I had the same type of problem with a corrupt database with no good
backups. We worked with MS and ended up shipping them a tape with an
off-line backup of the bad databases and they were able to extract almost
all the email from it. Now at the same time the company had agreed to sign
up for a Permier support contract, (lots of bucks). So, if you talk to
the right people and have enough $$$$ they can get mail out of the
database.
Larry Manno
3RD Level Backoffice Support
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"Todd Wood"
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Subject: RE: Database recovery help
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to "MS-Exchange
Admin Issues"
Unfortunately not this time. I don't know if they have the option of
taking the database and working on it but they did not offer that solution.
I believe the exchange database is so sensitive to corruption that there
isn't much that can be done once it is corrupted, unlike a SQL database. I
know SQL can be difficult to deal with but at least you can extract
individual tables to recover some data. I also don't like the fact that
the Exchange database relys so heavily on log files.
Todd
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/09/02 05:44PM >>>
I thought MS, for the right price of course, could recover more of the
data.
-----Original Message-----
From: Todd Wood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 6:13 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Database recovery help
I've had good luck with MS assistance as well and it is worth the money.
Unfortunately MS was not able to help this time. I don't think there is
anything available to recover the database but I wanted to investigate it
first before I gave up hope. Hopefully a miracle will happen and someone
will have a utility that might help. They are running with a database from
Nov. 3rd so they didn't lose everything, only the last 2 stinking months of
e-mail, but that makes a big difference to management.
thanks,
todd
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Yup...just went thru the scenerio described...my database went bad...only
to
realize we were backing up the wrong info...spent 3-4 hours running all the
esutils with no luck...called MS support at 11:30pm (thinking there was no
way they could help me with no backups)...they had my Exchange up in 20
minutes...and worked to clean out the database thru the next day (I was so
so relieved..)...also taught me how to backup (correctly)...boy did I learn
a lot. Best $249.00 I've ever spent...saved my ass and my job.
Fred Valdez
Global Software Resources
Network Systems Administrator
-----Original Message-----
From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 4:56 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Database recovery help
PSS.$249US approx.Worth every penny.
Or have you already gone down that path? ("attempted to recover with
Microsoft")
William
-----Original Message-----
From: Todd Wood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 4:44 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: Database recovery help
A client of ours has a corrupted database that we attempted to recover with
Microsoft with no luck. I was wondering if anyone has any input on a 3rd
party utility that might assist us in recovering at least some of the mail?
I know restoring from backups would be the ideal solution but we don't have
that option, I know, I know, it's a long story but unfortunately we don't
have that option at this time.
Any info is greatly appreciated.
thanks,
Todd Wood
Peterbuilt Technology
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