User Preference Replication alerts are reported on the Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG). You would to like to understand why these alerts are received.
An Email alerts shows the folllowing:
Task : User Preference Replication
Host : HOSTNAME (IP address)
Last Run Time : DATE
Details about this failure have been logged to BrightmailLog.log. Access this Control Center console log on the Logs page of the Symantec Messaging Gateway Control Center.
From the "BrightmailLog.log" log file, you also notice the following Error
ERROR - com.symantec.smg.controlcenter.BrightmailException: The Agent running on IP Address is temporarily unreachable. Please check the specified host. ; nested exception is: java.net.SocketException: Connection timed out
The most common cause of this error, is if a Scanner host (that the Control Center host manages) is disabled, preventing User Replication data from being sent to the Scanner.
Other common causes include:
This Alert is expected behaviour if a Scanner being managed by the Control Center is disabled.
The following options can be considered to prevent the Alert from being reported:
If these steps have been completed and you continue to see this Alert, please contact Symantec Enterprise Support.