Exchange Directory Replication problem Exchange 5.5 SP4 NT4 SP6a We carried out some work on our Exchange server at the weekend uninstalling Groupshield v 4.5.572.104) and replacing it with Antigen (v6.20.0842).
The process initally went pretty smoothly, Groupshied uninstalled itself surprisingly cleanly. We removed it using the Windows Installer method, and then went through the manual removal instructions and deleted the odd one or two remnants that the uninstall didn’t take care of. Antigen was then installed successfully, except for a problem with the MAPI profile, which I skipped, with the intenton of sorting it out after a reboot and service pack reapplication etc. In order to rectify MAPI/notification problem, it was obvious that a MAPI client needed to be installed and configured as there wasn’t one on the server already. I subsequently installed Windows Messaging and rebooted. When the server came back-up none of the Antigen or Exchange services would start, with Dr Watson application errors occurring for Antigen. Windows Messaging was then removed and the server came back-up again with just a DLL problem which prevented the Exchange Administrator from opening, and this was resolved by reapplying the Exchange service pack. The server is working fine with the exception of directory replication, which is producing the following error message in the event log; Event ID 1091 The directory replication agent (DRA) attempted to open mail with name /o=xxx/ou=xxx/cn=Configuration/cn=Servers/cn=xxx/cn=Microsoft DSA:xxx but received error 2147500037. Messages could not be sent. Make sure that the mail service on this Microsoft Exchange Server computer is running. I have looked this up on Technet and havn’t found an article for the error code 2147500037. There is nothing on the McAfee site (surprise) and I'm waiting to hear from Sybari The MAPI32.dll is version 5.5.2653.12 which is the same as another Exchange server that we have here. I have disabled Antigen and the problem is still happening. This error was not occurring before the changes. I am now planning to reinstall Antigen and to install Outlook this evening, to see if this solves the problem. What do you guys think? Have you come across this problem before? Cheers, Chris List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
