Unable to generate the e-mail address; unable to load address module for this address type

 

Topic Last Modified: 2007-11-16

The Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Management Pack for Operations Manager 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 Operator Console, select this alert, and then click the Properties tab.

  • Review all events that have been logged that meet the criteria of this Operations Manager alert. From the 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

2027

Event Source

MSExchangeSA

Alert Type

Warning

MOM Rule Path

Microsoft Exchange Server/Exchange 2007/Mailbox/System Attendant

MOM Rule Name

Unable to generate the e-mail address; unable to load address module for this address type.

Explanation

This Error event indicates that the generator file for proxy addresses for a given address type could not be located in the file system.

User Action

To resolve this error, follow one or more of these steps:

  • If the file exists, verify that the system account has permissions to read the file.

  • If the file does not exist, obtain a copy of the dynamic link library from another server, or from the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 DVD, and copy the correct version of the dynamic link library of the proxy address generator to the location specified in the error.

  • If you need help, contact Microsoft Customer Support Services. For information about how to contact support, visit Microsoft Help and Support.

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.