Topic Last Modified: 2009-02-06

The Microsoft Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer examines the storage locations for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007-based servers that are configured to use one of the following high-availability features:

• Local Continuous Replication (LCR)
  
  
• Cluster Continuous Replication (CCR)
  
  
• Standby Continuous Replication (SCR)
  
  

The Best Practices Analyzer examines the data storage locations to verify that sufficient hard disk drive space is available for the correct operation of Exchange. If the Best Practices Analyzer determines too many log files are present in the IgnoredLogs subfolder of the transaction log folder, the tool generates the following warning message:

The size of the log files in '<FolderName>' folder for storage group '<StorageGroup>' on server <ServerName> is bigger than 1GB. Over time the amount of logs will grow and consume all available disk space. It is recommended that you delete them.

On Exchange LCR, CCR, and SCR servers, each storage group contains a subfolder that is named IgnoredLogs. For example, a server may use a path that resembles the following for a particular transaction log storage location:

E:\TransactionLogs\StorageGroup1\IgnoredLogs\

Exchange uses the IgnoredLogs folder to store valid log files that cannot be replayed. For example, a log file might be outdated or corrupt. The IgnoredLogs folder may also contain the following subfolders:

• E00OutofDate
  
  This subfolder contains old E00.log files that were present on the passive node at the time of failover. An E00.log file is created on the passive node if the node was previously running as an active node. When these log files are moved to the E00OutofDate subfolder, event ID 2013 is logged in the Application log.
  
  

• InspectionFailed
  
  This subdirectory contains log files that have failed inspection. Event ID 2013 is logged when a log file fails inspection. Then, the log file is moved to the InspectionFailed folder. The log file inspector uses the Eseutil tool together with other methods to verify that a log file is physically valid. Any exception that is returned by these examinations is considered as a failure result, and the log file is considered to be corrupted.
  
  

Log files that accumulate in the IgnoredLogs subfolder are not automatically removed. Therefore, as the number of log files increases over time, available storage space on the storage location may be used up. This, together with typical transaction log generation could cause Exchange to stop processing messages.

To address this issue, delete the log files from the IgnoredLogs subfolder in the appropriate storage group.

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