Repairing a Corrupted Database

The repair option evaluates the information in the database and then reassembles the database tables using only the uncorrupted information. If you repair the database, you must also run the ISINTEG utility.

    To Repair a Corrupted Database

  1. Stop the directory using the Services application in Control Panel.
  2. At the command prompt, type eseutil /p followed by a database switch.

    For example, the following command repairs the server's directory: 

    C:\EXCHSRVR\BIN> eseutil /p /ds
Database switch Description
/ds Directory
/ispriv Private information store
/ispub Public information store

For more information on using ESEUTIL to recover databases, see Chapter 12, "Disaster Recovery."