Disk Fragmented using 6.5 Domino and ETrust Innoculate 7.0

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I have a Domino 6.5 running on W2000 with no problems until 3 weeks ago. The connection between the clients (also 6.5) jams up and sometimes time out with the server. I checked the drive that Lotus was using, it was totally fragmented, no white space at all, but it did show 66% free. The server is only used for Lotus, so I compacted all the databases, still no change. Tried a checkdisk, scandisk, defrag on the drive, still no change. Lots of fragmented files in the report, all *.nsf files. I then moved the Domino Directory to another free drive on the same server and all worked well so a short while until this drive became fragmented quickly too, and the same problems with timing out, but only certain databases this time. I am running ETrust Innoculate 7.0 as the antivirus, it seems to be causing the problems, but I cannot be sure. I have tried every possible solution, but none has helped. Is my last option, reinstall Domino?

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Subject: Disk Fragmented using 6.5 Domino and ETrust Innoculate 7.0

Tips:1. check the virual memory (pagefile.sys) of Windows: size; on which partition; NTFS

  1. use a more powerful defragmenter, not the built-in one (I use Norton Speedisk)

    which optimizes better and can defrag pagefile.sys also

  2. suggested order:

  • stop Domino

  • checkdsk

  • disk defrag

  • nfixup.exe

  • ncompact.exe

  • disk defrag again

  • start Domino

  1. examine Domino tuning (unfortunately I have not enough knowledge, pls look after it)

Laszlo

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Subject: RE: Disk Fragmented using 6.5 Domino and ETrust Innoculate 7.0

Thanks Laszlo, but I have tried all this before posting the message. Oddly enough check disk found nothing wrong, but the defrag found several .nsf files that could not be defragmented, but on the new drive this has not been the case. I have the server running the fixup and compact tasks everynight. I may use a better defrag program. I am also checking into the Innoculate 7, but the techs I have spoken to have been very poor so far, one even told me Innoculate 7 is not compatible with Lotus 6.5, but the next tech said it was…