Have you ever stuck in a
situation where you are having large-sized files? A computer file which has a
bulky size may cause serious troubles for users. Just think you are a Lotus
Notes administrator where you have an NSF database which is fairly large in
size. Do you have any idea how annoying it could be for you if you are having a
large-sized NSF database? Being a database administrator, you have to deal with
such large databases. One day you find that the database has become too large
to handle comfortably. You will start noticing an abnormal behaviour in your
Lotus Notes client, such as: slow performance, frequent
crashes, hangs while opening database, and many more. And the worst
thing is database corruption which may occur due to its large size.
Now the question which is asked
fairly often is how to handle a large-sized NSF database. Splitting the NSF
database into multiple smaller parts is the only thing users should be looking for.
Many times it is seen that users ask if there’s a method for splitting the
contents of a large NSF database into multiple smaller parts.
There are two ways by which you
can split NSF database into two or multiple parts. You can either try the
Archive Mailbox Reverter (AMR) which enables you to specify date ranges to
split the NSF database file.
Archive Mailbox Reverter (AMR) is a mailbox archive tool which allows non-technical users and Domino administrators to revert archives. The archived mail items are moved back to the user's server or local mailbox. Domino administrators can revert archives for single and multiple users.
Though the primary function of
Archive Mailbox Reverter (AMR) is to revert mailbox back to a primary server or
local mail replica, but it can also be used for splitting NSF database file.
Follow the simple steps given below to know how to split a large NSF database file into two parts:
Step 1: Create a new local mailbox (archive 2) using a mail template.
For that, click File > Application > New > Mail (R8.5) Template, and enter a title
and filename FileName.nsf, then click OK.
Note: In order to
disable encryption, you can click the Encryption button before clicking OK.
Step 2: Open the new local mailbox (archive 2), then configure the archive profile to point to the original archive (archive 1). i.e. archive\FileName.nsf.
Step 3: Edit your IBM Notes location and change the mail location to local, i.e. Mail file location: Local.
Step 4: Edit your IBM Notes location and change the mail file to the new local mailbox filename (archive 2), i.e. Mail file: archive\FileName2010.nsf.
Step 5: Now launch AMR tool and generate archive report using AMR Lite mode.
Step 6: Edit the report document (profile) displayed and add the original archive mailbox (archive 1) filename to the "Archive Files(s)" field. i.e. archive\FileName.nsf.
Note: This step is not required if you copy/paste 1 email message to the new local mailbox (archive 2) and test archiving it. i.e. archive\FileName2010.nsf
Step 7: Click Revert archives and specify a date range, i.e. Jan 1, 2015 - Jan 1, 2016.
Important note: Once you are done this, don't forget to change your IBM Notes
Location back to the original primary mailbox settings.
There's one more way by which users can split NSF database into multiple parts. Read this article for more information: How to Split a Resource Database into Multiple Resource Databases?
Professional Solution | NSF Splitter Software
NSF Splitter software is a professional solution for splitting NSF database files into multiple smaller parts. It is quick, safe and reliable method for breaking a large-sized NSF database without causing any changes, alteration or data loss. Manual tricks don't provide you multiple options for splitting database file, i.e. only date range option is available, but this professional solution provides you multiple options for splitting NSF database file, such as: split NSF by size, split by date and split by sender email IDs. It is an easy-to-use application that requires no prior technical expertise. Be it a tech-savvy or a novice user, anyone can use this software with ease.
Availability
NSF Splitter software is available with free demo version which helps users in prior evaluation before purchasing the licensed version. Via demo version, users can split first 25 mail items of each selected folder of NSF database file. To remove this limitation, you can purchase the licensed version of this software. For more information, you can visit: www.sysinfotools.com/recovery/split-nsf-files.php
Posts
