Comments on: Using Recovery Storage Groups where the primary mailbox has been purged from the store… http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/ | The Ramblings of an Exchange Admin | Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:51:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jacqueline http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-3405 Jacqueline Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:22:08 +0000 http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-3405 Excellent article. It saved me. Thanks a lot Excellent article. It saved me.

Thanks a lot

]]> By: George http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-3368 George Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:32:10 +0000 http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-3368 To convert COM type GUIDs (as used in EMS output) to Octet streams you can use in ADSIedit use this GUID Converter Tool : http://directoryprogramming.net/files/3/freetools/entry2.aspx It also converts to (and from!) other types (ie LDAP filter and Base64). To convert COM type GUIDs (as used in EMS output) to Octet streams you can use in ADSIedit use this GUID Converter Tool : http://directoryprogramming.net/files/3/freetools/entry2.aspx

It also converts to (and from!) other types (ie LDAP filter and Base64).

]]> By: Steve http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-3355 Steve Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:39:23 +0000 http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-3355 I muddled through the equivalent of this in Exchange 2007 and wanted to get this onto the Internet before I forget. The GUID of the mailbox in the RSG will appear in the Database Recovery Management tool in the list of matched mailboxes. To convert this to hex for ADSI Edit, you reverse the order of PAIRS of characters in the first three groups, but leave the last two groups verbatim. E.g., the GUID I needed to set for my user was {FEFCB942-CC72-47A3-AC08-8CE1AD6E5BE1} and so the hex I entered into ADSI Edit was 42 B9 FC FE 72 CC A3 47 AC 08 8C E1 AD 6E 5B E1. The spaces are important when you are typing the hex in ADSI Edit. Hope I saved someone else a few hours and some hair. I muddled through the equivalent of this in Exchange 2007 and wanted to get this onto the Internet before I forget. The GUID of the mailbox in the RSG will appear in the Database Recovery Management tool in the list of matched mailboxes. To convert this to hex for ADSI Edit, you reverse the order of PAIRS of characters in the first three groups, but leave the last two groups verbatim. E.g., the GUID I needed to set for my user was {FEFCB942-CC72-47A3-AC08-8CE1AD6E5BE1} and so the hex I entered into ADSI Edit was 42 B9 FC FE 72 CC A3 47 AC 08 8C E1 AD 6E 5B E1. The spaces are important when you are typing the hex in ADSI Edit. Hope I saved someone else a few hours and some hair.

]]> By: Warren http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-3331 Warren Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:54:27 +0000 http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-3331 looks like the post changes after I submit. the above is still incorrect. looks like the post changes after I submit. the above is still incorrect.

]]> By: Warren http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-3330 Warren Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:51:27 +0000 http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-3330 ADw0M4 corrected don't know why that pasted incorectly. ADw0M4

corrected

don’t know why that pasted incorectly.

]]> By: Warren http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-3329 Warren Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:44:26 +0000 http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-3329 Andy, here is my text \DC\D3\82\9EK\7E\1DE\ADw0M4\BA\B03 I have tried this conversion DC D3 82 9E 4B 7E 1D 45 AD 77 00 4D 04 BA B0 03 and this one DC D3 82 9E 4B 7E 1D 45 AD 77 00 4D 34 BA B0 33 but the mail box will not populate in exmerge. I also do not see any change in the msEXCHMailboxGUID when I go back into the properties window. any help would be appreciated. Warren Andy, here is my text
\DC\D3\82\9EK\7E\1DE\ADw0M4\BA\B03

I have tried this conversion
DC D3 82 9E 4B 7E 1D 45 AD 77 00 4D 04 BA B0 03

and this one
DC D3 82 9E 4B 7E 1D 45 AD 77 00 4D 34 BA B0 33

but the mail box will not populate in exmerge. I also do not see any change in the msEXCHMailboxGUID when I go back into the properties window. any help would be appreciated.

Warren

]]> By: OfficeJedi http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-3322 OfficeJedi Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:36:34 +0000 http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-3322 On 2003 SP2, it's correct that you don't have to restart the SA service ..however, in Exmerge the mailbox, when it DOES show up, shows as having the data size of the CURRENT newly created users mailbox. I was still able to export it properly to .pst as it did pull from the correct recovery group and had the correct size. Absolutely amazing post! Can sleep at night now without worrying about pulling data from deleted accounts. Can't thank you enough! On 2003 SP2, it’s correct that you don’t have to restart the SA service ..however, in Exmerge the mailbox, when it DOES show up, shows as having the data size of the CURRENT newly created users mailbox.
I was still able to export it properly to .pst as it did pull from the correct recovery group and had the correct size.

Absolutely amazing post! Can sleep at night now without worrying about pulling data from deleted accounts.

Can’t thank you enough!

]]> By: IanT http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-2726 IanT Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:59:36 +0000 http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-2726 Its maddening that you needed to research this - this info *should* be on Microsofts website, no? Thanks very much! One note that took me a few mins to figure out that wasn't self evident (to me) to do with 4 character groupings - only the first two characters are hex, the third and fourth (xx) need converting as single characters, to obtain 16x character pairs. Well done, Ian Its maddening that you needed to research this – this info *should* be on Microsofts website, no?

Thanks very much!

One note that took me a few mins to figure out that wasn’t self evident (to me) to do with 4 character groupings – only the first two characters are hex, the third and fourth (xx) need converting as single characters, to obtain 16x character pairs.

Well done,

Ian

]]> By: Charley Socci http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-2725 Charley Socci Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:23:33 +0000 http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-2725 Thank you, thank you, thank you. The only results I could find on this was the the SAME post, cross posted 100 times, with a self reply saying "I found the answer..." without sharing the solution. Maddening. Thank you SO much for this. Thank you, thank you, thank you. The only results I could find on this was the the SAME post, cross posted 100 times, with a self reply saying “I found the answer…” without sharing the solution.

Maddening.

Thank you SO much for this.

]]> By: Ilker Aydin http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-2727 Ilker Aydin Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:21:42 +0000 http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-2727 Hi Andy, I have been using your post as a reference for a while. However, I noticed that all images are gone. Do you have any idea what happened to the images? Regards, Ilker Hi Andy,

I have been using your post as a reference for a while. However, I noticed that all images are gone. Do you have any idea what happened to the images?

Regards,

Ilker

]]> By: sugih http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-2724 sugih Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:34:48 +0000 http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-2724 Bruce, For your point 1, it should be like this.... F53 3D CCB DA F8J B2 ED6 7F C8 E5 F2 E2 F5 3 3D CC B DA F8 J B2 ED 6 7F C8 E5 F2 E2 F5 33 3D CC 42 DA F8 4A B2 ED 36 7F C8 E5 F2 E2 Good Luck! Sugih Bruce,

For your point 1, it should be like this….
F53 3D CCB DA F8J B2 ED6 7F C8 E5 F2 E2
F5 3 3D CC B DA F8 J B2 ED 6 7F C8 E5 F2 E2
F5 33 3D CC 42 DA F8 4A B2 ED 36 7F C8 E5 F2 E2

Good Luck!

Sugih

]]> By: Bruce Mcdonald http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-2714 Bruce Mcdonald Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:26:25 +0000 http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-2714 Hi Great article here except out of about 10 guids to convert to hex there are 4 that I still cannot convert I have thought and tried everything, please please someone help. Here is the list: 1. \F53\3D\CCB\DA\F8J\B2\ED6\7F\C8\E5\F2\E2 F5 3 3D CC 0B DA F8 J B2 ED 06 7F C8 E5 F2 E2 F5 33 44 CC 0B DA F8 4a B2 ED 06 7F C8 E5 F2 E2 2. \EF\84\E3\BEU\1E\C8N\94Z\21\9AB\B9\27\85 EF 84 E3 BE U 1E C8 N 94 Z 21 9A 0B B9 27 85 EF 84 E3 BE 55 1E C8 4e 94 5a 21 9A 0B B9 27 85 3. \18\F5\12D\22pyD\9B\5B\EA\8AZ\CC47 18 F5 12 D 22 p y D 9B 5B EA 8A Z CC 4 07 18 F5 12 44 22 70 79 44 9B 5B EA 8A 5a CC 34 07 4. \12\2B\FE\3D\40\F76B\8C\D5\10s\F0E\21\F8 12 2B FE 3D 40 F7 6B 8C D5 10 s F0 E 21 F8 12 2B FE 3D 40 F7 6B 8C D5 10 73 F0 45 21 F8 (which doesn't give me enough values) When I say I can't get these working I mean exmerge won't work nor will merging the mail from the RSG. As I say the other 6 I did worked fine. Thanks anyone for your assistance? Hi Great article here except out of about 10 guids to convert to hex there are 4 that I still cannot convert I have thought and tried everything, please please someone help. Here is the list:
1.
\F53\3D\CCB\DA\F8J\B2\ED6\7F\C8\E5\F2\E2
F5 3 3D CC 0B DA F8 J B2 ED 06 7F C8 E5 F2 E2
F5 33 44 CC 0B DA F8 4a B2 ED 06 7F C8 E5 F2 E2

2.
\EF\84\E3\BEU\1E\C8N\94Z\21\9AB\B9\27\85
EF 84 E3 BE U 1E C8 N 94 Z 21 9A 0B B9 27 85
EF 84 E3 BE 55 1E C8 4e 94 5a 21 9A 0B B9 27 85

3.
\18\F5\12D\22pyD\9B\5B\EA\8AZ\CC47
18 F5 12 D 22 p y D 9B 5B EA 8A Z CC 4 07
18 F5 12 44 22 70 79 44 9B 5B EA 8A 5a CC 34 07

4.
\12\2B\FE\3D\40\F76B\8C\D5\10s\F0E\21\F8
12 2B FE 3D 40 F7 6B 8C D5 10 s F0 E 21 F8
12 2B FE 3D 40 F7 6B 8C D5 10 73 F0 45 21 F8 (which doesn’t give me enough values)

When I say I can’t get these working I mean exmerge won’t work nor will merging the mail from the RSG. As I say the other 6 I did worked fine. Thanks anyone for your assistance?

]]> By: Tom http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-2718 Tom Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:07:52 +0000 http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-2718 Great Work. I knew there had to be a better solution then Microsoft recommended. Great Work. I knew there had to be a better solution then Microsoft recommended.

]]> By: Richard Swan http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-2721 Richard Swan Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:55:17 +0000 http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-2721 Hi, I'm having a problem with the ASCII conversion. The document mention 2,3 & 4 digit codes, i have a guid with a 5 digit section, how should this be seperated? E2 FCE39 29 ADD A8 E1 CC F4 8A CA B4 07 Thanks in advance, Richard. Hi,

I’m having a problem with the ASCII conversion. The document mention 2,3 & 4 digit codes, i have a guid with a 5 digit section, how should this be seperated?
E2 FCE39 29 ADD A8 E1 CC F4 8A CA B4 07
Thanks in advance, Richard.

]]> By: brular01 http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-2722 brular01 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:33:05 +0000 http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-2722 Guys thx for this post, but i still d'ont get the way to covert the GUID. Is there anybody that create a tools to auto convert ? I need to convert 1 User : \D8\D4\C2\3B\EC\60\BDA\B90\BAc\1F\C4\F5\84. 2 User : \B7\84\9F\C2\FA\5BYI\85\9B\BA\7B\5B\7C\F4. Guys thx for this post, but i still d’ont get the way to covert the GUID. Is there anybody that create a tools to auto convert ?

I need to convert

1 User : \D8\D4\C2\3B\EC\60\BDA\B90\BAc\1F\C4\F5\84.

2 User :
\B7\84\9F\C2\FA\5BYI\85\9B\BA\7B\5B\7C\F4.

]]> By: Vinayaka http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-2713 Vinayaka Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:11:55 +0000 http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-2713 Thank you for this article, this works extreamly well only thing I had take care is about the legacyexchange attribute. Thank you for this article, this works extreamly well only thing I had take care is about the legacyexchange attribute.

]]> By: Neil http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-2712 Neil Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:46:13 +0000 http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-2712 Really useful and well written, thanks for taking the time on this one. Really useful and well written, thanks for taking the time on this one.

]]> By: Ermias http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-2723 Ermias Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:11:44 +0000 http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-2723 Thank you, Thank you!!! Easy read for a very technical procedure - and it worked! Mine was a bit different circumstances - moved account from 2003 to 2007 environment - user did not notify about missing inbox items until back stopped in the 03 environment - so resorted to monthly RSG. By then mailboxGuid has changed but the account was still active in AD - so it was a long shot but all i need was alias name and the right GUID - and it worked! Thank you, Thank you!!! Easy read for a very technical procedure – and it worked! Mine was a bit different circumstances – moved account from 2003 to 2007 environment – user did not notify about missing inbox items until back stopped in the 03 environment – so resorted to monthly RSG. By then mailboxGuid has changed but the account was still active in AD – so it was a long shot but all i need was alias name and the right GUID – and it worked!

]]> By: Christian Dinh http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-2715 Christian Dinh Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:11:17 +0000 http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-2715 Hi Andy, I have to say this is a great article in an attempt to recover a mail database via the BKF backup. I also want to note a few items in reference of your article: *I was trying to recover data from the RSG (after a successful restore of the BKF backup) but neither the main DB nor the RSG DB would mount. What I did was restore the BKF backup onto the main DB in ESM, and fortunately, it mounted after the restore. *As it was not the same with your tutorial regarding the GUID for the RSG DB, I had to log in my production DC to obtain the msExchangeGUID and copied it to my test lab DC's user profile (the same profile that I was trying to extract emails from). *After copying the GUID to my test DC's use profile, EXMERGE was beginning to extract data from the so-called "PURGE" mailbox (although right now there hasn't been any indications if it's successful or not). Will keep my fingers crossed... Thanks again for the article...it's certainly helpful and guided me to my own discovery. Christian Hi Andy,

I have to say this is a great article in an attempt to recover a mail database via the BKF backup. I also want to note a few items in reference of your article:

*I was trying to recover data from the RSG (after a successful restore of the BKF backup) but neither the main DB nor the RSG DB would mount. What I did was restore the BKF backup onto the main DB in ESM, and fortunately, it mounted after the restore.
*As it was not the same with your tutorial regarding the GUID for the RSG DB, I had to log in my production DC to obtain the msExchangeGUID and copied it to my test lab DC’s user profile (the same profile that I was trying to extract emails from).
*After copying the GUID to my test DC’s use profile, EXMERGE was beginning to extract data from the so-called “PURGE” mailbox (although right now there hasn’t been any indications if it’s successful or not). Will keep my fingers crossed…

Thanks again for the article…it’s certainly helpful and guided me to my own discovery.

Christian

]]> By: dcj2 http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-2716 dcj2 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:40:39 +0000 http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/using-recovery-storage-groups-where-the-primary-mailbox-has-been-purged-from-the-store/#comment-2716 Stunningly useful article. Thank you for making this info available. God's got a special desk reserved for you in heaven's data center. Stunningly useful article. Thank you for making this info available. God’s got a special desk reserved for you in heaven’s data center.

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