Thanks Michael. We are a tiny shop. Single site, single domain, 2008 R2 DFL/FFL, and only two DCs at the moment.
No one that I know of has modified the default replication intervals, and ordinary changes such as user account modifications via ADUC are replicated almost immediately. To double check, I searched for how to modify intra-site replication and the results ( http://support.microsoft.com/kb/214678) pointed me to two registry keys at HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NTDS\Parameters, neither of which exists on either DC. A little further searching leads me to believe that this is a normal scenario for 2008 R2. Regarding Exchange 2010, it is SP1 with no URs. I was hoping an updated version of UR3 would be issued soon, so I haven't yet applied UR2. I suppose I should go ahead and install UR2. A big thanks to both you and Missy for all the help. Richard On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]>wrote: > Ah….yes, a quick trigger finger can be an issue. I would expect > replication to be done within about 45 seconds; IN SITE. Assuming (notice > “assume”) you are at Server 2003 DFL/FFL or higher and you haven’t specified > higher than default replication intervals. > > > > I looked up some information I had about softdelete problems after mailbox > moves; and unfortunately I can’t share it – but are you current on SPs and > URs for 2010? > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > Consultant and Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com <http://theessentialexchange.com/> > > > > *From:* Richard Stovall [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 23, 2011 10:40 AM > > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: "MSExchange Assistants" Events 9017, 9042 and 9025 > > > > Good to know about the former. > > > > On the possiblity of replication issues, it sure doesn't seem like it. > "Repadmin /showrepl" is clean on both DCs, dcdiag shows no errors on both > DCs, and the event logs are also free of errors. > > > > Perhaps the replication issue is the quick trigger finger on the part of > the admin. Maybe I'm expecting things to be done immediately, and need to > wait a minute or two after most procedures. > > > > On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 10:26 AM, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> > wrote: > > That is correct. Mailboxes are not actually removed from the source mailbox > database until “deleted mailbox retention” has expired. > > > > This sounds amazingly like you are having AD replication issues. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > Consultant and Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com <http://theessentialexchange.com/> > > > > *From:* Richard Stovall [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 23, 2011 10:08 AM > > > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > *Subject:* Re: "MSExchange Assistants" Events 9017, 9042 and 9025 > > > > Well, now things are interesting (and a bit weird). > > > > I moved the mailbox to a second Exchange 2010 mailbox database created for > archive mailboxes, and was then able to open it in OWA. For additional > giggles, I moved it back to the original database and initial attempts to > open it in OWA generated a Microsoft.Mapi.MapiExceptionMailboxSoftDeleted > exception. (I've got the full details if necessary.) The mailbox is also > now visible in "Disconnected Mailbox." After waiting a bit, subsequent > attempts to open it in OWA work just fine. It is also accessible via > Outlook 2007. All of this despite the fact that it shows as disconnected. > > > > It's like a second, viable mailbox was created in the move to the second > Exchange 2010 database, and the original one is orphaned awaiting deletion. > > > > I'll hold off doing anything else in case the current state lends itself to > figuring out what went wrong initially, or any other useful diagnostics. > > > > Thanks for the help, > > RS > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 9:15 AM, Missy Koslosky <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I would try moving the mailbox to a different database for giggles. > > > > On Mar 23, 2011, at 8:43 AM, "Richard Stovall" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Good morning, > > > > Yes, the move request reappeared after I restored the account, and the > status was completed. I cleared the request last night, however, thinking > that might help. Perhaps I should have waited. > > > > This morning the status is the same with both OWA and the 9042 warning in > the application log. > > On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 8:24 AM, Missy Koslosky <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Can you still see the move request in EMC? > > > > Missy > > > > On Mar 22, 2011, at 9:25 PM, "Richard Stovall" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks. That didn't seem to do anything. The warning was still present > in the Application Log, and the mailbox did not appear in the "Disconnected > Mailbox" area of EMC. > > > > When I upgraded the domain to 2008 R2 I enabled the AD Recycle bin, so I > went and restored the user. It now shows up under Mailbox in EMC with a > Recipient Type of User Mailbox. For grins, I tried to connect to OWA and > got the same error as the other day. "You weren't able to sign in because > the mailbox is being moved. You won't be able to access it until the move > is complete." > > > > I'll leave this as is overnight and see tomorrow if the app log warning is > still there and if the account can login to OWA. > > > > Strange days... > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 7:38 PM, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Take a look at “clean-mailboxdatabase”. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > Consultant and Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com <http://theessentialexchange.com/> > > > > *From:* Richard Stovall [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 22, 2011 6:58 PM > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > *Subject:* "MSExchange Assistants" Events 9017, 9042 and 9025 > > > > I installed Exchange 2010 into our existing 2003 organization last weekend. > I've got a strange error in the Application log that I don't know how to > deal with. > > > > When I first got 2010 up and running, I created several users with > mailboxes on the 2003 server to have some accounts and mailboxes for > testing. The first mailbox I moved from the 2003 server to 2010 appeared to > move OK, but I was never able to access the mailbox. Outlook threw all > kinds of errors and OWA would not access the mailbox and gave a message to > the effect that it wasn't available because it was still being moved, which > was inaccurate. I fought with it for a while, but would up deleting the > user and mailbox and working with another of the test users. Everything has > gone fine since the first one, and now I've got 2 production user mailboxes > on 2010. > > > > The warning in the App log I'm writing about refers back to the deleted > user/mailbox, and is in event 9042. The user is specified in 9025, the > third of the events. Here they are, in all their delicious glory. > > > > 1st - 9017 - Information > > Service MSExchangeMailboxAssistants. Calendar Sync Assistant for database > Mailbox Database 2019011809 (f47f1a87-8e13-4e83-a9a4-4f1a666fccad) is > entering a work cycle. There are 1 mailboxes on this database. > > > > 2nd - 9042 - Warning > > Service MSExchangeMailboxAssistants. Calendar Sync Assistant for database > Mailbox Database 2019011809 (f47f1a87-8e13-4e83-a9a4-4f1a666fccad) is > exiting a work cycle. No mailboxes were successfully processed. 1 mailboxes > were skipped due to errors. There are 0 mailboxes in this database. > > > > 3rd - 9025 - Information > > Service MSExchangeMailboxAssistants. Calendar Sync Assistant skipped 1 > mailboxes on database Mailbox Database 2019011809 > (f47f1a87-8e13-4e83-a9a4-4f1a666fccad). Mailboxes: > > Test User(cbaa8fc4-0fb6-4863-8b06-5858c876523d) > > > > "Test User" is the display name of the affected account. > > > > I thought about creating a new DB, moving the live mailboxes, and deleting > the current DB, but it seems like a lot of work when there is probably some > cleanup mechanism available. If it matters, I deleted the user/mailbox 3 > days ago using the EMC GUI. > > > > Any thoughts about how to fix this are appreciated. (Any thoughts about > the mailbox move weirdness are welcome too.) > > > > Thanks, > RS > > > > > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist > > > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist > > > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist > > > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist > > > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist > --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist
