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Q267425: XADM: Hiding Address Book Views During Address Book View Storms

Article: Q267425
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): exc55 kbExchange550preSP4fix kbExchange550sp4Fix
Last Modified: 11-JUN-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you create an Address Book view with multilevel containers, the directory
service (or Dsamain process) on multiple servers may peak when the directory
service populates these changes across your Exchange Server organization; you
may experience slow connections, or there may be no connections at all to your
Exchange Server computers during these Address Book view "storms."

CAUSE
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This issue can occur because each Exchange Server computer builds the Address
Book view based on Grouped by Attributes (GBA) that are replicated between sites
and servers. If the Address Book views are poorly designed or frequently
changed, the directory may use a large amount of the server's CPU to regenerate
these views.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server 5.5.
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q191014 XGEN: How to Obtain the latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack



STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 5.5. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service
Pack 4.

MORE INFORMATION
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For additional information about the issue described in this article, click the
article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q248398 XADM: Restricting Permission to Address Book Views

  Q251054 XADM: High Dsamain and Increased Replication When Populating
  Multilevel Address Book View

Additional query words: dsa recalculation

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Keywords          : exc55 kbExchange550preSP4fix kbExchange550sp4Fix 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:5.5
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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