Connector Id And connector IP are blank in Message trace

Solveit123 1 Reputation point
2020-07-28T16:20:04.417+00:00

Hello Team,
When i ran the Get-messagetracelog we do not get the connector ID and client IP it shows only blank.

What I have observed I do see that connector ID and client IP populated only Event type(Send & receive) and source(SMTP). But I do not see any connector details in Event type(HARDReceive, HARD discard,etc) . any input and thought. is this expected behaviour in exchange 2016 ?

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  1. Andy David - MVP 142.3K Reputation points MVP
    2020-07-28T16:45:05.887+00:00

    Correct. Those fields are meaningless in the context of Shadow Redundancy.

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  2. Eric Yin-MSFT 4,386 Reputation points
    2020-07-30T05:50:40.487+00:00

    You can search the value's meaning in Message tracking.

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  3. Solveit123 1 Reputation point
    2020-08-03T21:31:41.183+00:00

    Hello All,

    Sorry looks like issue still there I am unable to see right receive connector id in message trace its shows always Default receive connector only.

    I have created custom connector that suppose to show on message trace but it shows only Default receive connector. any inputs and thoughts. @Eric Yin-MSFT

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  4. Andy David - MVP 142.3K Reputation points MVP
    2020-08-03T21:55:15.183+00:00

    Ok, these are two different questions. The first I already answered.

    For the second, you wont find that in message tracking, you need to look at the protocol logs ( enable them if necessary)
    That will show you the connector used

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/mail-flow/connectors/configure-protocol-logging?view=exchserver-2019

    Enable for the receive connectors you want

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  5. Eric Yin-MSFT 4,386 Reputation points
    2020-08-04T08:03:53.7+00:00

    @Solveit123
    Use this command and you should see the connector name in EventID Send and EventID Receive: 

    Get-TransportService | get-messagetrackinglog