Question

The database files in the store are corrupted. ID No: C104173b

Asked by: KitTayTim

Is there anyone that can help with restoring Exchange. I have imaged my server to a new machine using Acronis Back up & Recovery 10. Everything went well with the image but the info store and public folder store cannot be mounted. It gives the error message: the database files in the store are corrupted. ID No: C104173b. As I only have one exchange server within quite a small domain the exchange server is on the domain controller. Could it be that I should have restored the active directory and then the exchange server separately?

This Question has been solved and asker verified All Experts Exchange premium technology solutions are available to subscription members.

Subscribe now for full access to Experts Exchange and get

Instant Access to this Solution

  • Plus...
  • 30 Day FREE access, no risk, no obligation
  • Collaborate with the world's top tech experts
  • Unlimited access to our exclusive solution database
  • Never be left without tech help again

Subscribe Now

Asked On
2009-08-30 at 08:22:09ID24693130
Tags

Exchange Server 2003

,

Acronis Imaging

,

Information Stores

Topics

Exchange Email Server

,

Computer Servers

Participating Experts
3
Points
500
Comments
10

Trusted by hundreds of thousands everyday for fast, accurate and reliable tech support.

  • "The time we save is the biggest benefit of Experts Exchange to Warner Bros. What could take multiple guys 2 hours or more each to find is accessed in around 15 minutes on Experts Exchange." Mike Kapnisakis, Warner Bros.
  • "Our team likes having a resource that is more secure than just using Google and most experts using this service really know their stuff. It's nice to look here first versus using Google." Dayna Sellner, Lockheed Martin
  • "Anytime that I've been stumped with a problem, 9 out of 10 times Experts Exchange has either the accepted solution or an open discussion of the potential solution to the problem." Kenny Red, eBay Inc.

See what Experts Exchange can do for you.

Got a question?

We've got the answer.

Experts Exchange has been collecting answers to technology questions since 1996…3 million and counting! If you have a question, chances are we already have your answer.

Screenshot of Experts Exchange Knowledgebase

Need individual assistance?

Our experts are ready to help.

If you can't find the exact answer you're looking for, ask our exclusive community of 50,000 experts. You’ll get a personalized answer from a trusted professional.

Screenshot of Experts Exchange Knowledgebase

Want to learn from the best?

Read articles from industry experts.

Thousands of free tech tips, tricks, how-to’s and tutorials are available in our peer reviewed articles section. See for yourself how smart our experts are, no login required.

Screenshot of an Article

Working on a long term project?

Store your work and research.

Save solutions to your questions, answers you’ve discovered through searching plus helpful articles in your personal knowledgebase for easy future access.

Screenshot of Experts Exchange Knowledgebase

Access the answers to your technology questions today.

Subscribe Now

30-day free trial. Register in 60 seconds.

What Makes Experts Exchange Unique?

Members of the expert community talk about why the experience at Experts Exchange is different than what you will find anywhere else.

Trusted by the world's most respected brands.

image of each brand's logo

Faithfully serving IT professionals since 1996.

Experts Exchange Logo

Try it out and discover for yourself.

Subscribe Now

30-day free trial. Register in 60 seconds.

Related Solutions

  1. Datafile was corrupted
    After accident and wrong operating, a datafile in oracle database was corrupted and replaced with older file, so this datafile's checkpoint_chang# number was lower than other datafiles. Recover fail because database run in NOARCHIVELOG mode, and this datafile' checkpoint_c...
  2. Public Store will not mount after restore attempt
    The public store on my exchange server 2003 enterprise became corrupted and will not mount. I have attempted to restore from backup (Acronis True Image Server) and it fails claiming database inconsistancies. The restore attempt included only the pub1.stm and pub1.edb files....
  3. Exchange infomation store corrupting
    I have a Information store that a month ago had major corruption and could not be repaired by eseutil /p (it could not even finish running), the serverwas foundto have faulty memory had about a billions errors in a memory test, this has since been replaced and all seemed ok, ...
  4. Database will not mount after restore with Acronis
    I had to restore last night my Domain controller running Windows 2003 64 bit server with Exchange 2007. The backup is done with Acronis in full every Monday and incremental Tuesday to Sunday. The crash happen because some windows files was deleted accidently around 11 PM and ...
  5. Corrupt E00.log in Exchange 2003. Cannot mount st…
    I have an Exchange Server 2003 Standard. The E00.log file is corrupted due to a disk failure (CRC errors while reading the file). No possibility to restore from any backup because there is no backup. The priv.edb and pub.edb are in a "dirty shutdown" state. due to m...
  6. Exchange Database Corruption
    Currently an Exchange Server i am working on has suffered a catastrophic database corruption and I am having a myriad of issues trying to recover the data. Steps performed to date: Upon discovering the EDB corruption (due to two or three users not being able to recieve email...

Free Tech Articles

  1. WARNING: 5 Reasons why you should NEVER fix a computer for free.
    It is in our nature to love the puzzle. We are obsessed. The lot of us. We love puzzles. We love the challenge. We thrive on finding the answer. We hate disarray. It bothers us deep in our soul. W...
  2. SCCM OSD Basic troubleshooting
    SCCM 2007 OSD is a fantastic way to deploy operating systems, however, like most things SCCM issues can sometimes be difficult to resolve due to the sheer volume of logs to sift through and the dispe...
  3. Migrate Small Business Server 2003 to Exchange 2010 and Windows 2008 R2
    This guide is intended to provide step by step instructions on how to migrate from Small Business Server 2003 to Windows 2008 R2 with Exchange 2010. For this migration to work you will need the fo...
  4. Create a Win7 Gadget
    This article shows you how to create a simple "Gadget" -- a sort of mini-application supported by Windows 7 and Vista. Gadgets can be dropped anywhere on the desktop to provide instant information, ...
  5. Outlook continually prompting for username and password
    There have been a lot of questions recently regarding Outlook prompting for a username and password whilst using Exchange 2007. There are a few reasons why this would happen and I will try to cover t...
  6. Backup Exchange 2010 Information Store using Windows Backup
    There seems to be quite a lot of confusion around the ability to backup Exchange 2010 using the built in Windows Backup feature. This stems from the omission of this feature prior to Exchange 2007 s...

Cloud Class Webinars

  1. Avoiding Bugs in Microsoft Access
    Alison Balter takes and in-depth look at avoiding bugs in Access. In this webinar you will learn about using the immediate window to debug your applications, invoking the debugger, using breakpoints to troubleshoot, stepping through code, setting the next statement to execute, ...
  2. Top 10 Best New Features in Visio 2010
    Scott Helmers gives live demonstrations of the top 10 new features in Visio 2010. This webinar will teach you how to create compelling diagrams by adding shapes to the page with a single click, linking the shapes in a diagram to data in Excel (or SQL Server, or SharePoint), ...
  3. IT Consultant Business Secrets Revealed
    Michael Munger, Experts Exchange tech pro and IT consultant, pulls back the curtain on his very successful businesses and answers question on every IT consultant and business owner should know about. He shares secrets on what he did to solve the 5 most common problems in IT, ...
  4. Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
    Quest CTO, Mike Billon, gives an overview of the steps involved in building a dunamic disaster recovery plan. Through case studies and an examination of software/hardware tooles for monitoring and testing, you'll gain a better understandin of where you are, where you want ...
  5. Organize Your Visio Diagrams with Containers and Lists
    Scott Helmers uses cross functional flowcharts, wireframe diagrams, data graphic legends and seating charts to teach you: how to ustilize all three new structured diagram components in Visio 2010, the best practices for organizeing shapes in previous version of Visio, how to organize ...
  6. How to Us Objects, Properties, Events and Methods in Microsoft Access
    Alison Dalter gives an in-depbth look at objects, properties, events and methods in Microsoft Access. In this webinar you will learn about using the object browser, referring to objects, working with properties and methods, working with object variables, understanding the ...

Join the Community

Give a Little. Get a Lot.

Join the community of experts here and help other tech pros by answering question in your area of expertise. You can earn FREE access to all Experts Exchange's premium features and resources.

Join the Community

Answers

 

by: bluntTonyPosted on 2009-08-30 at 08:43:53ID: 25218025

HI there,

Firstly - do you have more than one domain controller? If so, then imaging was a bad idea. You should never image a domain controller. You can enter a state known as a USN rollback which can cause you problems. However this caveat only really applies if you have more than one DC - As you said 'the' domain controller, I'll assume that you only have the one, though.

I would recommend restoring the Exchange DB with a 'standard' backup, such as NTBackup of whatever you use to backup Exchange. Again, imaging of an Exchange database is generally a bad idea, as it is not Exchange 'aware' - it will not flush log files etc.

When you restored the partition holding the DB, did this also hold the log files for Exchange?

I think it may be best to simply perform a 'normal' restore of the Exchange DB now, this should hopefully fix things.

Tony

 

by: KitTayTimPosted on 2009-08-30 at 08:51:18ID: 25218059

Hi, Only the 1 DC, this is all testing in case of a DR situation so the exchange is isolated aware from the network. The Imaging software is supposed to be exchange aware but I'm wondering if I've missed something simple with a hardware issue.
I thought the same about restoring from tape so took a back up of exchange using Symantec Backup Exec on an LTO3 tape but think I might have stumbled across another issue as when I try to restore using Window NT backup (on the temp server as Symantec not installed) the store appear empty! Would this be because I have to have symantec backup exec available to do the restore? Sorry I think that's just turned into another question.

 

by: bluntTonyPosted on 2009-08-30 at 08:56:00ID: 25218076

HI there,

Although both Symantec and NTBackup create BKF files, they are (not to my knowledge) compatible. NTBackup is actually a cut-down version of Backup Exec, going back to when it was Veritas, but like I say - if you've backed up with Backup Exec, you'll have to restore using it.

All you need is the backup Exec remote agent installed on the Exchange server and you should be able to restore the DB from the media server.

 

by: KitTayTimPosted on 2009-08-30 at 08:56:33ID: 25218078

Thanks mohdabsar, I've give both of those a try, thinking about it, could an image taken whilst the server is running fool it into thinking it was a dirty shutdown?

 

by: KitTayTimPosted on 2009-08-30 at 09:02:04ID: 25218091

Thanks that does make sense. Was hoping not to have to re-visit installation of Symantec Backup Exec - previous experience with them has not been favourable :)

 

by: bluntTonyPosted on 2009-08-30 at 09:10:21ID: 25218135

You just need to push out the remote agent from the BE Media server to the Exchange server. This will allow you to restore the Exchange DB. No need for a full install.

Tony

 

by: KitTayTimPosted on 2009-08-30 at 09:13:03ID: 25218144

Oh right, is that the same if the LTO3 that's doing the restore doesn't have Symantec Backup exec on it at all? Its a completely separate set of servers on different networks?

 

by: saakar_raoPosted on 2009-08-31 at 00:26:04ID: 25221005

1.
+ Check the consistency of the database with eseutil /mh <database_complete_path>
+ If they are okay just move all the log files out to another directory and try to
+ mount the store .
+ They will mount and create new log files.
+ This will allow the store to mount
2.
Cause:- Log files corruption "Transaction Log"

> Move all the transaction logs and the res1 and res2 files to a backup folder
>Mount Blank Stores - Will Mount
>Now try Mounting Store with Old Database - If it says database is inconsistent
>Run eseutil /mh - Check fi its Dirty Shutdown
>Run Repair on the database "Eseutil /p"

>At the end of repair it might sit on :Deleting unicode fixup table - thats normal... "Wait until it shows the database has been repaired"

>Mount the stores - it will be good

 

by: KitTayTimPosted on 2009-10-20 at 04:00:52ID: 31622234

.

20120131-EE-VQP-002

3 Ways to Join

30-Day Free Trial

The Experts

98% positive feedback on 31,087 answers since March 2000. angeliii is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for his work with MS SQL Server & Develoment.

He has also proven his knowledge of Visual Basic Programming, PHP Scripting and Oracle Databases.

The Experts

97% positive feedback on 10,752 answers since July 2000. lrmoore has more than 18 years experience in the networking industry.

The six-time Mircosoft MVPs specialties include firewalls, virtual private networking, and network management.

Testimonials

"...and excellent source for support... Kind of like having your very own IT dept." Electriciansnet

Testimonials

"I was apprehensive at signing up at first. However... it has already made my life as an IT administrator much easier." JaCrews

Testimonials

"WOW! You guys have great, active, and knowledgeable people on here." moore50

Business Clients

Business Clients

In the Press

"If you’ve got a question... Experts Exchange can supply an answer.”

In the Press

"...an invaluable aid for both IT professionals and those who require tech support."

In the Press

"where IT professionals provide quick answers on just about any topic"

Business Account Plans

Loading Advertisement...