The restored log file does not have the correct log signature
Topic Last Modified: 2007-11-16
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 |
433 |
Event Source |
ESE |
Alert Type |
Warning |
MOM Rule Path |
Microsoft Exchange Server/Exchange 2007/Common Components/Extensible Storage Engine |
MOM Rule Name |
The restored log file does not have the correct log signature. Verify that all databases in the storage group can mount. Remove log files that do not match the restored log file's signature. |
Explanation
This Warning event indicates that the log files do not form an unbroken series all having the same internal signature. You can view the internal signature of a log file by using the eseutil /ML filename.log command.
User Action
To resolve this warning, remove log files that do not match the restored log file's signature.
Important
Removing log files may invalidate previous backups of other databases in the storage group. Do not delete removed logs until verifying that all databases in the storage group can be mounted without the removed log files.
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.