I have seen instances where you can do what you are planning (ie create a new db and move mailboxes). We just did something similar. As long as you can mount the 'bad' database and create the new one then go ahead and move the data. Any corruption should be left behind on the old disk.
Nate Couch EDS Messaging > ---------- > From: Woodruff, Michael > Reply To: Exchange Discussions > Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 12:37 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: -1018 > > Exchange 2000 SP3 > > We had a drive in one of our SANS that started to fail. At the same > time we received this error. The database is located on that SAN. Does > this mean that the database is indeed corrupt? Is it possible to just > create a new DB and move the mail over or will that copy the bad page > over to the new DB? I am trying to avoid running a repair. What > options do I have other than a restore and a repair? Thanks. > > > Event Type: Error > Event Source: ESE > Event Category: Database Page Cache > Event ID: 474 > Date: 3/18/2004 > Time: 12:47:38 PM > User: N/A > Computer: EXCHANGE > Description: > Information Store (1820) The database page read from the file > "g:\Storage Group\MDBDATA\AccountServices.edb" at offset 13179039744 > (0x0000000311883000) for 4096 (0x00001000) bytes failed verification due > to a page checksum mismatch. The expected checksum was 2166918271 > (0x81288c7f) and the actual checksum was 2909004896 (0xad63e460). The > read operation will fail with error -1018 (0xfffffc06). If this > condition persists then please restore the database from a previous > backup. > > For more information, click > http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp. > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&la > ng=english > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
