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Problems running ForestPrep for Exchange 2003 - Please Help 500pnts

Hi,

I have a Windows 2000 SP4 Server with Exchange 2000 installed on it...

I want to prepare the forest and domain for windows 2003 and exchange 2003..

I have just run Setup /ForestPrep for the exchange 2003 server pack 2 disk and got the following error..

"Setup failed while installing sub-components Microsoft Windows AD schema update with error code OxC1037AE6"

Any idea

500pnts

Ian

Bembi

Following the error code, have a look at this. Windows 2000 restricts access to the AD schema

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/247834/en-us

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Ian Price

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Still no joy with with - Any idea's ?

The acct we are running fprep and dprep with is a member of the schema admins and domain admins groups.

We are getting a Event ID 5000 and 1002 in the event log

This is a sample from the LDIF.ERR file

Entry DN: CN=Addressing,cn=FOS,cn=Microsoft Exchange,cn=Services,cn=Configuration,dc=fos,dc=co,dc=uk
change: add
Attribute 0) adminDisplayName:Addressing
Attribute 1) displayName:Addressing
Attribute 2) objectClass:container

3: Entry already exists, entry skipped

Entry DN: CN=Address-Templates,CN=Addressing,cn=FOS,cn=Microsoft Exchange,cn=Services,cn=Configuration,dc=fos,dc=co,dc=uk
change: add
Attribute 0) adminDisplayName:OneOff Address Templates
Attribute 1) displayName:OneOff Address Templates
Attribute 2) objectClass:msExchContainer
Attribute 3) legacyExchangeDN:/o=FOS/CN=Configuration/CN=Addressing/CN=Address-Templates

464: Entry already exists, entry skipped

kristinaw

does it ever finish when it's running along like this? looks like one of your last attempts was at least partially successfully.

kris.

Ian Price

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Yes is get to 10% then fails every time at the same place...

kristinaw

what server are you running fprep and dprep on? try running it from the DC.

kris.

Ian Price

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It is the one and only DC :-(

kristinaw

uh, wait a minute. you mean the exchange box is also the DC? is this an SBS box?

Ian Price

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No not small business - the exchange is on the DC at the moment because is was installed by a pleb. I plan to upgrade the domian to 2003.

By running forestprep = Exchange 2003
domainprep = Exchange 2003
forestprep = Window 2003
domainprep = Windows 2003

Then I will DCPROMO one of the window 2003 member server into the domain and move the global catalog off the exchange box, of I can't do any of that because I can't get forestprep to run :-)

Ian

Ian Price

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Found the Anwser Kris = I was running ForestPrep from the Exchange service Pack two CD - When I run it from the original Exchange CD it worked first time.

Thanks for you helps - I am awarding you the points for your general assistants.

Ian

kristinaw

hmmm. very interesting. it should have worked from the sp2 cd. ideally you always want to run it from the most recent version, but i'm sure you'll be fine. glad to help.

kris.