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Restoring Mailbox database - 21.Aug.2008 10:35:51 AM

samybhatia

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Can someone help me in troubleshooting the problem I am facing while restoring and mounting database on to different server with same Organization and Server name. Exchange 2003 entrprise with SP2.

Thanks for your help.

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RE: Restoring Mailbox database - 21.Aug.2008 11:41:17 AM

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Since you haven't stated what you have done so far nor what problem you encountered, the first place to start would be to read through Microsoft's documentation:
Exchange 2003 Disaster Recovery Operations Guide

Also, depending upon how long you can be without Email, you should seriously consider calling Microsoft PSS and opening a case. Everyone here at MSExchange.org reads and posts voluntarily. No one can guarantee a response time to your questions.

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RE: Restoring Mailbox database - 21.Aug.2008 11:53:29 AM

samybhatia

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thanks for responding. i am doing this on test envt. before going on to 2007.

Here is the Situation.

I created Exchange 2003 test envt. similar to the prod envt.

1. Exchange 2003 Enterprise, SP2 -member Server
2. 2003 DC1, 2003 DC2 & DNS on seperate server
Note : Above all are on MS Virtual PC2007

I took the back up on prod server (of mailbox database) say "My storage group" through Backup exec agent on Exchange server restored it onto same server at different location and then copied it onto the Test Envt. with all the log files.
With eseutil I noticed it was Dirty Shutdown state, so when I tried to repair it through / r rnn /L log file path and /d data file path it gives me error message.
error -514 <jet_errbadlogversion, version of log file isnot compatible with jet version>
In the system Event log it relects error message: Event Id: 455, Source ESE
Description: Error -1023(0xfffffc01) occured while opening logfile x:\xxx\xxx\e00.log
I think it could also be because of I ran the backup thru Backup Exec and just copied onto different server..!! Could this be the reason..?

So I ran Hard recover with /p switch. Though it took two days but finally it shows "Clean Shutdown"
After that I ran /d for defragmentation which wiped out the original edb and Stm file, thankfully i made copy of data before running defrag.

Then without running the defrag I copied the Clean shutdown data .edb & .stm into "Recovery Storage Group" folder and tried tp mount it.
It end up with error message in event viewer: 9518 & 9519

PS: The mailbox database, stm size is 49GB n 5GB apprx and there are approx. 97 log files with 5.2 mb size of each
I know this kinda confusing, but please feel free to let me know If you think I missed here any info to provide you.

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RE: Restoring Mailbox database - 21.Aug.2008 5:19:03 PM

jiambor

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Did you either restore an existing DC or pull a live one out for this? So meaning you have a DC that has the current AD for the store in which you are trying to restore. This DC of course is now standalone and not replicating with the other DCs and has all the roles....right?

Also, when you built out the test Exchange server...did you rebuild it with the same exact name as your production enviroment and use the /disasterrecovery switch when installing Exchange? (which actually may answer my question about the DC)

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