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Exchange Restore - lossy recovery option error

I have restored an Exchange 2010 database (windows backup) to an alternate location, running:
Eseutil.exe /MH “Mailbox Database Name.edb”
shows it is 'dirty shutdown'
running (as instructed to clean database):
Eseutil /R E00 /I /d

gives error:
"recovery has indicated that there might be a lossy recovery option. run recovery with the /a"

any ideas? thanks

AshwinRaj111

Try running the command

Eseutil /R E00 /I /d /a

See if it bring the Database to a Clean Shut Down....

Pete

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I get the same error

Pete

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there is actually another line underneath the error:
terminated error -528 jet_errmissinglogfile, current log file missing
I am running this command from my restored location:
c:\restore\D_ex2010 databases and logs\mailbox\staff\

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Pete

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"log required" entry = 299-301
there are 302 log files in the restored location
Putting the log file path and /a as your posting I am still getting

lossy erre
terminated error -528 jet_errmissinglogfile, current log file missing

AshwinRaj111

Ok in that case two options are with the Restore from the Backup or to do a Hard Repair on that Database.

Hard Repair would be a long process and it depends on the Size of the Database. There might be some data loss as well.

How big is your Database?

Pete

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a log file called E00 does not exist in any restored location....does this matter?

Pete

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I have already restored from backup, this IS the restore.
the database is not large there are only 100 or so users with quite small mailboxes.

AshwinRaj111

Well do u have a restore.env file created when you restored the Database.

This file should be 1KB or 2KB in size.

Pete

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there is no such file in the resored folder anywhere.

AshwinRaj111

That file would be in C Drive else you have mentioned a different location for it.

Search the C Drive and see if you have that file.

What is the Backup Software that you are using.

Pete

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there is no such file on the c: drive anywhere...
I am using windows 2008 R2 backup

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Pete

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I have finally managed to work through the command above.

eseutil /p "Entire Path of the Database"
clean
eseutil /d "Entire Path of the Database"
isinteg -s Server Name -test -alltests -fix

looking at get-statistics of my restore database it shows the user John I want to restore has 124 items but running the command:

Restore-Mailbox -Identity recoveryname -RecoveryDatabase MyRecoveryDatabase -RecoveryMailbox John -TargetFolder Recovery

creates a target folder in the 'recoveryname' mailbox but it is empty.....where have the 124 items gone that it should have moved to that folder in outlook?
During the restore-mailbox it says- restoring from....to.....completed successfully.

AshwinRaj111

Try this command and see if this shows the items there.

Get-MailboxStatistics –Database “Recovery Database”

http://www.msexchange.org/articles_tutorials/exchange-server-2010/high-availability-recovery/uncovering-new-exchange-2010-volume-snapshot-vss-plug-in-part2.html

Go through this article and see if this helps you out.

The Backup that you took was it before the user deleted these mails.

Pete

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i finally got this to work, after starting from beginning of restore procedure again
not sure why I couldn't get to a clean shutdown state and what the implications of this eseutil /p command is.

.thanks for your help.