Erased my log files, now exchange won't start. 2

[dougnc]

Ok, I'm an idiot. But I get about 20 gigs of log files every month, and no more than 20 e-mails a day.

So I've done this before with no problem.

After erasing the *chk file I've got it to database inconsistency. How can I fix it?

Thanks!

 

[Marcs41]

The log files you erase were your emails !
So .. if no backup ... sorry !

Marc
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[dougnc]

Nah. My priv1 and pub1 files are still there. Plus, I really don't care that much. I just need to get exchange running again.

 

[dougnc]

Thanks to a search here, I found out about the Eseutil /p command, which fixed it.

Still, any good links to a simple explanation of these stupid log files?

Thanks tho, I kind of panicked because this wasn't a good time for the e-mail to go down.

 

[JamesBoag]

FYI
DOUGNC, you need to backup your info store with a proper backup program. This "commits the logs" to the database and will remove all those 5mb files. There are heaps of posts and articles relating to this.

cheers

 

[VerbalKint04]

Also, just found this out, if you have an stores in an unmounted state while you are performing a full backup, the log files will NOT be cleared, because Exchange is worried it might remove too much data...

Moral of the story:

NEVER DELETE THE LOG FILES WITHOUT BACKING THEM UP FIRST!