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Task 'Microsoft Exchange Server' reported error (0x80040107): 'Could not open the item. Try again.'
Hi
I have an Exchange 2003 server problem. We can't seem to send or receive any emails.
We can open outlook and connect to the server. Status bar says online on bottom right of screen.
I get the following error:
task 'Microsoft Exchange Server' reported error (0x80040107): 'Could not open the item. Try again.'
This is how it all started. Last week the primary DC crash.
On the second DC, I seized all the FSMO roles so that it becomes the main DC.
On exchange, I ran setup /disasterrecovery.
Rebooted and mounted the mailboxes. No problem so far.
When I use a client to send any email, It comes up with the above error.
I was thinking if I could run forestprep and domain prep on the same exchange server so that it can reconnect to the secondary DC.
I'm not sure if this would solve the situation
Will I lose any exchange info If I do this.
Please advise
I have an Exchange 2003 server problem. We can't seem to send or receive any emails.
We can open outlook and connect to the server. Status bar says online on bottom right of screen.
I get the following error:
task 'Microsoft Exchange Server' reported error (0x80040107): 'Could not open the item. Try again.'
This is how it all started. Last week the primary DC crash.
On the second DC, I seized all the FSMO roles so that it becomes the main DC.
On exchange, I ran setup /disasterrecovery.
Rebooted and mounted the mailboxes. No problem so far.
When I use a client to send any email, It comes up with the above error.
I was thinking if I could run forestprep and domain prep on the same exchange server so that it can reconnect to the secondary DC.
I'm not sure if this would solve the situation
Will I lose any exchange info If I do this.
Please advise
ASKER
When I type "connect to server servername" (The dead server)
I get the following error message:
DSBindw error 0x6ba (The RPC server is unavailable)
I've typed these commands on the secondary DC.
I get the following error message:
DSBindw error 0x6ba (The RPC server is unavailable)
I've typed these commands on the secondary DC.
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To remove a domain controller:
- Open a command prompt and run NTDSUTIL
- At the ntdsutil prompt, type metadata cleanup
- At the metadata cleanup prompt, type connections
- At the server connections prompt, type connect to server localhost
- At the server connections prompt, type quit
- At the metadata cleanup prompt, type select operation target
- At the select operation target prompt:
- type list domains
- type select domain x (x is the domain n°)
- type list sites
- type select site x (x is the site n°)
- type list servers for domain in site
- type select server x (x is the server n°)
- type quit
- At the metadata cleanup prompt, type remove selected server. Confirm twice.
- Remove connections to this DC from ADSS\NTDS Settings (right-click + delete).
- Remove DC mappings in DNS and WINS
To remove them from ADUC\Domain Controllers, use ADSI Edit (see Q216498), which is part of the Support Tools (run adsiedit.msc). Otherwise, you’ll get the error message “The DSA object cannot be deleted”. The Support Tools can be found on your Windows cd in \Support\Tools.
- select the domain NC and expand it
- expand domain controllers
- highlight your old server
- select properties
- scroll to UserAccountControl and change the number to 4096.
- remove the DC from ADUC.
Then try again!
Cheers,
Peter