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The Microsoft Exchange Replication Service encountered an error while starting a replication instance

 

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

2060

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 encountered an error while starting a replication instance.

Explanation

This Error event indicates that the Microsoft® Exchange Replication (MSExchangeRepl) service encountered an invalid configuration. The Exchange Replication service starts an instance where it checks for invalid configurations. The event may be generated by the following conditions:

  • The source and the destination paths to log files or system files do not point to the correct locations.

  • Paths point to disks that are not mounted.

  • The Microsoft Exchange Replication service cannot read from the cluster database.

For more information, see the following topics:

User Action

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

  • Check the error description of the event and follow the steps that are required based on the specific error. For example, if the error indicates that the source or destination path is incorrect, fix the path.

  • If the Microsoft Exchange Replication service cannot read from the cluster database, use the Services snap-in to check whether the Cluster Service is running.

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.