| Event Id | 3276 |
| Source | MSExchangeMTA |
| Description | An internal MTA error occurred. Control block is not in use. Control block index: <index name>. [<value> <value> <value> <value>] (12) |
| Event Information | According to Microsoft: EXPLANATION: The message transfer agent (MTA) database may be corrupted. USER ACTION: Stop and restart the MTA service. If the error persists, run the Mtacheck.exe utility. Stop the MTA service, open a command prompt, and type Mtacheck/v /f c:\mta.txt. If Mtacheck removes objects from a database queue, it places each damaged object in a Db*.dat file in \Exchsrvr\Mtadata\Mtacheck.out. Check your drives and verify that core *.dat files are in the \Exchsrvr\Mtadata directories. The \Exchsrvr\Mtadata directory with *.dat files may be on more than one drive. The message transfer agent (MTA) database may be corrupted. Stop and restart the MTA service. If the error persists, run the Mtacheck.exe utility. Stop the MTA service, open a command prompt, and type Mtacheck/v /f c:\mta.txt. If Mtacheck removes objects from a database queue, it places each damaged object in a Db*.dat file in \Exchsrvr\Mtadata\Mtacheck.out. Check your drives and verify that core *.dat files are in the \Exchsrvr\Mtadata directories. The \Exchsrvr\Mtadata directory with *.dat files may be on more than one drive. |
| Reference Links | Exchange (MSExchangeMTA) |
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