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Exchange 2k7 Install cannot find Global Catalog

Asked by Shylok in Exchange Email Server, Windows Server 2008, Windows 2003 Server

Tags: Exchange 2007, Windows Server 2008, Global Catalog

Installed in two VMs. Server 2008 as AD and Global Catalog.    Exchange 2007 install is being attempted on a Server 2003 x64 VM.   I can logon to the network so I'm assuming GC can be found by the 2k3 server .  I'm at wits end here.  This appears to be an issue for a couple folks who have simply gone physical for the DC.. which is not something I'm able to do.  Both boxes need to be VMs.

Confirmed Global Catalog is enabled under NTDS settings.
Checked registry shows settings for GC
gc._msdcs.MYDOMAIN.com resolves to the correct IP
nslookup returns correct IP
only one NIC on servers
disabled IPv6
even disabled firewall on both servers.
The server "win" which is the AD/GC appears in AD Sites by itself
No antivirus running on either server.
I also ran

   1. Setup /PrepareSchema
   2. Setup /PrepareAD
   3. Setup /PrepareDomain


NTDS settings toggled Global Catalog.  When it came back in Event Viewer the following were found
Event ID 1119
This domain controller is now a global catalog.

Event ID 1869
Active Directory Domain Services has located a global catalog in the following site.
 
Global catalog:
\\WIN.MYDOMAIN.com
Site:
Default-First-Site-Name

I also ran Netdiag/DCDIAG with the following results.   
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netdiag /test:dclist /v
    Find DC in domain 'MYDOMAIN':
    Found this DC in domain 'MYDOMAIN':
        DC. . . . . . . . . . . : \\WIN.MYDOMAIN.com
        Address . . . . . . . . : \\10.1.1.51
        Domain Guid . . . . . . : {37A8C108-9D50-4797-80C8-0C72C1124443}
        Domain Name . . . . . . : MYDOMAIN.com
        Forest Name . . . . . . : MYDOMAIN.com
        DC Site Name. . . . . . : Default-First-Site-Name
        Our Site Name . . . . . : Default-First-Site-Name
        Flags . . . . . . . . . : PDC emulator GC DS KDC TIMESERV GTIMESERV WRIT
ABLE DNS_DC DNS_DOMAIN DNS_FOREST CLOSE_SITE 0x1008
    List of DCs in Domain 'MYDOMAIN':
        WIN.MYDOMAIN.com
 
dcdiag /test:Dns /a /s:win /v
 
Domain Controller Diagnosis
 
Performing initial setup:
   * Connecting to directory service on server win.
   * Collecting site info.
   * Identifying all servers.
   * Identifying all NC cross-refs.
   * Found 1 DC(s). Testing 1 of them.
   Done gathering initial info.
 
Doing initial required tests
 
   Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\WIN
      Starting test: Connectivity
         * Active Directory LDAP Services Check
         * Active Directory RPC Services Check
         ......................... WIN passed test Connectivity
 
Doing primary tests
 
   Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\WIN
      Test omitted by user request: Replications
      Test omitted by user request: Topology
      Test omitted by user request: CutoffServers
      Test omitted by user request: NCSecDesc
      Test omitted by user request: NetLogons
      Test omitted by user request: Advertising
      Test omitted by user request: KnowsOfRoleHolders
      Test omitted by user request: RidManager
      Test omitted by user request: MachineAccount
      Test omitted by user request: Services
      Test omitted by user request: OutboundSecureChannels
      Test omitted by user request: ObjectsReplicated
      Test omitted by user request: frssysvol
      Test omitted by user request: frsevent
      Test omitted by user request: kccevent
      Test omitted by user request: systemlog
      Test omitted by user request: VerifyReplicas
      Test omitted by user request: VerifyReferences
      Test omitted by user request: VerifyEnterpriseReferences
      Test omitted by user request: CheckSecurityError
 
DNS Tests are running and not hung. Please wait a few minutes...
 
   Running partition tests on : ForestDnsZones
      Test omitted by user request: CrossRefValidation
      Test omitted by user request: CheckSDRefDom
 
   Running partition tests on : DomainDnsZones
      Test omitted by user request: CrossRefValidation
      Test omitted by user request: CheckSDRefDom
 
   Running partition tests on : Schema
      Test omitted by user request: CrossRefValidation
      Test omitted by user request: CheckSDRefDom
 
   Running partition tests on : Configuration
      Test omitted by user request: CrossRefValidation
      Test omitted by user request: CheckSDRefDom
 
   Running partition tests on : MYDOMAIN
      Test omitted by user request: CrossRefValidation
      Test omitted by user request: CheckSDRefDom
 
   Running enterprise tests on : MYDOMAIN.com
      Test omitted by user request: Intersite
      Test omitted by user request: FsmoCheck
      Starting test: DNS
         Test results for domain controllers:
 
            DC: WIN.MYDOMAIN.com
            Domain: MYDOMAIN.com
 
 
               TEST: Authentication (Auth)
                  Authentication test: Successfully completed
 
               TEST: Basic (Basc)
                   Microsoftr Windows Serverr 2008 Standard  (Service Pack level
: 2.0) is supported
                  NETLOGON service is running
                  kdc service is running
                  DNSCACHE service is running
                  DNS service is running
                  DC is a DNS server
                  Network adapters information:
                  Adapter [00000009] Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network Connection:
                     MAC address is 00:0C:29:26:7E:63
                     IP address is static
                     IP address: 10.1.1.51
                     DNS servers:
                        10.1.1.51 (win.MYDOMAIN.com.) [Valid]
                  The A record for this DC was found
                  The SOA record for the Active Directory zone was found
                  The Active Directory zone on this DC/DNS server was found (pri
mary)
                  Root zone on this DC/DNS server was not found
 
               TEST: Forwarders/Root hints (Forw)
                  Recursion is enabled
                  Forwarders Information:
                     10.1.1.2 (<name unavailable>) [Valid]
                     206.248.154.170 (<name unavailable>) [Valid]
                     206.248.154.22 (<name unavailable>) [Valid]
 
               TEST: Delegations (Del)
                  Delegation information for the zone: MYDOMAIN.com.
                     Delegated domain name: _msdcs.MYDOMAIN.com.
                        DNS server: win.MYDOMAIN.com. IP:10.1.1.51 [Valid]
 
               TEST: Dynamic update (Dyn)
                  Dynamic update is enabled on the zone MYDOMAIN.com.
                  Test record _dcdiag_test_record added successfully in zone dev
elop613.com.
                  Test record _dcdiag_test_record deleted successfully in zone d
evelop613.com.
 
               TEST: Records registration (RReg)
                  Network Adapter [00000009] Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network Connec
tion:
                     Matching A record found at DNS server 10.1.1.51:
                     WIN.MYDOMAIN.com
 
                     Matching CNAME record found at DNS server 10.1.1.51:
                     8cee356d-bd00-46c0-8fe4-85894c91b954._msdcs.MYDOMAIN.com
 
                     Matching DC SRV record found at DNS server 10.1.1.51:
                     _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.MYDOMAIN.com
 
                     Matching GC SRV record found at DNS server 10.1.1.51:
                     _ldap._tcp.gc._msdcs.MYDOMAIN.com
 
                     Matching PDC SRV record found at DNS server 10.1.1.51:
                     _ldap._tcp.pdc._msdcs.MYDOMAIN.com
 
 
         Summary of test results for DNS servers used by the above domain contro
llers:
 
            DNS server: 10.1.1.2 (<name unavailable>)
               All tests passed on this DNS server
               This is a valid DNS server
 
            DNS server: 10.1.1.51 (win.MYDOMAIN.com.)
               All tests passed on this DNS server
               This is a valid DNS server
               Name resolution is funtional. _ldap._tcp SRV record for the fores
t root domain is registered
               Delegation to the domain _msdcs.MYDOMAIN.com. is operational
 
            DNS server: 206.248.154.170 (<name unavailable>)
               All tests passed on this DNS server
               This is a valid DNS server
 
            DNS server: 206.248.154.22 (<name unavailable>)
               All tests passed on this DNS server
               This is a valid DNS server
 
         Summary of DNS test results:
 
                                            Auth Basc Forw Del  Dyn  RReg Ext
               ________________________________________________________________
            Domain: MYDOMAIN.com
               WIN                          PASS PASS PASS PASS PASS PASS n/a
 
         ......................... MYDOMAIN.com passed test DNS
 
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