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May 06, 2008

Exchange Server Database Integrity

Exchange stores have become more and more reliable, but you should still be familiar with tools like Eseutil and Isinteg for fixing problems that might come up
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Executive Summary:
Eseutil and Isinteg maintain Microsoft Exchange Server database integrity. You use Eseutil for defragmentation, verification, file dumping, and repair. If you run Eseutil in repair mode, follow up with Isinteg to rebuild Exchange tables and indexes.


Recently, on an Exchange Server mailing list I frequent (MS-Exchange Management issues, hosted by Sunbelt Software, http://www.sunbelt-software.com/Communities) we were discussing one of the perennial topics of Exchange administration: defragmenting Exchange mailbox stores. It's well documented that offline defragmentation isn't a maintenance procedure you should perform regularly; for instance, see the Microsoft Exchange Team Blog post "Is offline defragmentation considered regular Exchange maintenance?" msexchangeteam.com/archive/2004/07/08/177574.aspx. . . .


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