how to corrupt database
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From: nobody on 4 Nov 2007 01:06 how so i corrupt an exchange database so that it wont mount anymore? I want to do some disaster testing
From: Ed Crowley [MVP] on 4 Nov 2007 02:12 You could open it with Notepad and change stuff! Although a large store might take a long time to open in Notepad. Why do you need to corrupt the store? You can really test all disaster scenarios without a corrupt store, just pretend as if it is. -- Ed Crowley MVP - Exchange "Protecting the world from PSTs and brick backups!" "nobody" <nobody(a)nobody.com> wrote in message news:urT9mBqHIHA.3916(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > how so i corrupt an exchange database so that it wont mount anymore? I > want to do some disaster testing >
From: nobody on 4 Nov 2007 17:16 if i open it with notepad and add stuff, will it fail to mount ? will isinteg and eseutil fix the database? "Ed Crowley [MVP]" <curspice(a)mvpsnospam.org> wrote in message news:%23fcieIrHIHA.5160(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > You could open it with Notepad and change stuff! Although a large store > might take a long time to open in Notepad. Why do you need to corrupt the > store? You can really test all disaster scenarios without a corrupt > store, just pretend as if it is. > -- > Ed Crowley > MVP - Exchange > "Protecting the world from PSTs and brick backups!" > > "nobody" <nobody(a)nobody.com> wrote in message > news:urT9mBqHIHA.3916(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> how so i corrupt an exchange database so that it wont mount anymore? I >> want to do some disaster testing >> > >
From: Oliver Moazzezi [MVP] on 4 Nov 2007 17:53 < will isinteg and eseutil fix the database? That isn't a good DR plan, restoring from your backup is. a hard repair (eseutil /p) is always considered the last resort if no good backups are available. Oliver
From: nobody on 4 Nov 2007 18:17
I havent came across a database that will not mount yet. but if i do what will i do first? "Oliver Moazzezi [MVP]" <o.moazzezino(a)spamfreenet.co.uk> wrote in message news:OBhZ2VzHIHA.1316(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > < will isinteg and eseutil fix the database? > > That isn't a good DR plan, restoring from your backup is. a hard repair > (eseutil /p) is always considered the last resort if no good backups are > available. > > Oliver > > |