Event ID 1106 – Mail service error
| Event ID | 1106 |
| Category | MS ExchangeIS |
| Sub category | Mail service |
| Description | This error occurs when the directory replication agent tries to connect with the mail service for more than 10 minutes and there is no reply. |
| Probable cause | The mail service and the information store may not be running. |
Event ID 1106:
Event 1106 occurs when the directory replication agent is unable to reach the mail service. This may be because the mail service or the information store is down. This might lead to replication errors. To avoid this, you have to continuously monitor the mailbox services including the status of information store which can be quite difficult with native tools or scripting.
Do it easily with Exchange Reporter Plus
Exchange Reporter Plus is a reporting, monitoring and change auditing tool for Exchange servers, Exchange Online and Skype for Business servers. This tool helps you learn about the real-time status of the server services. You can get immediate alert if any service is down.
Steps for monitoring mail services:
- Go to the Monitoring tab on the top pane.
- Navigate to Exchange Server > Servers > Servers drop-down.
- Look into the Service Status dashboard.
- Select the Server Name from the list of servers available.
- You can view if the selected service is fine and running or has some issue.
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