Hi All, Beginner in Exchange Server. (Exchange Server 2007 Std Sp1 running in Server 2003 x64 SP2) Due to receive connector error & corrupt database i had to reinstate the above configuration, uninstalling wasn't successful. Now, I Re-installed Server 2003 x64 SP2 Successfully but when i started the setup to re-install Exchange Server 2007, it gives the below error, The Exchange Server is in an inconsistent state. Only disaster recovery mode is a available I have another server running has DC & DNS. Do i need to change the name of the exchange server?? or ADSI Edit.. please advice with a step by step process.. Thanks azmath

It's probably best to delete the Exchange server out of the directory using ADSIedit then run setup.com /preparead again before doing the install.

Hey Steve, Your support is appreciated, i am just new to this now, can you please make it very clear so that i can implement it tomorrow. Thanks azmath

Remove the server from this location in ADSIedit - items in Italics will be unique to your system: CN=Configuration, DC=DomainName,DC=com CN=Services CN=Microsoft Exchange CN=OrganizationName CN=Administrative Groups CN=AdministrativeGroupName CN=Servers Click on the server name then delete. For your info this method is not officially supported and should be considered a last restort if the steps in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927464 are not successful.

Hi, You should definetly not remove the server using ADSI Edit!! That is not supported and should only be used as a last resort if really really really necessary. What you should do is to recover the server using the /recoverserver switch as the message told you. Her's a good How-To: Recovering an Exchange 2007 Server using the RecoverServer switch http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Recovering-Exchange-2007-Server-recoverserver-switch.html Martina Miskovic

I reset the Exchange Server Computer in AD, found that i cant login as administrator kindly help....azmath

You will need to log on as the local administrator account and add it to the domain again.

How do i log on as the local administrator account?? its my exchange server... azmath

How do i do it?????/azmath

Hi, Preparing Exchange Setup Copying Setup Files ......................... COMPLETED No server roles will be installed Performing Microsoft Exchange Server Prerequisite Check Organization Checks ......................... COMPLETED Configuring Microsoft Exchange Server Organization Preparation ......................... FAILED The following error was generated when "$error.Clear(); initialize-ExchangeUniversalGroups -DomainController $RoleDomainController" was run: "The well-known object entry B:32:C262A929D691B74A9E068728F8F842EA:CN=Organization Management\0ADEL:39da7d84-6055-49ed-8185-0f44df7873a4,CN=Deleted Objects,DC=triviewgroup,DC=com on the otherWellKnownObjects attribute in the container object CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=triviewgroup,DC=com points to an invalid DN or a deleted object. Remove the entry, and then rerun the task.". The Exchange Server setup operation did not complete. Visithttp://support.microsoft.com and enter the Error ID to find more information. azmath

Hi azmath May be you can have a look on the thread http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/exchangesvrdeploy/thread/2fd295db-f84e-4c7b-a1cb-03fa0433d95f The solution is to help you to check the value on otherWellKnownObjects for CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration, DC=xxx,DC=com, and it is for EX07 Cheers Zi Feng

Hi All, Thank you so much for your support, Firstly i changed my Server name, from SLMEX01 to SLMEX02 For the above Error occurred in (Your DVD Drive Letter) Setup /PrepareAD, Please find the below solution, Download & Run ADRestore.exe Command Prompt> Adrestore It will display all the deleted AD objects, in that your can find the error object. CMD> ADrestore - r This ask you to restore the object one by one, restore the deleted object and then Run Setup /PrepareAD The setup has completed and finally installed exchange server 2007. Thank youazmath