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Exchange 2007 SP2 "Setup /Prepareschema" hangs
Exchange 2007 SP2 "Setup /Prepareschema" hangs
- Yesterday we started with the preperations for installing Exchange 2007 SP2. First thing is to run Setup /Prepareschema and /PrepareAD.
We first started with setup /prepareschema. This command was run succesfully. Only the progress is holding on 80 percent for the last 14 hours. We are unable to find any error in the DC/GC servers or the server we're running the setup from.
Does anyone know what could be causing this problem.
All our servers run with Win2003 64bit Enterprise Edition SP2.
Answers
- My experiences of upgrade from Exchange Server 2007 SP1 rollup9 to Exchange Server 2007 SP2,
when multiple domain controllers and witch have a global catalog.
ex)
Office-1 2set of WS2003R2 SP2 x86 ADDC+GC, WS2008 SP2 x64 + Exch2007 SP1 RU9
Office-2,3,4 WS2003R2 SP2 x86 ADDC+GC
DR-Site WS2003R2 SP2 x86 ADDC+GC(FSMO), WS2008 SP2 x64 + Exch2007 SP1 RU9
This situation, I recommend use /DomainController option.
> setup.com /PrepareAD /DomainContoller:draddc.domain.local
If not use /DomainController option then Exchange Setup is use Any Writeable Domain Controller.
Check the c:/ExchangeSetupLogs log file, then find a setup used what a domain controller is changed step by step.
So,
> setup.com /PrepareAD
and check log file, then
1st step is used domain controller office1addc.domain.local
2nd step is used domain controller office2addc.comain.local
...
This case, setup is need a very long time because waiting AD infomation replication for finish setup process.
This is same /PrepareSchema and /PrepareDomain process, I think.
I recommend /DomainController option to select a domain controller of FSMO your self.
- Proposed As Answer byJon-Alfred Smith Wednesday, October 28, 2009 12:54 PM
- Marked As Answer byXiu Zhang - MSFTMSFT, ModeratorThursday, October 29, 2009 8:06 AM
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- My experiences of upgrade from Exchange Server 2007 SP1 rollup9 to Exchange Server 2007 SP2,
when multiple domain controllers and witch have a global catalog.
ex)
Office-1 2set of WS2003R2 SP2 x86 ADDC+GC, WS2008 SP2 x64 + Exch2007 SP1 RU9
Office-2,3,4 WS2003R2 SP2 x86 ADDC+GC
DR-Site WS2003R2 SP2 x86 ADDC+GC(FSMO), WS2008 SP2 x64 + Exch2007 SP1 RU9
This situation, I recommend use /DomainController option.
> setup.com /PrepareAD /DomainContoller:draddc.domain.local
If not use /DomainController option then Exchange Setup is use Any Writeable Domain Controller.
Check the c:/ExchangeSetupLogs log file, then find a setup used what a domain controller is changed step by step.
So,
> setup.com /PrepareAD
and check log file, then
1st step is used domain controller office1addc.domain.local
2nd step is used domain controller office2addc.comain.local
...
This case, setup is need a very long time because waiting AD infomation replication for finish setup process.
This is same /PrepareSchema and /PrepareDomain process, I think.
I recommend /DomainController option to select a domain controller of FSMO your self.
- Proposed As Answer byJon-Alfred Smith Wednesday, October 28, 2009 12:54 PM
- Marked As Answer byXiu Zhang - MSFTMSFT, ModeratorThursday, October 29, 2009 8:06 AM
- Thanks Shimshoft!!! The commandline option /domaincontroller solved our problem. PrepareSchema and PrepareAD was ready after 20 minutes.
- Have you verified there is no replication issues between your DC's and GC's?
also try running the /prepareschema directly on schemamaster server
Vinod |CCNA|MCSE 2003 +Messaging|MCTS|ITIL V3| - It should also be noted, that if you prefer, you can just run /PrepareAD and this will automatically run the /Prepareschema switch automatically.
Ensure that the account is a member of the schema admins and the enterprise admins and that you are running this from within the same site as the schema master.
Shaun
