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This Storage Group Already Contains the Maximum Number of Stores Allowed

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Symptoms

When you attempt to add an additional mailbox store to your Exchange 2000 Server computer, you may receive the following message:
"This storage group already contains the maximum number of stores allowed. ID No: C1034A7A Exchange System Manager"

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Cause

This issue can occur when you are running the Standard Edition of Exchange 2000 Server or of Exchange Server 2003. These versions of exchange have a limit of only one mailbox store. Although you are still able to create additional storage groups, no new mailbox stores are created within them.

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Workaround

To create new mailbox stores, install either an Enterprise Edition of Exchange or additional Exchange computers.

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More information

For additional information about differences in features between Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc750275.aspx

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Keywords: KB283283, kbprb

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Article Info
Article ID : 283283
Revision : 10
Created on : 10/25/2007
Published on : 10/25/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 419