All About Microsoft Exchange Server And Exchange Database Recovery

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Microsoft Exchange server is based on the client / server architecture. The Exchange server works in coordination with MS Outlook / MS Outlook Express to establish email communication. It is not just developed for emailing purpose; it completes many other purposes like data organization in a highly organized way. As email messaging has become the heart of businesses, a problem occurred in Exchange Server could halt your business. Before we discuss more about the damage of Exchange Information Store, which is at the core of the Exchange Server let us see how Exchange Server works.
Basics of Exchange Server's Working
1.Outlook or Outlook Express get connected with Exchange Server and then delivers the message to the server.
2.The Exchange Server then looks after the related storage location to store the message.
3.Then, the server identifies the recipient(s).
4.After that a connection is made with the recipient(s) clients and then the original message is delivered to the recipient.
Many components work for Exchange Server to send / receive messages to related recipients. Those components are ...
... - Information Store, System Attendant, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), and Active Directory - directory service. Among all these components, information store is the location where users mailboxes reside, which means if any problem occurs with the information store then users mailboxes can also be affected. For example, if the information store is damaged then users' mailboxes will not be accessible further.
Two files are at the core of the information store. Those files are priv.edb ad pub.edb. The priv.edb stores users' mailboxes while the pub.edb saves public folder. Damage of the information store affects both of these files, which means the loss of users' mailboxes and public folders. However, the information store does not corrupt easily but it is not flaw less. It can be damaged anytime due to various logical and physical reasons that may include power outage, abrupt server shut down, virus attacks, etc.
Whatever is the reason for the damage of the information store, the client will always be in loss. All of the emails, notes, contacts, journals, to do list, appointments, embedded images, attachments, etc. are lost. In that situation, only the Exchange recovery software can be a help. The Exchange recovery software has been designed to repair the damaged Exchange database files. The software uses advance data recovery algorithms using which it quickly repairs the damaged .edb files and thus protects the users from data loss.
For more details -
http://www.exchangedatabaserecovery.net