DOCUMENT:Q182903 16-AUG-2002 [exchange] TITLE :XADM: ESEUTIL Command Line Parameters PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange PROD/VER::5.5 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbusage ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 includes a utility called Eseutil that replaces the Edbutil from earlier versions. MORE INFORMATION ================ The following command will output the information below: C:\>ESEUTIL /? Microsoft(R) Exchange Server Database Utilities Version 5.5 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1991-1997. All Rights Reserved. DESCRIPTION: Maintenance utilities for Microsoft(R) Exchange Server databases. MODES OF OPERATION: Defragmentation: ESEUTIL /d [options] Recovery: ESEUTIL /r [options] Integrity: ESEUTIL /g [options] Upgrade: ESEUTIL /u /d [options] File Dump: ESEUTIL /m[mode-modifier] Repair: ESEUTIL /p [options] Note log file path must be specified explicitly unless using /IS or /DS options. <<<<< Press a key for more help >>>>> D=Defragmentation, R=Recovery, G=Integrity, U=Upgrade, M=File Dump, P=Repair => DEFRAGMENTATION (D) DEFRAGMENTATION/COMPACTION: DESCRIPTION: Performs off-line compaction of a database. SYNTAX: ESEUTIL /d [options] PARAMETERS: - filename of database to compact, or one of /ispriv, /ispub, or /ds (see NOTES below) OPTIONS: zero or more of the following switches, separated by a space: /l - location of log files (default: current directory) /s - location of system files (e.g., checkpoint file) (default: current directory) /b - make backup copy under the specified name /t - set temp. database name (default: TEMPDFRG.EDB) /p - preserve temporary database (i.e., don't instate) /o - suppress logo NOTES: 1) The switches /ispriv, /ispub, and /ds use the Registry to automatically set the database name, log file path, and system file path for the appropriate Exchange store. 2) Before defragmentation begins, soft recovery is always performed to ensure the database is in a consistent state. 3) If instating is disabled (i.e., /p), the original database is preserved uncompacted, and the temporary database will contain the defragmented version of the database. RECOVERY (R) RECOVERY: DESCRIPTION: Performs recovery, bringing all databases to a consistent state. SYNTAX: ESEUTIL /r [options] OPTIONS: zero or more of the following switches, separated by a space: /is or /ds - see NOTES below /l - location of log files (default: current directory) /s - location of system files (e.g., checkpoint file) (default: current directory) /o - suppress logo NOTES: 1) The special switches /is and /ds use the Registry to automatically set the log file path and system file path for recovery of the appropriate Exchange store(s). INTEGRITY (G) INTEGRITY: DESCRIPTION: Verifies integrity of a database. SYNTAX: ESEUTIL /g [options] PARAMETERS: - filename of database to verify, or one of /ispriv, /ispub, or /ds (see NOTES below) OPTIONS: zero or more of the following switches, separated by a space: /t - set temp. database name (default: INTEG.EDB) /v - verbose /x - give detailed error messages /o - suppress logo NOTES: 1) The consistency checker performs no recovery and always assumes that the database is in a consistent state, returning an error if this is not the case. 2) The special switches /ispriv, /ispub, and /ds use the registry to automatically set the database name for the appropriate Exchange store. UPGRADE (U) UPGRADE: DESCRIPTION: Upgrades a database (created using a previous release of Microsoft(R) Exchange Server) to the current version. SYNTAX: ESEUTIL /u /d [options] PARAMETERS: - filename of the database to upgrade. /d - pathed filename of the .DLL that came with the release of Microsoft(R) Exchange Server from which you're upgrading. OPTIONS: zero or more of the following switches, separated by a space: /b - make backup copy under the specified name /t - set temporary database name (default: TEMPUPGD.EDB) /p - preserve temporary database (i.e., don't instate) /o - suppress logo NOTES: 1) This utility should only be used to upgrade a database after an internal database format change has taken place. If necessary, this will usually only coincide with the release of a major, new revision of Microsoft(R) Exchange Server. 2) Before upgrading, the database should be in a consistent state. An error will be returned if otherwise. 3) If instating is disabled (i.e., /p), the original database is preserved unchanged, and the temporary database will contain the upgraded version of the database. FILE DUMP (M) FILE DUMP: DESCRIPTION: Generates formatted output of various database file types. SYNTAX: ESEUTIL /m[mode-modifier] [options] PARAMETERS: [mode-modifier] - an optional letter designating the type of file dump to perform. Valid values are: h - dump database header (default) k - dump checkpoint file - name of file to dump. The type of the specified file should match the dump type being requested (e.g., if using /mh, then must be the name of a database). REPAIR (P) REPAIR: DESCRIPTION: Repairs a corrupted or damaged database. SYNTAX: ESEUTIL /p [options] PARAMETERS: - filename of database to compact, or one of /ispriv, /ispub, or /ds (see NOTES below) OPTIONS: zero or more of the following switches, separated by a space: /t - set temp. database name (default: REPAIR.EDB) /d - don't repair the database, just scan for errors /v - verbose output /x - give detailed error messages /o - suppress logo NOTES: 1) The switches /ispriv, /ispub, and /ds use the registry to automatically set the database name for the appropriate Exchange store. 2) Recovery will not be run. NOTE: The "Upgrade" section, under "Parameters", refers to the Edb.dll from the Exchange 5.5 CD. To find this file, locate the Server\Setup\ folder on the Exchange 5.5 CD. For additional information about using ESEUTIL /U, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q196693 XADM: How To Use ESEUTIL /U to Upgrade a Database Q259851 XADM: Ramifications of Running the ESEUTIL /P or EDBUTIL /D /R Command Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : kbusage Technology : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2 Version : :5.5 Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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