Hello

in Exchange 2013 CU1 when i activate option of Database can be overwritten by a restore then i restart the information store or the server, this option will return inactivated.

anybody face the same problem? and is this error is a bug?

Hi to all, I've a very strange problem with my fresh installation of exchange 2013 sp1. After some strange problems due to a dirty AD that contained an old 2010 installation,  I've cleaned it with adsiedit and been able to install my exchange 2013. All installation gone fine, the structure is

2 DC 2008 R2

1 2012 R2 member server with Ex2013 on it

I restarted the machine and checked if services are ok: all started correctly.

The problem is this...I'm unable to open ECP console\webpage...page not found...also OWA..same issue...so I've checked the IIS configuration...i find that..Default Web Site is quite CLEAN! no ews, no owa, no ecp dir...instead of Exchange Backend site is pupulated with right vdir...why happened this? 

How can I recreate them? I'm trying to update with CU 8 and it's installing fine...but if at the end I still not able to access my console...I don't know what in can do of different...

Thank you for suggestions...

Gian

I am preparing for an Exchange 2007 to 2013 Migration. I wanted to stand the servers up and not yet point to them.

I learned the hard way the once you install the CAS role, it inserts itself into AD and clients will attempt to connect to it right away. I had not yet changed the DNS and added the legacy DNS record.  I received various pop ups about the names on the security certificate not matching  the name of the site. I ended up uninstalling the CAS servers.

What I want to know is, once I re-install the CAS role, do I have to cut over all the URLs and DNS right away? It appears so.  If so, I will want to plan this for weekend.

Hello everyone,

   I am trying to clone my 2010 EDGE server located on a 2k8 SP2 to a 2010 EDGE server located on a 2k12R2 server. I exported the file, created the answer file on the new server, but when I do the import from the new Edge, I get this message. Can someone

[PS] C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Exch\scripts>./ImportEdgeConfig.ps1 -CloneConfigData:"C:\CloneConfigData.xml" -IsImport $true -CloneConfigAnswer:"C:\CloneConfigAnswer.xml"

Warning:Passwords will be encrypted with the default script encryption key
Set-TransportServer : You can't use this command to configure an Edge Transport server on a machine that is on your int
ernal network. You must perform this operation directly on the Edge Transport server.
At line:1 char:57
+ Get-TransportServer -Identity:EDGE | Set-TransportServer <<<<  -AntispamAgentsEnabled:$true -ConnectivityLogEnabled:$
true -ConnectivityLogMaxAge '30.00:00:00' -ConnectivityLogMaxDirectorySize '1000 MB (1,048,576,000 bytes)' -Connectivit
yLogMaxFileSize '10 MB (10,485,760 bytes)' -ConnectivityLogPath 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\Transpo
rtRoles\Logs\Connectivity' -DelayNotificationTimeout '04:00:00' -ExternalDNSAdapterEnabled:$true -ExternalDNSAdapterGui
d '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000' -ExternalDNSProtocolOption 'Any' -ExternalDNSServers:$null -ExternalIPAddress:
$null -InternalDNSAdapterEnabled:$true -InternalDNSAdapterGuid '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000' -InternalDNSProto
colOption 'Any' -InternalDNSServers:$null -MaxConcurrentMailboxDeliveries '20' -MaxConcurrentMailboxSubmissions '20' -M
axConnectionRatePerMinute '1200' -MaxOutboundConnections '1000' -MaxPerDomainOutboundConnections '20' -MessageExpiratio
nTimeout '2.00:00:00' -MessageRetryInterval '00:01:00' -MessageTrackingLogEnabled:$true -MessageTrackingLogMaxAge '30.0
0:00:00' -MessageTrackingLogMaxDirectorySize '1000 MB (1,048,576,000 bytes)' -MessageTrackingLogMaxFileSize '10 MB (10,
485,760 bytes)' -MessageTrackingLogPath 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\TransportRoles\Logs\MessageTrac
king' -IrmLogEnabled:$true -IrmLogMaxAge '30.00:00:00' -IrmLogMaxDirectorySize '250 MB (262,144,000 bytes)' -IrmLogMaxF
ileSize '10 MB (10,485,760 bytes)' -IrmLogPath 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\Logging\IRMLogs' -Active
UserStatisticsLogMaxAge '30.00:00:00' -ActiveUserStatisticsLogMaxDirectorySize '250 MB (262,144,000 bytes)' -ActiveUser
StatisticsLogMaxFileSize '10 MB (10,485,760 bytes)' -ActiveUserStatisticsLogPath 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange S
erver\V14\TransportRoles\Logs\ActiveUsersStats' -ServerStatisticsLogMaxAge '30.00:00:00' -ServerStatisticsLogMaxDirecto
rySize '250 MB (262,144,000 bytes)' -ServerStatisticsLogMaxFileSize '10 MB (10,485,760 bytes)' -ServerStatisticsLogPath
 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\TransportRoles\Logs\ServerStats' -MessageTrackingLogSubjectLoggingEnab
led:$true -OutboundConnectionFailureRetryInterval '00:30:00' -IntraOrgConnectorProtocolLoggingLevel 'None' -PickupDirec
toryMaxHeaderSize '64 KB (65,536 bytes)' -PickupDirectoryMaxMessagesPerMinute '100' -PickupDirectoryMaxRecipientsPerMes
sage '100' -PickupDirectoryPath 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\TransportRoles\Pickup' -PipelineTracing
Enabled:$false -ContentConversionTracingEnabled:$false -PipelineTracingPath 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server
\V14\TransportRoles\Logs\PipelineTracing' -PipelineTracingSenderAddress:$null -PoisonMessageDetectionEnabled:$true -Poi
sonThreshold '2' -QueueMaxIdleTime '00:03:00' -ReceiveProtocolLogMaxAge '30.00:00:00' -ReceiveProtocolLogMaxDirectorySi
ze '250 MB (262,144,000 bytes)' -ReceiveProtocolLogMaxFileSize '10 MB (10,485,760 bytes)' -ReceiveProtocolLogPath 'C:\P
rogram Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\TransportRoles\Logs\ProtocolLog\SmtpReceive' -RecipientValidationCacheEnable
d:$true -ReplayDirectoryPath 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\TransportRoles\Replay' -RoutingTableLogMax
Age '7.00:00:00' -RoutingTableLogMaxDirectorySize '50 MB (52,428,800 bytes)' -RoutingTableLogPath 'C:\Program Files\Mic
rosoft\Exchange Server\V14\TransportRoles\Logs\Routing' -SendProtocolLogMaxAge '30.00:00:00' -SendProtocolLogMaxDirecto
rySize '250 MB (262,144,000 bytes)' -SendProtocolLogMaxFileSize '10 MB (10,485,760 bytes)' -SendProtocolLogPath 'C:\Pro
gram Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\TransportRoles\Logs\ProtocolLog\SmtpSend' -TransientFailureRetryCount '6' -Tra
nsientFailureRetryInterval '00:10:00' -TransportSyncEnabled:$false -TransportSyncPopEnabled:$false -WindowsLiveHotmailT
ransportSyncEnabled:$false -WindowsLiveContactTransportSyncEnabled:$false -TransportSyncExchangeEnabled:$false -Transpo
rtSyncImapEnabled:$false -MaxNumberOfTransportSyncAttempts '3' -MaxActiveTransportSyncJobsPerProcessor '16' -HttpProtoc
olLogEnabled:$false -HttpProtocolLogFilePath:$null -HttpProtocolLogMaxAge '7.00:00:00' -HttpProtocolLogMaxDirectorySize
 '250 MB (262,144,000 bytes)' -HttpProtocolLogMaxFileSize '10 MB (10,485,760 bytes)' -HttpProtocolLogLoggingLevel 'None
' -TransportSyncLogEnabled:$false -TransportSyncLogFilePath:$null -TransportSyncLogLoggingLevel 'None' -TransportSyncLo
gMaxAge '30.00:00:00' -TransportSyncLogMaxDirectorySize '10 GB (10,737,418,240 bytes)' -TransportSyncLogMaxFileSize '10
 MB (10,485,760 bytes)' -TransportSyncHubHealthLogEnabled:$false -TransportSyncHubHealthLogFilePath:$null -TransportSyn
cHubHealthLogMaxAge '30.00:00:00' -TransportSyncHubHealthLogMaxDirectorySize '10 GB (10,737,418,240 bytes)' -TransportS
yncHubHealthLogMaxFileSize '10 MB (10,485,760 bytes)' -TransportSyncAccountsPoisonDetectionEnabled:$false -TransportSyn
cAccountsPoisonAccountThreshold '2' -TransportSyncAccountsPoisonItemThreshold '2' -TransportSyncAccountsSuccessivePoiso
nItemThreshold '3' -TransportSyncRemoteConnectionTimeout '00:01:40' -TransportSyncMaxDownloadSizePerItem '25 MB (26,214
,400 bytes)' -TransportSyncMaxDownloadSizePerConnection '50 MB (52,428,800 bytes)' -TransportSyncMaxDownloadItemsPerCon
nection '1000' -UseDowngradedExchangeServerAuth:$false -IntraOrgConnectorSmtpMaxMessagesPerConnection '20'
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [Set-TransportServer], CannotSetEdgeTr...erOnAdException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : 6BE3A2C5,Microsoft.Exchange.Management.SystemConfigurationTasks.SetTransportServer


Name                           DomainName                     DomainType                   Default
----                           ----------                     ----------                   -------
A9ABA4D2-C21C-4bc5-8B30-3EA... A9ABA4D2-C21C-4bc5-8B30-3EA... Authoritative                False

Confirm
Are you sure you want to perform this action?
Removing Accepted Domain "maranathahs.org".
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"): y

Confirm
Are you sure you want to perform this action?
Removing Accepted Domain "A9ABA4D2-C21C-4bc5-8B30-3EA47BBE3608".
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"): y
Importing Edge configuration information Failed.
Reason: This task can only be performed on a Hub Transport server role or an Edge Transport server role.

Before we get to the SCP, do you change DNS entries from the internet before we do SCP?

After all this is done the last step would be to move the mailboxes?

I'm at the point of configuring my SCP and I ran a script to see what each autodiscoverserviceinternalURI is.
                              On Exchange 2010 its using the outside URL that I connect to for other services such as https://mail.domain.com/autodiscover/autodiscover.xml
                              On Exchange 2013 its using an INTERNAL URL: https://server.domain.local/autodiscover/autodiscover.xml

Should the URI be for both servers

Name                           : Exchange 2010 (Current Setting)
AutoDiscoverServiceInternalUri : https://mail.domain.com/autodiscover/autodiscover.xml

Name                           : Exchange 2013
AutoDiscoverServiceInternalUri : https://mail.domain.com/Autodiscover/Autodiscover.xml

I'm on one of my last steps in migrating from 2010 to 2013.  When I issue the command to  Resume the migration request after the Autosuspend happens, I get a StalledDueToMailBoxLock, and it retries but never completes.  I've removed the request and tried it again, but I get the same thing.  The requests were 24 hours apart.  I have no clients that are connecting to the 2010 server anymore, and all the user mailboxes have been migrated to 2013 successfully.  I haven't found much online about this status, so I'm at a loss.  By the way, this is during my Public Folder migration process.  Sorry for leaving that out.

Thank you.

Hi All,

When we try to update or Exchange 2013 CU3 environment to CU7 we get some errors when we try to prepare ad.

It fails at 98% with an error:

[2] [ERROR] Save() is not supported on a read-only object.
[2] [WARNING] An unexpected error has occurred and a Watson dump is being generated: Save() is not supported on a read-only object.

We have checked all the security settings with our test environment where it is working. Running command prompt as an admin and we have all necessary domain rights. Also checked alle the objects with Adsi edit, but no difference with our test environment.

Exchange error log:

[03/18/2015 20:17:47.0096] [2] Used domain controller <FQDN> to read object CN=Exchange Servers,OU=Microsoft Exchange Security Groups,DC=prod,DC=local.
[03/18/2015 20:17:47.0096] [2] Used domain controller <FQDN> to read object CN=Exchange Servers,OU=Microsoft Exchange Security Groups,DC=prod,DC=local.
[03/18/2015 20:17:47.0096] [2] [ERROR] Save() is not supported on a read-only object.
[03/18/2015 20:17:47.0096] [2] [WARNING] An unexpected error has occurred and a Watson dump is being generated: Save() is not supported on a read-only object.
[03/18/2015 20:17:47.0962] [1] The following 1 error(s) occurred during task execution:
[03/18/2015 20:17:47.0962] [1] 0.  ErrorRecord: Save() is not supported on a read-only object.
[03/18/2015 20:17:47.0962] [1] 0.  ErrorRecord: System.InvalidOperationException: Save() is not supported on a read-only object.
   at Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.ADDataSession.Save(ADObject instanceToSave, IEnumerable`1 properties, Boolean bypassValidation)
   at Microsoft.Exchange.Management.Tasks.InitializeDomainPermissions.InternalProcessRecord()
   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.<ProcessRecord>b__8()
   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Core.LatencyTrackerExtension.StartAndEndInternalTracking(LatencyTracker latencyTracker, String groupName, String funcName, Boolean logDetailsAlways, Action action)
   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Core.CmdletLatencyTracker.StartAndEndInternalTracking(Guid cmdletUniqueId, String groupName, String funcName, Boolean logDetailsAlways, Action action)
   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.<ProcessRecord>b__7()
   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Core.LatencyTrackerExtension.StartAndEndInternalTracking(LatencyTracker latencyTracker, String groupName, String funcName, Boolean logDetailsAlways, Action action)
   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Core.CmdletLatencyTracker.StartAndEndInternalTracking(Guid cmdletUniqueId, String groupName, String funcName, Boolean logDetailsAlways, Action action)
   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.ProcessRecord()
   at System.Management.Automation.CommandProcessor.ProcessRecord()

Thanks!

Regards, Raymond

Hi, we're trying to update our Exchange Server 2013 from CU7 to CU8.  One of our servers updated successfully (with problems after installing but were resolved).  One our production server, when running the update we receive an error saying the following:

"Incomplete Installation Detected" followed by "Setup has detected that a previous installation of exchange on this computer didn't complete successfully.  Setup will try to complete this installation.  Click next to continue."

When we click on next, the setup fails with an error saying the following:

"Warning: An unexpected error has occurred and a Watson dump is being generated:  Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Windows\Temp\ExchangeSetup\bin\EnterpriseServiceEndpointsConfig.xml'."

We found a path like that in a different directory and copied it so it matched the path and file but when running the setup again, the file got deleted and we received the same error.  Also couldn't find a .dmp file or log file in the Windows debug folder that had to do with this error.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

John

Have install 2013 SP1 CU8 with all roles (hostname ex01) near 2010 SP3 CU9 (hostname ex02). Now i have some questions...

Yesterday i logged on https:\\EX02\ECP and moved test users mailbox. After that Outlook this user can't connect to Exchange. It still try to connect to EX01. I thought that Outlook will automatically reconnect to right Client Access server for test user because he was moved on new server

What i should configure on EX01 or EX02 for test user that his Outlook will connect to EX02?

Today i (as administrator) try to login on https:\\EX02\ECP but i redirected to https:\\EX01\ECP but yesterday i can login to EX02.

if i tru to login as test user to https:\\EX02\ECP - it works. If i try to login as test user to https:\\EX02\OWA - got error "Something went wrong"

What do I have to configure that OWA of test user would work and ECP for administrator as well?

Thank you!

The scenario is we have one forest and two different domains in tree domain architecture(Forest : expo.com)(tree : dept.com) with windows 2012R2

We have deployed exchange 2013 in another server with windows 2012R2 based on expo.com.

When I try to create new user for dept.com I am getting the below error. but the same is working for expo.com

When I try to create mailbox for the existing user in the dept.com i am getting the below error. but the same is working for expo.com

Please help on providing me the details of configuration to do for solving the issue.

Hello all,

i checked all solutions from technet i found to this problem, but nothing helped

My environment:

2x Exchange 2013 CU7 with DAG Cluster, one 700GB Database, all Mailboxes migrated some months ago from Exchange 2010

The passive Copy has always "failed an Suspended" Content Index State after failover

I always get eventlog error MSExchangeFastSearch 1013 & 1009 when I try to rebuild the content index

1013: Indexing state not found in FAST catalog for MDB 78A30F80-896D-4E4E-91CA-C792E02F60BC12

1009: The indexing of mailbox database MBXDB1 encountered an unexpected exception. Error details: Microsoft.Exchange.Search.Core.Abstraction.OperationFailedException: The component operation has failed. ---> Microsoft.Exchange.Search.Core.Abstraction.CatalogReseedException: The database '78a30f80-896d-4e4e-91ca-c792e02f60bc (MBXDB1)' needs to be crawled but is not mounted on the preferred active server. Requesting a reseed.

  bei Microsoft.Exchange.Search.Engine.SearchFeedingController.PrepareToCrawl(NotificationsEventSourceInfo ciWatermarkInfo)

  bei Microsoft.Exchange.Search.Engine.SearchFeedingController.DetermineFeederStateAndStartFeeders()

  bei Microsoft.Exchange.Search.Engine.SearchFeedingController.InternalExecutionStart()

  bei Microsoft.Exchange.Search.Core.Common.Executable.InternalExecutionStart(Object state)

  --- Ende der internen Ausnahmestapelüberwachung ---

  bei Microsoft.Exchange.Search.Core.Common.Executable.EndExecute(IAsyncResult asyncResult)

  bei Microsoft.Exchange.Search.Engine.SearchRootController.ExecuteComplete(IAsyncResult asyncResult)

What i tried:

• rebuild passive Content Index with update-mailboxdatabasecopy – catalogonly
• Stop the Microsoft Exchange Search and Microsoft Exchange Search Host Controller. Delete Content Index Folder in filesystem. start the services
• Adding Contentsubmitters group ((http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2807668))
• rebuild the DAG copy, not only the catalog:  Database update-mailboxdatabasecopy – deleteexistingfiles
• check activationpreference via ECP und Powershell. The passive copy has preference 2, the active copy preference 1

Especially I don’t understand the activationpreference error

thank you in advance Boris

I have exchange 2013 CU2, on windows server 2012 r2 and the physical machine is HP ProLiant ML310e Gen8.
Now I want to implement a DAG server, can anyone please guide me through the requirements like which machine I should purchase for the DAG and can I use windows server 2008 R2 standard. and how to make the physical connection with the existing server.
I have 1TB on existing server, does the server I implement in DAG should have the same amount of Storage.
thanks all and appreciate your assistance.

Hello Everyone,

I am finishing up an Exchange 2013 migration from 2007.  I am currently still in coexistence and had some questions around the Global Address List and Free Busy Information.

How to I tell if my clients are pulling address book information from my Exchange 2013 or 2007 Global Address List?  I don't want to remove the 2007 system if the clients are pulling from it.  All mailboxes are moved to Exchange 2013.

How do I make sure my clients are pulling the Fee Busy Information from Exchange 2013 or 2007?  If I remove my 2007 servers will my clients lose Free Busy Information?

How do I tell what Exchange version my clients are getting this information from?

Thanks for any assistance!

Ian...

I recently took over a network that had a Exchange 2010 server that needed to be updated to Exchange 2013.  There were a lot of migration problems because of legacy issues and we have resolved almost all of them down to this final one. I have searched online and can't really find anyone who has dealt with this issue in a recent version of Exchange server.   I get a warning in the ECP for Exchange 2013 as follows:

Warning

The object domain.local/Company/Program Users/Microsoft Schedule+ FreeVBusy Connector (<old server name ie not 2010 or 2013>) has been corrupted and it's in an inconsistent state. The Following validation errors happened:

Database is mandatory on UserMailbox.

I tried to post a screenshot of the error but I am not allowed yet being a new poster I guess.  From the research I have done this is a left over from 5.5/2000 days.  Is that correct? The 2010 server is still online so I can use that to remove this problem or with the 2013 server.  Once I handle this problem then I will decommission the 2010 server from the network.   

Thanks.

I have a fully migrated (from Ex 2010 to) Exchange 2013 environment; all users are running on 2013, Outlook 2010.  Simple environment...one site has two all-in-one machines, the other site has one all-in-one machine. 

About a month ago we had a fairly serious internal communication failure that disconnected an entire site of users from Exchange. I had to exercise one of my free TechNet support tickets to get it fixed.  Somewhere along the way during the repair, the migration of mailboxes got muddied up, which I go into detail below.  I did contact back to the support tech (who was fantastic btw), and he said that nothing he did would have affected the situation, and moved on.

Situation:

If we create a NEW user (new meaning after the failure repair) and place the mailbox in site 1, then realize it would be better served from the server in site 2, we can open the ECP, choose the user, choose the new mailbox dbase and migrate them over, no problems at all. 

If we choose a user that was in existence PRIOR to the failure repair, open the ECP, choose that user, choose the new mailbox dbase and start the migration, the job ends in less than 5 minutes.  The email generated looks like what's below and the user is never moved.  Nothing ever shows up in the logs...

_____________________________________________

Migration batch XXX to XXX has completed successfully.               

________________________________

Synced:               None   

Total mailboxes:              None                  

Please don't reply to this e-mail. It was sent from an unmonitored account.        

______________________________________________

We CAN move mailboxes using the Exchange Command Shell no matter when it was created; and while it's cool at and all, the boss that doesn't want to use PowerShell. She would prefer using the ECP (as do I).

I'm grasping at straws on this one trying to figure out what's wrong and how to fix it, other than it appears that the ECP is struggling to communicate to the subsystem on these 'older' accounts. 

It's not the 'bad item' count either...I set it at 10,000 on a box that had nothing in it... same results.

Appreciate any insight or assistance...

Chris R

I currently have an Exchange 2013/2007 coexistence scenario which gives me trouble with the RPC over HTTP part with users with a 2007 mailbox. the MS RCA website performs 2 tests with the MAPI address book endpoints, once against a 2007 mailbox server and once a against a GC/DC, the last one fails. The logs are from our test domain, but the exact same happens in the production domain. running CU8 (recently upgraded, but problem was exactly the same with CU7)

	Testing the MAPI Address Book endpoint on the Exchange server.
	The address book endpoint was tested successfully.
	Additional Details   Elapsed Time: 7872 ms.
	Test Steps   Attempting to ping the MAPI Address Book endpoint with identity: exmb11.domain.test:6004.   The endpoint was pinged successfully.   Additional Details   The endpoint responded in 156 ms. Elapsed Time: 4153 ms.

	Testing the MAPI Address Book endpoint on the Exchange server.
	An error occurred while testing the address book endpoint.
	Additional Details   Elapsed Time: 3079 ms.
	Test Steps   Attempting to ping the MAPI Address Book endpoint with identity: tdc01421.domain.test:6004.   The attempt to ping the endpoint failed.    <label for="testSelectWizard_ctl12_ctl06_ctl02_ctl09_ctl00_tmmArrow">Tell me more about this issue and how to resolve it</label>   Additional Details   The RPC_S_SERVER_UNAVAILABLE error (0x6ba) was thrown by the RPC Runtime process. Elapsed Time: 3079 ms.

---
texmb11 = ex2007 mailbox
texfr11 = ex2007 CAS
tdc01421 = DC/GC
texch31 = 2013 multirole
---

other symptoms :

Browser test
https://texch31.domain.test/rpc/rpcproxy.dll?texmb11:6004 --> 503 (which is correct)
https://texch31.domain.test/rpc/rpcproxy.dll?tdc01421:6004 --> 404.0 Not Found

RPCPing
rpcping -t ncacn_http -s texmb11 -o RpcProxy=texch31.domain.test -P "user,dom,*" -I "user,dom,*" -H 2 -u 9 -a connect -F 3 -v 3 -e 6004
Success

rpcping -t ncacn_http -s tdc01421 -o RpcProxy=texch31.domain.test -P "user,dom,*" -I "user,dom,*" -H 2 -u 9 -a connect -F 3 -v 3 -e 6004
Fails!

so the Ex2013 RPCProxy doesn't proxy to the DC/GC, but the RPCProxy to an ex2007 mailbox server works fine, so the authentication methods configured are correct i'd say..

the same tests using the ex2007CAS server as RPC proxy all succeed!:

MS RCA is all green

https://texfr11.domain.test/rpc/rpcproxy.dll?texmb11:6004 --> 503
https://texfr11.domain.test/rpc/rpcproxy.dll?tdc01421:6004 --> 503 

rpcping -t ncacn_http -s texmb11 -o RpcProxy=texfr11.domain.test -P "user,dom,*" -I "user,dom,*" -H 2 -u 9 -a connect -F 3 -v 3 -e 6004
Success

rpcping -t ncacn_http -s tdc01421 -o RpcProxy=texfr11.domain.test -P "user,dom,*" -I "user,dom,*" -H 2 -u 9 -a connect -F 3 -v 3 -e 6004
Success!!

Logs

all tries against the 2013 CAS server generate '404' log entries in several logs int the Logging directory, the most explicit being the one in Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\Logging\HttpProxy\RpcHttp : HttpProxy_xxxxxx.LOG

2015-04-30T19:58:00.153Z,895cdf07-f2eb-4beb-b787-da02ba11b0c2,15,0,1076,0,,RpcHttp,webmail.domain.test,/rpc/rpcproxy.dll,,Basic,true,DOM\user,,,MSRPC,10.10.142.132,TEXCH31,404,,MailboxGuidWithDomainNotFound,RPC_IN_DATA,,,,,,,,,4,,,,1,,,0,,0,,0,0,,0,2,0,,,,,,,,,1,1,0,,1,,2,2,,?TDC01422.domain.test:6004,,BeginRequest=2015-04-30T19:58:00.153Z;CorrelationID=<empty>;ProxyState-Run=None;ProxyState-Complete=CalculateBackEnd;EndRequest=2015-04-30T19:58:00.153Z;,HttpProxyException=Microsoft.Exchange.HttpProxy.HttpProxyException:RPC server name passed in by client could not be resolved: TDC01422.domain.test   at Microsoft.Exchange.HttpProxy.RpcHttpProxyRequestHandler.ResolveToDefaultAnchorMailbox(String originalRpcServerName  String reason)    at Microsoft.Exchange.HttpProxy.RpcHttpProxyRequestHandler.ResolveAnchorMailbox()    at Microsoft.Exchange.HttpProxy.ProxyRequestHandler.InternalBeginCalculateTargetBackEnd(AnchorMailbox& anchorMailbox)    at Microsoft.Exchange.HttpProxy.ProxyRequestHandler.<BeginCalculateTargetBackEnd>b__3b();

the error suggests the name could not be resolved. but nslookup works fine. i can ping the tdc01421 correctly form texch31, it returns me the ipv4 address. i can telnet to port 6004 from texch31 server to tdc01421 giving me the correct 'ncacn_http' answer..

i look at the 'ValidPorts' and ValidPorts_Autoconfig_Exchange reg keys and filled them with the same i have on the 2007cas servers (all ex servers, all dc/gc's, all of them with netbios & fqdn ports 6001,6002 & 6004..) but also no success.

im out of ideas by now..

Hello,

When I run TestOutlookConnectivity -ProbeIdentity OutlookSelfTestProbe as suggested on Technet, the following error message is returned:

This is a brand new Exchange 2013 installation on WinServer 2008r2. OWA works. Mails flows.

Thank you for your support

We have an Exchange 2013 Project and plan the publishing of the Outlook Anywhere Service. We have the following scenario:

- Outlook Anywhere with preauthentication from the Internet

- Preauthentication Basic or NTLM

- No direct access to the Exchange CAS Server from Internet (Reverse Proxy, or LB)

- No TMG 

Now I'm looking for a solution which can do preauthentication.

Best Regards - Bueschu

Bueschu