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Exchange 2007 SP2 /PrepareAD fails

• Thursday, October 22, 2009 8:45 AMMaddas69

   
  

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  Hi
  
  I am trying to update my Exchange 2007 SP1 installation to SP2. Configuration is as follows;
  
  1 * CAS/HUB (Windows 2008 RTM x64)
  2 * MAILBOX (Windows 2008 RTM x64)
  1 * IMPORT SERVER (Windows 2003 R2 x86)
  2 * ADC/DNS (Windows 2008 RTM)
  
  Configuration has been altered according to MS Whitepaper "Configuring Virtual Organizations and Address List Segregation in Exchange 2007".
  
  At first run the SP2 installation fails with the error
  [21.10.2009 12:05:58] [2] [ERROR] Active Directory operation failed on SERVER-ADC1.DOMAIN.asp. The object 'CN=Default Global Address List,CN=All Global Address Lists,CN=Address Lists Container,CN=<ORG>,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=DOMAIN,DC=asp' already exists.
  
  I managed to narrow that error down to a problem with a classless Default Global Address List and I regenerated this through help from Steen Kirkby`s post in this thread:
  http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/exchangesvradmin/thread/f6270fda-1546-40f9-9551-d6f871b51fa6
  
  I also tried DSACLS /S but that failed with the error "The attribute is wrong".
  http://blogs.msdn.com/dgoldman/archive/2007/05/16/missing-permissions-on-the-address-lists-container-breaks-the-oab-generation-process.aspx
  
  After this I tried running setup /PrepareAD and that fails with the error:
  
  

  Performing Microsoft Exchange Server Prerequisite Check

   

      Organization Checks              ......................... COMPLETED

   

  Configuring Microsoft Exchange Server

   

  Organization Preparation         ......................... FAILED

  An unexpected error has occurred and debug information is being generated: Unex

  pected error [0x50B6988] while executing command '$error.Clear(); foreach ($lcid

  in (get-DsnSupportedLanguages)) { $lcidStr = $lcid.ToString([System.Globalizati

  on.NumberFormatInfo].InvariantInfo); install-Container -Name:"Transport Settings

  ","DSN Customization",$lcidStr -DomainController $RoleDomainController; install-

  Container -Name:"Transport Settings","DSN Customization",$lcidStr,"Internal" -Do

  mainController $RoleDomainController; install-Container -Name:"Transport Setting

  s","DSN Customization",$lcidStr,"External" -DomainController $RoleDomainControll

  er; }'.

  Unexpected error [0x50B6988] while executing command '$error.Clear(); forea

  ch ($lcid in (get-DsnSupportedLanguages)) { $lcidStr = $lcid.ToString([System.Gl

  obalization.NumberFormatInfo].InvariantInfo); install-Container -Name:"Transport

   Settings","DSN Customization",$lcidStr -DomainController $RoleDomainController;

   install-Container -Name:"Transport Settings","DSN Customization",$lcidStr,"Inte

  rnal" -DomainController $RoleDomainController; install-Container -Name:"Transpor

  t Settings","DSN Customization",$lcidStr,"External" -DomainController $RoleDomai

  nController; }'.

   

  Exchange Server setup encountered an error.
  
  I am a bit baffled here because it seems like plenty of changes has been done to my Active Directory and then the installation fails halfway through and potentionally ruining my Active Directory which is not good.
  
  Last entries in my Exchangesetup.log
  
  [22.10.2009 10:10:49] [1] Exception : Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.MonadDataProvider.CommandExecutionException: Unexpected error [0x50B6988] while executing command '$error.Clear(); foreach ($lcid in (get-DsnSupportedLanguages)) { $lcidStr = $lcid.ToString([System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo].InvariantInfo); install-Container -Name:"Transport Settings","DSN Customization",$lcidStr -DomainController $RoleDomainController; install-Container -Name:"Transport Settings","DSN Customization",$lcidStr,"Internal" -DomainController $RoleDomainController; install-Container -Name:"Transport Settings","DSN Customization",$lcidStr,"External" -DomainController $RoleDomainController; }'. ---> System.Management.Automation.MethodException: Multiple ambiguous overloads found for "ToString" and the argument count: "1".
     at System.Management.Automation.Adapter.GetBestMethodAndArguments(String methodName, MethodInformation[] methods, Object[] arguments, Object[]& newArguments, Int32& bestMethodIndex)
     at System.Management.Automation.DotNetAdapter.MethodInvokeDotNet(String methodName, Object target, MethodInformation[] methodInformation, Object[] arguments)
     at System.Management.Automation.Adapter.BaseMethodInvoke(PSMethod method, Object[] arguments)
     at System.Management.Automation.ParserOps.CallMethod(Token token, Object target, String methodName, Object[] paramArray, Boolean callStatic, Object valueToSet)
     at System.Management.Automation.MethodCallNode.InvokeMethod(Object target, Object[] arguments, Object value)
     at System.Management.Automation.MethodCallNode.Execute(Array input, Pipe outputPipe, ExecutionContext context)
     at System.Management.Automation.AssignmentStatementNode.Execute(Array input, Pipe outputPipe, ExecutionContext context)
     at System.Management.Automation.StatementListNode.ExecuteStatement(ParseTreeNode statement, Array input, Pipe outputPipe, ArrayList& resultList, ExecutionContext context)
     --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
     at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.MonadDataProvider.MonadCommand.ClosePipeline(MonadAsyncResult asyncResult)
     at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.MonadDataProvider.MonadCommand.EndExecute(MonadAsyncResult asyncResult)
     at Microsoft.Exchange.Management.Deployment.ComponentInfoBasedTask.ExecuteScript(String script, Boolean handleError, Int32 subSteps, LocalizedString statusDescription)
     at Microsoft.Exchange.Management.Deployment.ComponentInfoBasedTask.GenerateAndExecuteTaskScript(InstallationCircumstances installationCircumstance)
  [22.10.2009 10:10:49] [1] [WARNING] An unexpected error has occurred and debug information is being generated: Unexpected error [0x50B6988] while executing command '$error.Clear(); foreach ($lcid in (get-DsnSupportedLanguages)) { $lcidStr = $lcid.ToString([System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo].InvariantInfo); install-Container -Name:"Transport Settings","DSN Customization",$lcidStr -DomainController $RoleDomainController; install-Container -Name:"Transport Settings","DSN Customization",$lcidStr,"Internal" -DomainController $RoleDomainController; install-Container -Name:"Transport Settings","DSN Customization",$lcidStr,"External" -DomainController $RoleDomainController; }'.
  [22.10.2009 10:10:49] [1] [ERROR] Unexpected error [0x50B6988] while executing command '$error.Clear(); foreach ($lcid in (get-DsnSupportedLanguages)) { $lcidStr = $lcid.ToString([System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo].InvariantInfo); install-Container -Name:"Transport Settings","DSN Customization",$lcidStr -DomainController $RoleDomainController; install-Container -Name:"Transport Settings","DSN Customization",$lcidStr,"Internal" -DomainController $RoleDomainController; install-Container -Name:"Transport Settings","DSN Customization",$lcidStr,"External" -DomainController $RoleDomainController; }'.
  [22.10.2009 10:10:49] [1] [ERROR] Multiple ambiguous overloads found for "ToString" and the argument count: "1".
  [22.10.2009 10:10:49] [1] [ERROR] Unexpected error [0x50B6988] while executing command '$error.Clear(); foreach ($lcid in (get-DsnSupportedLanguages)) { $lcidStr = $lcid.ToString([System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo].InvariantInfo); install-Container -Name:"Transport Settings","DSN Customization",$lcidStr -DomainController $RoleDomainController; install-Container -Name:"Transport Settings","DSN Customization",$lcidStr,"Internal" -DomainController $RoleDomainController; install-Container -Name:"Transport Settings","DSN Customization",$lcidStr,"External" -DomainController $RoleDomainController; }'.
  [22.10.2009 10:10:49] [1] [ERROR] Unexpected error [0x50B6988] while executing command '$error.Clear(); foreach ($lcid in (get-DsnSupportedLanguages)) { $lcidStr = $lcid.ToString([System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo].InvariantInfo); install-Container -Name:"Transport Settings","DSN Customization",$lcidStr -DomainController $RoleDomainController; install-Container -Name:"Transport Settings","DSN Customization",$lcidStr,"Internal" -DomainController $RoleDomainController; install-Container -Name:"Transport Settings","DSN Customization",$lcidStr,"External" -DomainController $RoleDomainController; }'.
  [22.10.2009 10:10:49] [1] [ERROR] Multiple ambiguous overloads found for "ToString" and the argument count: "1".
  
  Sorry for the long post.

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