Exchange Server Disaster Data Recovery

Microsoft Exchange Server Disaster Recovery

DTI Data is one of only a couple of real data recovery companies that also perform Exchange Server data recovery services. What separates us from other services is our programmers. All the data recovery software on this site was created right here in our labs. Add the network engineers to the mix and you get a team that can go down into the hex level of the Exchange database and fix duplicate keys or whatever problems are within the database pages.

I personally run the Exchange Server Data Recovery Emergency Hotline. I call it the suicide hotline since the majority of the callers are in very high stress situations. The top volume of problems revolve around Jet Engine Errors. These are serious problems that won’t be resolved with standard Exchange Server Disaster Recovery methods.

The most important fact that you need to take away from this post is:

BACKUP YOUR PRIV1 EDB’s and STM FILES BEFORE RUNNING ESEUTIL or ISINTEG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can’t stress enough how important it is that you copy your Information Stores prior to running Microsoft utilities. Every single Exchange edb that we have received that was clean has been recovered. Every single one! Edb’s that have had utilities run on them can have data loss. You see ESEUTIL doesn’t actually “fix” anything. It truncates any records it feels are in error, that leads to data loss.

This series of posts will cover all the different problems that arise with Exchange Server Data Recovery.

Stay tuned for how to deal with a database that has reached the 16GB limit.