Hi,
We are getting the following warning every 10 minutes on a Exchange 2010 server:
The mailbox for /o=COMPANY/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=FederatedEmail.4c1f4d8b-8179-4148-93bf-00a9 has exceeded the maximum mailbox size. This mailbox
cannot send or receive messages. Incoming messages to this mailbox are returned to sender. The mailbox owner should be notified about the condition of the mailbox as soon as possible.
I have been searching and searching but I cannot find much information on this Federation Mailbox other than the fact that it's an arbitration mailbox and that it is used for federation between
different Exchange organizations and is available since Exchange 2010. Its display name is Microsoft Exchange Federation Mailbox.
However, I have no clue if it is normal that this mailbox is getting full and if the quota can or should be increased.
Here is some more information about the mailbox:
[PS] C:\Windows\system32>Get-Mailbox -Arbitration -identity FederatedEmail.4c1f4d8b-8179-4148-93bf-00a95fa1e042 | fl Pro
hibitSendQuota, ProhibitSendReceiveQuota, RecoverableItemsQuota, RecoverableItemsWarningQuota, UseDatabaseQuotaDefaults,
IssueWarningQuota, RulesQuota, ArchiveQuota, ArchiveWarningQuota, guid
ProhibitSendQuota : 2 MB (2,097,152 bytes)
ProhibitSendReceiveQuota : 2 MB (2,097,152 bytes)
RecoverableItemsQuota : unlimited
RecoverableItemsWarningQuota : unlimited
UseDatabaseQuotaDefaults : False
IssueWarningQuota : 2 MB (2,097,152 bytes)
RulesQuota : 64 KB (65,536 bytes)
ArchiveQuota : unlimited
ArchiveWarningQuota : unlimited
Guid : 83f1eb22-ffe2-458c-9643-5635a83b4c56
[PS] C:\Windows\system32>get-mailboxstatistics -identity FederatedEmail.4c1f4d8b-8179-4148-93bf-00a95fa1e042 | fl
RunspaceId : 7ac61f2e-6d07-49ac-a0e7-fd5b4e50005c
AssociatedItemCount : 1
DeletedItemCount : 0
DisconnectDate :
DisconnectReason :
DisplayName : Microsoft Exchange Federation Mailbox
ItemCount : 2100
LastLoggedOnUserAccount : COMPANY\SM_4e7cc68a063b4907a
LastLogoffTime : 4/12/2016 2:18:47
LastLogonTime : 4/12/2016 2:13:07
LegacyDN : /O=COMPANY/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=FEDERATE
DEMAIL.4C1F4D8B-8179-4148-93BF-00A9
MailboxGuid : 66256a10-cd8a-42b7-a989-adc9941b63fa
ObjectClass : Mailbox, UserDisabled
StorageLimitStatus : MailboxDisabled
TotalDeletedItemSize : 0 B (0 bytes)
TotalItemSize : 2.003 MB (2,099,980 bytes)
MailboxTableIdentifier : 1E81-BC52BA
Database : Mailbox Database 1
ServerName : GELVSEXC01
DatabaseName : Mailbox Database 1
MoveHistory :
IsQuarantined : False
IsArchiveMailbox : False
Identity : 66256a10-cd8a-42b7-a989-adc9941b63fa
MapiIdentity : 66256a10-cd8a-42b7-a989-adc9941b63fa
OriginatingServer : mailserver.company.local
IsValid : True
Many thanks for your prompt reply.