In a hybrid environment had an Exchange server on-prem (2016) that was not being backed up by normal means. In fact, now that I’m writing this, I’m pretty sure it’s not being backed up at all; something I’ll look into eventually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyway, this Exchange server was filling up its drive space for logs. So I “faked” a backup and truncated the logs without any dismounting of the storage or taking the system offline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
diskshadow<\/code><\/li>add volume e: <\/code>(this is assuming your Exchange DB and Logs directories are on the E: drive)<\/li>begin backup<\/code><\/li>create<\/code><\/li>end backup<\/code><\/li>- Profit!<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In a hybrid environment had an Exchange server on-prem (2016) that was not being backed up by normal means. In fact, now that I’m writing this, I’m pretty sure it’s not being backed up at all; something I’ll look into eventually. Anyway, this Exchange server was filling up its drive space for logs. So I … Continue reading Exchange Truncate Logs<\/span>