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Martin
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Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:37 am Post subject:
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Hi,
I have just found that creating a new sharepoint portal site (from
sharepoint portal central administration) causes the new site to be created
on the first availible drive, which in my case is the installation partion
where the operating system is based.
This is not ideal in my case as I have very little space on the C:/ drive.
My server has two drives C: and E: I would like all new sites to be created
o the E: drive but I am unsure how to configure sharepoint to do this, if it
is possible at all.
I notice that the new portal created three new databases (_PROF,
_SERV,_SITE) although these db's are on the C: drive they are all relatively
small (_PROF is the larest with an 8MB mdf file and a 1MB ldf file) I am
assuming that I can change the locations of these files through SQL server.
So that means quite a lot of files must have been created on the file
system, is there a way to have these NOT go to the installation partition.
after creating a new portal I am left with less that 10MB of disk space on
my server, now SPS refuses to create a new portal siteon a disk with less
than 60MB of free space.
I would appreciate any help that can be offered on this matter.
many thanks in advance.
cheers
martin. |
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James Edelen
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Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:53 am Post subject:
Re: Create New Portal site -- Not on C: drive |
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SPS just tells SQL to create databases for it. To use a different drive,
specify a different drive to store your databases and log files in SQL
Enterprise Manager. Also, you may want to detach your current databases,
move them and reattch them using SQL enterprise manager as well. SharePoint
will still work without problem once they are reattched and they will be on
a different drive.
You may also want to move your index catelogs, but I forget exactly how to
do that offhand.
"Martin" <NO_SPAMdavid1234@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Hi,
I have just found that creating a new sharepoint portal site (from
sharepoint portal central administration) causes the new site to be
created on the first availible drive, which in my case is the installation
partion where the operating system is based.
This is not ideal in my case as I have very little space on the C:/ drive.
My server has two drives C: and E: I would like all new sites to be
created o the E: drive but I am unsure how to configure sharepoint to do
this, if it is possible at all.
I notice that the new portal created three new databases (_PROF,
_SERV,_SITE) although these db's are on the C: drive they are all
relatively small (_PROF is the larest with an 8MB mdf file and a 1MB ldf
file) I am assuming that I can change the locations of these files through
SQL server.
So that means quite a lot of files must have been created on the file
system, is there a way to have these NOT go to the installation partition.
after creating a new portal I am left with less that 10MB of disk space on
my server, now SPS refuses to create a new portal siteon a disk with less
than 60MB of free space.
I would appreciate any help that can be offered on this matter.
many thanks in advance.
cheers
martin.
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Steve Smith
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Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:55 am Post subject:
Re: Create New Portal site -- Not on C: drive |
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Hi Martin , just adding to the advise of James , another part of sharepoint
that will be created on C by default is your IIS inetpub folder. You could
look at creating your folders for holding your virtual servers to another
drive. To free up more space move the pagefile to another drive as well as
setting your temp folders to another drive via the Envoironment variables
tab in the properties of my computer.
You say that your SQL databases are small , well that will change over time
as you start to bring content into the portal you will the see the
portalname_site database grow.
Steve Smith
"James Edelen" <jj4@mvps.org> wrote in message
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| Quote: | SPS just tells SQL to create databases for it. To use a different drive,
specify a different drive to store your databases and log files in SQL
Enterprise Manager. Also, you may want to detach your current databases,
move them and reattch them using SQL enterprise manager as well.
SharePoint will still work without problem once they are reattched and
they will be on a different drive.
You may also want to move your index catelogs, but I forget exactly how to
do that offhand.
"Martin" <NO_SPAMdavid1234@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:%23UMsoNp9EHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
Hi,
I have just found that creating a new sharepoint portal site (from
sharepoint portal central administration) causes the new site to be
created on the first availible drive, which in my case is the
installation partion where the operating system is based.
This is not ideal in my case as I have very little space on the C:/
drive.
My server has two drives C: and E: I would like all new sites to be
created o the E: drive but I am unsure how to configure sharepoint to do
this, if it is possible at all.
I notice that the new portal created three new databases (_PROF,
_SERV,_SITE) although these db's are on the C: drive they are all
relatively small (_PROF is the larest with an 8MB mdf file and a 1MB ldf
file) I am assuming that I can change the locations of these files
through SQL server.
So that means quite a lot of files must have been created on the file
system, is there a way to have these NOT go to the installation
partition.
after creating a new portal I am left with less that 10MB of disk space
on my server, now SPS refuses to create a new portal siteon a disk with
less than 60MB of free space.
I would appreciate any help that can be offered on this matter.
many thanks in advance.
cheers
martin.
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Martin
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Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:13 am Post subject:
Re: Create New Portal site -- Not on C: drive |
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ok, Thanks for the advice, I had sort of figured that I could move the
databases to another drive, however there must be some files created on the
file system.
The reason is that SPS will NOT create another portal unless there is 60MB
of hard disk space on the C: drive.
The three databases that have been creted are only taking up a fraction of
this fiigure (less than 15 MB, this includes ldf and mdf files)
By index catalogs, I assume that you are taking about index server catalogs.
As far as I can tell from the computer management MMC there have been no
catalogs created, so I can only assume that creating a portal does not
create additional index server catalogs.
Does this mean that if I do have a relatively full C: drive (with less tha
60MB free space) that I will be excluded from creating any new SPS site on
that server for ever more.
I guess to change the default creation location of the database I will have
to do this through enterprise manager, so is there somewhere that I can
specify it in SPS.
cheers
martin.
"James Edelen" <jj4@mvps.org> wrote in message
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| Quote: | SPS just tells SQL to create databases for it. To use a different drive,
specify a different drive to store your databases and log files in SQL
Enterprise Manager. Also, you may want to detach your current databases,
move them and reattch them using SQL enterprise manager as well.
SharePoint will still work without problem once they are reattched and
they will be on a different drive.
You may also want to move your index catelogs, but I forget exactly how to
do that offhand.
"Martin" <NO_SPAMdavid1234@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:%23UMsoNp9EHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
Hi,
I have just found that creating a new sharepoint portal site (from
sharepoint portal central administration) causes the new site to be
created on the first availible drive, which in my case is the
installation partion where the operating system is based.
This is not ideal in my case as I have very little space on the C:/
drive.
My server has two drives C: and E: I would like all new sites to be
created o the E: drive but I am unsure how to configure sharepoint to do
this, if it is possible at all.
I notice that the new portal created three new databases (_PROF,
_SERV,_SITE) although these db's are on the C: drive they are all
relatively small (_PROF is the larest with an 8MB mdf file and a 1MB ldf
file) I am assuming that I can change the locations of these files
through SQL server.
So that means quite a lot of files must have been created on the file
system, is there a way to have these NOT go to the installation
partition.
after creating a new portal I am left with less that 10MB of disk space
on my server, now SPS refuses to create a new portal siteon a disk with
less than 60MB of free space.
I would appreciate any help that can be offered on this matter.
many thanks in advance.
cheers
martin.
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James Edelen
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Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:53 am Post subject:
Re: Create New Portal site -- Not on C: drive |
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You don't need to change the location of the databases in SharePoint.
SharePoint just asks SQL for the data from the databases, so you only need
to change them in SQL.
Also, the installation of SharePoint takes up about 500MB on the drive you
installed to. If you choose c: then that could be where your space went.
The only way to change the installation and file location is to reinstall
SharePoint.
"Martin" <NO_SPAMdavid1234@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | ok, Thanks for the advice, I had sort of figured that I could move the
databases to another drive, however there must be some files created on
the file system.
The reason is that SPS will NOT create another portal unless there is 60MB
of hard disk space on the C: drive.
The three databases that have been creted are only taking up a fraction of
this fiigure (less than 15 MB, this includes ldf and mdf files)
By index catalogs, I assume that you are taking about index server
catalogs. As far as I can tell from the computer management MMC there have
been no catalogs created, so I can only assume that creating a portal does
not create additional index server catalogs.
Does this mean that if I do have a relatively full C: drive (with less tha
60MB free space) that I will be excluded from creating any new SPS site on
that server for ever more.
I guess to change the default creation location of the database I will
have to do this through enterprise manager, so is there somewhere that I
can specify it in SPS.
cheers
martin.
"James Edelen" <jj4@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:uRH%23UWp9EHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
SPS just tells SQL to create databases for it. To use a different drive,
specify a different drive to store your databases and log files in SQL
Enterprise Manager. Also, you may want to detach your current databases,
move them and reattch them using SQL enterprise manager as well.
SharePoint will still work without problem once they are reattched and
they will be on a different drive.
You may also want to move your index catelogs, but I forget exactly how
to do that offhand.
"Martin" <NO_SPAMdavid1234@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:%23UMsoNp9EHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
Hi,
I have just found that creating a new sharepoint portal site (from
sharepoint portal central administration) causes the new site to be
created on the first availible drive, which in my case is the
installation partion where the operating system is based.
This is not ideal in my case as I have very little space on the C:/
drive.
My server has two drives C: and E: I would like all new sites to be
created o the E: drive but I am unsure how to configure sharepoint to do
this, if it is possible at all.
I notice that the new portal created three new databases (_PROF,
_SERV,_SITE) although these db's are on the C: drive they are all
relatively small (_PROF is the larest with an 8MB mdf file and a 1MB ldf
file) I am assuming that I can change the locations of these files
through SQL server.
So that means quite a lot of files must have been created on the file
system, is there a way to have these NOT go to the installation
partition.
after creating a new portal I am left with less that 10MB of disk space
on my server, now SPS refuses to create a new portal siteon a disk with
less than 60MB of free space.
I would appreciate any help that can be offered on this matter.
many thanks in advance.
cheers
martin.
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Lindley
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Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:48 am Post subject:
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Step by step...
1. Open up SQL Server Enterprise Manager.
2. Browse to the specific databases:
With SPS you have the following databases:
""_PROF
""_SERV
""_SITE
Config_db
3. Right-click on the database and choose Detach to detach each database.
4. Go to the current location that your database files have been backed up
to. They will be in a .mdf or .ldf extension.
5. Move the physical files to the alternate drive location.
6. Re-attach the databases by right-clicking again and choosing the Attach
function and then browse to the new location of the .mdf and .ldf files to
attach each database.
MORE DETAILS:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;843580
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;224071
"Martin" <NO_SPAMdavid1234@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Hi,
I have just found that creating a new sharepoint portal site (from
sharepoint portal central administration) causes the new site to be
created on the first availible drive, which in my case is the installation
partion where the operating system is based.
This is not ideal in my case as I have very little space on the C:/ drive.
My server has two drives C: and E: I would like all new sites to be
created o the E: drive but I am unsure how to configure sharepoint to do
this, if it is possible at all.
I notice that the new portal created three new databases (_PROF,
_SERV,_SITE) although these db's are on the C: drive they are all
relatively small (_PROF is the larest with an 8MB mdf file and a 1MB ldf
file) I am assuming that I can change the locations of these files through
SQL server.
So that means quite a lot of files must have been created on the file
system, is there a way to have these NOT go to the installation partition.
after creating a new portal I am left with less that 10MB of disk space on
my server, now SPS refuses to create a new portal siteon a disk with less
than 60MB of free space.
I would appreciate any help that can be offered on this matter.
many thanks in advance.
cheers
martin.
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