Microsoft KB Archive/821475

= Active Directory replication performance decreases on an Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003 computer =

Article ID: 821475

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you create a Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server or Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 administrative group in a Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 site and then remove the Exchange 5.5 computer from the site, the replication performance between the Active Directory directory service and the Exchange 5.5 site decreases. The following events may also be logged to the application event log: Event Type: Warning

Event Source: MSExchangeSRS

Event Category: Replication

Event ID: 1078

Date: 3/5/2003

Time: 5:13:52 PM

User: N/A

Computer:

Description: Replication warning: Could not notify directory with changes to naming context.

Event Type: Information Event Source: MSExchangeSRS

Event Category: Knowledge Consistency Checker

Event ID: 1121

Date: 3/5/2003

Time: 4:35:57 PM

User: N/A

Computer:

Description: The consistency checker detected a replica of naming context to nonexistent directory.

Event Type: Warning

Event Source: MSExchangeSRS

Event Category: Replication

Event ID: 1123

Date: 2/25/2003

Time: 12:42:16 PM

User: N/A

Computer:

Description: The consistency checker failed to delete a replica of naming context /O=ORG/OU=ADMIN GROUP to nonexistent directory  with error 20.



Cumulative rollup information
To resolve this problem, obtain the September 2003 Exchange 2000 Server Post-Service Pack 3 (SP3) Rollup. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824282 September 2003 Exchange 2000 Server Post-Service Pack 3 Rollup

Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Exchange 2000 Server service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[LN;CNTACTMS]

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Component: Admin

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

  Date         Time   Version            Size    File name --     14-Jun-2003  02:23  6.0.6476.0         86,016  Srscheck.dll Note Because of file dependencies, this update requires Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 3 (SP3). For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

301378 How to obtain the latest Exchange 2000 Server service pack

Exchange 2003
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the E3shttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=42656083-784D-4E7E-B032-2CB6433BEC00&amp;displaylang=eneng.exe package now.

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Additional query words: kbExchange2000preSP4fix kcc srs XADM

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbqfe kbfix kbexchange2000presp4fix kbbug KB821475

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