Gavin, I've had first hand experience with DPT Raid controllers and -1018 errors.
I have performed many tests in the lab and have discovered that when ever a SQL database or an Exchange 5.5 DB gets over 5Gb, the RAID controller miss-handles commits to the database. After much frustration and anger ( working with PSS ) I trashed the controllers and went with Mylex. The obvious problem I had was repairing that database. You must make 2 things the most important thing in your life 1) Get new RAID controllers, pref. In a new server 2) Move your mailbox data to the new server. Use the Ed Crowley Move method described in the FAQ's. You can mail me off-line if you like to discuss the problems you are having, as I said I've had lots of experience in exactly the environment you describe. Anybody with DPT Raid controllers should consider the potential problems described here. Regards Adam Romain Technical Consultant Network Defence http://www.networkdefence.com -----Original Message----- From: Daniel Chenault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 26 November 2001 23:08 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: Exchange 5.5 restarting server - RAID controller at fault? By 1018 do you mean a -1018? First thing I'd do is check the system log for SCSI errors. Dollar to a doughnut your RAID controller is heading south. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Hlabse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 4:05 PM Subject: Re: Exchange 5.5 restarting server - RAID controller at fault? > During that thread can anyone repeat the the article or Q# that refers > to approved raid controllers for eseutil. I am running E2K on a HP > using Raid5 > on a Netraid1 controller in a LPR2 box > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don Ely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 4:59 PM > Subject: RE: Exchange 5.5 restarting server - RAID controller at > fault? > > > > Among other things... > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tony Hlabse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 1:13 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: Re: Exchange 5.5 restarting server - RAID controller at > > fault? > > > > > > I thought I read somewhere on this forum that if you run eseutil on > certain > > raid controllers you will get strange errors. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Gavin Rewell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 3:41 PM > > Subject: Exchange 5.5 restarting server - RAID controller at fault? > > > > > > Hi there folks, > > > > We have Exchange 5.5 SP4 running on an NT4 server. We also have > > Trend Scanmail, Serverprotect on the box. We backup using Backup > > Exec 7.3 with > > Exchange Agent. > > > > For the last couple of weeks we have been getting almost daily > > restarts of > > the server sometime around when the backup is happening at night. > > > > The errors in the log point to ESE Events 118 and 201 and 1018. We > > have a > > DPT Century RAID controller with 2 mirrored 18Gb disks. There is > > tons of > > space. Exchange PRIV database is about 1.8Gb in size. > > > > Does anyone know if the RAID controller can cause these problems? > > Any > other > > ideas. There is so little on MS website regarding this, but the rebooting > > is driving us nuts. All integrity tests on both PRIV and PUB are > > clean. > > > > Thanks > > > > Gavin > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. 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