> On Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:38:21 +0100, "Nicolas Macarez"
> <maca***@free.fr> wrote:
>
>>We just did a migration from our W2K3 and E2K3 server (named Server2K3) to
>>a
>>brand new W2K8 and E2K7 server (named Server2K8).
>>
>>Everything went fine except an issue that we have now with the legacy
>>Public
>>Folder we had on Server2K3.
>>They are indeed visible under the Exchange Management Console in the
>>Second
>>Storage Group of Server2K8, but I just can't mount them.
>
> For you to see the Public Folders you must have a Public Folder
> database mounted somewhere.
>
>>I get a message saying that the objet "Server2K8\Second Storage
>>Group\Public
>>Folder Database" is corrupted and in a uncoherent state, as well as a
>>warning underneath saying that PublicFolderHierarchy is mandatory.
>
> You say you migrated from E2K3 to E2K7 -- how did the Public Folders
> move from the E2K3 server to the E2K7 server?
> ---
> Rich Matheisen
> MCSE+I, Exchange MVP

>Thanks Rich for your reply
>
>I am acting in an emergency context on this one. I did not do the migration
>myself. I guess the PF were just not taken care of - but there are visible
>under the Exchange Server 2007 Management Console and set as dismounted.
>
>The issue came up when the guy decommissioned the Exchange Server 2003
>server. When he uninstalled Exchange 2003 on the old server that's when
>things went wrong.
>
>Do you think that I could just suppress the PF DB entry with ADSIEDIT here :
>
>Path to public folder DB is: ADSI Edit --> Configuration --> Services -->
>Microsot Exchange --> Organisation Name --> Administrative Groups -->
>Exchange Administrative Group --> Servers --> Server Name --> Information
>Store -- > Group --> Database.
>
>and that things could be OK after that? Is it safe?

> On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:34:48 +0100, "Nicolas Macarez"
> <maca***@free.fr> wrote:
>
>>Thanks Rich for your reply
>>
>>I am acting in an emergency context on this one. I did not do the
>>migration
>>myself. I guess the PF were just not taken care of - but there are visible
>>under the Exchange Server 2007 Management Console and set as dismounted.
>>
>>The issue came up when the guy decommissioned the Exchange Server 2003
>>server. When he uninstalled Exchange 2003 on the old server that's when
>>things went wrong.
>>
>>Do you think that I could just suppress the PF DB entry with ADSIEDIT here
>>:
>>
>>Path to public folder DB is: ADSI Edit --> Configuration --> Services -->
>>Microsot Exchange --> Organisation Name --> Administrative Groups -->
>>Exchange Administrative Group --> Servers --> Server Name --> Information
>>Store -- > Group --> Database.
>>
>>and that things could be OK after that? Is it safe?
>
> How many public folder databases do you see in the directory? Is there
> one with a suffix of ".stm"? I'm guessing that someone just copied the
> files from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007!
>
> If that's true, I'd just rename the public folder database files and
> then mount the PF store. That'll create a new PF database. It may not
> solve all your problems, though.
> ---
> Rich Matheisen
> MCSE+I, Exchange MVP

>
>"Rich Matheisen [MVP]" <richnews@rmcons.com.NOSPAM.COM> a écrit dans le
>message de news: 0pfks45tflum4c48frpmpmpiihsps1j***@4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:34:48 +0100, "Nicolas Macarez"
>> <maca***@free.fr> wrote:
>>
>>>Thanks Rich for your reply
>>>
>>>I am acting in an emergency context on this one. I did not do the
>>>migration
>>>myself. I guess the PF were just not taken care of - but there are visible
>>>under the Exchange Server 2007 Management Console and set as dismounted.
>>>
>>>The issue came up when the guy decommissioned the Exchange Server 2003
>>>server. When he uninstalled Exchange 2003 on the old server that's when
>>>things went wrong.
>>>
>>>Do you think that I could just suppress the PF DB entry with ADSIEDIT here
>>>:
>>>
>>>Path to public folder DB is: ADSI Edit --> Configuration --> Services -->
>>>Microsot Exchange --> Organisation Name --> Administrative Groups -->
>>>Exchange Administrative Group --> Servers --> Server Name --> Information
>>>Store -- > Group --> Database.
>>>
>>>and that things could be OK after that? Is it safe?
>>
>> How many public folder databases do you see in the directory? Is there
>> one with a suffix of ".stm"? I'm guessing that someone just copied the
>> files from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007!
>>
>> If that's true, I'd just rename the public folder database files and
>> then mount the PF store. That'll create a new PF database. It may not
>> solve all your problems, though.
>> ---
>> Rich Matheisen
>> MCSE+I, Exchange MVP
>
>Rich,
>
>In the Exchange Directory, I have those files under E:\Exchange:
>
>Mailbox Database.edb
>pub1.edb
>pub1.stm
>pub2.edb
>temp.edb
>
>In fact pub2.edb is the only one that is visible under the Exchange
>Management Console in the Server Configuration, Mailboxes, Database
>Management section under Second Storage Group, Public Folder Database with
>the status Not Mounted.
>
>Pub1 is nowhere to be seen under the Exchange Management Console GUI.

> On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:57:38 +0100, "Nicolas Macarez"
> <maca***@free.fr> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Rich Matheisen [MVP]" <richnews@rmcons.com.NOSPAM.COM> a écrit dans le
>>message de news: 0pfks45tflum4c48frpmpmpiihsps1j***@4ax.com...
>>> On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:34:48 +0100, "Nicolas Macarez"
>>> <maca***@free.fr> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Thanks Rich for your reply
>>>>
>>>>I am acting in an emergency context on this one. I did not do the
>>>>migration
>>>>myself. I guess the PF were just not taken care of - but there are
>>>>visible
>>>>under the Exchange Server 2007 Management Console and set as dismounted.
>>>>
>>>>The issue came up when the guy decommissioned the Exchange Server 2003
>>>>server. When he uninstalled Exchange 2003 on the old server that's when
>>>>things went wrong.
>>>>
>>>>Do you think that I could just suppress the PF DB entry with ADSIEDIT
>>>>here
>>>>:
>>>>
>>>>Path to public folder DB is: ADSI Edit --> Configuration -->
>>>>Services -->
>>>>Microsot Exchange --> Organisation Name --> Administrative Groups -->
>>>>Exchange Administrative Group --> Servers --> Server Name -->
>>>>Information
>>>>Store -- > Group --> Database.
>>>>
>>>>and that things could be OK after that? Is it safe?
>>>
>>> How many public folder databases do you see in the directory? Is there
>>> one with a suffix of ".stm"? I'm guessing that someone just copied the
>>> files from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007!
>>>
>>> If that's true, I'd just rename the public folder database files and
>>> then mount the PF store. That'll create a new PF database. It may not
>>> solve all your problems, though.
>>> ---
>>> Rich Matheisen
>>> MCSE+I, Exchange MVP
>>
>>Rich,
>>
>>In the Exchange Directory, I have those files under E:\Exchange:
>>
>>Mailbox Database.edb
>>pub1.edb
>>pub1.stm
>>pub2.edb
>>temp.edb
>>
>>In fact pub2.edb is the only one that is visible under the Exchange
>>Management Console in the Server Configuration, Mailboxes, Database
>>Management section under Second Storage Group, Public Folder Database with
>>the status Not Mounted.
>>
>>Pub1 is nowhere to be seen under the Exchange Management Console GUI.
>
> "Pub1" is an Exchange 2003 public folder database. I don't know why
> it's on an Exchange 2007 server. If the pub1 file isn't referenced in
> the EMC that's not a problem.
>
> If you don't have a good backup of the public folder databasr to
> restore your options are a bit limited. Ideally, you'd restore the
> database and let the log files replay to bring the file back to a
> current state. Without a backup you could try repairing the database
> (using eseutil and then isinteg), but that leaves you with a database
> that nobody really trusts. If you had another server and you had
> replicas of all the folders on another server you could just delete
> the file and mount the store, letting replication backfill the empty
> copy. Or you could just rename pub1.edb to something else, mount the
> store, and resign yourselt to not having public folder content.
> ---
> Rich Matheisen
> MCSE+I, Exchange MVP