair a database (Eseutil /p), the amount of free disk space
required depends on the number of corrupt pages in the database. This is
different from how the older Edbutil.exe program repaired databases.
Normally, 25 percent of the file being repaired is a conservative estimate
of the amount of free disk space required.
Checking database integrity (Eseutil /g) is an in-place operation and does
not require any additional free disk space.
In the case of the defrag or repair operations, the /t command line switch
should be used to specify the location of a temporary file. This file
should be located on a drive that has the required free disk space. This
can be a local or a network drive.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 4/28/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbinfo KB183888 |
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