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Exchange Command-Line Parameters for the Isinteg.exe Tool

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SUMMARY

You can use the Isinteg.exe tool to check and to fix the integrity of the information store databases including the private information store, Priv.edb, and the public information store, Pub.edb.

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To view the command-line help about usage of Isinteg.exe, type the following command line from a command prompt:

c:\program files\exchsrvr\bin>isinteg /?

Output:

   Microsoft Exchange Information Store Integrity Checker v6.0.4417.0
   Copyright (c) 1986-2000 Microsoft Corp.    All rights reserved.
   Usage:

   isinteg -s ServerName [-fix] [-verbose] [-l logfilename] -test testname[[, testname]...]

       -s               ServerName
   
       -fix             check and fix (default - check only)

       -verbose         report verbosely

       -l filename      log file name (default - .\isinteg.pri/pub)

       -t refdblocation (default - the location of the store)

       -test testname,...
          folder message aclitem mailbox(pri only) delfld acllist

          rcvfld(pri only) timedev rowcounts attach morefld ooflist(pri only)

          global searchq dlvrto 

          peruser artidx(pub only) search newsfeed(pub only) dumpsterprops

          Ref count tests: msgref msgsoftref attachref acllistref aclitemref

          newsfeedref(pub only) fldrcv(pri only) fldsub dumpsterref

          Groups tests: allfoldertests allacltests

   isinteg -dump [-l logfilename] (verbose dump of store data)

To run Isinteg.exe to fix and to check the integrity of the information store, run the following line from a command prompt:

c:\program files\exchsrvr\bin>isinteg -s servername -fix -test alltests

For example:

exchsrvr\bin\isinteg -s server1 -fix -test alltests

NOTE: You need to first start the information store service and dismount the databases; you can only check databases that are offline.

Output:

   Databases for server SERVERNAME: 
   Only databases marked as Offline can be checked (In this case only    1-Mailbox Store (SERVERNAME) can be checked).

   Index  Status       Database-Name

   Storage Group Name: First Storage Group 

     1    Offline      Mailbox Store (SERVERNAME)

     2    Online       Public Folder Store (SERVERNAME)

     3    Online       Second Mailbox Store

   Enter a number to select a database or press Return to exit