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Hey all
I wanted to ask If there such a thing overcommitment in Exchange mailbox databases, and I will explain -
Lets suppose I have 3 users with 5GB quota configured, and they all share a database with capacity of 10GB
What will happen when the combined volume will reach the 10GB limit?
Thanks
Tankwell
The administration and maintenance of Microsoft Exchange Server to ensure secure, reliable, and efficient email and collaboration services across an organization.
Answer accepted by question author
The edb file will grow as much as needed until disk space is exhausted.
Users will NOT get a warning unless they reach their mailbox quotas, that is up to you to monitor disk space.
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Hi @Tankwell
Yes, agree with Andy.
Users will get the warning notification only when their mailbox size reaches or exceeds the value of Issue a warning at (GB) specified, Exchange sends a warning message to the user.
Official document here: Configure storage quotas for a mailbox in Exchange Server
This can also be configured at database side: Manage mailbox databases in Exchange Server
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Hey,
Thank you
The documentation did not actually specify what happen when the .edb file needs to grow...
So the consequence is that over commitment in the database (means - give the users more capacity than the database can afford)