{"id":710,"date":"2019-03-03T14:31:20","date_gmt":"2019-03-03T14:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mozesoft.com\/blog\/?p=710"},"modified":"2019-03-03T14:32:27","modified_gmt":"2019-03-03T14:32:27","slug":"how-to-overcome-some-of-the-most-common-exchange-server-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mozesoft.com\/blog\/how-to-overcome-some-of-the-most-common-exchange-server-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"How to overcome some of the most common Exchange Server issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> The Exchange environment is complex and prone to problems that can  affect performance \u2013 ranging from database mounting issues to Exchange Server crashes.  Technically proficient Exchange administrators can overcome these  difficulties using inbuilt Exchange features, but even the most  experienced Exchange administrator will find themselves wasting valuable  time and effort on mundane tasks. Below are a few common Exchange  challenges that administrators will most likely face at some point in  their career: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Dirty shutdown state and database mounting issues<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Serious mounting issues occur when the database is in a Dirty \nShutdown state (if you are unable to mount a database in a Clean \nShutdown state, deleting the log files will enable the database to mount\n smoothly). If the database is in a Dirty Shutdown State, you will need \nto perform a software recovery using Eseutil \/R before mounting it. If \nsome of the transaction log files are missing, you can also perform the \nsoft recovery but be aware that some of the data may be lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Exchange database corruption<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If Database corruption cannot be fixed using the soft recovery method\n mentioned above, then the problem becomes a bit more serious. This kind\n of corruption can occur at database or application level and can affect\n multiple Exchange services. A hard recovery using Eseutil \/P is the \nrecommended method for dealing with this kind of corruption. However, \nthis method does not guarantee a complete recovery of data, so it is \nadvised that you create a copy of the database before attempting it. A \nhard recovery should be followed by offline defragmentation and an \nintegrity check. An effective alternative to hard recoveries is to \ndeploy third-party Exchange recovery solutions. They help you easily \nextract data from corrupt EDB files and save it in convenient formats. \nBefore purchasing any third-party solution, make sure to try the free \ntrial so that you can work out which solution best matches your \nrequirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Inadequate backup and disaster recovery mechanism<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Exchange Server\u2019s inbuilt recovery features  are designed to ensure the minimum amount of business continuity.  Though backups can be useful, taking them regularly takes time and  consumes storage space. If backups are old or corrupt at the time of the  disaster, the data cannot be retrieved from them. In this scenario it  becomes necessary to recover data from corrupt EDB files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Difficulties in backing up individual mailboxes and items<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Litigation requirements may force administrators to retain individual\n mailboxes or selected mailbox items for a very long period. The inbuilt\n Exchange retention and discovery features can be used to do this, but \nan easier and more convenient alternative is to convert mailboxes or \nitems to PST files for portability. The process of PST conversion may \ndiffer in different versions of Exchange and will mostly require the use\n of Exchange Management Shell cmdlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Summary<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your Exchange administrators are technically proficient, you may  be able to get away with using Exchange\u2019s inbuilt features to deal with  some of the common issues. However, an easy-to-use alternative to the  native methods is to deploy an automated third-party solution. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mozesoft.com\/emailmigration\/exchange-mailbox-recovery.html\">Exchange Recovery Manager<\/a>, for example, helps you overcome most of the  common Exchange corruption issues by easily extracting mailboxes and  public folders from corrupt database and exporting mailboxes and public  folders to PST format. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Exchange environment is complex and prone to problems that can affect performance \u2013 ranging from database mounting issues to Exchange Server crashes. Technically proficient Exchange administrators can overcome these difficulties using inbuilt Exchange features, but even the most experienced Exchange administrator will find themselves wasting valuable time and effort on mundane tasks. 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