Cannot get Exchange 2013 to install (Server 2008 R2 Standard)

Hi there,

Try as I might, I cannot get Exchange 2013 to install on a Server 2008 R2 domain.

Previously tried installing, but it repeatedly failed complaining about IPv6 being disabled. Re-enabled IPv6 and attempted to no avail (same error). However, the modifications have already been made to Active Directory.

Now trying in a fresh installation of Windows, and get these errors (below). The errors are wrong: the account is a member of Enterprise Admins for example.

Please advise.

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Error:
Global updates need to be made to Active Directory, and this user account isn't a member of the 'Enterprise Admins' group.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.GlobalUpdateRequired.aspx

Error:
You must be a member of the 'Organization Management' role group or a member of the 'Enterprise Admins' group to continue.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.GlobalServerInstall.aspx

Error:
You must use an account that's a member of the Organization Management role group to install or upgrade the first Mailbox server role in the topology.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.DelegatedBridgeheadFirstInstall.aspx

Error:
You must use an account that's a member of the Organization Management role group to install or upgrade the first Mailbox server role in the topology.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.DelegatedMailboxFirstInstall.aspx

Error:
You must use an account that's a member of the Organization Management role group to install or upgrade the first Client Access server role in the topology.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.DelegatedClientAccessFirstInstall.aspx

Error:
You must use an account that's a member of the Organization Management role group to install the first Mailbox server role in the topology.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.DelegatedUnifiedMessagingFirstInstall.aspx

Error:
The NetBIOS name of the computer doesn't match the DNS host name. Ensure that the NetBIOS name isn't truncated due to the 15-character limit.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.ComputerNameDiscrepancy.aspx

Error:
Setup encountered a problem while validating the state of Active Directory: Couldn't find the Enterprise Organization container.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.AdInitErrorRule.aspx

Error:
The forest functional level of the current Active Directory forest is not Windows Server 2003 native or later. To install Exchange Server 2013, the forest functional level must be at least Windows Server 2003 native.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.ForestLevelNotWin2003Native.aspx

Error:
This computer requires the update described in Microsoft Knowledge Base article KB974405 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=262357). Please install the update, and then restart Setup.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.Win7WindowsIdentityFoundationUpdateNotInstalled.aspx

Error:
Either Active Directory doesn't exist, or it can't be contacted.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.CannotAccessAD.aspx

Warning:
Setup will prepare the organization for Exchange 2013 by using 'Setup /PrepareAD'. No Exchange 2010 server roles have been detected in this topology. After this operation, you will not be able to install any Exchange 2010 servers.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.NoE14ServerWarning.aspx



  • Edited by Jaron Key Thursday, January 15, 2015 3:09 PM
January 15th, 2015 6:09pm

I guess the simple thing is first is the machine on the domain? I'm going to assume yes, but since you said you are reinstalling on a new machine it might be something worth checking. 

Error:
The NetBIOS name of the computer doesn't match the DNS host name. Ensure that the NetBIOS name isn't truncated due to the 15-character limit.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.ComputerNameDiscrepancy.aspx

This error is a bit weird... what's the name of your machine?  Does the name before the domain suffix match the netbios name of hte computer? Is the name of hte computer longer than 15 (I'm pretty sure that's the limit) characters (excluding domain)

Error:
This computer requires the update described in Microsoft Knowledge Base article KB974405 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=262357). Please install the update, and then restart Setup.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.Win7WindowsIdentityFoundationUpdateNotInstalled.aspx

Also make sure you install the KB Article referenced in the message above.

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January 16th, 2015 12:01am

Thanks both of you for the replies.

I built a fresh, out-of-the-box machine directly from the Server 2008 R2 install media, and proceeded from there after installing all updates.

I installed all required prerequisites.

Installation now fails with this error:

Error:
The following error was generated when "$error.Clear(); 
          $maxWait = New-TimeSpan -Minutes 8
          $timeout = Get-Date;
          $timeout = $timeout.Add($maxWait);
          $currTime = Get-Date;
          $successfullySetConfigDC = $false;

          while($currTime -le $timeout)
          {
            $setSharedCDCErrors = @();
            try
            {
              Set-SharedConfigDC -DomainController $RoleDomainController -ErrorVariable setSharedCDCErrors -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
              $successfullySetConfigDC = ($setSharedCDCErrors.Count -eq 0);

              if($successfullySetConfigDC)
              {
                break;
              }
              Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Info ("An error ocurred while setting shared config DC. Error: " + $setSharedCDCErrors[0]);
            }
            catch
            {
              Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Info ("An exception ocurred while setting shared config DC. Exception: " + $_.Exception.Message);
            }

            Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Info ("Waiting 30 seconds before attempting again.");
            Start-Sleep -Seconds 30;
            $currTime = Get-Date;
          }

          if( -not $successfullySetConfigDC)
          {
            Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Error "Unable to set shared config DC.";
          }
        " was run: "Unable to set shared config DC.".

Googling around (sorry, "binging around" ;) tells me it's related to IPv6, but I haven't touched IPv6 settings on this machine. Please advise.


January 20th, 2015 11:25am

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