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ESM not recognizing correct version of Exchange

Asked by ABMSTech in Active Directory, Exchange Email Server

Tags: microsoft, exchange, 2003, sp2

I am running Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 with Exchange 2003 Standard with 2nd CD with Exchange Server 2003 SP2 was installed. These are from MS Partner Program via the Action Pack subscription.

I am having an issue with the version being shown in ESM on my primary Exchange server and the BlackBerry server with just ESM loaded. Both indicate that the version is Version 6.5 (Build 6944.4).
I know that i have installed the SP2 on both servers with ESM and that the CDO.dll version on both servers is Version 6.5.7638.2.
I am running a small VMWare ESX environment with one primary Active Directory server and AD on the Exchange 2003 server. Additional servers are just resource servers with no AD components.

In doing some research, I fear that somehow my Exchange Object was not created properly during the Forrest Prep portion of the Exchange 2003 R2 install. I don't believe this to be the case do to lack of errors during this process. OR while migrating SBS Exchange 2003 Server SP1 Information Store, I had experienced a problem with a bad backup and wouldn't restore.
While trying to fix that problem (not knowing exactly what that was) I had copied the exchange directory and tried to copy back the original exchange directory that I had copied before messing with the migration testing. This migration of the IS had worked time after time prior to the actual live migration. My final analysis of this restore had to do with the IS shutting down due to power issues and never completed a hard recovery.
There were issues with the restore of the exchange directory that had been used in my testing (not the clean install directory) due to .dll not being able to be copied over. The Exchange services were all shutdown during this process, but still wouldn't copy correctly.
Next, I managed to get the original exchange directory back as best as possible and then reinstalled SP2.
Everything seems to be running fine and the restore did finally take after many attempts.
All of this might be useless, but I wanted to share this information just in case.

Also,
I have noticed that during a reboot, the IS and MTA servcies won't start automatically but will start up manually. I don't see any error logs regarding this failed startup that give me any clue as to why they don't.
I'm not sure where to start with this problem. Do I have the right containers in AD that should have happened during Forrest Prep? I have attached the Exchange Server setup log. It seems like most experts wanted to see that for a clearer understanding of the install.
Should I just reinstall SP2?

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Exchange-Server-Setup-Progress.log (4.9 MB) (Possible File Type Mismatch)

Exchange Server Setup Progress logfile sp2

20091111-EE-VQP-89 / EE_QW_2_20070628

ESM not recognizing correct version of Exchange

Asked by ABMSTech in Active Directory, Exchange Email Server

Tags: microsoft, exchange, 2003, sp2

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