Setting the Autodiscover internal URL

Have you browsed through the Exchange 2007 Auto Discovery Whitepaper ( http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb332063(EXCHG.80).aspx#OutlookAndAD ) ?

It should address any questions you have and contained detailed instructions on how to setup / repair the Auto Discovery service.

Are you using the self-signed Certificate, or do you have a Public Cert?

It is a Public Cert (godaddy UCC).

What unusual is that when I run the get-clientaccessserver cmdlet I get the following report showing the internal URL:

[PS] C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.CNS>get-clientaccessserver |fl


Name                           : CNS-2003X64-FS3
OutlookAnywhereEnabled         : True
AutoDiscoverServiceCN          : cns-2003x64-fs3
AutoDiscoverServiceClassName   : ms-Exchange-AutoDiscover-Service
AutoDiscoverServiceInternalUri : https://cns-2003x64-fs3.creativenetworks.net/A
                                 utodiscover/Autodiscover.xml
AutoDiscoverServiceGuid        : 77378f46-2c66-4aa9-a6a6-3e7a48b19596
AutoDiscoverSiteScope          : {CNS-FV}
IsValid                        : True
OriginatingServer              : cns-2003x64-fs3.creativenetworks.net
ExchangeVersion                : 0.1 (8.0.535.0)
DistinguishedName              : CN=CNS-2003X64-FS3,CN=Servers,CN=Exchange Admi
                                 nistrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT),CN=Administ
                                 rative Groups,CN=Creative Network Services,CN=
                                 Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuratio
                                 n,DC=creativenetworks,DC=net
Identity                       : CNS-2003X64-FS3
Guid                           : d4fc6d87-9c48-4c8d-9c60-855af480ecb1
ObjectCategory                 : creativenetworks.net/Configuration/Schema/ms-E
                                 xch-Exchange-Server
ObjectClass                    : {top, server, msExchExchangeServer}
WhenChanged                    : 7/18/2008 4:50:48 PM
WhenCreated                    : 4/28/2008 6:41:59 PM

But when I run the get-autodiscovervirtualdirectory, it shows no internal URL as listed below:

[PS] C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.CNS>get-autodiscovervirtualdirector
y |fl


Name                          : Autodiscover (Default Web Site)
InternalAuthenticationMethods : {Basic, Ntlm, WindowsIntegrated}
ExternalAuthenticationMethods : {Basic, Ntlm, WindowsIntegrated}
BasicAuthentication           : True
DigestAuthentication          : False
WindowsAuthentication         : True
MetabasePath                  : IIS://cns-2003x64-fs3.creativenetworks.net/W3SV
                                C/1/ROOT/Autodiscover
Path                          : C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Clie
                                ntAccess\Autodiscover
Server                        : CNS-2003X64-FS3
InternalUrl                   :
ExternalUrl                   :
AdminDisplayName              :
ExchangeVersion               : 0.1 (8.0.535.0)
DistinguishedName             : CN=Autodiscover (Default Web Site),CN=HTTP,CN=P
                                rotocols,CN=CNS-2003X64-FS3,CN=Servers,CN=Excha
                                nge Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT),CN=A
                                dministrative Groups,CN=Creative Network Servic
                                es,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configu
                                ration,DC=creativenetworks,DC=net
Identity                      : CNS-2003X64-FS3\Autodiscover (Default Web Site)
Guid                          : 1a9e6b9c-87b2-4a40-97bb-e439f06785ee
ObjectCategory                : creativenetworks.net/Configuration/Schema/ms-Ex
                                ch-Auto-Discover-Virtual-Directory
ObjectClass                   : {top, msExchVirtualDirectory, msExchAutoDiscove
                                rVirtualDirectory}
WhenChanged                   : 6/10/2008 11:48:03 AM
WhenCreated                   : 6/10/2008 11:47:58 AM
OriginatingServer             : cns-2003x64-fs3.creativenetworks.net
IsValid                       : True

The hex address errors I'm getting in the Outlook test connection area are all primarily connection based numbers.

Ideas?

Here is a recent response from the Shell.  Sounds like my cert is invalid?

[PS] C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.CNS>test-outlookwebservices "John T
hompson" |fl


Id      : 1003
Type    : Information
Message : About to test AutoDiscover with the e-mail address john@creativenetwo
          rks.net.

Id      : 1005
Type    : Error
Message : When accessing https://cns-2003x64-fs3.creativenetworks.net/Autodisco
          ver/Autodiscover.xml the error "RemoteCertificateNameMismatch:CN=www.
          creativenetworks.net, OU=Domain Control Validated, O=www.creativenetw
          orks.net" was reported.

Id      : 1013
Type    : Error
Message : When contacting https://cns-2003x64-fs3.creativenetworks.net/Autodisc
          over/Autodiscover.xml received the error The remote server returned a
          n error: (403) Forbidden.

Id      : 1006
Type    : Error
Message : The Autodiscover service could not be contacted.

GoDaddy is very understanding, and helpful, the direct number to Cert support is 480-505-8852.  They should issue you a couple of token to Re-Key your Certificate.

Do a new Cert request, make sure you get all your autodiscover SAN's correct.
Get it, Import it, Enable it, and Remove the old one.

did that late last night (you are right, they were very helpful).  Ran test outlook web services this morning and here is the response.  For the record it appears that Autodiscover.xml is empty.

[PS] C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.CNS>test-outlookwebservices |fl


Id      : 1003
Type    : Information
Message : About to test AutoDiscover with the e-mail address Administrator@crea
          tivenetworks.net.

Id      : 1007
Type    : Information
Message : Testing server cns-2003x64-fs3.creativenetworks.net with the publishe
          d name https://cns-2003x64-fs3.creativenetworks.net/EWS/Exchange.asmx
           & .

Id      : 1019
Type    : Information
Message : Found a valid AutoDiscover service connection point. The AutoDiscover
           URL on this object is https://cns-2003x64-fs3.creativenetworks.net/A
          utodiscover/Autodiscover.xml.

Id      : 1013
Type    : Error
Message : When contacting https://cns-2003x64-fs3.creativenetworks.net/Autodisc
          over/Autodiscover.xml received the error The remote server returned a
          n error: (403) Forbidden.

Id      : 1006
Type    : Error
Message : The Autodiscover service could not be contacted.

Ran get-autodiscovervirtualdirectory this morning and here are the results:

[PS] C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.CNS>get-autodiscovervirtualdirector
y |fl


Name                          : Autodiscover (Default Web Site)
InternalAuthenticationMethods : {Basic, Ntlm, WindowsIntegrated}
ExternalAuthenticationMethods : {Basic, Ntlm, WindowsIntegrated}
BasicAuthentication           : True
DigestAuthentication          : False
WindowsAuthentication         : True
MetabasePath                  : IIS://cns-2003x64-fs3.creativenetworks.net/W3SV
                                C/1/ROOT/Autodiscover
Path                          : C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Clie
                                ntAccess\Autodiscover
Server                        : CNS-2003X64-FS3
InternalUrl                   :
ExternalUrl                   :
AdminDisplayName              :
ExchangeVersion               : 0.1 (8.0.535.0)
DistinguishedName             : CN=Autodiscover (Default Web Site),CN=HTTP,CN=P
                                rotocols,CN=CNS-2003X64-FS3,CN=Servers,CN=Excha
                                nge Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT),CN=A
                                dministrative Groups,CN=Creative Network Servic
                                es,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configu
                                ration,DC=creativenetworks,DC=net
Identity                      : CNS-2003X64-FS3\Autodiscover (Default Web Site)
Guid                          : 1a9e6b9c-87b2-4a40-97bb-e439f06785ee
ObjectCategory                : creativenetworks.net/Configuration/Schema/ms-Ex
                                ch-Auto-Discover-Virtual-Directory
ObjectClass                   : {top, msExchVirtualDirectory, msExchAutoDiscove
                                rVirtualDirectory}
WhenChanged                   : 6/10/2008 11:48:03 AM
WhenCreated                   : 6/10/2008 11:47:58 AM
OriginatingServer             : cns-2003x64-fs3.creativenetworks.net
IsValid                       : True