Additional Notes About Microsoft Exchange Server

WARNING: You must have previously installed Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 
         Service Pack 2 in order to apply this patch.

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Installing Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Post SP2 patch for the
Exchange Server database engine.

STEP TO INSTALL
==============

Download the compressed setup file appropriate for the server for your hardware
platform. Select the appropriate files as indicated by the following list:
		
		Alpha AXP(TM)		PSP2ESEA.EXE
		Intel(R)		PSP2ESEI.EXE
		

1.  Download appropriate file to a temporary location on the servers local hard 
    drive.
    Example: English version for the Intel platform will be located at :

    ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/exchange/exchange-public/fixes/<LANG>
    /Exchg5.5/PostSP2/ESE-fix/PSP2ESEI.EXE

2.  Unzip the file by typing the file name of the self-extracting archive
    at the command prompt.
    Example: The version for the Intel platform will be PSP2ESEI.
3.  Stop the Microsoft Exchange Directory Service.
4.  For Intel and Alpha archives, a utility is included that helps automate the
    installation process of the hotfix.  It is recommended to confirm the Consult 
    HOTFIX.TXT in the archive for more information.  If you prefer a manual installation, 
    continue following the remaining steps listed below.
5. Go to the Exchange servers Windows system32 directory Example: c:\Winnt\system32\.
6. Rename the old  file ESE.DLL to ESE.BAK. 
7. Copy the new ESE.DLL into the directory.
8. Go to the Exchange servers Windows system32 directory Example: c:\Winnt\system32\.
9. Rename the old file ESEPERF.DLL to ESEPERF.BAK. 
10. Copy the new ESEPERF.DLL into the directory.
11. Restart the Microsoft Exchange services.

If you have the Exchange symbols installed, replace the old DBG files
with the newer version in the <systemroot>\symbols\dll directory.

List of Bugs Fixed in Microsoft Exchange Server Post SP2 
update for the Exchange Server database engine.

Note: Use the Qxxxxxx number to query the Microsoft Knowledge Base for an 
article about that bug.

Article ID: 

Q197500	Backup client hangs on HrBackupRead when read buffer is too large 
Q214684	ESE97 crash in ESE!ErrNDSeek during a split operation
Q214635	ESEUTIL Dr. Watson's on a corrupt database when trying to run repair
Q216532	ESE97: ese.dll  violates Alpha architecture spec. for "locked" operations fail on EV6
Q218439	Need to have debug JET perfmon counter for sessions exposed in RTL builds


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