The Microsoft Exchange Replication Service was unable to clean up an unneeded log file
Topic Last Modified: 2006-12-18
The Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) monitors the Windows Application log on computers that are running Exchange Server 2007 and generates this alert when the event or events specified in the following Details table are logged.
To learn more about this event, do one or more of the following:
Review the description of the event that includes the variables specific to your environment. From the MOM Operator Console, select this alert, and then click the Properties tab.
Review all events that have been logged that meet the criteria of this MOM alert. From the MOM Operator Console, click the Events tab, and then double-click the event in the list for which you want to review the event description.
Details
Product Name |
Exchange |
Product Version |
8.0 (Exchange Server 2007) |
Event ID |
2069 |
Event Source |
MSExchangeRepl |
Alert Type |
Error |
MOM Rule Path |
Microsoft Exchange Server/Exchange 2007/Mailbox/Continuous Replication |
MOM Rule Name |
The Microsoft Exchange Replication Service was unable to clean up an unneeded log file. |
Explanation
This Error event indicates one of two possible events:
As part of replication inspection, the Microsoft® Exchange Replication (MSExchangeRepl) service cannot remove a log file that failed inspection from the inspector directory.
As part of replication startup, the replication service cannot clean out old unrelated log files that were in the middle of being copied and inspected during a previous replication session. This error will occur if either of the following conditions is true:
There is an I/O exception.
There are incorrect file permissions when the replication service tries to delete the log file.
Replication for the given storage group goes into a failed state when the error occurs. As soon as the error is resolved, replication resumes.
Note
During the replication process, a log file that is copied to the passive node is inspected for corruption before it is played against the database copy. The inspection occurs in its own directory named the inspector directory. This directory is located under the directory configured for the storage group copy on the passive node.
User Action
To resolve the error, follow one or more of these steps:
Verify that the physical storage is configured correctly. For more information, see How to View Storage Group Configuration in a Cluster Continuous Replication Environment.
Verify that the inspector directory for the storage group can be accessed and that a file can be created and deleted in that directory. Check and correct the permissions on the directory.
Correct any detected storage hardware problems or failures.
For More Information
To search the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles based on criteria that generated this alert, visit the Search the Support Knowledge Base (KB) Web site.
To review Exchange 2007 event message articles that may not be represented by Exchange 2007 MOM alerts, see the Events and Errors Message Center.
If you are not already doing so, consider running the tools that Microsoft Exchange offers to help administrators analyze and troubleshoot their Exchange environment. These tools can help you make sure that your configuration is in line with Microsoft best practices. They can also help you identify and resolve performance issues, improve mail flow, and better manage disaster recovery scenarios. Go to the Toolbox node of the Exchange Management Console to run these tools now. For more information about these tools, see Toolbox in the Exchange Server 2007 Help.