MSExchangeSA 9393

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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

9393

Category

Warning

Symbolic Name

evtFoundFrontEndSpecification

Message Text

The directory object for this computer has the serverRole attribute set to 1 (indicating a Front End server). This will be ignored.

Explanation

This Warning event indicates that a server that was designated to be the offline address book (OAB) generation server has an invalid value for the serverRole attribute in Active Directory. The Microsoft Exchange System Attendant service is responsible for generating the OAB. Before it begins generating the OAB, it checks the Active Directory server object to verify that the value for the serverRole attribute is set to the Mailbox role. If the value for the serverRole attribute is not set to the Mailbox role, this event is raised and OAB generation fails.

This alert may be caused if the serverRole attribute for the OAB generation server was manually changed to an invalid value or in the case of corruption in Active Directory.

User Action

To resolve this warning, do one or more of the following:

  • Designate another Mailbox server to be the OAB generation server. For more information about how to designate a different OAB generation server, see Move the Offline Address Book Generation Process to Another Server.

  • If you suspect corruption in Active Directory, investigate the event logs on your domain controllers for events that might give additional information on the state of your Active Directory databases.

If you are having difficulty resolving the issue, contact Microsoft Product Support. For information about contacting support, visit the Contact Us page of Microsoft Help and Support.

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.