Well, there are other alternatives (think: removing the checkpoint file). But yes - that is a valid reason to run eseutil. I don't think the average admin would do that, however, without calling PSS/CSS.
I could be wrong tho... ________________________________ From: Sobey, Richard A [r.so...@imperial.ac.uk] Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 2:07 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Deleting Mailbox Database Or a server crash leaves you with missing transaction logs and the only way to get databsaes mounted again, with the knowledge you've lost at least some data, is to use eseutil. (Yes, it happened to me). ________________________________ From: bounce-8548547-8066...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com [bounce-8548547-8066...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] On Behalf Of Michael B. Smith [mich...@owa.smithcons.com] Sent: 27 May 2009 23:08 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Deleting Mailbox Database Happy to read you saying that. In Exchange 2007 and above - there is NO reason to ever run eseutil (much less isinteg) unless directed to do so by PSS/CSS. None. ________________________________ From: Jeremy Phillips [jere...@cohesivelogic.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 11:30 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Deleting Mailbox Database Eseutil is evil at best. Before returning to consulting recently I used to run the operations team for an Exchange focused Managed Service Provider and using eseutil when there was any other option at all was a firing offense. I never actually had to fire anyone after it was explained to them exactly what eseutil and isinteg do, and how spectacularly things could break… Thanks, Jeremy Phillips M: 540-322-7980 | BB PIN: 318A6889 From: Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:saber...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 8:26 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Deleting Mailbox Database Good, glad to see you say that Jeremy eseutil is bad. I think that your train of thought there is a good one, you've moved the mailboxes to another database, so why keep a empty, and possibly corrupted database, get rid of it. On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 10:17 AM, Jeremy Phillips <jere...@cohesivelogic.com<mailto:jere...@cohesivelogic.com>> wrote: Yeah, but I go out of my way to avoid using either of those tools so I didn’t elaborate. Bad Things can happen when they’re used. If all the mailboxes are off the database then what use is keeping it around? Thanks, Jeremy Phillips M: 540-322-7980 | BB PIN: 318A6889 From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org<mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org>] Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 8:12 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Deleting Mailbox Database Actually it’s eseutil /p and then an isinteg -fix (at least in 2003) John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 315 SE 2nd Ave Gainesville, Fl 32601 Office (352) 393-2741 x320 Cell (352) 215-6944 Fax (352) 393-2746 MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I, A+, N+, VSP From: Jeremy Phillips [mailto:jere...@cohesivelogic.com<mailto:jere...@cohesivelogic.com>] Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 11:00 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Deleting Mailbox Database Time for a new consultant. Eseutil /d won’t do anything with corruption. Thanks, Jeremy Phillips M: 540-322-7980 | BB PIN: 318A6889 From: Stefan Jafs [mailto:sj...@amico.com<mailto:sj...@amico.com>] Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 7:51 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Deleting Mailbox Database My consultant says no:: “Not quite …. First, if you don’t need it, just delete it … (make sure you have a backup) If you want to keep it, just dismount and defrag it (I believe it’s eseutil /d)” ___________________________________ Stefan Jafs From: Matteson, John H Jr USA Mr USA 25th SigBN (ITT) [mailto:john.matte...@afghan.swa.army.mil<mailto:john.matte...@afghan.swa.army.mil>] Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 1:07 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Deleting Mailbox Database That would be a correct assumption. John H. Matteson, Jr. Systems Administrator/ITT Systems Forward Operating Base Orgun-E Afghanistan DSN - 318 431 8001 VoSIP - (308) 431 - 0000 Iridium SatPhone - 717.633.3823 Roshain Mobile - 079 - 736 - 3832 "So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work." -- Peter Drucker From: Stefan Jafs [mailto:sj...@amico.com<mailto:sj...@amico.com>] Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 7:19 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Deleting Mailbox Database I think I just found the answer, dismount, delete the file, mount and it will be recreated, correct? ___________________________________ Stefan Jafs From: Stefan Jafs [mailto:sj...@amico.com<mailto:sj...@amico.com>] Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 10:34 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Deleting Mailbox Database Exchange 2007, I had some potential corruption issues in the above database, I have since created a new Mailbox Data Three and moved all users to this Store. 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