Hi I'm running Exchange 2007 SP2 and had some questions about eseutil. 1. Can eseutil be run from any location (e.g. same as a database, same as a log file etc) 2. If I wanted to run eseutil /p against a database for hard repair, when do I run isinteg 3. If I wanted to run eseutil against a database, is it best practice to run it in the same location as a database or just run it but reference the db path in the command

On Thu, 3 Mar 2011 19:36:38 +0000, Joe Budden wrote: >I'm running Exchange 2007 SP2 and had some questions about eseutil. > >1. Can eseutil be run from any location (e.g. same as a database, same as a log file etc) Yes. >2. If I wanted to run eseutil /p against a database for hard repair, when do I run isinteg If you have a choice, don't repair a database. Create a new one and move the contents of the old one to the new one. When you're done, delete the old database. If you abdolutely have no other choice but to repair the database: a. Repair the database b. Defrag the database c. Run isinteg d. Run isinteg again e. Create a new database f. Move everthing from the old database to the new database g. Delete the old database If there were repairs or fixes made in "d", repeat "d" until there are no longer any fixes being made. >3. If I wanted to run eseutil against a database, is it best practice to run it in the same location as a database or just run it but reference the db path in the command I guess that depends on whether the path to the eseutil.exe or the database is shorter and your preference for typing. :-) --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP

Appreciated. Reading the link about defragging here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb123761(EXCHG.65).aspx It says to leave 110% of disk space free (???!). If my DB was 100GB on the E drive, am I prompted to use another drive where the /D switch will create the new DB?

Map a drive to file server as Z: or any letter then run eseutil using /t switch. C:\>eseutil /d /ispriv /tZ:\Sample.edb How to defragment with the Eseutil utility (Eseutil.exe) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/192185James Chong MCITP | EA | EMA; MCSE | M+, S+ Security+, Project+, ITIL msexchangetips.blogspot.com

On Mon, 7 Mar 2011 23:32:02 +0000, Joe Budden wrote: >It says to leave 110% of disk space free (???!). Assuming there's no free space in the file you'd need to build a new file of the same size plus the space needed for a small temporary database used during the defragging/compaction. >If my DB was 100GB on the E drive, am I prompted to use another drive where the /D switch will create the new DB? No, you won't be asked. You'd have to tell it where to put the file with the "/t" switch -- and note that there's NO SPACE between the "/t" and the file path that follows it. --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP

No. There is prompt to use another drive. The article just means that it’s recommended to leave 110% of free disk drive space which is safe to run Eseutil /D. Thanks. NovakPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Thanks everyone. Final question - what's the actual reason I need to run a defrag after a hard repair? I understand why I need to run Isinteg but not a defrag, what good does it actually do?

On Tue, 8 Mar 2011 12:14:45 +0000, Joe Budden wrote: >Final question - what's the actual reason I need to run a defrag after a hard repair? I understand why I need to run Isinteg but not a defrag, what good does it actually do? The repair may just drop out chunks of the database. The eseutil /d rebuilds the database indexes and handles any anomolies at the file level. Isinteg expects the file to be intact and deals with the structure of the data contained within the file. --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP