Sorry it wasn't on purpose. I wasn't able to see the posting appear on the mailing list and my connection here is not as superb.
In any case we had started to make the database consistent with eseutil and isinteg. So we will complete that procedure as well as contact PSS. Anything else that we should know about will be appreciated. Vanish --- Ed Crowley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Instead of posting three times, call PSS now. > > Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP kcCC+I > Tech Consultant > Compaq Computer Corporation > Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > Behalf Of Vanish Pattni > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 7:52 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Exchange Databases in an inconsistent state > > > Our exchange databases - priv.edb and pub.edb - are > in inconsistent > state as reported by the error message when we try > to start the > Information store service as well as when we run the > 'eseutil /mh > priv.edb' and similarly for pub.edb. > > The error message that comes up is - "Error Database > is in inconsistent > state initializing the microsft Exchange Server > Information Store > Database". We are running exchange 5.5 enterprise > sp3. The following are > the error messages straight from the app log files: > > Event ID: 1120 > Source: MS ExchangeIS > Error Database is in inconsistent state initializing > the Microsoft > Exchange Server Information Store database. > > Event ID: 5000 > Source: MS ExchangeIS > Unable to initialize the Microsoft Exchange > Information Store service. > Error Database is in inconsistent state. > > This happened because one of the exchange admins had > run eseutil and > then isinteg to check and fix integrity errors in > the dbs. Now he had > thought that he had satisfactorily backed up the > databases. However it > turned out to everyones dismay that the backup media > is unreadable and > we are facing the above problem. > > Is there any way we can return the database to a > consistent state from > this point on? Somehow? The particular admin who ran > the procedure is > not here at the moment so I am trying to work from > the above details. > > I am looking forward to suggestions. BTW I have had > a read of the > following articles - Q185577, Q272570, Q147244 - and > all of these seem > to suggest some form of eseutil /r, eseutil /p > followed by isinteg -fix. > I will appreciate some advice. > > regards > Vanish Pattni > ITC Services > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com _________________________________________________________________ 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]
