Re-thinning Volume of Exchange database

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  Error my Jul 23 22:46:32 IST 2012 1343063792213 atg.cim.worker.databaseconfig.TestJdbcConnectionValidator to atg.cim.command.types.LaunchWizard.execute(LaunchWizard.java:73)
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  Error my Jul 23 22:46:32 IST 2012 1343063792213 atg.cim.worker.databaseconfig.TestJdbcConnectionValidator to atg.cim.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:68)
  Error my Jul 23 22:46:32 IST 2012 1343063792213 atg.cim.worker.databaseconfig.TestJdbcConnectionValidator
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  Any suggestion how to fix this problem. Thanks in advance.
  
  see you soon,
  Sandeep
  
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  Environment variable PATH is for executables.

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  SanHQ reports 4.2 errors, the two volumes now that more than 99% complete, even if the Group Manager shows as much less complete volumes - the PS6100 is about 70% full, the PS4000 only 30% full (volume, pool is only 20% full).

  My understanding of thin volumes with VMware is that they grow only represented by how much space has been consumed by the upstream file system (for example, VMware VMFS) and "shrink" only if manually unmap you them (VMware) or run another operating system that automatically cancel the mapping.

  That being the case, none of my thin LUN EQL never showed more than 70 percent use of space (maximum) and some never more than 25% maximum, than even San HQ throws 4.2 errors.   Why?

  Hello

  It is a known issue with SANHQ v3.1.   The next version should exit this month this will resolve this error.  There are several other threads here discuss this issue.  For now, turn off the alerts is best work around.

  Kind regards

  Don

• How do I get support for my exchange servers

  I am facing a problem with my logs of exchange databases, newspapers consume a lot of disk space and growing

  How can we solve this problem?

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  This issue is beyond the scope of this site (for consumers) and to be sure, you get the best (and fastest) reply, we have to ask either on Technet (for IT Pro) or MSDN (for developers)
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