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Exchange Server 2010 Troubleshooting: Content Index state of database is in Failed State

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Issue

Content Index state of a database is in Failed State.

Symptom

ContentIndexErrorMessage : Database {9c70a8be-73ab-4c34-99fb-ad087c00be2c} is disabled in Active Directory.

[PS] C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\scripts>Get-MailboxDatabaseCopyStatus |fl Name,*index*

Name                     : TESTDB\EXCH2-CU1

ContentIndexState        : Failed

ContentIndexErrorMessage : Database {9c70a8be-73ab-4c34-99fb-ad087c00be2c} is disabled in Active Directory.

Cause

Indexing is disabled on the Database.

Resolution

Enable Indexing on the database:

Set-MailboxDatabase TESTDB -IndexEnabled $true