How to turn off integrity check of exchange backup files for Exchange 2003, 2007, 2010 and 2013

SUMMARY

How to turn off integrity check of exchange backup files for Exchange 2003, 2007, 2010 and 2013.

ISSUE

Purpose

How to turn off integrity check of exchange backup files for Exchange 2003, 2007, 2010 and 2013.  
 

Description

For all versions of Exchange, the Eseutil.exe utility is used to perform a checksum of backup files:
 

To perform a checksum of a database: ESEUTIL /k

To perform a checksum of a log file: ESEUTIL /k /i
 

Cause

The operation may take a long time, depending on the size of the log and database files.
 

Resolution

Open master.ini file on client and add following lines:
 

[Exchange]

RunIntegrityVerification=false

The settings in master.ini file are case sensitive
 

Third-Party Sources

A snapshot copy backup of a storage group fails and Event IDs are logged in the Application log in Exchange Server 2003/2007/2010

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/client-developer/backup-restore/how-to-validate-backup-integrity-by-using-the-eseutil-tool-in-exchange-2013

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/office/exchange-server-2007/aa996759(v=exchg.80)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/office/exchange-server-2007/bb123956(v=exchg.80)