My hard drive crashed ,and all I was able to recover was the priv.edb file. I tried using exmerge to recover the mailboxes ,but it won't let me. Is their a way to rebuild the log files from the priv.edb file ,or is their a differnt way to recover the mailboxes. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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recover priv.edb
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The priv.edb contains all your mailboxes. If it is intact, you may be able to work from it. You need to find out the state of the database. To do this, run the following command:
eseutil /mh priv.edb|more
When this executes, it will display header information about the database. Look down the left-hand column for an entry titled 'State'. To the right of that it will either say consistent or inconsistent. If it's inconsistent, you will have to perform a hard repair on the database - unless you have a recent backup, in which case you should restore from that and not look back. All you will have lost is messages that have been received since the backup.
If you don't have a backup, I would strongly recommend calling Microsoft and paying the $250 to have them help you get back up. I could detail steps you could take to repair your system, but when disaster strike, things can get ugly fast. Before doing anything else, copy the priv.edb that you have to another location. That way, if you perform a hard repair and it goes south on you, you can get back to the same starting point.
If anyone else should want to offer you assitance, it will be useful for them to know what state the Exchange server is currently in (i.e. have you rebuilt the server, or did just a data disk crash). It will also be useful to know if you have a good dir.edb - the edb cannot generally be repaired. The more detail you can provide the better. It will also be helpful to know what your experience level is.
Good luck,
Bob
eseutil /mh priv.edb|more
When this executes, it will display header information about the database. Look down the left-hand column for an entry titled 'State'. To the right of that it will either say consistent or inconsistent. If it's inconsistent, you will have to perform a hard repair on the database - unless you have a recent backup, in which case you should restore from that and not look back. All you will have lost is messages that have been received since the backup.
If you don't have a backup, I would strongly recommend calling Microsoft and paying the $250 to have them help you get back up. I could detail steps you could take to repair your system, but when disaster strike, things can get ugly fast. Before doing anything else, copy the priv.edb that you have to another location. That way, if you perform a hard repair and it goes south on you, you can get back to the same starting point.
If anyone else should want to offer you assitance, it will be useful for them to know what state the Exchange server is currently in (i.e. have you rebuilt the server, or did just a data disk crash). It will also be useful to know if you have a good dir.edb - the edb cannot generally be repaired. The more detail you can provide the better. It will also be helpful to know what your experience level is.
Good luck,
Bob
CantHandle
IS-IT--Management
You will need to repair database as mentioned above, then set up the server again with the same name and everything as before. Once you get Exchange server installed, remove the priv- and pub-.edb's and replace them with the copy from the other server. Then use Isinteg -patch to patch in the old databases.
CantHandle,
If he doesn't have a dir.edb, he'll have to run the consistency adjuster, then manually enter the primary NT account for each mailbox. Also, there's much more involved with recovering an Exchange server if all you have is a priv.edb file. If you or someone else has the time to detail everything for him, it might help, but I think his best bet is to contact Microsoft.
Bob
If he doesn't have a dir.edb, he'll have to run the consistency adjuster, then manually enter the primary NT account for each mailbox. Also, there's much more involved with recovering an Exchange server if all you have is a priv.edb file. If you or someone else has the time to detail everything for him, it might help, but I think his best bet is to contact Microsoft.
Bob
CantHandle
IS-IT--Management
fuge- I've done it without dir.edb before. That was corrupt, all I had was priv.edb and pub.edb. This was sufficient for the needs of recovery, and yes used consistency adjuster. It was a few years ago, so I don't remember the exact steps but I have it all documented. It looks like the victim has called MS already, if not, I'll look up the articles for him and outline how they were used.
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is the standard text for this stuff.
If you are currently running Windows 2000 with Exchange 5.5, buy Exchange 2003.
Drop the priv.edb into the recovery storage group and let it get on with it. "Oh, this is not consistent- would you like me to fix it?". "Oh, it is an old version, shall I upgrade it?".
Well, that kind of thing anyway.
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Drop the priv.edb into the recovery storage group and let it get on with it. "Oh, this is not consistent- would you like me to fix it?". "Oh, it is an old version, shall I upgrade it?".
Well, that kind of thing anyway.
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