An error occurred while initializing a new mailbox database

 

Topic Last Modified: 2007-11-16

The Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) monitors the Windows Application log on computers that are running Exchange Server 2007 and generates this alert when the event or events specified in the following Details table are logged.

To learn more about this event, do one or more of the following:

  • Review the description of the event that includes the variables specific to your environment. From the MOM Operator Console, select this alert, and then click the Properties tab.

  • Review all events that have been logged that meet the criteria of this MOM alert. From the MOM Operator Console, click the Events tab, and then double-click the event in the list for which you want to review the event description.

Details

Product Name

Exchange

Product Version

8.0 (Exchange Server 2007)

Event ID

1131

Event Source

MSExchangeIS*

Alert Type

Warning

MOM Rule Path

Microsoft Exchange Server/Exchange 2007/Mailbox/Information Store

MOM Rule Name

An error occurred while initializing a new mailbox database. The database may be corrupted. Re-create the mailbox database (if it is a new database), or restore the database from backup, or run Isinteg.

Explanation

This Error event indicates that the database may be corrupted.

User Action

To resolve this error, follow one or more of these steps:

  • Re-create the mailbox store if it is a new database. If the mailbox store is an existing database, restore it from backup.

  • If the problem persists, contact Microsoft Product Support Services for help with running the Isinteg utility. For contact information, visit the Microsoft Help and Support Web site. For more information about the Information Store Integrity Checker (Isinteg.exe), see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 182081, Description of the Isinteg utility.

For More Information

To search the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles based on criteria that generated this alert, visit the Search the Support Knowledge Base (KB) Web site.

To review Exchange 2007 event message articles that may not be represented by Exchange 2007 MOM alerts, see the Events and Errors Message Center.

If you are not already doing so, consider running the tools that Microsoft Exchange offers to help administrators analyze and troubleshoot their Exchange environment. These tools can help you make sure that your configuration is in line with Microsoft best practices. They can also help you identify and resolve performance issues, improve mail flow, and better manage disaster recovery scenarios. Go to the Toolbox node of the Exchange Management Console to run these tools now. For more information about these tools, see Toolbox in the Exchange Server 2007 Help.