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Q215297: XADM: Windows NT Version Change Rebuilds Exchange DB Indexes

Article: Q215297
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 22-OCT-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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SUMMARY
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After you upgrade the major (that is, Microsoft Windows NT 3.51. to Windows NT
4.0) or minor version (that is, Windows NT Service Pack 3 to Windows NT Service
Pack 4) of Windows NT on an Exchange Server computer, the following events are
logged in the Windows NT Event Viewer application event log:

  Event ID: 172
  Source: ESE97
  Type: Error
  Category: Table/Column/Index
  Description:
  'MSExchangeIS ((298))' The database engine is initiating index cleanup of
  database 'c:\exchsrvr\mdbdata\priv.edb' as a result of an NT version upgrade
  from '4.0.1381 SP3' to '4.0.1381 SP4'.

  Event ID: 173
  Source: ESE97
  Type: Error
  Category: Table/Column/Index
  Description:
  'MSExchangeIS ((298))' The database engine is initiating index cleanup of
  database 'c:\exchsrvr\mdbdata\priv.edb' as a result of an NT version upgrade
  to '4.0.1381 SP4'.

  Event ID: 174
  Source: ESE97
  Type: Error
  Category: Table/Column/Index
  Description:
  'MSExchangeIS ((298))' Database 'c:\exchsrvr\mdbdata\priv.edb': The secondary
  index '+Q6749+S3001+Q6748 409' of table 'Folder' will be rebuilt as a
  precautionary measure after the NT version upgrade of this system.

NOTE: The items surrounded by single quotes in the event IDs above do not always
match what is listed in the above example.

MORE INFORMATION
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The Exchange Server Database engine has detected a potential change (or fix) in
the sort order for various characters in the newly installed version (major or
minor) of Windows NT. To prevent any corruption to secondary indexes, the
Exchange Server Database engine assumes that the sort order has changed and
initiates the rebuilding of the indexes.

Additional query words: sort order corruption JET

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:5.5
Issue type        : kbinfo
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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