MSExchangeTransport 17006

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This article provides an explanation and possible resolutions for a specific Exchange event. If you don't find what you’re looking for here, try searching Exchange 2010 Help.

Details

Product Name

Exchange

Product Version

14.0

Event ID

17006

Event Source

MSExchangeTransport

Category

Storage

Symbolic Name

JetPathError

Message Text

%1: The database could not be opened because the log file path that was supplied is invalid. The Microsoft Exchange Transport service is shutting down. The exception is %2.

Explanation

This Error event indicates that the Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) database transaction log location for either the message queue database or the Content Filtering database on a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Hub Transport server or Edge Transport server is missing or invalid.

During an ordinary shutdown of the Microsoft Exchange Transport service, uncommitted database changes that are found in the transaction logs are always committed to the database.

Circular logging is used for the message queue database and the Content Filtering database. This means that the history of committed transactions that are found in the transaction logs is not maintained. Any transaction logs that are older than the current checkpoint are immediately and automatically deleted. Therefore, the transaction logs cannot be replayed for database recovery from backup.

By default, the message queue database transaction logs are located at C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\TransportRoles\data\Queue. The location of the message queue database transaction logs is controlled by the QueueDatabaseLoggingPath parameter in the EdgeTransport.exe.config application configuration file that is located in C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Bin.

By default, the Content Filtering database transaction logs are located at C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\TransportRoles\data\IPFilter. The location of the Content Filtering database transaction logs is controlled by the IPFilterDatabaseLoggingPath parameter in the EdgeTransport.exe.config application configuration file that is located in C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Bin.

User Action

To resolve this error, follow these steps:

  1. Verify that the Microsoft Exchange Transport service is stopped.

  2. Note the name of the database that is specified in the error message text. Verify that the corresponding transaction log location that is specified by the QueueDatabaseLoggingPath parameter or the IPFilterDatabaseLoggingPath parameter in the EdgeTransport.exe.config application configuration file exists, and has the correct permissions assigned to it.

  3. Start the Microsoft Exchange Transport service. If transaction logs exist in the specified location, the database will try to use them. If no transaction logs exist in the specified location, new transaction logs will be created automatically.

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For More Information

If you are not already doing so, consider running the Exchange tools, which have been created to help you analyze and troubleshoot your Exchange environment. These tools can help make sure that your configuration aligns with Microsoft best practices. They can also help you identify and resolve performance issues and improve mail flow. To run these tools, go to the Toolbox node of the Exchange Management Console. To learn more about these tools, see Managing Tools in the Toolbox.