So I finally sat in front of this server today. In one day there are 396k messages sitting in the queue. Obviously something is wrong with the receive connector. The BPA shows all is well, from health check to configuration check. So I guess I have to take a peak at wiping out this queue. I already closed 25 on the firewall.
From: Benjamin Zachary - Lists [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 2:26 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange 07 I don't think so, I just did 2008 std, 2007 ex w/sp1 and ran updates. The problem is back with the back pressure again, there is plenty of drive space @ 35gb free on C: and 99gb free on D: which is where the exchange database is stored. Whats strange is it seems to work for a bit, Im going to try smtp logging, and maybe I clicked something to make it an open relay and its getting pounded. From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 12:27 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange 07 Did you install RU8? There were changes in the backpressure algorithm. Also, ensure that the disks where all the roles are sitting have AT LEAST 10 GB free. If you made an install where you have a "small C" and didn't go through the process of relocating mail.que and the log files, well, that could explain the issue... Run ExBPA before you reinstall. It may be helpful. _____ From: Benjamin Zachary - Lists [[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 11:59 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange 07 Nope. I upgraded the ram a little and the edge transport just took it , the pushback isn't occurring but the cpu is still going from 50-90 % at any given time and people are seeing heavy d3elays in email, or not getting it at all. I guess Im going to wipe it and reinstall Exchange, this will be the 2nd time that a brand new install has gone bad. *sigh* I had an sbs box do similar a few weeks ago. From: Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 9:21 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Exchange 07 Any anti-virus software locally on that server? Not anti-virus for email scanning, but just general anti-virus software..... On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 8:03 AM, Benjamin Zachary - Lists <[email protected]> wrote: I have a new dual core 6gb ram server running 2008-64 std, and Exchange07-sp1. Everything was just pretty much standard install. The exchange server keeps getting the pushback messages due to edgetransport.exe taking 50-75% cpu and @4gb ram consistently. We just turned up 10 users. Googling around people keep saying that its normal, but since the server isn't responding correctly, I would have to disagree J Anything I can do to get this edgetransport.exe down to a reasonable level? I didn't load forefront or anything on it, we have a third party virus/spam filtering tool on another server. I was thinking maybe I don't even need edgetransport but that doesn't sound right either. I was looking at editing the edgetransport.config file but really thinking that I shouldn't have to do that, the box should have plenty of juice for 20 users. Thx -- Sherry Abercrombie "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
