I am trying to install the exchange 2007 in windows 2008 SP2 in a windows 2003 environment where i have exhange 2003 SP2 installed on the only DC, but while i am trying to run prepareschema and prepareAD i got this error Extending Active Directory schema Progress ......................... FAILED Active Directory operation failed on mail.mydomain.com.jo. This error is not retriable. Additional information: The parameter is incorrect. Active directory response: 00000057: LdapErr: DSID-0C090A85, comment: Error in a ttribute conversion operation, data 0, vece The Exchange Server Setup operation did not complete. For more information, visi t http://support.microsoft.com and enter the Error ID. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- and this is part of exchange log [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [2] Used domain controller mail.mydomain.com.jo to read object CN=AdminSDHolder,CN=System,DC=mydomain,DC=com,DC=jo [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [2] Exchange legacy permissions have already been initialized in domain DC=mydomain,DC=com,DC=jo, skipping. [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [2] Found a pre-Exchange 2007 server mail.mydomain.com.jo (version 7638) in the organization. [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [2] Ending processing. [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [1] Processing component 'Resource Property Schema Component' (Updating the resource property schema.). [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [1] Executing 'if($RoleUpdateResourcePropertySchema -and !(test-path $RoleResourcePropertySchemaSaveFile)) { get-resourceconfig -DomainController $RoleDomainController | export-clixml $RoleResourcePropertySchemaSaveFile }', handleError = False [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [2] Launching sub-task '$error.Clear(); if($RoleUpdateResourcePropertySchema -and !(test-path $RoleResourcePropertySchemaSaveFile)) { get-resourceconfig -DomainController $RoleDomainController | export-clixml $RoleResourcePropertySchemaSaveFile }'. [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [1] Executing 'if($RoleUpdateResourcePropertySchema) { set-resourceconfig -ResourcePropertySchema $null -DomainController $RoleDomainController }', handleError = False [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [2] Launching sub-task '$error.Clear(); if($RoleUpdateResourcePropertySchema) { set-resourceconfig -ResourcePropertySchema $null -DomainController $RoleDomainController }'. [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [2] Beginning processing. [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [2] Administrator Active Directory session settings are: View Entire Forest: 'True', Configuration Domain Controller: 'mail.mydomain.com.jo', Preferred Global Catalog: 'mail.mydomain.com.jo', Preferred Domain Controllers: '{ mail.mydomain.com.jo }' [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [2] Searching objects of type "ResourceBookingConfig" with filter "$null", scope "OneLevel" under the root "Global Settings". [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [2] Previous operation run on domain controller 'mail.mydomain.com.jo'. [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [2] Processing object "Resource Schema". [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [2] Saving object "Resource Schema" of type "ResourceBookingConfig" and state "Changed". [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [2] Previous operation run on domain controller 'mail.mydomain.com.jo'. [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [2] [ERROR] Active Directory operation failed on mail.mydomain.com.jo. This error is not retriable. Additional information: The parameter is incorrect. Active directory response: 00000057: LdapErr: DSID-0C090A85, comment: Error in attribute conversion operation, data 0, vece [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [2] [ERROR] The requested attribute does not exist. [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [2] Ending processing. [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [1] The following 1 error(s) occurred during task execution: [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [1] 0. ErrorRecord: Active Directory operation failed on mail.mydomain.com.jo. This error is not retriable. Additional information: The parameter is incorrect. Active directory response: 00000057: LdapErr: DSID-0C090A85, comment: Error in attribute conversion operation, data 0, vece [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [1] 0. ErrorRecord: Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.ADOperationException: Active Directory operation failed on mail.mydomain.com.jo. This error is not retriable. Additional information: The parameter is incorrect. Active directory response: 00000057: LdapErr: DSID-0C090A85, comment: Error in attribute conversion operation, data 0, vece ---> System.DirectoryServices.Protocols.DirectoryOperationException: The requested attribute does not exist. at System.DirectoryServices.Protocols.LdapConnection.ConstructResponse(Int32 messageId, LdapOperation operation, ResultAll resultType, TimeSpan requestTimeOut, Boolean exceptionOnTimeOut) at System.DirectoryServices.Protocols.LdapConnection.SendRequest(DirectoryRequest request, TimeSpan requestTimeout) at Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.PooledLdapConnection.SendRequest(DirectoryRequest request, LdapOperation ldapOperation) at Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.ADSession.ExecuteModificationRequest(ADRawEntry entry, DirectoryRequest request, ADObjectId originalId) --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.ADSession.AnalyzeDirectoryError(PooledLdapConnection connection, DirectoryRequest request, DirectoryException de, Int32 totalRetries, Int32 retriesOnServer) at Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.ADSession.ExecuteModificationRequest(ADRawEntry entry, DirectoryRequest request, ADObjectId originalId) at Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.ADSession.Save(ADObject instanceToSave, IEnumerable`1 properties) at Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.SystemConfiguration.ADSystemConfigurationSession.Microsoft.Exchange.Data.IConfigDataProvider.Save(IConfigurable instance) at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.SetTaskBase`1.InternalProcessRecord() at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.SetObjectTaskBase`2.InternalProcessRecord() at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.ProcessRecord() [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [1] [ERROR] Active Directory operation failed on mail.mydomain.com.jo. This error is not retriable. Additional information: The parameter is incorrect. Active directory response: 00000057: LdapErr: DSID-0C090A85, comment: Error in attribute conversion operation, data 0, vece [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [1] [ERROR] The requested attribute does not exist. [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [1] Setup is halting task execution because of one or more errors in a critical task. [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [1] Finished executing component tasks. [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [1] Ending processing. [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [0] The Exchange Server Setup operation did not complete. For more information, visithttp://support.microsoft.com and enter the Error ID. [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [0] End of Setup [10/29/2011 10:59:03 PM] [0] ********************************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Please advice.

I have introduced a Windows Server 20008 domain controller into mydomain, promoted it to Schema Master, then ran the schema preparation step on that server but i got the exact same error ! Active Directory operation failed on EXCHANGE.mydomain.com.jo. This error is not retriable. Additional information: The parameter is incorrect. Active directory response: 00000057: LdapErr: DSID-0C090B73, comment: Error in a ttribute conversion operation, data 0, v1772 The Exchange Server Setup operation did not complete. For more information, visi t http://support.microsoft.com and enter the Error ID. Exchange Server setup encountered an error.

See if this helps - http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/exchangesvravailabilityandisasterrecovery/thread/ca8ddb22-ab01-4e4a-81f9-7c98a5aac165/Sukh

i have checked the article .. but i cannot see anything related to my error !

Hi, Please try the steps below: 1. Enable the Outbound Replication on the Schema Master and then force the AD replication. 2. Try to add the Exchange Servers group in the Manage Auditing and security policy logs in the security settings of the default domain controller. Thanks.Best Regards!

we had similar issues here and referenced the following article for assistance. ensure that the account you are using to setup Exchange is in all the correct groups. also, double check your DNS configuration. hope this helps http://www.messagingtalk.org/how-to-install-exchange-2007-part1

I have tried eveything mentioned but still having the same error ... i think about demoting the AD on the old exchange and just keep the new AD 2008 then re run the preparing schema again , so does this effect exchange 2003 functions !! or help solving the issue !

is it a virtual box?Where Technology Meets Talent

Hi, Please refer to this blog: http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/sanderberkouwer/archive/2008/03/02/transitioning-your-active-directory-to-windows-server-2008.aspx (This response contains a reference to a third party World Wide Web site. Microsoft is providing this information as a convenience to you. Microsoft does not control these sites and has not tested any software or information found on these sites; therefore, Microsoft cannot make any representations regarding the quality, safety, or suitability of any software or information found there. There are inherent dangers in the use of any software found on the Internet, and Microsoft cautions you to make sure that you completely understand the risk before retrieving any software from the Internet.)Best Regards!

No

I'd consider rebuling the box and starting fresh.Sukh

Can you please post specific steps and where you're performing these steps.

You had Windows 2003 DC before and later you moved it to a Windows 2008 SP2 64-bit , correct?Where Technology Meets Talent

I still have the windows 2003 DC and the exchange 2003 is installed over it. There is no windows 2008 SP2 right now where i have formated it and installed windows 2008 R2 and make it a domain member in order to install the exchange 2010 over it. While i was trying to install Exchange 2007 i have tried to move all the roles from the 2003 and make the windows 2008 SP2 the PDC and demote the DC2003 then trying to install the exchange 2007 but i got the same error.

i already did this .. but with no avail .. !