Applies to: Exchange Server 2013
Topic Last Modified: 2013-02-14
If the content index catalog for a mailbox database copy gets corrupted, you may need to reseed the catalog. Corrupted content indexes are indicated in the Application event log by the following event.
| Event ID | Level | Source | Details |
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123 |
Error |
ExchangeStoreDB |
At <timestamp> the Microsoft Exchange Information Store Database <identity> copy on this server experienced a corrupted search catalog. Consult the event log on the server for other "ExchangeStoreDb" and "MSExchange Search Indexer" events for more specific information about the failure. Reseeding the catalog is recommended via the 'Update-MailboxDatabaseCopy' task. |
 Note: |
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If the mailbox database copy is the only copy, Exchange Search
must create a new content index catalog. You can use the
ResetSearchIndex.ps1 script to do this. |
For other management tasks related to Exchange Search, see Exchange Search Procedures.
What do you need to know before you begin?
- Estimated time to complete: 1 minute. Actual reseeding time may
vary depending on the size of the content index catalog being
reseeded.
- You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this
procedure or procedures. To see what permissions you need, see the
"Exchange Search" entry in the Recipients
Permissions topic.
- For information about keyboard shortcuts that may apply to the
procedures in this topic, see Keyboard Shortcuts in
the Exchange Admin Center.
Having problems? Ask for help in the Exchange forums. Visit the forums at: Exchange Server, Exchange Online, or Exchange Online Protection
What do you want to do?
Reseed the content index catalog from any source
This example reseeds the content index catalog for the database copy DB1 on Mailbox server MBX1 from any source server in a database availability group (DAG) that has a copy of the database.
 Copy Code |
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Update-MailboxDatabaseCopy -Identity DB1\MBX1 -CatalogOnly |
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For detailed syntax and parameter information, see Update-MailboxDatabaseCopy.
Reseed the content index catalog from a specific source
This example reseeds the content index catalog for the database copy DB1 on Mailbox server MBX1 from Mailbox server MBX2, which also has a copy of the database.
| Copy Code |
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Update-MailboxDatabaseCopy -Identity DB1\MBX1 -SourceServer MBX2 -CatalogOnly |
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For detailed syntax and parameter information, see Update-MailboxDatabaseCopy.