How to install OWA on server 2008 running exchange 2007 (Network Steve Forum)

How to install OWA on server 2008 running exchange 2007

I have server 2008 running exchange 2007. I need my clients to go to http://mail.mydomain.com anywhere in the world and I want them to see the outlook web access. Please tell me step by step instructions as I'm very junior in this area.

October 8th, 2009 1:04am

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October 8th, 2009 2:17am

You're going to need to make it https. :)This comes down to DNS configuration. You will need an A record in public DNS to point to mail.mydomain.comBefore I go on though are the CAS going to be directly attached to the Internet or will ISA be in front etc?SF - MCITP:EMA, MCTS: MOSS 2007, OCS 2007, Exchange 2007

October 8th, 2009 4:54am

I did the first step. Now when I go to mail.mydomain.com I see the IIS7 page in my server 2008. I don't know what you mean by "are the CAS going to be directly attached to the Internet or will ISA be in front etc?"

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October 8th, 2009 6:08am

I basically want my url mail.mydomain.com to look like mail.noralta.com

October 8th, 2009 6:11am

Hi,The owa url will be HTTPS://mail.noralta.com/owa by default after you installed the CAS. But you can simplify the url.more details: How to Simplify the Outlook Web Access URLhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998359.aspxI think Scott's mean is how you publish your OWA URL , throught ISA server or fireware.Frank Wang

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October 8th, 2009 7:06am

I already did as per your instructions above but now I get page not found when I go to mail.mydomain.com. I just wanted to tell you a bit more below:My domain www.mydomain.com is being hosted by godaddy and I have made my A record and set my mx to point to the WAN ip address of my server 2008 which is in my home which also has exchange 2007 installed on it.

October 8th, 2009 7:59am

Have you setup IIS redirects and reconfigure the error?Try this: Configure IIS 7.0 for Redirects: On the Client Access Server modify the iisstart.html page in C:\inetpub\wwwroot to the following: <html> <head> <title>HTML Redirection to https:</title> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="1; URL=https://webmail.url.com/exchange"> </head> <body> This page is attempting to redirect you to <a href=" https:// webmail.url.com /exchange/">https:// https:// webmail.url.com /exchange</a><br> If you are not redirected within a few seconds, please click the link above to access Outlook Web Access. </body></html> Also, configure the IIS 7.0 error pages: Error Code 403 – Set to Respond with a 302 Redirect and specify the URLHope that helps. SF - MCITP:EMA, MCTS: MOSS 2007, OCS 2007, Exchange 2007

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October 8th, 2009 4:16pm

I did exactly as you told me above but I still get no outlook when I go to the following domain:http://mail.baitunnur.org/

October 9th, 2009 9:09am

I get this log when I go to http://mail.baitunnur.org from my server 2008 on which I have exchange 2007 sp1 Outlook Web Access did not initialize. An event has been logged so that the system administrator can resolve the issue. Please contact technical support for your organization. Cannot find information about the local server amjcgy01.baitunnur.org in Active Directory. This may be related to a change in the server name. Copy error details to clipboard Show details RequestUrl: https://mail.baitunnur.org:443/owa/auth/error.aspx?url=https://mail.baitunnur.org/owa/&reason=0User host address: 198.166.44.29ExceptionException type: Microsoft.Exchange.Clients.Owa.Core.OwaInvalidConfigurationExceptionException message: Cannot find information about the local server amjcgy01.baitunnur.org in Active Directory. This may be related to a change in the server name.Call stack Microsoft.Exchange.Clients.Owa.Core.OwaConfigurationManager.CreateAndLoadConfigurationManager() Microsoft.Exchange.Clients.Owa.Core.Globals.InitializeApplication() Microsoft.Exchange.Clients.Owa.Core.Global.ExecuteApplicationStart(Object sender, EventArgs e) Inner ExceptionException type: Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.LocalServerNotFoundExceptionException message: Cannot find information about the local server amjcgy01.baitunnur.org in Active Directory. This may be related to a change in the server name.Call stack Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.SystemConfiguration.ADSystemConfigurationSession.FindLocalServer() Microsoft.Exchange.Clients.Owa.Core.OwaConfigurationManager.InitializeConfigurationManager() Microsoft.Exchange.Clients.Owa.Core.OwaConfigurationManager.CreateAndLoadConfigurationManager()

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October 9th, 2009 9:15am

Is the mailbox that you're accessing on 2007?Is the 2007 mailbox server in the same active directory site as the Client Access Server?Have you tried to test outlook connectivity? Testing Exchange 2007 With PowerShell (Part 1)http://www.msexchange.org/articles-tutorials/exchange-server-2007/monitoring-operations/testing-exchange-2007-powershell-part1.htmlSF - MCITP:EMA, MCTS: MOSS 2007, OCS 2007, Exchange 2007

October 9th, 2009 3:44pm

I tried the above link and got the following screenAlso just wanted to ask you that earlier I had my server 2008 called baitunnur.local but now I changed it to baitunnur.org but in active directory it still points to baitunnur.local. How to change this from baitunnur.local to baitunnur.org in iis7 active directory. Welcome to the Exchange Management Shell! Full list of cmdlets: get-command Only Exchange cmdlets: get-excommand Cmdlets for a specific role: get-help -role *UM* or *Mailbox* Get general help: help Get help for a cmdlet: help <cmdlet-name> or <cmdlet-name> -? Show quick reference guide: quickref Exchange team blog: get-exblog Show full output for a cmd: <cmd> | format-list Tip of the day #54: Do you want to know what version of Exchange Server each of your servers is running? Type: Get-ExchangeServer | Format-Table Name, *Version* [PS] C:\Windows\System32>Test-ServiceHealth Role RequiredServicesRunning ServicesRunning ServicesNotRunning---- ----------------------- --------------- ------------------Mailbox True IISAdmin MSExchangeADTopology MSExchangeIS MSExchangeMailboxAssis tants MSExchangeMailSubmissi on MSExchangeRepl MSExchangeSA MSExchangeSearch MSExchangeServiceHost MSExchangeTransportLog Search MSFTESQL-Exchange W3SvcClient Access True IISAdmin MSExchangeADTopology MSExchangeFDS MSExchangeServiceHost W3SvcHub Transport False MSExchangeADTopology MSExchangeEdgeSync MSExchangeTransportLog MSExchangeTranspor Search t [PS] C:\Windows\System32>Test-OutlookWebServices -Identity EMAIL GONEg | fl Id : 1003Type : InformationMessage : About to test AutoDiscover with the e-mail address IT-Admin@baitunnur .org. Id : 1013Type : ErrorMessage : When contacting https://sites/Autodiscover/Autodiscover.xml received the error The remote name could not be resolved: 'sites' Id : 1006Type : ErrorMessage : The Autodiscover service could not be contacted. [PS] C:\Windows\System32>Get-OabVirtualDirectory OutputGet-OabVirtualDirectory : The operation could not be performed because object 'Output' could not be found on domain controller 'amjcgy01.baitunnur.org'.At line:1 char:24+ Get-OabVirtualDirectory <<<< Output[PS] C:\Windows\System32>Get-OabVirtualDirectory : fl ExternalUrlGet-OabVirtualDirectory : A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name 'fl'.At line:1 char:24+ Get-OabVirtualDirectory <<<< : fl ExternalUrl[PS] C:\Windows\System32>Get-OabVirtualDirectory : fl ExternalUrlGet-OabVirtualDirectory : A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name 'fl'.At line:1 char:24+ Get-OabVirtualDirectory <<<< : fl ExternalUrl[PS] C:\Windows\System32>Copy Code Enable-OutlookAnywhere -Server CAS01 -ExternalHostname "mail.baitunnur.org" -DefaultAuthenticationMethod "Basic" -SSLOffloading:$FalseCopy-Item : A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name 'Server'.At line:1 char:41+ Copy Code Enable-OutlookAnywhere -Server <<<< CAS01 -ExternalHostname "mail.baitunnur.org" -DefaultAuthenticationMethod "Basic" -SSLOffloading:$False[PS] C:\Windows\System32>Enable-OutlookAnywhere -Server CAS01 -ExternalHostname"mail.baitunnur.org" -DefaultAuthenticationMethod "Basic" -SSLOffloading:$FalseWARNING: Access was denied while trying to read the registry key'CAS01:HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Rpc\RpcProxy'. Grant read permission for thisregistry key to the current user and try again.Enable-OutlookAnywhere : Exchange server "CAS01" was not found. Please make sure you have typed it correctly.At line:1 char:23+ Enable-OutlookAnywhere <<<< -Server CAS01 -ExternalHostname "mail.baitunnur.org" -DefaultAuthenticationMethod "Basic" -SSLOffloading:$False[PS] C:\Windows\System32>Enable-OutlookAnywhere -Server AMJCGY01 -ExternalHostname "mail.baitunnur.org" -DefaultAuthenticationMethod "Basic" -SSLOffloading:$FalseEnable-OutlookAnywhere : Web object 'IIS://AMJCGY01.baitunnur.local/W3SVC/1/ROOT' cannot be found.At line:1 char:23+ Enable-OutlookAnywhere <<<< -Server AMJCGY01 -ExternalHostname "mail.baitunnur.org" -DefaultAuthenticationMethod "Basic" -SSLOffloading:$False[PS] C:\Windows\System32>Enable-OutlookAnywhere -Server AMJCGY01 -ExternalHostname "mail.baitunnur.org" -DefaultAuthenticationMethod "Basic" -SSLOffloading:$False

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October 9th, 2009 7:10pm

I'm getting these error as wellRequestUrl: https://mail.baitunnur.org:443/owa/auth/error.aspx?url=https://mail.baitunnur.org/owa/&reason=0User host address: 198.166.44.29 ExceptionException type: Microsoft.Exchange.Clients.Owa.Core.OwaInvalidConfigurationExceptionException message: Cannot find information about the local server amjcgy01.baitunnur.org in Active Directory. This may be related to a change in the server name. Call stack Microsoft.Exchange.Clients.Owa.Core.OwaConfigurationManager.CreateAndLoadConfigurationManager() Microsoft.Exchange.Clients.Owa.Core.Globals.InitializeApplication() Microsoft.Exchange.Clients.Owa.Core.Global.ExecuteApplicationStart(Object sender, EventArgs e) Inner ExceptionException type: Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.LocalServerNotFoundExceptionException message: Cannot find information about the local server amjcgy01.baitunnur.org in Active Directory. This may be related to a change in the server name. Call stack Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.SystemConfiguration.ADSystemConfigurationSession.FindLocalServer() Microsoft.Exchange.Clients.Owa.Core.OwaConfigurationManager.InitializeConfigurationManager() Microsoft.Exchange.Clients.Owa.Core.OwaConfigurationManager.CreateAndLoadConfigurationManager()

October 10th, 2009 9:43am

Hi,had my server 2008 called baitunnur.local but now I changed it to baitunnur.org but in active directory it still points to baitunnur.localDo you mean you change the Exchange 2007 server's name from amjcgy01.biatunnur.local to amjcgy01.biatunnur.org?Or you change the Windows 2008 domain name?Frank Wang

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October 12th, 2009 8:57am

I changed the domain controller and also deleted the entry in hub transport for baitunnur.local and added a new one called baitunnur.org in exchange

October 12th, 2009 9:26am

I changed the domain controller and also deleted the entry in hub transport for baitunnur.local and added a new one called baitunnur.org in exchange So you change the domain name,don't you? I suppose you domain is Windows 2003 domain, isn't it?deleted the entry in hub transport for baitunnur.local and added a new one called baitunnur.org in exchangeDo you mean you change the setting:Server Configuration->server->Modify Configuration Domain...If these are ture, you cannot rename the windows 2003 domain.You Cannot Rename a Windows 2003 Domain When Exchange 2007 Is Installed Frank Wang

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October 12th, 2009 9:45am

I will tell you the detail of my hardware and what I have done so far. I have a brand new server 2008 and I have installed exchange 2007 sp1 on it. Then I updated my A record and MX record to point to the WAN ip of my server 2008 in my mosque. When I first installed server 2008 I by accident set the domain to baitunnur.local but after I realized that it should be baitunnur.org so I did that. I already did the step you said above "deleted the entry in hub transport for baitunnur.local and added a new one called baitunnur.org in exchange"Now that I have told you the deatail how to setup outlook web access on my hardware in the mosque and get access from outside like mail.noralta.com

October 12th, 2009 8:33pm

What is the FQDN of your domain environment? What is the FQDN of the server? What was the FQDN of the server prior to chaning the domain?Do you have more than one domain? How many different Zones/Names do you have in DNS?SF - MCITP:EMA, MCTS: MOSS 2007, OCS 2007, Exchange 2007

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October 13th, 2009 4:35pm

October 13th, 2009 7:10pm

What is the FQDN of your domain environment? baitunnur.org What is the FQDN of the server? baitunnur.orgWhat was the FQDN of the server prior to chaning the domain? baiutnnur.localDo you have more than one domain? NoHow many different Zones/Names do you have in DNS? How to check this? Check in DNS to check it. Basically from a DNS Server/Domain Controller open DNS and look at your foward zones.So, I'm trying to figure out how the server was part of baiutnnur.local and then baitunnur.org if you only have one domain.How many exchange servers in your org?The server has to belong to your Active Directory Domain. So in this case it would be server.baitunnur.org.You will need to do a setup /p /on:orgname before installing Exchange so that the proper objects get created in the domain.I am also a bit curiosu to know how you installed Exchange on this server, what roles are running.Another thought woudl be to delete the owa virtual directory and then recreate it. Create new OWA Virtual Directory – in the event of a roll up package being deployed there are instances where OWA will stop working. To resolve try the following: Remove-OwaVirtualDirectory "owa (default web site)" New-OwaVirtualDirectory -name "owa" -OwaVersion Exchange2007 -WebSiteName "Default Web Site" SF - MCITP:EMA, MCTS: MOSS 2007, OCS 2007, Exchange 2007

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October 13th, 2009 9:47pm

Check in DNS to check it. Basically from a DNS Server/Domain Controller open DNS and look at your foward zones. First it was baitunnur.local so I deleted it and added new zone as mail.baitunnur.orgSo, I'm trying to figure out how the server was part of baiutnnur.local and then baitunnur.org if you only have one domain. When I first installed exchange with sp1 my server was part of domain baitunnur.local but when I searched on the web about A record and MX record I changed my server domain from baitunnur.local to baitunnur.orgHow many exchange servers in your org? 1The server has to belong to your Active Directory Domain. So in this case it would be server.baitunnur.org. I have named it mail.baitunnur.orgYou will need to do a setup /p /on:orgname before installing Exchange so that the proper objects get created in the domain. How can I do this if I have already installed exchange with sp1I am also a bit curiosu to know how you installed Exchange on this server, what roles are running. I just installed by inserting the disk and following the instructions. The roles are - Active Directory Certificate Servicesi - Active Directory Domain ServicesX - Application Server - DHCP Serveri - DNS ServerX - Fax Serveri - File Services - Network Policy and Access Services! - Print ServicesX - Streaming Media Services - Terminal Services! - Web Server (IIS) - Windows Deployment ServicesAnother thought woudl be to delete the owa virtual directory and then recreate it. When I do this I get the following message:--------------------------------------------------------Microsoft Exchange Error--------------------------------------------------------The following error(s) were reported while loading topology information: Get-ActiveSyncVirtualDirectoryFailedError:The task was not able to connect to IIS on the server 'AMJCGY01.baitunnur.local'. Ensure that the server exists and is reachable from this computer: The RPC server is unavailable. Get-OabVirtualDirectoryFailedError:The task was not able to connect to IIS on the server 'AMJCGY01.baitunnur.local'. Ensure that the server exists and is reachable from this computer: The RPC server is unavailable. Get-OWAVirtualDirectoryFailedError:The task was not able to connect to IIS on the server 'AMJCGY01.baitunnur.local'. Ensure that the server exists and is reachable from this computer: The RPC server is unavailable. get-MailboxDatabaseCompleted Warning:ERROR: Could not connect to the Microsoft Exchange Information Store service on server AMJCGY01.baitunnur.local. One of the following problems may be occurring: 1- The Microsoft Exchange Information Store service is not running. 2- There is no network connectivity to server AMJCGY01.baitunnur.local. 3- You do not have sufficient permissions to perform this command. The following permissions are required to perform this command: Exchange View-Only Administrator and local administrators group for the target server. 4- Credentials have been cached for an unpriviledged user. Try removing the entry for this server from Stored User Names and Passwords. get-PublicFolderDatabaseCompleted Warning:ERROR: Could not connect to the Microsoft Exchange Information Store service on server AMJCGY01.baitunnur.local. One of the following problems may be occurring: 1- The Microsoft Exchange Information Store service is not running. 2- There is no network connectivity to server AMJCGY01.baitunnur.local. 3- You do not have sufficient permissions to perform this command. The following permissions are required to perform this command: Exchange View-Only Administrator and local administrators group for the target server. 4- Credentials have been cached for an unpriviledged user. Try removing the entry for this server from Stored User Names and Passwords. --------------------------------------------------------OK-------------------------------------------------------- Create new OWA Virtual Directory – in the event of a roll up package being deployed there are instances where OWA will stop working. To resolve try the following: I cannot do the below as it won't even let me open the exchange shell after I did the steps above. Remove-OwaVirtualDirectory "owa (default web site)" New-OwaVirtualDirectory -name "owa" -OwaVersion Exchange2007 -WebSiteName "Default Web Site"

October 14th, 2009 11:21pm

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