Roger, I don't think you read the last message completely. Exchange was set to do a Full backup and Flush the logs, but that job specification was part of a file system differential job.
-----Original Message----- From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:roger.seielstad@;inovis.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 12:51 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange -1018 Error That is correct - logs don't get flushed unless you do a full backup, not a differential. ------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:Shawn.Hayes@;compass.net] > Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 10:05 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange -1018 Error > > > What backup product are you using? Backup Exec gave us this problem. > We had to set up a separate backup job for Exchange specifying a Full > backup and commit logs. When Exchange was part of a differential > backup, even though the Exchange portion of the backup job was > specified as a full backup and commit logs, the logs were not > committed. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Salandra, Justin A. [mailto:jasalandra@;chcsnet.org] > Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 10:01 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange -1018 Error > > > This is the wiered thing, all users are working fine and no one is > having any problems. The only thing that is not working correctly is > that the full backups of the server are not committing the logs to the > database. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Kingslan [mailto:rkingsla@;cox.net] > Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 9:37 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange -1018 Error > > Justin, > > I want to go on record as saying that no, SP3 did NOT cause > these errors > - at least in my experience with our farm of Exchange 2k servers and > Exchange 5.5 servers. > > The only time that we have seen this has been due to a severe > corruption > of the database (specifically .edb) and a restore to another > system and > reset of profiles on the user end was the quickest way to resolve. > > However, I am with Roger - we may be smart folks who give good advice, > but I have believe you have a number of folks greatly impacted by this > outage. Why would one spend money with PSS (or get the advice for > free, > even) then wait to implement the fix. This, given the fact that every > one of the error messages led to the same conclusion and fix? > > I'd get your most recent GOOD backup and start restoring. Your users > are going to appreciate it. > > Rick Kingslan MCSE, MCSA, MCT > Microsoft MVP - Active Directory > Associate Expert > Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@;mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of > > Salandra, Justin A. > > Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 8:25 AM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange -1018 Error > > > > > > David I have already looked at these but thank you > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: David N. Precht [mailto:discussions@;entrysecurity.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 9:19 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange -1018 Error > > > > http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=116&source= > > http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=118&source= > > http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=200&source= > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@;mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Salandra, > > Justin A. > > Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 08:59 > > To: ActiveDir (E-mail) > > Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange -1018 Error > > > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > I know this is off topic but you guys and girls always give good > > advice. > > > > I have been getting event Ids 116, 118 and 200 a lot in my > > application log. > > > > The chain of events went like this > > > > I installed SP3 for W2K > > The next day the Exchange Database went through some type of > > conversion and logged Event ID 174 hundreds of times > > (Table/Column/Index > > Definintions) On that same day one of my Hard Drives in my > > RAID 5 Config failed, I replaced it 3 days later Since then > > every time the online maintenance on the exchange database > > ran it logged a Database Page Cache error (Event ID 116 and > > 118 and 200) And now ArcServe cannot backup the database > > fully and commit the logs to the database so I now have 500 > > log files in my mdbdata directory. > > > > MS Support wants me to restore from the day the HD failed after I > > rename the mdbdata directory and create a new one. > > Then they want me to copy in all the log files and wait for > > the log files to replay into the database. The only other > > option is to do a eseutil or build a new server and migrate > > everyone over. > > > > Have any of you done what MS is recommending? Do any of you feel > > that this is the way to go? Does anyone know what would of caused > > these errors, was it SP3 or was it the HD Failure? > > > > Any help is appreciated > > > > > > Justin A. Salandra, MCSE > > Senior Network Engineer > > Catholic Healthcare System > > 914.681.8117 office > > 646.483.3325 cell > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:jasalandra@;chcsnet.org> > > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > > List archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > > > > > > List info : > > http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > > List archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > > > > List info : > > http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > > List archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > > > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
