I upgraded from CU21 to CU22 and after I rebooted all the services came up just fine. But I can't reach OWA/ECP at all and I've gone into IIS and checked the certificates, ports, and binding IP addresses as well and they all look normal. I've tried an unattended setup after I did the GUI upgrade .\setup.exe /m:upgrade /iacceptexchangeserverlicenseterms and it completes just fine as well. Still can't get any Outlook clients to connect. Which leads me to believe it's something to do with the Default Web Site as well as Exchange Back End in IIS. I'm running Server 2012 R2. I tried uninstalling IIS then did a complete unattended upgrade again hoping it would re-create the IIS pre-requisites as well as the correct permissions and directories in IIS. None of these solutions have worked. What am I missing?

Thanks in advance!

Databases are going in Disconnected and Healthy state after some intervals.

Exchange 2013 with CU 19 (Mapi and Replication have different NIC)

Av Exclusion are already at placed and no backup software installed.

 Error In Netmon Logs:-

 SSL:SSL v2RecordLayer, Error (Needs reassembly)

 Error:- HandshakeMessageType: Error

 ErrorType: Error Type: Unknown Authentication Format

Thanks Rattnesh

Hi guys - I have just upgraded to CU15 and when checking Get-MailboxDatabaseCopyStatus | FL Name,*Index* I receive the following:-

Name                         : MDB1\CERBERUS
ContentIndexState            : Unknown
ContentIndexErrorMessage     : Could not find registry value of Index Status for database
                               {2c569645-36e4-4906-848d-5c38d67c7574}.
ContentIndexErrorCode        :
ContentIndexVersion          :
ContentIndexBacklog          :
ContentIndexRetryQueueSize   :
ContentIndexMailboxesToCrawl :
ContentIndexSeedingPercent   :
ContentIndexSeedingSource    :
ContentIndexServerSource     :

I have tried all the usual fixes.  

Deleting content index folder and restarting Search services.

I have also created a new database and migrated mailboxes across, hoping a new DB might fix it - no luck..

This has not resolved the issue, as I suspect the registry keys are the issue here.

When checking HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ExchangeServer\v15\Search\IndexStatus there are no keys present. 

This is a single Exchange 2013 server, so I do not have another server to copy the keys from.

Any ideas?

I am attempting to update my Exchange 2013 server that is currently on CU7 to CU22.  When I attempt to install CU22, it prompts me for the CU7 installer file which I no longer have.  It used to be available as a download here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2986485/cumulative-update-7-for-exchange-server-2013

But has since been removed.  I cannot proceed with this upgrade without this file, which I have been told is only available from Microsoft.  

Thank you,

Jonathan

Hi there.

Two Exchange 2013 servers.

Exchange primary and Exchange Secondary are in DAG.

We have manually configured Exchange secondary as passive exchange (no automatic activation of databases on it)

We need to upgrade vmware tools on primary Exchange server.

What are the best practices?

Should we stop any services on primary Exchange before upgrading Vmware tools (cluster service, exchange services?)

With best regards 

bostjanc

Hi all,

Due to the POODLE vulnerability and TLS 1.0 showing as enabled on one of our external scans, we were informed that we would need to disable SSL 3.0 and TLS 1.0 on our Exchange server.

Apparently, this wouldn't even be possible until Update Rollup 9 was released on 3/16/15:

Rollup resolves:

KB 3029667 SMTP is not transported over TLS 1.1 or TLS 1.2 protocol in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

After installing this update, SSL 3.0 and TLS 1.0 were disabled and the servers rebooted (cross site, same domain, two Exchange servers).  After resolving some issues with certificates that apparently broke as a result of the changes, we found that EWS was not working - the log full of these errors:

Hi All,

I would like to know the deployment steps for hybrid migration from Exchange 2007 to Office 365 hybrid deployment.

I am attempting to update my Exchange 2013 server that is currently on CU7 to CU22.  When I attempt to install CU22, it prompts me for the CU7 installer file which I no longer have.  It used to be available as a download here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2986485/cumulative-update-7-for-exchange-server-2013

But has since been removed.  I cannot proceed with this upgrade without this file, which I have been told is only available from Microsoft.  

Thank you,

Jonathan

Hi

Trying to upgrade to Exchange 2013 Cu22 But durring msi install I get an error at 25% 

ERROR] Installing product C:\Exchange Install\Exchange2013Cu22\exchangeserver.msi failed. Fatal error during installation. Error code is 1603. Last error reported by the MSI package is 'Error reading from file: C:\Exchange Install\Exchange2013Cu22\Setup\Perf\ApaAgentPerfCounters.h.   Verify that the file exists and that you can access it.'.

[02-17-2019 09:32:58.0051] [1] [ERROR] Fatal error during installation
[02-17-2019 09:32:58.0051] [1] [ERROR] Installing product C:\Exchange Install\Exchange2013Cu22\exchangeserver.msi failed. Fatal error during installation. Error code is 1603. Last error reported by the MSI package is 'Error reading from file: C:\Exchange Install\Exchange2013Cu22\Setup\Perf\ApaAgentPerfCounters.h.   Verify that the file exists and that you can access it.'.
[02-17-2019 09:32:58.0051] [1] [ERROR] Fatal error during installation
[02-17-2019 09:32:58.0066] [1] [ERROR] Installing product C:\Exchange Install\Exchange2013Cu22\exchangeserver.msi failed. Fatal error during installation. Error code is 1603. Last error reported by the MSI package is 'Error reading from file: C:\Exchange Install\Exchange2013Cu22\Setup\Perf\ApaAgentPerfCounters.h.   Verify that the file exists and that you can access it.'.
[02-17-2019 09:32:58.0066] [1] [ERROR] Fatal error during installation
[02-17-2019 09:32:58.0098] [1] Ending processing install-msipackage
[02-17-2019 09:33:12.0306] [0] CurrentResult setupbase.maincore:396: 0
[02-17-2019 09:33:12.0306] [0] End of Setup

I have tried to redownload the CU22, Its extract with no problem.

The server had not been patched for a long time, so I When durring the process of updating windows to Current update, and then update to .net 472 before trying til install first the CU21 - which failed with the same error as, the CU22 :-(

My guess it's its something local on the server causing the issue, since its both CU 21 and CU22 which fails with ApaAgentPerfCounters.h. 

I have don a procmon off the installation, and the MSI have access to the \ApaAgentPerfCounters.h file.What todo ??

When I install an Exchange CU, my user account gets added with Full Control access to CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=example,DC=com.

This causes a problem for me with the automapping feature.  When I add full control access of a mailbox, the mailbox does get auto-mapped in Outlook for me.  But when I remove full control access, the mailbox remains in Outlook and a deny permission gets set on the mailbox.  I end up having a mailbox in my Outlook that I cannot open.

So, to resolve, I have to do two things.

1. Open ADSI, navigate to CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=example,DC=com, open the security properties, and remove my account.

2. Run the following PowerShell commands:

Get-OrganizationConfig | Remove-ADPermission -user "USER.NAME" -ExtendedRights Send-As -deny
Get-OrganizationConfig | Remove-ADPermission -user "USER.NAME" -ExtendedRights Receive-As -deny

Is there any way to stop the CU installer from adding my account with Full Control permission to the Microsoft Exchange service configuration OU in the AD?

Client Information
------------------
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MSIE 10.0; Windows NT 6.3; WOW64; Trident/7.0; .NET4.0E; .NET4.0C)
CPU Class: x86
Platform: Win32
System Language: fr-FR
User Language: fr-FR
CookieEnabled: true
-----------------
Exception Details
-----------------
Date: Tue Jun 30 12:16:29 UTC+0200 2015
Message: Unable to setthe property "mkt" of anull referenceor undefined
Url: https://mail.domain.com/ecp/15.0.1076.9/scripts/navigation.js
Line: 1

Call Stack
----------

Dump Event
----------
 errorMessage =Unable to setthe property "mkt" of anull referenceor undefined
 errorUrl = https://mail.domain.com/ecp/15.0.1076.9/scripts/navigation.js
 errorLine = 1
 errorCharacter = 12348
 errorCode = 0
 actionURL =
 altKey = false
 altLeft = false
 behaviorCookie = 0
 behaviorPart = 0
 bookmarks = null
 boundElements = [object HTMLCollection]
 button = 0
 buttonID = 0
 cancelBubble = false
 clientX = 520
 clientY = 335
 contentOverflow = false
 ctrlKey = false
 ctrlLeft = false
 data =
 dataFld =
 dataTransfer = null
 fromElement = null
 keyCode = 0
 nextPage =
 offsetX = 0
 offsetY = 0
 origin =
 propertyName =
 qualifier =
 reason = 0
 recordset = null
 repeat = false
 returnValue = true
 screenX = 520
 screenY = 390
 shiftKey = false
 shiftLeft = false
 source = null
 srcElement = null
 srcFilter = null
 srcUrn =
 toElement = null
 type = error
 url =
 wheelDelta = 0
 x = 0
 y = 0
 getAttribute =
function getAttribute() {
    [native code]
}

 removeAttribute =
function removeAttribute() {
    [native code]
}

 setAttribute =
function setAttribute() {
    [native code]
}

Detailed Call Stack
-------------------

Production site
2 AD ( Primary and additional DC )
2 Mailbox Servers ( DAG)
2 CAS servers  (CAS array)


DR site
1 AD ( Additional AD)
1 Mailbox Server
1 CAS server


We have completed upgrade Exchange 2013 SP1 to CU21 below exchange servers.

Production Site  ( migrated Exchange 2013 SP1 to CU21)
1 Mailbox Servers ( DAG)
1 CAS servers  (CAS array)


DR site  ( migrated Exchange 2013 SP1 to CU21)              
1 Mailbox Server
1 CAS server


Issue

When we activate Databases from ( Exchange 2013 SP1 Mailbox server to Exchange 2013CU21 Mailbox Server ) in Production  , User's outlook ( outlook 2010 and 2016) connectivity are showing disconnected . Client are using Mapi over http ( not rpc over https) internally.
Tested by creating new profile but getting same issue and not able to connect to exchange server as well .Once we activated back Databases from Exchange 2013CU21 to Exchange 2013SP1 in Production , all were connected back to normal.

We have confirmed all Exchange service  are running and setting are same with other Exchange 2013 mailbox Server SP1  after upgraded to CU21 on Mailboxes Servers.

Hi, 

I installed exchange 2013. The installation went bad I had to uninstall it manually from ADSI edit, then deleted the VM. I installed exchange 2013 once again. I log into ecp, I find under recipients the old mailboxes created with the old exchange server. when I try to delete them or move them, the following error shows: 

The object domain/Users/someuser has been corrupted, and it's in an inconsistent state. The following validation errors happened:
Database is mandatory on UserMailbox.

digging around on the net, I followed this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2702446?wa=wsignin1.0

but I noticed that my homeMDB is not set. 

also following this link: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd535374(EXCHG.80).aspx

I noticed that I dont have anything under this location in adsi edit, while it states that there are some child objects

config...\config...domain\services\microsoft exchange\org-name\administrative groups\ex...admin..groups id\servers\mailbox\informationstore

Should I have ran setup /prepschema and setup /prepad, i didn't because in MS documentation it stated that if the account is a member of enterprise admin and schema admins the schema and AD and Domain preparation would be done by the wizard.

If its partially prepared, can I run them commands again without causing problems?

I can create new users just fine, all I want is to delete these recipients and create a new working ones. also I want to know is my exchange setup right, because I don't want to face major problems when we go live.

its been 3 weeks hitting my head against the wall, help please.

We have about 500 users coming from a notes env.  to our env of exchange 2010.   They want to bring their emaisl with them.   We may be provided by NSF files by their mail admin and then we use a third party tool to convert to pst.  Question .. what is the best approach, what will happen to recurring appointments, tasks,  encrypted items? Their admin will/may config mail forwarding at his end pointed  to their mbxs on exchange server at our end. Not sure what strategy he/we adapt.  How would you do or done this kinda migration? Whats were the lessons learnt and what shud we consider.  Much appreciated- tnx! there will be none or have no relationship or trust of any kind between these 2 orgs.

have an SBS 2011 that i can't get exchange sp3 to apply.

This server may not be in the best of shape, but we are working that out as we find out more about it.

anyway issue currently is that when applying exchange sp3 it fails with the error below

have stopped windows SBS management service also have run it with the /m:RecoverServer. switch

still fails with the same error. most of my googling so far hasn't yielded any results.

can anyone advise on what to do next

thanks in advance

[03/02/2019 10:56:44.0264] [1] No updates directory was specified for the msi installation.

[03/02/2019 10:56:44.0264] [1] Installing a new product. Package: d:\exchange sp3\en-gb\ClientLanguagePack.msi. Property values: LOGVERBOSE=1 TARGETDIR="C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADDLOCAL=AdminTools,Mailbox,ClientAccess,Gateway,Bridgehead,UnifiedMessaging,ClientLanguagePack

[03/02/2019 10:56:47.0339] [1] Ending processing Install-MsiPackage

[03/02/2019 10:56:47.0339] [1] Uninstalling the old client language pack for language 'en-in'.

[03/02/2019 10:56:47.0359] [1] ProductCode is 'dedffb64-42ec-4e26-4009-430e86df378c'.

[03/02/2019 10:56:47.0478] [1] Active Directory session settings for 'Uninstall-MsiPackage' are: View Entire Forest: 'True', Configuration Domain Controller: 'XXX.XXX.local', Preferred Global Catalog: 'XXX.XXX.local', Preferred Domain Controllers: '{ XXX.XXX.local }'

[03/02/2019 10:56:47.0478] [1] Beginning processing Uninstall-MsiPackage -LogFile:'C:\ExchangeSetupLogs\Uninstall.en-in.Client.20190302-105507.msilog' -ProductCode:'dedffb64-42ec-4e26-4009-430e86df378c'

[03/02/2019 10:56:47.0479] [1] Removing MSI package with code 'dedffb64-42ec-4e26-4009-430e86df378c'.

[03/02/2019 10:56:52.0151] [1] Ending processing Uninstall-MsiPackage

[03/02/2019 10:56:52.0151] [1] Installing the client language pack for language 'en-in'.

[03/02/2019 10:56:52.0152] [1] Active Directory session settings for 'Install-MsiPackage' are: View Entire Forest: 'True', Configuration Domain Controller: 'XXX.XXX.local', Preferred Global Catalog: 'XXX.XXX.local', Preferred Domain Controllers: '{ XXX.XXX.local }'

[03/02/2019 10:56:52.0152] [1] Beginning processing Install-MsiPackage -PackagePath:'d:\exchange sp3\en-in\ClientLanguagePack.msi' -LogFile:'C:\ExchangeSetupLogs\Install.en-in.Client.20190302-105507.msilog' -Features:'AdminTools','Mailbox','ClientAccess','Gateway','Bridgehead','UnifiedMessaging','ClientLanguagePack' -PropertyValues:'LOGVERBOSE=1 TARGETDIR="C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14"'

[03/02/2019 10:56:52.0166] [1] ProductCode is 'dedffb64-42ec-4e26-4009-430e86df378c'.

[03/02/2019 10:56:52.0170] [1] PackagePath was set to 'd:\exchange sp3\en-in\ClientLanguagePack.msi'; changing to full path 'd:\exchange sp3\en-in\ClientLanguagePack.msi'.

[03/02/2019 10:56:52.0181] [1] ProductCode is 'dedffb64-42ec-4e26-4009-430e86df378c'.

[03/02/2019 10:56:52.0184] [1] Installing MSI package 'd:\exchange sp3\en-in\ClientLanguagePack.msi'.

[03/02/2019 10:56:52.0184] [1] No updates directory was specified for the msi installation.

[03/02/2019 10:56:52.0184] [1] Installing a new product. Package: d:\exchange sp3\en-in\ClientLanguagePack.msi. Property values: LOGVERBOSE=1 TARGETDIR="C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADDLOCAL=AdminTools,Mailbox,ClientAccess,Gateway,Bridgehead,UnifiedMessaging,ClientLanguagePack

[03/02/2019 10:56:57.0399] [1] Ending processing Install-MsiPackage

[03/02/2019 10:56:57.0400] [1] Uninstalling the old client language pack for language 'es'.

[03/02/2019 10:56:57.0418] [1] ProductCode is 'dedffb64-42ec-4e26-0c0a-430e86df378c'.

[03/02/2019 10:56:57.0428] [1] Active Directory session settings for 'Uninstall-MsiPackage' are: View Entire Forest: 'True', Configuration Domain Controller: 'XXX.XXX.local', Preferred Global Catalog: 'XXX.XXX.local', Preferred Domain Controllers: '{ XXX.XXX.local }'

[03/02/2019 10:56:57.0428] [1] Beginning processing Uninstall-MsiPackage -LogFile:'C:\ExchangeSetupLogs\Uninstall.es.Client.20190302-105507.msilog' -ProductCode:'dedffb64-42ec-4e26-0c0a-430e86df378c'

[03/02/2019 10:56:57.0428] [1] Removing MSI package with code 'dedffb64-42ec-4e26-0c0a-430e86df378c'.

[03/02/2019 10:57:00.0978] [1] [ERROR] Unexpected Error

[03/02/2019 10:57:00.0978] [1] [ERROR] Couldn't remove product with code dedffb64-42ec-4e26-0c0a-430e86df378c. Another installation is already in progress. Complete that installation before proceeding with this install. Error code is 1618.

[03/02/2019 10:57:00.0978] [1] [ERROR] Another installation is already in progress. Complete that installation before proceeding with this install

[03/02/2019 10:57:00.0992] [1] Ending processing Uninstall-MsiPackage

[03/02/2019 10:57:01.0009] [1] [WARNING] An unexpected error has occurred and a Watson dump is being generated: Couldn't remove product with code dedffb64-42ec-4e26-0c0a-430e86df378c. Another installation is already in progress. Complete that installation before proceeding with this install. Error code is 1618. It was running the command 'Uninstall-MsiPackage -LogFile 'C:\ExchangeSetupLogs\Uninstall.es.Client.20190302-105507.msilog' -ProductCode 'dedffb64-42ec-4e26-0c0a-430e86df378c''.

[03/02/2019 10:57:01.0023] [1] [ERROR] Couldn't remove product with code dedffb64-42ec-4e26-0c0a-430e86df378c. Another installation is already in progress. Complete that installation before proceeding with this install. Error code is 1618. It was running the command 'Uninstall-MsiPackage -LogFile 'C:\ExchangeSetupLogs\Uninstall.es.Client.20190302-105507.msilog' -ProductCode 'dedffb64-42ec-4e26-0c0a-430e86df378c''.

[03/02/2019 10:57:01.0023] [1] [ERROR] Couldn't remove product with code dedffb64-42ec-4e26-0c0a-430e86df378c. Another installation is already in progress. Complete that installation before proceeding with this install. Error code is 1618.

[03/02/2019 10:57:01.0023] [1] [ERROR] Another installation is already in progress. Complete that installation before proceeding with this install

[03/02/2019 10:57:01.0317] [1] [ERROR] Couldn't remove product with code dedffb64-42ec-4e26-0c0a-430e86df378c. Another installation is already in progress. Complete that installation before proceeding with this install. Error code is 1618. It was running the command 'Uninstall-MsiPackage -LogFile 'C:\ExchangeSetupLogs\Uninstall.es.Client.20190302-105507.msilog' -ProductCode 'dedffb64-42ec-4e26-0c0a-430e86df378c''.

[03/02/2019 10:57:01.0318] [1] [ERROR] Couldn't remove product with code dedffb64-42ec-4e26-0c0a-430e86df378c. Another installation is already in progress. Complete that installation before proceeding with this install. Error code is 1618.

[03/02/2019 10:57:01.0318] [1] [ERROR] Another installation is already in progress. Complete that installation before proceeding with this install

Hi

Exchange Server 2013 Database not showing in ECP and I cannot see whether they are mounted or not.Kindly help.

Regards Gift

Looking for some advice on how or if I should do this. I currently have an Exchange 2013 server functioning normally on a 2008R2 VM. I am wanting to get the jump on phasing out all my 2008R2 servers to 2012R2 or 2016.

I have experience installing Exchange 2013 on 2012R2 in my home environment and it runs very smoothly (In one of my IT Classes I was told that EXCH2013 was actually designed to run on 2012) Does anyone have experience running EXCH2013 on 2016 Server? Does it run well on that newer OS?

If I decide to install a new EXCH2013 server in my work environment, (on 2012R2 or 2016) Will I have to create a new database and migrate all the email boxes over (like when we upgraded from EXCH2010 to 2013) , or can I simply mount the old database in the new server?

I believe if I do this, the server will have to be treated like a completely new fresh installation and the server must actually have a different name as well.

Thank you

HI

I need to create a hybrid environment for my exchange org, have read a bunch of "howto's" and they go about this a lot off different ways so I need to some more info:

My setup is as for now:

I run Exchange 2013 (cu21) onprem

I have a O365 tennant and Azure AD Connect functioning for passwords (I noticed there was an Exchange option there also)

The goal is to go "Full hybrid" and stay like that.

But I am thinking of upgrading to exchange onprem to 2019, so the question is how would you go about this?

• Upgrade Exchange onprem first?
• Go hybrid first?

Also can I make Exchange online the primary mx while using exchange onprem  like smarthost for all outgoing mail?

And I was thinking og using this article as guidelines for this work.

Will I have to change Azure AD connect's options?

Regards Gudjon

HI, we have a very random (once in a month if that issue) random users onsite / remote using OUtlook 2016 desktop client (Windows 7 or Windows 10) upon logging into Windows, they launch Outlook, and right away they get the credential pop up window.  We have cleared the credential manager, even setup a brand new PC for some users, and intermittently at random, only at initial logging into Outlook do they get this credential manager to enter creds for Outlook.  Once they click "cancel" and at the bottom corner of OUtlook, they just double click "Enter Password" and Outlook connects automatically...no more issues.

It is hit and miss, the issue cannot be replicated.

The issue started 2 years ago when we were on Exchange 2010, and then migrated to Exchange 2013, the issue still exists randomly, it has recently affected some senior management so the issue is pressing now to get resolved.

I ran Health Check all is showing Green 

ran Exchange RCA, 1 thing comes out, 

attempting to resolve the hostname autodiscover_domain_ca in DNS

We have Exchange 2007 and trying to get hybrid exchange with Office365 online. We have setup Exchange 2013 but when trying to access EAC from the server it is giving below error,

Outlook  500  Unexpected Error :(   An error occurred and your request couldn't be completed. Please try again.

Can anyone help to provide what could be the reason? what needs to be configure before accessing EAC from on-premise server?

I am trying to access by https://<FQDN Server Name>/ecp/?ExchClientVer=15

Please help!