Exchange 2010 on SBS 2011
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Friday, June 15, 2012 8:29 AM
Hi
I have a brand new instal of SBS 2011 std (which we have had to reinstall due to many config issues on 1st attempt!!)
my problems seems to lie with Exchange configuration-
basically i've installed office 2010 on a pc joined to this domain and it can recieve emails ok BUT it can't send them out.
with Internall mail it just sits in the q on exchange and with external mail - i have no idea where it goes but it doesnt even bounce back with an error
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now we have this configured to use a smart host but i think our recievers may be messed up as when i run the fix my network wizard it throws up errors about smtp connectors exchange issues which it can't repair.
btw when i try to reinstall the "default" the "FIX" wizard removes it
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Friday, June 15, 2012 8:43 AMModerator
Wow, sounds like you are having a lot of fun.
Can i ask how you added the connectors?
Did you do this manually, or did you use the wizards in the SBS Dashboard?
Robert Pearman SBS MVP (2011) | www.titlerequired.com | www.itauthority.co.uk
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Friday, June 15, 2012 8:46 AM
i originally added thru wizards - never worked fully so i modified, still no joy, ran "FIX" it broke them, i deleted them, then manually recreated them.
btw i am trying to re run the connect to internet wizard and it says it can't complete and i couldn't configure my email!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Friday, June 15, 2012 9:04 AM
i've now deleted ALL Receivors and senders!
i recreated the default as per micro$oft instructions and the connect to internet wizard completed ok, i then re ran the"set up your internet address" wizard and it failed on the exchange email !!!!!! :( :( :(
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Friday, June 15, 2012 10:15 AMi've rerun the "fix" and it's removed my default again
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Friday, June 15, 2012 12:13 PMModeratorWhat do you mean, removed your default?
Robert Pearman SBS MVP (2011) | www.titlerequired.com | www.itauthority.co.uk
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Friday, June 15, 2012 12:51 PMPlease upload the dpcw.log from c:\Program Files\Windows Small Business Server\logs to skydrive.
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Friday, June 15, 2012 1:02 PM
done -never used it before so hoep this link works
https://skydrive.live.com/#cid=3295FE7E2D2D005B&id=3295FE7E2D2D005B!105
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Friday, June 15, 2012 1:32 PMModerator
Looks like you are doing some manual configuration in exchange?
Have you actually got the server into a working state before you did your customisations?
Robert Pearman SBS MVP (2011) | www.titlerequired.com | www.itauthority.co.uk
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Friday, June 15, 2012 1:36 PMno and at the moment it won't send any mail out - we are ditching the idea of smart host and are not 100% sure the best way forward
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Friday, June 15, 2012 1:41 PMModerator
A smart host will work, not using smart host means you will use DNS.
You need a Send Connector in any case.
Your send connector by default, would be named:
Windows SBS Internet Send <Server Name>
Robert Pearman SBS MVP (2011) | www.titlerequired.com | www.itauthority.co.uk
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Friday, June 15, 2012 1:42 PM
This error also need to be corrected
"The SMTP address template 'SMTP:%m@domain.co.uk' is invalid because it references a domain that isn't configured as an accepted domain for your organization"
If you have created the default connector manually then ensure
Under "Permission Groups" in the properties of the "Default Connector", you have "Exchange Servers" unchecked.
By default these three settings should be selected under "Permission Groups": Anonymous Users, Exchange Users, Exchange Servers.- Marked As Answer by James XiongModerator Monday, June 25, 2012 1:07 AM
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Friday, June 15, 2012 1:46 PM
thx, any idea how to configure send connector - as i keep reading conflicting advice
"The SMTP address template 'SMTP:%m@domain.co.uk' is invalid because it references a domain that isn't configured as an accepted domain for your organization" - you've lost me there!!!!!
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Friday, June 15, 2012 2:35 PMModerator
Can you run this command on your server, in the Exchange Shell?
Get-AcceptedDomain
This will show you what domains are configured as accepted.
You can also run this command to add a send connector. You should replace 'remote.company.com' with your remote FQDN.
This will add a Connector that routes via DNS (ie NO smart host) If you then wish to add a smart host, you can do so using the SBS Console.
$EXServer = $env:computername New-SendConnector -Name "Windows SBS Internet Send $EXServer" -FQDN remote.company.com -AddressSpaces "smtp:*;1" -DNSRoutingEnabled $true -SourceTransportServers $EXServer
Can you also run..
Get-EmailAddressPolicy
Please post results.Robert Pearman SBS MVP (2011) | www.titlerequired.com | www.itauthority.co.uk
- Marked As Answer by James XiongModerator Monday, June 25, 2012 1:07 AM
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Friday, June 15, 2012 2:57 PM
having trouble with this throwing up errors, should we be using "remote.domain.com" or "servername.domain.com" as there is already a send connector that uses "remote.domain.com"
thx - i will look at answers on monday, have a nice weekend all :)
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Friday, June 15, 2012 3:06 PMModerator
I dont currently have any idea what connectors you have, so i dont know the answer to that question.
Perhaps you can just run:
Get-SendConnector and tell us the results.
Robert Pearman SBS MVP (2011) | www.titlerequired.com | www.itauthority.co.uk
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Monday, June 18, 2012 5:58 AMModerator
Hi,
Based on the current situation, I think you need to run the Exchange Best Practice Analyzer under the toolbox in the EMC to verify the configurations of Exchange server.
Then towards the mail flow issue, you could run the following command in the EMS:
Test-Mailflow <Your_Exchange_Server_FQDN> -TargetEmailAddress <The_Test_Email_Address> -Verbose
Just like the figure below:
At the same time, towards the Internet Mail flow testing, you could use the Microsoft Remote Connectivity Analyzer to verify the issue.
Regards,
JamesJames Xiong
TechNet Community Support
- Marked As Answer by James XiongModerator Monday, June 25, 2012 1:07 AM
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012 10:27 AM
thx guys it is all working, it seems it was a firewall issue after all that!!!!!!!!!
only thing is we can't email hotmail address, delivery report shows as delivered but it is not getting though :( !!!
- Marked As Answer by James XiongModerator Monday, June 25, 2012 1:06 AM
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012 2:20 PMModeratortry using SMTPDIAG free download from microsoft.
Robert Pearman SBS MVP (2011) | www.titlerequired.com | www.itauthority.co.uk

