| MS Exchange Server is the server side of the | | | | The cause of this situation is that the Exchange |
| client-server application from Microsoft. It | | | | Server database of Exchange Server 2003 has |
| extensively supports emailing, managing calendar | | | | reached the permitted limit of 16 GB. |
| entries, contacts, tasks, etc. Besides this, it also | | | | Resolution: |
| supports access through mobile and web-based | | | | To resolve this situation, you should perform the |
| browsers. All such Server information is stored in | | | | following methods: |
| an EDB file, which sometimes get corrupted | | | | 1. You should upgrade to Exchange Server 2003 |
| making it difficult to mount the Server database. | | | | Service Pack 2, as then you would have the |
| Such corruption scenarios can occur due to | | | | option to increase the database size limit to 18 |
| various reasons such as database header | | | | GB. |
| corruption, hardware issues, abruptly exiting the | | | | 2. If you have the administrative rights to control |
| Exchange Server, etc. In such cases, you should | | | | the Exchange Server, then you can increase the |
| try out appropriate corrective measures. | | | | size of the database by 1 GB for the time being. |
| However, if you are not able to sort out the | | | | Then, remove the not-so-necessary content |
| issue then you should use an Exchange Recovery | | | | from the database. After this, you should |
| software to do the needful for you. | | | | defragment the database to bring it back to the |
| Consider a scenario wherein you are using MS | | | | stipulated size limit of the database size. |
| Exchange Server 2003. One day, when you | | | | 3. Mount the database using the Recovery |
| started the Exchange Server you were unable to | | | | Storage Group feature, and then try to extract |
| mount the database. You check the Application | | | | the EDB from the mailboxes using the Microsoft |
| event log and find the following event ID that | | | | Exchange Merge Wizard (Exmerge.exe) utility. |
| suggests the possible cause of this situation: | | | | Using the aforementioned methods, you can bring |
| "Event Type: Error | | | | the size of the EDB under control and use the |
| Event Source: MSExchangeIS | | | | Exchange Server as before. However, if you are |
| Event Category: General | | | | not able to address the situation then you should |
| Event ID: 1112 | | | | use a third-party Microsoft Exchange recovery |
| Description: The database "Mailbox Store (Server | | | | software to do the needful for you. Such |
| Name)" has reached the maximum allowed size. | | | | read-only tools are able to perform Exchange |
| Attempting to unmount the database." | | | | Server Recovery without overwriting the original |
| Cause: | | | | contents. |