Server Space Issue

So i've got WSS 3.0 installed on the server and added the MS Search
Server Express to it (about 5 months ago), but now it seems the space
on my server is starting to run low. I know that the MS Search Server
indexes/crawls the site, which probably takes up some space. Is there
something I can do (besides upgrading/buying new server) to help
alleviate this problem?

Also, is there some way I could search to determine what might
possibly taking up so much space?

John
Fri Aug 29 06:12:37 CDT 2008

Things that normally eat space are audit files, log files, multiple versions
of the same documents and index files propogated to query servers. I would
start looking at these areas first. although none of them might apply you
could at least eliminate them.

Regards

John Timney (MVP)
http://www.johntimney.com
http://www.johntimney.com/blog


"Jason" <ci02be@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:4c32b517-d3b5-4028-8447-a97ac57a7f99@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...
> So i've got WSS 3.0 installed on the server and added the MS Search
> Server Express to it (about 5 months ago), but now it seems the space
> on my server is starting to run low. I know that the MS Search Server
> indexes/crawls the site, which probably takes up some space. Is there
> something I can do (besides upgrading/buying new server) to help
> alleviate this problem?
>
> Also, is there some way I could search to determine what might
> possibly taking up so much space?

Anna
Fri Aug 29 06:16:11 CDT 2008

Hi Jason,

if you have crawling/indexing and application server on one box it will
cause some performance issues, especially when using SQL Express edition and
storing your SQL database on local file system.
I think that content index files might take a lot of space on your
server -simply have a look at your file system.

Look here for consideration using stand alone or farm scenarios:
Plan to deploy Search Server 2008 or Search Server 2008 Express
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc298315.aspx

You can add some disk space to your server and move data or index files to
that disk or add new dedicated crawl/index server (if your configuration
allows it).

Some more info on the topic:
Determine hardware and software requirements (Search Server 2008)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb905370.aspx

Upgrade to Search Server 2008 from Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc297193.aspx

Anna


"Jason" <ci02be@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:4c32b517-d3b5-4028-8447-a97ac57a7f99@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...
> So i've got WSS 3.0 installed on the server and added the MS Search
> Server Express to it (about 5 months ago), but now it seems the space
> on my server is starting to run low. I know that the MS Search Server
> indexes/crawls the site, which probably takes up some space. Is there
> something I can do (besides upgrading/buying new server) to help
> alleviate this problem?
>
> Also, is there some way I could search to determine what might
> possibly taking up so much space?

Jason
Fri Aug 29 08:27:18 CDT 2008

On Aug 29, 7:16=A0am, "Anna" <Anja_Ame...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Jason,
>
> if you have crawling/indexing and application server on one box it will
> cause some performance issues, especially when using SQL Express edition =
and
> storing your SQL database on local file system.
> I think that content index files might take a lot of space on your
> server -simply have a look at your file system.
>
> Look here for consideration using stand alone or farm scenarios:
> Plan to deploy Search Server 2008 or Search Server 2008 Expresshttp://tec=
hnet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc298315.aspx
>
> You can add some disk space to your server and move data or index files t=
o
> that disk or add new dedicated crawl/index server (if your configuration
> allows it).
>
> Some more info on the topic:
> Determine hardware and software requirements (Search Server 2008)http://t=
echnet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb905370.aspx
>
> Upgrade to Search Server 2008 from Windows SharePoint Services 3.0http://=
technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc297193.aspx
>
> Anna
>
> "Jason" <ci0...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:4c32b517-d3b5-4028-8447-a97ac57a7f99@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > So i've got WSS 3.0 installed on the server and added the MS Search
> > Server Express to it (about 5 months ago), but now it seems the space
> > on my server is starting to run low. I know that the MS Search Server
> > indexes/crawls the site, which probably takes up some space. Is there
> > something I can do (besides upgrading/buying new server) to help
> > alleviate this problem?
>
> > Also, is there some way I could search to determine what might
> > possibly taking up so much space?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Thanks. These things should do the trick.

Jason