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Unable to restore mailbox database in exchange 2007
Recently we had our exchange 2007 server fail. Reinstalled exchange on a new server and attempted to restore the mailbox database to a Recovery Storage Group with Backup Exec 12.5 The restore seemed to work until I attempted to mount the database.
Received the following error when trying to mount the restored database in the EMS TA.:
In the event viewer I see the following errors:
I have search the web with various articles talking about scanning and repairing the database, but as far as I can tell the database is cleanly shutdown. It looks like the errors point to a difference in the organization name from the old server to the new server.
Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated.
Kevin B
Received the following error when trying to mount the restored database in the EMS TA.:
Error encountered while trying to mount the database
Error encountered while trying to mount the database (Mailbox Database) in the recovery storage group (Recovery Storage Group). error message is Exchange is unable to mount the database that you specified. Specified database \WIN2K8-EX\Recovery Storage Group\Mailbox Database; Error code: MapiExceptionCallFailed: Unable to mount database (hr=0x80004005, ec=1276)
Error encountered while trying to mount the database (Mailbox Database) in the recovery storage group (Recovery Storage Group). error message is Exchange is unable to mount the database that you specified. Specified database \WIN2K8-EX\Recovery Storage Group\Mailbox Database; Error code: MapiExceptionCallFailed: Unable to mount database (hr=0x80004005, ec=1276)
In the event viewer I see the following errors:
Event 1088, MSExchangeIS
The information store could not be loaded because the distiguised name (DN /O=LAN/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIP
The database may have been restored to a computer that is in an organization or site different than the original database.
Event 9519, MSExchangeIS
Error 0x4fc starting database "Recovery Storage Group\Mailbox Database" on the Microsoft Exchange Information Store.
Event 9518, MSExchangeIS
Error 0x4fc starting Storage Group /DC=COM/DC=LAN/CN=Configur
Service/CN=Microsoft Exchange/CN=First Organization/CN=Administra
MDB failed to start
The information store could not be loaded because the distiguised name (DN /O=LAN/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIP
The database may have been restored to a computer that is in an organization or site different than the original database.
Event 9519, MSExchangeIS
Error 0x4fc starting database "Recovery Storage Group\Mailbox Database" on the Microsoft Exchange Information Store.
Event 9518, MSExchangeIS
Error 0x4fc starting Storage Group /DC=COM/DC=LAN/CN=Configur
Service/CN=Microsoft Exchange/CN=First Organization/CN=Administra
MDB failed to start
I have search the web with various articles talking about scanning and repairing the database, but as far as I can tell the database is cleanly shutdown. It looks like the errors point to a difference in the organization name from the old server to the new server.
Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated.
Kevin B
ExchangeActive DirectoryStorage Software
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Ok, I was able to uninstall exchange and reinstall using the old organization name. Then it allowed me to mount the recovery storage group mailbox database, but it wont show any old emails in the account?
I can even copy the database over to the first storage group and mount it, but the user accounts have no email in them? I know something is there because the database is about 8Gb, not empty.
I tried to use the merge copy feature in the EMC, but it errors out each time.
Is there a trick to get the email back into the users mailboxes?
Thank you for your earlier assistance.
I can even copy the database over to the first storage group and mount it, but the user accounts have no email in them? I know something is there because the database is about 8Gb, not empty.
I tried to use the merge copy feature in the EMC, but it errors out each time.
Is there a trick to get the email back into the users mailboxes?
Thank you for your earlier assistance.
Try restoring it with Backup Exec again.
Instead of reinstalling Exchange you could have recover exchange on new server at 1st place with recoverserver switch.
Anyways,
An MSExchangeIS 1088 event can occur if an Exchange database is restored to an Administrative Group that has a different value for the legacyExchangeDN attribute than its original Administrative Group. This behaviour is by design. To mount stores on an Exchange Server, the value for the legacyExchangeDN attribute of the Organization and the Administrative Group of the Exchange databases must match the value for legacyExchangeDN attribute of the Organization and the Administrative Group in Active Directory.
Try to follow steps in below article probably will help
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb267025(v=exchg.80).aspx
Mahesh
Anyways,
An MSExchangeIS 1088 event can occur if an Exchange database is restored to an Administrative Group that has a different value for the legacyExchangeDN attribute than its original Administrative Group. This behaviour is by design. To mount stores on an Exchange Server, the value for the legacyExchangeDN attribute of the Organization and the Administrative Group of the Exchange databases must match the value for legacyExchangeDN attribute of the Organization and the Administrative Group in Active Directory.
Try to follow steps in below article probably will help
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb267025(v=exchg.80).aspx
Mahesh
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Hello kmkj4ever,
It looks like you have removed the log file which has not been wrote into database.
If the database has been shut down correctly(clean shutdown), please moved the Checkpoint file and all Logfiles to a different folder and try to mount database again. If the database has not been shut down correctly(dirty shutdown). You may need to restore the database with the backup. Or you need to do a database repair.
We don’t suggest removing log files as that way, regarding how to remove the log files, you can refer to the following article:
How to remove Exchange Server transaction log files
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240145
Resources:-
1. http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/exchange/en-US/4d1f1ec0-afa7-4a97-af2c-896f3d3c2abb/failed-to-mount-database-mailbox-database-hr0x80004005-ec528?forum=exchangesvravailabilityandisasterrecoverylegacy
2. http://www.symantec.com/connect/articles/how-restore-exchange-2007-mailbox-store-tape-using-backup-exec-12
3. http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH65681
Thanks
Colin Paul
It looks like you have removed the log file which has not been wrote into database.
If the database has been shut down correctly(clean shutdown), please moved the Checkpoint file and all Logfiles to a different folder and try to mount database again. If the database has not been shut down correctly(dirty shutdown). You may need to restore the database with the backup. Or you need to do a database repair.
We don’t suggest removing log files as that way, regarding how to remove the log files, you can refer to the following article:
How to remove Exchange Server transaction log files
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240145
Resources:-
1. http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/exchange/en-US/4d1f1ec0-afa7-4a97-af2c-896f3d3c2abb/failed-to-mount-database-mailbox-database-hr0x80004005-ec528?forum=exchangesvravailabilityandisasterrecoverylegacy
2. http://www.symantec.com/connect/articles/how-restore-exchange-2007-mailbox-store-tape-using-backup-exec-12
3. http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH65681
Thanks
Colin Paul
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The problem was that the organization name was different in the new install. This made it difficult to mount the old mail database. You have to either re-install exchange with the old name or make a test environment to do the same to retrieve your old mail.
From the other post I should be able to mount the database if I am able to reinstall exchange and name the organization correctly?