Deploying Exchange 2010 with Windows Firewall Disabled
Hello, In our testing environment we deploy a base image with a workflow. In the workflow's that deploy Exchange Roles I have been having an issue and have narrowed it down to Windows Firewall. ERROR: There are no more endpoints available from the endpoint mapper. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800706D9) Based on this error and teddious searching on the web, I ran a base image with the Firewall Enabled; the Exchange Roles deploy successfully. Due to our testing purposes I CANNOT have the firewall enabled. Having the FIREWALL DISABLED has worked in the past on older BASE 2008 R2 images (ones not created by me). Question: HOW DO I INSTALL EXCHANGE 2010 WITH THE WINDOWS FIREWALL DISABLED?
November 29th, 2010 11:02pm

Hi, First thing is, its not that it happens all the time that you get this error message and after enabling the FireWall installation completes successsfully. I have done end number of installation on exchange 2010 I had run into this situation only once :) The only thing i can say about it is, on which server you are installing exchange! is it DC or Member server. I am sure you must be aware that you will have to enable IPv6 on DC and Disable the same on Member server to install the Exchange Server! I have seen the situation where as in Disabling the FireWall resolves the issue ;) Its very hard to answer the question WHY? To answer you question HOW DO I INSTALL EXCHANGE 2010 WITH THE WINDOWS FIREWALL DISABLED? I would have to ask you, are you installing the server on DC or Member server?Gulab | Skype: gulab.mallah
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November 29th, 2010 11:55pm

Hi Oliver, You can install the Exchange server system with Windows firewall disabled. If you need any special help you’re more than welcome to contact me using this forum or my e-mail address. For production purposes I’ve recommend you using Windows Firewall on or use 3<sup>rd</sup> party firewall solution.Netanel Ben-Shushan, IT Consultant & Trainer | Website (Hebrew): http://www.ben-shushan.net | IT Services: http://www.ben-shushan.net/services | Weblog (Hebrew): http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/netanelb | E-mail: msilforums@ben-shushan.net
November 29th, 2010 11:58pm

Hi, First thing is, its not that it happens all the time that you get this error message and after enabling the FireWall installation completes successsfully. I have done end number of installation on exchange 2010 I had run into this situation only once :) The only thing i can say about it is, on which server you are installing exchange! is it DC or Member server. I am sure you must be aware that you will have to enable IPv6 on DC and Disable the same on Member server to install the Exchange Server! I have seen the situation where as in Disabling the FireWall resolves the issue ;) Its very hard to answer the question WHY? To answer you question HOW DO I INSTALL EXCHANGE 2010 WITH THE WINDOWS FIREWALL DISABLED? I would have to ask you, are you installing the server on DC or Member server?Gulab | Skype: gulab.mallah
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November 30th, 2010 7:48am

Hello Gulab, The exchange roles are all installed on members of the DC. I'll run tests today with the IPv6 (enabled\disabled). Thanks Gulab for your reply, have a good day.
November 30th, 2010 1:07pm

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