XADM: How to Install Exchange Server with Circular Logging Disabled (229032)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
This article was previously published under Q229032

SUMMARY

By default, Microsoft Exchange Server versions 4.0, 5.0, and 5.5 are all installed with the Circular Logging feature enabled. However, you may wish to disable Circular Logging before installation.

This means that after installation has completed, Circular Logging is already disabled, providing you with a complete set of Exchange Server transaction log files since the initial installation of Exchange Server.

For more information regarding Exchange Server transaction log files, and Circular Logging, please refer to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

147524 XADM: How Circular Logging Affects the Use of Transaction Logs

MORE INFORMATION

  1. From your Exchange Server CD-ROM, copy the following directory (including all files and subdirectories) to a local directory on your server's hard drive:

    CD-ROM drive:\SERVER\SETUP\platform

  2. Remove the "Read-only" attribute from this newly-copied directory (including all files and subdirectories) on your server's hard drive.

    Server's hard drive:\SERVER\SETUP\platform

  3. Open the Server.ins file with a text-editor capable of displaying line numbers (for example, Visual C++, Visual Basic, and so on)
  4. Based upon the version of Exchange Server you are installing, modify the Server.ins file as described below:

    Exchange Server 5.5

    1. On line 359 of Server.ins, change the following line from:

      SetDword:Circular Logging;0x01

      -to-

      SetDword:Circular Logging;0x00

    2. On line 494 of Server.ins, change the following line from:

      SetDword:Circular Logging;0x01

      -to-

      SetDword:Circular Logging;0x00

    Exchange Server 5.0

    1. On line 330 of Server.ins, change the following line from:

      SetDword:Circular Logging;0x01

      -to-

      SetDword:Circular Logging;0x00

    2. On line 464 of Server.ins, change the following line from:

      SetDword:Circular Logging;0x01

      -to-

      SetDword:Circular Logging;0x00

    Exchange Server 4.0

    1. On line 229 of Server.ins, change the following line from:

      SetDword:Circular Logging;0x01

      -to-

      SetDword:Circular Logging;0x00

    2. On line 344 of Server.ins, change the following line from:

      SetDword:Circular Logging;0x01

      -to-

      SetDword:Circular Logging;0x00

  5. From the directory where you copied the Exchange Server installation files, run Setup.exe to install Exchange Server.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/21/2005
Keywords:kbhowto KB229032
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