Database recovery failed
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 |
495 |
Event Source |
ESE |
Alert Type |
Warning |
MOM Rule Path |
Microsoft Exchange Server/Exchange 2007/Common Components/Extensible Storage Engine |
MOM Rule Name |
Database recovery failed. A file copy of this database was probably restored, but not all the log files were successfully restored. The database may not mount. |
Explanation
The Warning event indicates that database recovery failed. The database is not in the expected state at the first reference of the database in the log files. A file copy of this database was probably restored, but not all the log files were successfully restored.
This may be a critical error that prevents a storage group from initializing.
User Action
To resolve the issue, examine the Log Required field of the database header. The Log Required field of the database header may indicate which logs are missing. Note that not all log files needed for recovery may have been located. To examine the field, run Eseutil /MH database filename. The Log Required field lists a numerical range of logs which must be converted from decimal to hexadecimal to identify the logs in the range. If the Log Required field is 0-0, no logs are needed.
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.