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XGEN: Administrator Program Dump Files (Admindmp.txt)

Article ID: 199412

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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SUMMARY

The Microsoft Exchange Server Administrator program has built-in functionality that allows you to quickly dump an object's raw properties to a text file that can be sent to a Microsoft Support Professional. This can be very useful when you are troubleshooting objects with many configuration options, such as an X.400 connector, where there may be typographical errors, basic configuration errors, or misunderstandings that are difficult for a Microsoft Support Professional to catch over the phone.

MORE INFORMATION

Administrator dump files are always written to a file named Admindmp.txt. If the file does not already exist, it is created. If it already exists, the current dump is appended to the existing file.

The dump file is created in the Administrator program's working directory. Normally, this is the Exchsrvr\Bin directory, but it may be different if the Administrator is started from the command line in a different directory, or if the working directory of the Administrator icon has been modified.

It is usually much easier to work with distinct dump files for each object of interest, so you should rename the Admindmp.txt file after each object's raw properties are dumped.

Notepad does not easily read the dump file format, so you may want to rename your dump files with a .wri extension instead of .txt. For example, if you perform dumps on two objects and rename the Admindmp.txt file after each dump, you might end up with two files named Tcpstack.wri and X400conn.wri.

Steps to Create an Admindmp.txt File

  1. Verify that there is not an existing Admindmp.txt file. If so, rename or delete it.WARNING: If you use the raw mode of the Exchange Server Administrator program (admin /r) incorrectly, serious problems may occur that may require you to reinstall Microsoft Windows NT Server, Microsoft Exchange Server, or both. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems that result from using raw mode incorrectly can be solved. Use raw mode at your own risk.

  2. Start the Microsoft Exchange Server Administrator program in raw mode by typing the following at a command prompt:

    c:\exchsrvr\bin\admin /r

  3. Select the object from which you will dump the raw properties.
  4. Press and hold down the CTRL key.
  5. On the File menu, click Raw Properties.
  6. Continue to hold the CTRL key down until the Raw Properties page is displayed, then you can release it.
  7. Click the Cancel button on the Raw Properties page.
  8. Rename the newly created Admindmp.txt file to something meaningful.
  9. Perform any more Administrator dumps you need (repeat steps 3 through 8 for each dump.)
  10. Quit the Exchange Server Administrator program.

Breakdown of X.400 Connector Administrator Dump File

You may not see all of the following properties reported in your own dump files as what is listed below contains samples from TCP, TP4, and X.25 stacks. In addition, some properties are only reported if they aren't blank. If the property is left blank, nothing is reported in the Administrator dump file.

NOTE: Comments explaining or amplifying properties or values will be enclosed in square ([]) brackets. 
RFC1006-X400-Link   2/7/97  11:46 AM                  [TCP Stack used]
Eicon-X25-X400-Link   2/7/97  11:57 AM               [X.25 Stack used]
TP4-X400-Link   2/7/97  12:00 PM                      [TP4 Stack used]
[Only one of the three lines above will be present.] 
Object-Class:   values: 4
      [1]   '2A864886F714010320'
      [2]   '2A864886F71401031D'
      [3]   '2A864886F714010333'
      [4]   '550600'


   Directory Name:   'X400USA2'                          [General Tab]

   Instance-Type:   '5'
   When-Created:   '970207194610Z'
   When-Changed:   '970207194610Z'
   USN-Created:   '4045'
   Obj-Dist-Name:   '/o=Microsoft/ou=BOND007/cn=Configuration
                     /cn=Connections/cn=DirectoryName'
   DSA-Signature:   '808E92BD73F4CF11A3C700AA00C14927'
   Object-Version:   '1'
   USN-Changed:   '4045'

   Admin-Display-Name:   'X400 Connector to Texas'       [General Tab]

   USN-Source:   '4045'

   Activation-Style:   '2'                              [Schedule Tab]
   [0=Never, 1=Selected Times, 2=Always, 3=Remote Initiated]

   ADMD: 'ADMD'                             [only dumped if not blank]
           [Advanced Tab: Use GDI specified below: ADMD (a): Specific]

   Admin Note:   'Remote contact: Jana'     [only dumped if not blank]
                                    [General Tab: Administrative Note]

   Association-Lifetime:   '300'                        [Override Tab]

   Connected-Domains:   values: 1                [Connected Sites Tab]
      [1]   'ExchOrg[ASCII 167]ExchSite[ASCII 167]1[ASCII 167]X400:c=US;a=
 ;p=ExchOrg;o=ExchSite;'
      [Only present if a connected site has been defined]

   Country-Name: 'US'                       [only dumped if not blank]
                  [Advanced Tab: Use GDI specified below: Country (c)]

   Incoming message size limit:   '1024'    [only dumped if not blank]
                             [Advanced Tab: Message size: Maximum (K)]

   Deliverable Information Types:   values: 7
      [1]   '56030402'
      [2]   '56030405'
      [3]   '5603040B'
      [4]   '56030400'
      [5]   '56010C00'   [Advanced Tab: X400 link options: Allow BP15]
                        [Value present if box is checked][not in 1984]

      [6]   '28CE2507010006'                [not present in 1984 mode]
      [7]   '28CE2507010064'                [not present in 1984 mode]

   Deliv-Ext-Cont-Types:   values: 4
      [1]   '56010A00'
      [2]   '56010A01'                      [not present in 1984 mode]
      [3]   '2A864886F7140502'
      [4]   '2A864886F7140501'             [present if box is checked]
         [Advanced Tab: X400 link options: Allow MS Exchange contents]

   Delivery-Mechanism:   '3'

   Encapsulation-Method:   '1'         [Check Box: 0=blank, 1=checked]
                            [General Tab: Remote clients support MAPI]

   Gateway-Local-Cred:   'Remote-MTA-Password'           [General Tab]
   Gateway-Local-Desig:   'Remote-MTA-Name'              [General Tab]

   Home-MTA:   '/o=Microsoft/ou=BOND007/cn=Configuration
                /cn=Servers/cn=DRNO/cn=Microsoft MTA'

   Line-Wrap:   '55'             [General Tab: Message text word-wrap]
             [Only present when 'At column' selected and value filled]

   Local-Initial-Turn:   '1'
   MTA-Local-Cred:   'Local-MTA-Password'               [Override Tab]
   MTA-Local-Desig:   'Local-MTA-Name'                  [Override Tab]

   N-Address:   '484F53544E414D45'                         [Stack Tab]
   [                                                                 ]
   [ This is the other MTA's Network address.  Depending on the      ]
   [ stack type the field name in exchange differs as follows:       ]
   [                                                                 ]
   [   TCP Stack: Field Name = Address                               ]
   [   TP4 Stack: Field Name = Address                               ]
   [   X25 Stack: Field Name = X.121 Address                         ]
   [                                                                 ]
   [ The value is always written to the dump in Hex.                 ]

   N-Address-Type:   '0'                                   [Stack Tab]
   [                                                                 ]
   [ This line only is dumped when the stack is TCP                  ]
   [ 0 = Remote host name, 1 = IP address                            ]

   Num-Of-Open-Retries:   '144'                         [Override Tab]
   Num-Of-Transfer-Retries:   '2'                       [Override Tab]
   Open-Retry-Interval:   '600'                         [Override Tab]

   PRMD: 'PRMD'                             [only dumped if not blank]
                     [Advanced Tab: Use GDI specified below: PRMD (p)]


   P-Selector:   '5053454C'         [Stack Tab: Outgoing OSI (in Hex)]
   P-Selector-Inbound:   '5053454C' [Stack Tab: Incoming OSI (in Hex)]

   RTS-Checkpoint-Size:   '30'                          [Override Tab]
   RTS-Recovery-Timeout:   '60'                         [Override Tab]
   RTS-Window-Size:   '5'                               [Override Tab]

   S-Selector:   '5353454C'         [Stack Tab: Outgoing OSI (in Hex)]
   S-Selector-Inbound:   '5353454C' [Stack Tab: Incoming OSI (in Hex)]

   Session-Disconnect-Timer:   '120'                    [Override Tab]

   Supported-Application-Context:   values: 1

      [1]   '56000106'

      [ Advanced Tab: MTA conformance                                ]
      [ 1988= 56000106, 1988 x410= 5600010C, 1984= 5600010D          ]

   T-Selector:   '5453454C'         [Stack Tab: Outgoing OSI (in Hex)]
   T-Selector-Inbound:   '5453454C' [Stack Tab: Incoming OSI (in Hex)]

   Temp-Assoc-Threshold:   '50'                         [Override Tab]
   Transfer-Retry-Interval:   '120'                     [Override Tab]
   Transfer-Timeout-Non-Urgent:   '3000'                [Override Tab]
   Transfer-Timeout-Normal:   '2000'                    [Override Tab]
   Transfer-Timeout-Urgent:   '1000'                    [Override Tab]

   Translation-Table-Used:   '0'
   [                                                                 ]
   [Advanced Tab: X400 bodypart used for message text:               ]
   [ IA5                 = 0                                         ]
   [ IA5 Swedish         = 1                                         ]
   [ IA5 Norwegian       = 2                                         ]
   [ IA5 German          = 3                                         ]
   [ ISO 8859-1 (Latin-1)= 4   (not available in 1984 mode)          ]
   [ ISO 6937            = 5                                         ]
   [ T.61 (TTX)          = 6                                         ]

   Transport-Expedited-Data:   '1'      [Stack Tab:Use expidited data]
                                       [Check Box: 1=checked, 0=blank]

   Two-Way-Alternate-Facility:   '1' [Advanced Tab: X400 link options]
                                       [Check Box: 1=checked, 0=blank]

   [ The following two properties only show with an X.25 Stack       ]
   X25-Call-User-Data-Outgoing:   'CD'                     [Stack Tab]
   X25-Facilities-Data-Outgoing:   'FD'                    [Stack Tab]

   X400-Selector-Syntax:   '1'

   Supporting-Stack:   values: 1                         [General Tab]
      [1]   '/o=Microsoft/ou=BOND007/cn=Configuration
             /cn=Servers/cn=DRNO/cn=TCP (DRNO)'

   Routing-List:   values: 1                       [Address Space Tab]
      [1]   'X400:c=US;a=X400admd;p=X400prmd;o=X400org;;1'
      [Only present if a connected site has been defined             ]

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