The speed of the preventive maintenance software really depends on many different factors;
- The last time maintenance was run. For Example; if this is the first time you are running the GOexchange preventive maintenance process the system most likely has many issues and therefore the process will take longer then a normally maintained database
- The speed and number of processors in the server
- The amount of memory in the server ( the more the better)
- The number of errors the Exchange Server Databases contain
- The number of databases undergoing maintenance
- The amount of disk space that is available for reclamation from the Exchange Server.
- The size of the databases/stores
- Your GEWORK directory location:
- If you have sufficient space on the local Exchange Server then the preventive maintenance process will take approximately 3 - 12 GB per hour
- If you don't have sufficient space on the local Exchange Server and have told GOexchange to utilize network storage, then the maintenance process of the Exchange system will take approximately 1 - 3 GB per hour