setup /PrepareAD /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms -- Fails
I have copied this whole folder up to the Schema FSMO role holder and and the forestprep and the domainprep and the /prepareAD will not run. I have included entries from the ExchangeSetuplog below. I only changed the Domain Name and the exchange organization for security reasons.
Current Setup.
Originally installed Exchange 2013 SP1 on windows 2012r2 via an ISO. This server only had Exchange 2013 installed was not an upgrade. Our previous version of Exchange that was running on a different server was Exchange 2007. This server is no longer apart of the Exchange organization.
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[11/14/2014 22:00:39.0848] [1] Executing:
install-AdministrativeGroup -DomainController $RoleDomainController
[11/14/2014 22:00:39.0864] [2] Active Directory session settings for 'Install-AdministrativeGroup' are: View Entire Forest: 'True', Configuration Domain Controller: 'DomainController', Preferred Global Catalog: 'DomainController', Preferred Domain Controllers:
'{ DomainController }'
[11/14/2014 22:00:39.0864] [2] User specified parameters: -DomainController:'DomainController'
[11/14/2014 22:00:39.0864] [2] Beginning processing install-AdministrativeGroup
[11/14/2014 22:00:39.0895] [2] Processing object "Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)".
[11/14/2014 22:00:39.0926] [2] The properties changed on the object 'Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)' (CN=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT),CN=Administrative Groups,CN=ExchangeOrg,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=local)
are: "{ }".
[11/14/2014 22:00:39.0926] [2] Saving object "Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)" of type "AdministrativeGroup" and state "Unchanged".
[11/14/2014 22:00:39.0926] [2] Previous operation run on domain controller 'DomainController'.
[11/14/2014 22:00:39.0942] [2] Reading new object "Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)" of type "AdministrativeGroup".
[11/14/2014 22:00:39.0942] [2] Previous operation run on domain controller 'DomainController'.
[11/14/2014 22:00:40.0036] [2] [ERROR] Active Directory operation failed on DomainController. The object 'CN=Folder Hierarchies,CN=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT),CN=Administrative Groups,CN=ExchangeOrg,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=local'
already exists.
[11/14/2014 22:00:40.0036] [2] [ERROR] The object exists.
[11/14/2014 22:00:40.0083] [2] Ending processing install-AdministrativeGroup
[11/14/2014 22:00:40.0083] [1] The following 1 error(s) occurred during task execution:
[11/14/2014 22:00:40.0083] [1] 0. ErrorRecord: Active Directory operation failed on DomainController. The object 'CN=Folder Hierarchies,CN=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT),CN=Administrative Groups,CN=ExchangeOrg,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=local'
already exists.
[11/14/2014 22:00:40.0083] [1] 0. ErrorRecord: Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.ADObjectAlreadyExistsException: Active Directory operation failed on DomainController. The object 'CN=Folder Hierarchies,CN=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT),CN=Administrative
Groups,CN=ExchangeOrg,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=local' already exists. ---> System.DirectoryServices.Protocols.DirectoryOperationException: The object exists.
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, Nullable`1 clientSideSearchTimeout, IActivityScope activityScope, String callerInfo)
at Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.ADDataSession.ExecuteModificationRequest(ADObject entry, DirectoryRequest request, ADObjectId originalId, Boolean emptyObjectSessionOnException, Boolean isSync)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.ADDataSession.AnalyzeDirectoryError(PooledLdapConnection connection, DirectoryRequest request, DirectoryException de, Int32 totalRetries, Int32 retriesOnServer)
at Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.ADDataSession.ExecuteModificationRequest(ADObject entry, DirectoryRequest request, ADObjectId originalId, Boolean emptyObjectSessionOnException, Boolean isSync)
at Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.ADDataSession.ExecuteModificationRequest(ADObject entry, DirectoryRequest request, ADObjectId originalId, Boolean emptyObjectSessionOnException)
at Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.ADDataSession.Save(ADObject instanceToSave, IEnumerable`1 properties, Boolean bypassValidation)
at Microsoft.Exchange.Management.Deployment.InstallAdministrativeGroup.InstallConfigurationObject[TObject](ADObjectId id, Boolean force, TObject instance)
at Microsoft.Exchange.Management.Deployment.InstallAdministrativeGroup.InternalProcessRecord()
at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.<ProcessRecord>b__b()
at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.InvokeRetryableFunc(String funcName, Action func, Boolean terminatePipelineIfFailed)
[11/14/2014 22:00:40.0098] [1] [ERROR] The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();
install-AdministrativeGroup -DomainController $RoleDomainController
" was run: "Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.ADObjectAlreadyExistsException: Active Directory operation failed on DomainController. The object 'CN=Folder Hierarchies,CN=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT),CN=Administrative Groups,CN=ExchangeOrg,CN=Microsoft
Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=local' already exists. ---> System.DirectoryServices.Protocols.DirectoryOperationException: The object exists.
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, Nullable`1 clientSideSearchTimeout, IActivityScope activityScope, String callerInfo)
at Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.ADDataSession.ExecuteModificationRequest(ADObject entry, DirectoryRequest request, ADObjectId originalId, Boolean emptyObjectSessionOnException, Boolean isSync)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.ADDataSession.AnalyzeDirectoryError(PooledLdapConnection connection, DirectoryRequest request, DirectoryException de, Int32 totalRetries, Int32 retriesOnServer)
at Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.ADDataSession.ExecuteModificationRequest(ADObject entry, DirectoryRequest request, ADObjectId originalId, Boolean emptyObjectSessionOnException, Boolean isSync)
at Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.ADDataSession.ExecuteModificationRequest(ADObject entry, DirectoryRequest request, ADObjectId originalId, Boolean emptyObjectSessionOnException)
at Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.ADDataSession.Save(ADObject instanceToSave, IEnumerable`1 properties, Boolean bypassValidation)
at Microsoft.Exchange.Management.Deployment.InstallAdministrativeGroup.InstallConfigurationObject[TObject](ADObjectId id, Boolean force, TObject instance)
at Microsoft.Exchange.Management.Deployment.InstallAdministrativeGroup.InternalProcessRecord()
at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.<ProcessRecord>b__b()
at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.InvokeRetryableFunc(String funcName, Action func, Boolean terminatePipelineIfFailed)".
[11/14/2014 22:00:40.0098] [1] [ERROR] Active Directory operation failed on DomainController. The object 'CN=Folder Hierarchies,CN=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT),CN=Administrative Groups,CN=ExchangeOrg,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=local'
already exists.
[11/14/2014 22:00:40.0098] [1] [ERROR] The object exists.
[11/14/2014 22:00:40.0098] [1] [ERROR-REFERENCE] Id=CommonGlobalConfig___48aad7b8f00942afbc699677d60bb3fe Component=EXCHANGE14:\Current\Release\Shared\Datacenter\Setup
[11/14/2014 22:00:40.0098] [1] Setup is stopping now because of one or more critical errors.
[11/14/2014 22:00:40.0098] [1] Finished executing component tasks.
[11/14/2014 22:00:40.0130] [1] Ending processing Install-ExchangeOrganization
[11/14/2014 22:00:40.0130] [0] CurrentResult console.ProcessRunInternal:198: 1
[11/14/2014 22:00:40.0145] [0] CurrentResult launcherbase.maincore:90: 1
[11/14/2014 22:00:40.0145] [0] CurrentResult console.startmain:52: 1
[11/14/2014 22:00:40.0145] [0] CurrentResult SetupLauncherHelper.loadassembly:452: 1
[11/14/2014 22:00:40.0145] [0] The Exchange Server setup operation didn't complete. More details can be found in ExchangeSetup.log located in the <SystemDrive>:\ExchangeSetupLogs folder.
[11/14/2014 22:00:40.0145] [0] CurrentResult main.run:235: 1
[11/14/2014 22:00:40.0145] [0] The registry key, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ExchangeServer\V15\Setup, wasn't found.
[11/14/2014 22:00:40.0145] [0] CurrentResult setupbase.maincore:396: 1
[11/14/2014 22:00:40.0145] [0] End of Setup