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Q234365: XADM: ISINTEG -Patch May Take Several Hours to Finish

Article: Q234365
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): exc4 exc5 exc55
Last Modified: 06-JUN-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.5 
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SUMMARY
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When you restore an offline backup to your Microsoft Exchange Server computer,
you must run isinteg -patch prior to starting the Microsoft Exchange Information
Store service. For additional information, please see the following article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q149238 XADM: Information Store Fails To Start With -1011 Error

When you run isinteg -patch, it may appear as if the isinteg process has stopped
processing information. At the command prompt, you will see the cursor blinking
directly under the following text:

  C:\exchsrvr\bin>isinteg -patch
  Microsoft Exchange Information Store Integrity Checker v5.5.1960.3
  Copyright (c) 1986-1997 Microsoft Corp. All rights reserved.
  _

  ^
  This is where the cursor will be blinking.

MORE INFORMATION
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For each object in both the private and public information stores, isinteg
-patch replaces the Globally Unique Identifiers (GUIDs) used by the restored
information stores. Isinteg -patch generates new GUIDs for each object, as well
as patch replication information to prevent incorrect backfilling.

If your private or public information store contains a large number of objects,
it significantly increase the length of time it takes for isinteg -patch to
finish. Wait for isinteg -patch to finish on its own; do not cancel or kill the
Isinteg.exe process.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : exc4 exc5 exc55 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange550 kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Issue type        : kbinfo

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