Re: creating a new mailbox store.

From: Jim Schwartz (shamusnc_at_poc.earthlink.net)
Date: 06/04/04 

Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2004 02:55:02 GMT

I'd go with what is behind door a).

You really do need to follow up on the underlying cause. I think it's 99.99%
of the time now Ben. ;-)

"Ben Winzenz [Exchange MVP]" <ben_winzenz@NOSPAMdotmessageonedotcom> wrote
in message news:uR2ceWbSEHA.3968@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> If your database has been resurrected and is now in a consistent state
with
> mailbox stores mounted, you can either
> a) simply "move" the mailboxes to a new mailbox store using the Exchange
> Tasks, move mailboxes, or
> b) use eseutil again with the /d option (defragment), which will, in
> essence, create a brand new copy of the store.
>
> Both options will work just as well, though using eseutil can take longer.
> Eseutil would require the store to be offline again, while the move
mailbox
> function requires the store to be online. Also, have you determined the
> underlying cause of the corruption? 99% of the time, database corruption
is
> caused by faulty hardware. If it is a hardware problem and you have not
> fixed it, the corruption will very likely occur again.
>
> --
> Ben Winzenz
> Exchange MVP
> "chrism" <chris@no_spam> wrote in message
> news:OjUtt3aSEHA.3692@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > We have Exch2000 Server and the only mailbox store has been corrupted.
> > We resurrected it with eseutil but I saw a document in the KB about
> creating
> > a new database and
> > blowing out the email to .pst and re-importing it back into the new
> mailbox
> > store.
> >
> > However, I can't find that document. Anybody able to locate it. Pls
help
> > !!
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > chrism
> >
> >
>
>

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