XADM: Exchange Uses Information Store for Intersite Replication

• Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.5

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to remove the Private Information Store from an Exchange Server version 5.0 or 5.5 computer that is acting as the site's replication bridgehead server, the following error message may be appear:

STOP
This Private Information Store is being used. Remove the Directory
Replication Connector first.

CAUSE

In Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0 and 5.5, the information store is used to deliver and receive inter-site replication messages. The Directory service uses MAPI calls to communicate with the store for this purpose. In Exchange Server 4.0, the above error message does not appear because the Directory service communicates directly with the message transfer agent (MTA) for inter-site replication communications.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbtshoot XADM exc4 exc5 exc55
Version : winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb