Re: exchange 5.5 crash

From: Dan Townsend [MSFT] (dtown_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/07/04 

Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2004 23:59:47 -0600

Yes - Move the files (priv and pub) back in would be between clearing the
folders and running the /mh.

So it would be.

Clear out all MDBDATA folders.
Move the files (priv and pub) into the MDBDATA
Run eseutil /mh against the priv.edb and pub.edb 

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Hope that helps,
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"don" <don@hotmail.nospam.com> wrote in message
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>
> Dan
>
> Many thanks for your respond.
> You mentioned cleared our all the mdbdata folder and Run eseutil /mh
against
> the priv.edb and pub.edb.
>
> Do you mean once I re-install Exchange 5.5 with same service account, on
> same org
> that was before and same site that was before, delete everything in
mdbdata
> folder,
> and copy back the priv.edb and pub.edb into the mdbfolder and then run
> the eseutil /mh?
>
> thanks for your help
>
>
> "Dan Townsend [MSFT]" <dtown@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:%23mI2vpS7DHA.2480@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Once you install Exchange with all that is stated below you will have a
> > blank dir and blank databases.
> > Install same Exchange Service pack as before.
> >
> > Stop IS
> >
> > Clear out all MDBDATA folders.
> >
> > Run eseutil /mh against the priv.edb and pub.edb
> >
> > If the state is consistent then place them in the location of the
priv.edb
> > and pub.edb you just removed.
> > Start IS you will get -1011 so run isinteg -patch and start IS again.
> > Run a DS/IS and click all 4 boxes and all inconsistencies.
> > Your done.
> >
> > If the state is inconsistent then place them in the location of the
> priv.edb
> > and pub.edb you just removed.
> > Run eseutil /p priv.edb (need about 10% free space on the drive compared
> to
> > edb size)
> > Run eseutil /p priv.edb (need about 10% free space on the drive compared
> to
> > edb size)
> > Run eseutil /d pub.edb (need about 110% free space on the drive compared
> to
> > edb size)
> > Run eseutil /d pub.edb (need about 110% free space on the drive compared
> to
> > edb size)
> > isinteg -pri -fix -test alltests
> > isinteg -pub -fix -test alltests
> > Run isinteg till all tests show 0 fixes.
> > Start IS and if you get -1011 run isinteg -patch and start IS again.
> > Run a DS/IS and click all 4 boxes and all inconsistencies.
> > Your done.
> >
> > -- 
> > Hope that helps,
> > Dan Townsend
> >
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> > "don" <don@hotmail.nospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:ODE5D9R7DHA.696@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > >
> > > hi, i have a major problem in my hang.
> > > i had running exchange 5.5 w/ sp4 on Nt 4.0 w/ sp6a.
> > >
> > > a co-worker accidentally deleted the exchange service account.
> > > he couldn't start the exchange services. he thought maybe he has
> > > to re-install exchange which he did and screwed up the entire exchange
> > > server.  we realized backup has failed for last 2 month.
> > >
> > > however i still have the database preserved with log files in the
> original
> > > exchange
> > > folder.  is there a documentation show me step by step on how to patch
> > > the db to a new exchange server.
> > >
> > > i will re-install exchange server with same service account and same
org
> > and
> > > same
> > > site, but my question is how can i patch the database from the old
> > exchange
> > > folder to the new one so data can be restored.
> > >
> > > many thanks
> >
> >
>
>

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