The information store will not start with the original database. We went back to Fridays good backup, which worked but we then tried to load the logs back in and it killed the server again. Going back to the old restore with just the Friday logs now kills at the Directory Service, so PSS are going to be on the phone again.
In the background we were running the ESEUTIl on the original database and it just will not go further than the start. Not that we were interested in going that route. If we can not get this database back on the original server we will re-build it to another server we built in anticipation of having to move the mailboxes, if all else fails we can access the corrupt database through powercontrols and could restore that information to a completely blank Exchange Server. Not pretty but still better than the ESEUTIL option, IMHO. Any ideas that we have not thought of would be appreciated. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Missy Koslosky Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 5:09 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: PSS say eseutil over restore So the database won't mount at all? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Boyd, Nathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 8:09 PM Subject: RE: PSS say eseutil over restore > The reason PSS came to this conclusion is we had done: > > A snapshot (SAN) of the database when we brought it down, and tried > re-mounting it after a bit of poking around by Microsoft. We received a dr. > Watson and the logs showed it was failing while checking the tables. > A Full Restore from last backup with all the logs being pushed after. We > received another Dr. Watson and again showed another error while populating > the tables. > > They got two different errors each time, but the PSS person is 100% certain > that the problem is a corruption in the tables and not hardware related. He > claims that in order to push the logs the database has to be more thorough > and check line by line and if any corruption exists it will not allow the > process to continue. > > When I said that using ESEUTIL was a total disaster he argued that we > basically don't know when the database was corrupt. What is strange to me > is that I though BACKUP Exec checked each 4k table and we would not get > successful backups if it was corrupt > > We have about 1000 users on this server that is currently down and the > database is over 50GB in size. > > We are currently following three scenarios to try and get this back, but if > we follow Microsoft's recommendation we will be down for 24-72 hours > running: > > Eseutil /p > Eseutil /d > ISINTEG PRI - FIX - TEST > INTINTEG Pub - FIX - TEST > And Exmerge > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mick > Putley > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 4:37 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: PSS say eseutil over restore > > In my opinion this is bad advice, eseutil may well fix your database but in > the process it may discard pages that are damaged. It is very difficult to > know what has been thrown away in the process. Until in 3 months time your > CEO comes to and tell you that vital spreadsheet he has been storing in his > mailbox is missing. At least with a backup you can tell people what they > have lost. > > Mick > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Boyd, > Nathan > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 5:08 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: PSS say eseutil over restore > > Our group have just been working with PSS since yesterday afternoon and all > through the night to try and get our Exchange 5.5 server back online. The > server was experiencing 1018s and blue screened Saturday night. PSS this > morning told us they doubt it is hardware related and use Eseutil /p on a > Exchange server with good Backup Exec backups up until this Saturday. > > Any else think this is a good idea? > > Nathan > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang > =english > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang > =english > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang =english > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. 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