Q275243: XADM: Can’t Back Up Databases Containing Extended ASCII Chars.

Article: Q275243
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbExchange2000SP1Fix
Last Modified: 10-SEP-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to back up a database whose name contains ANSI characters above
code 127 or if the database is stored in a path whose name contains ANSI
character code 127 and above, the backup procedure does not work and you receive
the following error message:

  Database Not Found

CAUSE
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During database creation, the database name is translated from UNICODE to ASCII
using ANSI (CP_ACP). However, the Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) component that
is used for backup (Eseback2.dll) is using the OEM Codepage (CP_OEMCP) when it
converts the database name from the UNICODE string to the ASCII equivalent. This
causes two different ASCII database names with ANSI characters above 127.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Exchange
2000 Server. For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q301378 XGEN: How to Obtain the Latest Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or
later:

Component: ESE

+----------------------------+
| File name    | Version     | 
+----------------------------+
| Eseback2.dll | 6.0.4418.10 | 
+----------------------------+
| Esebcli2.dll | 6.0.4418.10 | 
+----------------------------+


WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, use the following steps to rename the database
using ANSI characters 1-127:

1. Start Exchange System Manager.

2. Locate the affected database.

3. Right-click the database, and then click Properties.

4. Click the Databases tab.

5. For the value of Exchange Databases and Exchange Streaming Databases, click
  Browse, and then select a new directory or type the name of the new database.

6. Click Apply.

7. Exchange System Manager informs you that the selected databases will be
  dismounted, remove/renamed, and remounted.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server.
This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack
1.

Additional query words: exch2kp2w

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbExchange2000SP1Fix 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange2000Search kbExchange2000Serv
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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