{"id":767,"date":"2019-03-29T18:27:03","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T18:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mozesoft.com\/blog\/?p=767"},"modified":"2019-03-29T18:43:17","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T18:43:17","slug":"resolve-issues-of-exchange-edb-dirty-shutdown-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mozesoft.com\/blog\/resolve-issues-of-exchange-edb-dirty-shutdown-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Resolve Issues of Exchange EDB Dirty Shutdown State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> Exchange Server enables centralized storage of data in MS Outlook mail  client and is required for maintaining efficient and continuous private  communication in business organizations, based on email. The Exchange  Information Store saves the complete Outlook data in Exchange Database  (EDB) file that serves as a backup in case the user deletes the mailbox.  However, it cannot be concluded that the Exchange EDB is immune to  corruption. Due to several unprecedented circumstances, the EDB file  just like other databases is prone to damage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Microsoft Exchange Prompts Dirty Shutdown Error<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you try to access an Exchange EDB file, it may happen that the file refuses to open and an error message is prompt saying, <em>\u201cDatabase was not shut down cleanly (dirty shutdown)\u201d.<\/em> This suggests that your Exchange database file (EDB or STM) is not detached from the transitional log properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the Exchange Information Store service terminates, the database \nmay go into a dirty shutdown state. Majority of times, it\u2019s the \ntransaction logs that cause inconsistency in transactions. Also, if the \nserver does not correctly read the transaction logs, it may lead to \ntransactional inconsistency. Hence, when you try accessing the EDB file \nin such a case, it will prompt the dirty shutdown error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Troubleshoot Exchange Dirty Shutdown Error Manually<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The first step is to bring the database to a clean shutdown state. \nThis can be achieved if the required transactional log files are \nreplayed into the Exchange database. In order to achieve a clean \nshutdown, the following steps need to be followed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Backup all the Exchange database files (inclusive of public, \nprivate, STM and log files) to a &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;different destination on the system \nhard disk and also ensure enough free space for the repair.<\/li><li>Now, run the inbuilt Exchange repair tool, Eseutil in order to \nperform the consistency check on the database by running the following \ncommand:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; eseutil\/MH \u201cC:\\ program files\\ exchsrvr\\ mdbdata\\ priv1.edb\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If the database is found to be in the dirty shutdown state, you can  perform soft repair by replacing the log files of corrupt Exchange  database by running the given command: <em>eseutil\/r \u201cC:\\ program files\\ exchsrvr\\ mdbdata\\ priv1.edb\u201d. <\/em>This  command will replay the transaction log files to ensure that all the  Exchange database operations are completed successfully.<\/li><li>Now, again check the database for consistency. If the database seems  to be in inconsistent state, perform the hard repair of the database  with the following command: <em>eseutil\/p \u201cC:\\ program files\\ exchsrvr\\ mdbdata\\ priv1.edb\u201d.<\/em><\/li><li>Now, run the command line utility \u201cEseutil\/d\u201d to defrag the Exchange database store.<\/li><li>Next, check the integrity of the Exchange database by using the  utility \u201cIsinteg\u201d from BIN folder by running the following command:<em> \u201cIsinteg \u2013s server name \u2013fix \u2013test alltests\u201d<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exchange Server enables centralized storage of data in MS Outlook mail client and is required for maintaining efficient and continuous private communication in business organizations, based on email. The Exchange Information Store saves the complete Outlook data in Exchange Database (EDB) file that serves as a backup in case the user deletes the mailbox. 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