Outlook PST files stored on a Cluster Server

[bungidog]

Hi,

Does anyone here store their Outlook PST files on the Network (we know
this is bad, but our corporate policy prevents us using exchange), we
store these files on a windows 2000 cluster and have been having issues
with checkdisk running when we move groups from one node to the other -
this sometimes kills data, and sometimes kills permissions.

We are not quite sure if it is outlook PSTs causing the disk to be
marked as dirty, but basically it is causing some grief, and since
according to a microsoft KB article ourlook uses low level disk
commands to write to PSTs then this may be the reason.

I have checked to see if there are known errors with this setup, but
cannot find anything.

If anyone else has had this issue or knows what may be happening please
let me know.

Thanks.

Mark.

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

Officially, Microsoft does not support the use of PST files on network
drives.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;297019&sd=RMVP

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Hi,

Does anyone here store their Outlook PST files on the Network (we know
this is bad, but our corporate policy prevents us using exchange), we
store these files on a windows 2000 cluster and have been having issues
with checkdisk running when we move groups from one node to the other -
this sometimes kills data, and sometimes kills permissions.

We are not quite sure if it is outlook PSTs causing the disk to be
marked as dirty, but basically it is causing some grief, and since
according to a microsoft KB article ourlook uses low level disk
commands to write to PSTs then this may be the reason.

I have checked to see if there are known errors with this setup, but
cannot find anything.

If anyone else has had this issue or knows what may be happening please
let me know.

Thanks.

Mark.

See the link Neo posted, and talk to whomever manages this lame corporate
policy.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Why don't you tell him how you really feel?!

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] asked:

| || Hi,
||
|| Does anyone here store their Outlook PST files on the Network (we
|| know this is bad, but our corporate policy prevents us using
|| exchange), we store these files on a windows 2000 cluster and have
|| been having issues with checkdisk running when we move groups from
|| one node to the other - this sometimes kills data, and sometimes
|| kills permissions.
||
|| We are not quite sure if it is outlook PSTs causing the disk to be
|| marked as dirty, but basically it is causing some grief, and since
|| according to a microsoft KB article ourlook uses low level disk
|| commands to write to PSTs then this may be the reason.
||
|| I have checked to see if there are known errors with this setup, but
|| cannot find anything.
||
|| If anyone else has had this issue or knows what may be happening
|| please let me know.
||
|| Thanks.
||
|| Mark.
||
|
| See the link Neo posted, and talk to whomever manages this lame
| corporate policy.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"

Why don't you tell him how you really feel?!

I thought I'd be uncharacteristically demure.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] asked:

| || Hi,
||
|| Does anyone here store their Outlook PST files on the Network (we
|| know this is bad, but our corporate policy prevents us using
|| exchange), we store these files on a windows 2000 cluster and have
|| been having issues with checkdisk running when we move groups from
|| one node to the other - this sometimes kills data, and sometimes
|| kills permissions.
||
|| We are not quite sure if it is outlook PSTs causing the disk to be
|| marked as dirty, but basically it is causing some grief, and since
|| according to a microsoft KB article ourlook uses low level disk
|| commands to write to PSTs then this may be the reason.
||
|| I have checked to see if there are known errors with this setup, but
|| cannot find anything.
||
|| If anyone else has had this issue or knows what may be happening
|| please let me know.
||
|| Thanks.
||
|| Mark.
||
|
| See the link Neo posted, and talk to whomever manages this lame
| corporate policy.