More details on Standard DB limit size increase in Exchange 2003 SP2

re: More details on Standard DB limit size increase in Exchange 2003 SP2

Ameet Bakshi — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:26:08 GMT

Hello,
I have exchange 2003 std SP2 installed. My database size limit is set to 70GB. Presently the size of the database is at 66GB.

What all steps shall I do so that I get the database size down to around 55GB.

Thanks
Ameet

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Gerard Dagnall — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 23:44:14 GMT

Does the increase in DB database size work with the version of Exchange 2003 with SP2 on Small Business Server 2003?

re: More details on Standard DB limit size increase in Exchange 2003 SP2

Achim Kopfmueller — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 19:28:12 GMT

Thanx for your clarification how to get a bigger database. I also learned that this larger DB size is valid for the Public Store. The most important question for me is: Do I have to set up the registry keys for the public store seperatly (meaning putting them in under HKLM\SYSTEM\ CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeIS\<SERVER NAME>\Public-<HexCode>) or is it enough to set them up like described above (meaning: keys in private area)?

re: More details on Standard DB limit size increase in Exchange 2003 SP2

Exchange — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 22:43:00 GMT

meechp123,

You are correct - the value of "20" would be correct for 20GB. And yes, this value should be DECIMAL.

By the way, not sure if you noticed but we updated the post yesterday to say that all values are in decimal plus there is a screenshot now of sample registry values. Hope that helps!

re: More details on Standard DB limit size increase in Exchange 2003 SP2

meechp123 — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 22:24:35 GMT

So, I create a DWord Value for "Database Size Limit in GB" and if I want to set the limit to 20gb, I put 20 in the value? And I also must make sure that it's decimal? Correct? I just dont want to mess something up....

re: More details on Standard DB limit size increase in Exchange 2003 SP2

Ethan McConnell — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 08:49:26 GMT

Reinaldo,

Great question. I have confirmed that the Microsoft Exchange Best Practices Analyzer (EXBPA) tool will be updated shortly to reflect a check for the database size check modficiation for servers that have Exchange 2003 SP2.

As per your second question concerning how to verify if the database limits were increased: beyond confirming the registry values are set properly (remember, those values are in decimal, and the blog has been updated to show a sample screenshot of those entries), you can set the database warning buffer to warn at a lower threshold.

A test example would be to set the Database Limit to 20GB, but have the warning buffer percentage set to 50%. This way you should get a warning in the Application Event Log, at the next database size check interval, as long as the database has grown to 10GB or larger.

re: More details on Standard DB limit size increase in Exchange 2003 SP2

Reinaldo Gondar — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 14:57:24 GMT

Hi,
My organization uses the Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard and the additional space for the Exchange store DB was desperately needed, so the SP2 limit size increase was received like a blessing.
However after the SP2 was installed I run the Microsoft Exchange Best Practices Analyser Tool and keep receiving a Critical Issue warning that Mailbox store exceeds 15 GB.
I followed the procedures described at the related article to change the default storage using the registry editor, checked and rechecked, the server restarted, etc., but the BPAnalyserTool keeps sending the same warning.
How can I be sure that the database limits were increased and are in use?
Can you help me?

Note: Version installed 6.5 (Build 7638.2: Service Pack 2)
This installation is an upgrade from Microsoft Exchange 2000 server and runs with Microsoft 2003 Server (also upgraded from Windows 2000 server)

re: More details on Standard DB limit size increase in Exchange 2003 SP2

MC in KC — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 08:42:05 GMT

Any word on a release date? Working for a commercial real estate firm that emails tons of CAD drawings, I am constantly getting close to the 16Gb limit... and the next time I tell the CEO to clean his mailbox I will probably be shot (he would say firing is too merciful-- the same guy will not spend the money to get Enterprise though--- go figure)