Topic Last Modified: 2006-10-30

The Microsoft® Exchange Server Analyzer Tool has determined that one of your databases was not shut down correctly. Therefore, the database files are still attached to the log files.

A Dirty Shutdown state does not indicate the database is corrupted or damaged. A Dirty Shutdown state indicates only that the database files were not detached from the log stream correctly. Therefore, before you can start the database again, you must first recover the database files.

The next time that the database is mounted, this recovery is run automatically. If automatic recovery fails, you can use the Microsoft Exchange Server Disaster Recovery Analyzer Tool to analyze the reasons for failure. After analysis, the Exchange Server Disaster Recovery Analyzer will provide recommendations for manually recovering the database files.

To correct this error

For more information about the Exchange Server Disaster Recovery Analyzer Tool see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 922247, "Description of the Microsoft Exchange Server Disaster Recovery Analyzer tool for Exchange Server 2003" (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=3052&kbid=922247).