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How to Repair Exchange database with Eseutil and Isinteg Command Lines?

Mike Jackson | July 26th, 2014 | general

Throughout Corruption problem, Exchange Administrators can exploit Eseutil/Isinteg command lines to repair inaccessible or corrupted Exchange database files. Both the utilities inbuilt attribute of MS Exchange Server & can execute both soft and hard recovery from offline Exchange Server. Default drive position of these utilities is shown below:

C:\Program Files\Exchsrvr\bin

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Carry out the following directions before using Eseutil/Isinteg Utilities

  • Log in as Exchange Administrator
  • Generate copy of healthy or corrupted EDB database files in Backup folder
  • From MS Exchange Server, Dismount the complete EDB data
  • Shift needless files & folders and free the floppy disk space
  • Utilize CHKDSK tool to verify hard disk for awful sectors

Both the commands (Eseutil and Isinteg) only useful on offline Exchange database, so database should be dismounted from the MS Exchange Server before you execute these tools. You can also run the Exeutil.exe command from the DOC command prompt.

Follow the below steps to run Eseutil command line

  • Hit on Start>>Run
  • In the run box, write “cmd” & press “ok”
  • Then go to C:\Program Files\Exchsrvr\bin
  • Write Eseutil.exe in command line

Eseutil.exe tool has 2 repair modes “/r” and “p”.

Eseutil/r command is for soft recovery of Exchange Server database.

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Apart from this if Exchange database are highly corrupted then you must be use Eseutil/p command line to repair inaccessible priv1.edb and pub1.edb files

Eseutil /p C:\Program files\Exchsvr\mdbdata\ primary name.EDB

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When you effectively repaired the damaged Exchange database files by Eseutil/p command line then also run Eseutil/d command to defragment the repaired database

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Now run the Eseutil.exe command for check reliability of repaired Exchange database, it will appear like below

Isinteg –s {Exchange Server name}-fix-test all tests

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  • Choose the repaired EDB database from the MS Exchange Server directory
  • Run the Exeutil.exe command till no threats are shown on the Exchange Server
  • Then run Eseutil/G command to verify the reliability of the repaired Exchange database files

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  • Remount the retrieve Exchange database files yet again by using administrator utilities of MS Exchange Server.

Conclusion: Facing corruption in Exchange EDB files at high level by jet engine failure or software out of order cannot be repair by Eseutil & Isinteg tools. So, you should be choosing a third party solution as Exchange Database Recovery Tool. Software has capable to repair, restore & convert healthy or offline database into Outlook PST/Live Exchange Server.

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Mike Jackson

Mike Jackson is a technical writer and he wrote numerous blogs or articles regarding Exchange Server corruption issues with their solutions. You can follow him on Google+, Facebook and Twitter. If you have any query & solution regarding Exchange Server & Outlook apps then you can mail Mike at mike.edbtopstpro@gmail.com.