Q240152: XADM: What Determines a Limited Store in Exchange Server 5.5
Article: Q240152
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): 5.5,5.5 SP1,5.5 SP2,5.5 SP3
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): exc55 exc55sp1 exc55sp2 exc55sp3
Last Modified: 09-MAR-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 5.5, 5.5 SP1, 5.5 SP2, 5.5 SP3
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SUMMARY
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Whether or not an Exchange Server 5.5 information store is unlimited is
determined by a new non-editable directory attribute called Type, which is
encoded.
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How to Determine Whether the Information Store Is Limited or Unlimited
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To distinguish between Exchange Server Standard Edition (limited information
store) and Exchange Server Enterprise Edition (unlimited information store),
check the Windows NT Server Event Viewer application log upon startup.
The following event is logged in the application log when the information store
starts on a computer running the Standard Edition:
Event ID 1216<BR/>
Source: MSExchangeIS Private<BR/>
Type: Information<BR/>
Category: General<BR/>
Description: Information store with limited storage capacity enabled.
The following event is logged in the application log when the information store
starts on a computer running the Enterprise Edition:
Event Id: 1217<BR/>
Source: MSExchangeIS<BR/>
Type: Information<BR/>
Category: General<BR/>
Description: "Information store with unlimited capacity started"<BR/>
For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q173889 XADM: Determining if Exchange Server Enterprise or Standard Version
Is Installed
NOTE: When the 16-gigabyte (GB) limit is reached on an Exchange Server 5.5
Standard version computer, the user may receive the following Event ID:
Event ID:1112
Source: MSExchangeIS
Description:
The database has reached the maximum allowed size. Attempting to stop the
Microsoft Exchange Information Store.
For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q185457 XADM: Information Store Shuts Down; Database at Maximum Size
How to Change the Type Attribute
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The Type attribute can only be changed by running Setup.exe from an Enterprise
Edition CD (SrvRmax.exe if using Select CDs), and clicking Reinstall. This
changes the Type attribute within the Dir.edb file, giving you an unlimited
store.
NOTE: You need to reapply the last Exchange Server service pack that had been
applied to the server before the reinstallation, after the reinstallation is
finished.
Additional query words:
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Keywords : exc55 exc55sp1 exc55sp2 exc55sp3
Technology : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2 kbExchange550SP1 kbExchange550SP2 kbExchange550SP3
Version : :5.5,5.5 SP1,5.5 SP2,5.5 SP3
Issue type : kbhowto
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