MSExchange Antispam 306

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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

306

Event Source

MSExchange Antispam

Category

General

Symbolic Name

ContentFilterInitFailedInsufficientBuffer

Message Text

Microsoft Exchange was unable to initialize the Content Filter agent. It could not allocate sufficient memory for an internal buffer. Increase the available memory and restart the Microsoft Exchange Transport service. Details: %1

Explanation

This Error event indicates that the Content Filter agent could not start because of insufficient memory. Specifically, there is not enough physical memory installed on the server to support all the applications that are running on the server.

User Action

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

  • Reduce the number of applications that are running on the server.

  • Restart the Microsoft Exchange Transport service. To restart the service:

    1. On the Start menu, click Run, type services.msc, and then click OK.

    2. In the Results pane, find the Microsoft Exchange Transport service.

    3. Right-click the service, and then click Restart.

  • Add more physical memory to the server.

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.