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Quick Format and Exchange Cluster Disk Partitions

 
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Rob
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Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 4:29 pm    Post subject: Quick Format and Exchange Cluster Disk Partitions Reply with quote
Can someone please confirm that the best practice is NOT to perform a quick
format on an Exchange cluste disk partition. I remember reading it in a
Microsoft technical article but cannot find the article.

If you know the link to the MS article it would be very helpful.

Thanks
Rob

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Rodney R. Fournier [MVP]
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Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 5:58 pm    Post subject: Re: Quick Format and Exchange Cluster Disk Partitions Reply with quote
I heard from someone internally that it makes no difference, they both do
the basically the same thing on a RAID array.

Cheers,

Rod

MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering Website
http://msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
http://www.clusterhelp.com - Cluster Training

"Rob" <robquee@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Quote:
Can someone please confirm that the best practice is NOT to perform a
quick
format on an Exchange cluste disk partition. I remember reading it in a
Microsoft technical article but cannot find the article.

If you know the link to the MS article it would be very helpful.

Thanks
Rob

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Rob
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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 1:58 am    Post subject: Re: Quick Format and Exchange Cluster Disk Partitions Reply with quote
Thanks Rod

The following links mention "to stay away from quick format".

http://www.internetaccessmonitor.com/eng/products/articles/10_Tips_to_Optimize_Exchange_2003_Performance_Part_1/10_Tips_to_Optimize_Exchange_2003_Performance_Part_1.php
http://www.petri.co.il/exchange_disk_geometry.htm
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Optimize-Exchange-2003-Performance-Part1.html

Do you know of a MS article that details any of this?

Rob


"Rodney R. Fournier [MVP]" wrote:

Quote:
I heard from someone internally that it makes no difference, they both do
the basically the same thing on a RAID array.

Cheers,

Rod

MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering Website
http://msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
http://www.clusterhelp.com - Cluster Training

"Rob" <robquee@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OCQ1XaA9FHA.1248@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
Can someone please confirm that the best practice is NOT to perform a
quick
format on an Exchange cluste disk partition. I remember reading it in a
Microsoft technical article but cannot find the article.

If you know the link to the MS article it would be very helpful.

Thanks
Rob






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Rodney R. Fournier [MVP]
Guest
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 1:58 am    Post subject: Re: Quick Format and Exchange Cluster Disk Partitions Reply with quote
I hear you and notice all 3 articles use almost the exact same wording. I
remember who told me at Microsoft and he is a top notch NT guy. I would like
to hear or read a Microsoft article or support person say for sure why or
why not. I will try and look later tonight for an MS article.

Cheers,

Rod

MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering Website
http://msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
http://www.clusterhelp.com - Cluster Training

"Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Thanks Rod

The following links mention "to stay away from quick format".

http://www.internetaccessmonitor.com/eng/products/articles/10_Tips_to_Optimize_Exchange_2003_Performance_Part_1/10_Tips_to_Optimize_Exchange_2003_Performance_Part_1.php
http://www.petri.co.il/exchange_disk_geometry.htm
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Optimize-Exchange-2003-Performance-Part1.html

Do you know of a MS article that details any of this?

Rob


"Rodney R. Fournier [MVP]" wrote:

I heard from someone internally that it makes no difference, they both do
the basically the same thing on a RAID array.

Cheers,

Rod

MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering Website
http://msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
http://www.clusterhelp.com - Cluster Training

"Rob" <robquee@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OCQ1XaA9FHA.1248@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
Can someone please confirm that the best practice is NOT to perform a
quick
format on an Exchange cluste disk partition. I remember reading it in a
Microsoft technical article but cannot find the article.

If you know the link to the MS article it would be very helpful.

Thanks
Rob




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