XADM: IS or DS Stops Due to Lack of Drive Space for Log Files

 Last reviewed: November 7, 1997
Article ID: Q163913
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Exchange Server, version 4.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

The Microsoft Exchange Information Store (IS) or Directory (DS) services shut down unexpectedly and log the following message in the Windows NT Server Event Viewer Application log: 

   Event ID: 49
   Source: EDB
   Type: Warning
   Category: Logging/Recovery
   Description:
   MSExchangeIS (or DS) ((286) ) The database engine is rejecting update
   operations due to low free disk space on the log disk.

   Event ID: 1113
   Source: MSExchangeIS (or DS)
   Type: Error
   Category: None
   Description:
   The log disk is full. Attempting to stop the Microsoft Exchange Information
   Store service.
One or more of the entries in the Event Log may indicate error -529 ( JET_errLogDiskFull) has occurred.

CAUSE

The disk drive containing the transaction logs for the service (MDBDATA for the IS and DSADATA for the DS) has no available space to create another log file.

RESOLUTION

Using the Microsoft Exchange Performance Optimizer, move the transaction logs to another drive containing sufficient free disk space. The new drive should have enough free disk space for all the existing logs to be moved to that drive and then have enough free disk space for the service to startup.

Additional query words:
Keywords : XADM kberrmsg
Version : 4.0 5.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb
Solution Type : kbworkaround

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Last reviewed: November 7, 1997
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