Re: SA hungs on starting

here's the result of dcdiag from a DC with Exchange installed, at some point
in time ExchangeSA here hungs.
----start-------------------------------------------

DC Diagnosis

Performing initial setup:
Done gathering initial info.

Doing initial non skippeable tests

Testing server: Corporate\MORPHEUS
Starting test: Connectivity
......................... MORPHEUS passed test Connectivity

Doing primary tests

Testing server: Corporate\MORPHEUS
Starting test: Replications
......................... MORPHEUS passed test Replications
Starting test: NCSecDesc
......................... MORPHEUS passed test NCSecDesc
Starting test: NetLogons
......................... MORPHEUS passed test NetLogons
Starting test: Advertising
......................... MORPHEUS passed test Advertising
Starting test: KnowsOfRoleHolders
......................... MORPHEUS passed test KnowsOfRoleHolders
Starting test: RidManager
......................... MORPHEUS passed test RidManager
Starting test: MachineAccount
......................... MORPHEUS passed test MachineAccount
Starting test: Services
......................... MORPHEUS passed test Services
Starting test: ObjectsReplicated
......................... MORPHEUS passed test ObjectsReplicated
Starting test: frssysvol
......................... MORPHEUS passed test frssysvol
Starting test: kccevent
......................... MORPHEUS passed test kccevent
Starting test: systemlog
An Error Event occured. EventID: 0x0000165B
Time Generated: 10/11/2006 10:07:39
(Event String could not be retrieved)
An Error Event occured. EventID: 0x0000169E
Time Generated: 10/11/2006 10:12:05
(Event String could not be retrieved)
......................... MORPHEUS failed test systemlog

Running enterprise tests on : newpagcor.com
Starting test: Intersite
......................... newpagcor.com passed test Intersite
Starting test: FsmoCheck
......................... newpagcor.com passed test FsmoCheck
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"sherwin de claro" <sherwin.de.claro@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23xDSniB7GHA.1188@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
after transferring schema master/domain naming roles to online servers and
restoring the link, we still experience the same problem of not starting
the
ExchangeSA and hungs on starting.

events are basically the same as posted above.

any side that we might forgoten to look at?


"sherwin de claro" <sherwin.de.claro@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OwP3itv5GHA.3808@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Our exchange server services stops. and the SA services stays "starting"
for
a very long time. event logs that might help posted below:


-----DNS Event log--------------------------------------
Event Type: Warning
Event Source: DNS
Event Category: None
Event ID: 4013
Date: 10/3/2006
Time: 10:07:28 PM
User: N/A
Computer: MORPHEUS
Description:
The DNS server was unable to open the Active Directory. This DNS server
is
configured to use directory service information and can not operate
without
access to the directory. The DNS server will wait for the directory to
start. If the DNS server is started but the appropriate event has not
been
logged, then the DNS server is still waiting for the directory to start.
Data:
0000: f5 25 00 00 õ%..



-----Application Event log--------------------------------------
Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSExchangeMU
Event Category: General
Event ID: 1002
Date: 10/3/2006
Time: 10:14:44 PM
User: N/A
Computer: MORPHEUS
Description:
Metabase Update agent failed to start. Error code is 80040a01.

For more information, click
http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.


Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSExchangeSA
Event Category: General
Event ID: 9004
Date: 10/3/2006
Time: 10:14:44 PM
User: N/A
Computer: MORPHEUS
Description:
The Metabase Update service failed to start, error '80040a01'.

For more information, click
http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.


Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSExchangeSA
Event Category: General
Event ID: 1005
Date: 10/3/2006
Time: 10:14:44 PM
User: N/A
Computer: MORPHEUS
Description:
Unexpected error An unknown error has occurred. ID no: 80040a01
Microsoft
Exchange System Attendant occurred.

For more information, click
http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.


Event Type: Information
Event Source: MSExchangeSA
Event Category: General
Event ID: 1004
Date: 10/3/2006
Time: 10:14:44 PM
User: N/A
Computer: MORPHEUS
Description:
Microsoft Exchange System Attendant failed to start.

For more information, click
http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.


Event Type: Information
Event Source: MSExchangeDSAccess
Event Category: General
Event ID: 2078
Date: 10/3/2006
Time: 10:14:44 PM
User: N/A
Computer: MORPHEUS
Description:
Process MAD.EXE (PID=1844). DSAccess is shutting down.

For more information, click
http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.


Event Type: Warning
Event Source: POP3SVC
Event Category: General
Event ID: 1036
Date: 10/3/2006
Time: 10:14:45 PM
User: N/A
Computer: MORPHEUS
Description:
An error occurred while starting the Microsoft Exchange POP3 Service:
server
instance number 1 failed to start with error 0x80040a01.

For more information, click
http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.
Data:
0000: 6e 01 51 00 n.Q.


Event Type: Information
Event Source: POP3SVC
Event Category: General
Event ID: 1033
Date: 10/3/2006
Time: 10:14:45 PM
User: N/A
Computer: MORPHEUS
Description:
Microsoft Exchange POP3 Service (Build 6.0.6249.0) has started.

For more information, click
http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.
Data:
0000: 9b 02 49 00 ?.I.


Event Type: Warning
Event Source: IMAP4SVC
Event Category: General
Event ID: 1036
Date: 10/3/2006
Time: 10:15:45 PM
User: N/A
Computer: MORPHEUS
Description:
An error occurred while starting the Microsoft Exchange IMAP4 Service:
server instance number 1 failed to start with error 0x80040a01.

For more information, click
http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.
Data:
0000: 78 01 2d 00 x.-.


Event Type: Information
Event Source: IMAP4SVC
Event Category: General
Event ID: 1033
Date: 10/3/2006
Time: 10:15:45 PM
User: N/A
Computer: MORPHEUS
Description:
Microsoft Exchange IMAP4 Service (Build 6.0.6249.0) has started.

For more information, click
http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.
Data:
0000: aa 02 30 00 ª.0.


Event Type: Warning
Event Source: WinMgmt
Event Category: None
Event ID: 61
Date: 10/3/2006
Time: 10:16:46 PM
User: N/A
Computer: MORPHEUS
Description:
WMI ADAP was unable to process the RemoteAccess performance library due
to
a
time violation in the open function








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