Exchange 2007 Server Information Store not mounting on reboot
We have a new Exchange 2007 server setup that we just migrated from SBS 2003. I'm getting some weird errors after just rebooting the server though : looks like it won't let the Information Store mount upon bootup, I have to manually start this service as well as MS System Attendant.
Here are the following error messages I get in the event log after a reboot : yes all of them in a row. A manually start of the services MSSA and the Information Store gets everything working fine, this only happens after a reboot.
Windows cannot determine the user or computer name. (The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted. ). Group Policy processing aborted.
Process MSEXCHANGEADTOPOLOGYSERVIC
Process MSEXCHANGEADTOPOLOGYSERVIC
The query was for the SRV record for _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.lle.l
The following domain controllers were identified by the query:
llesrv00.lle.local
llesrv01.lle.local
Unexpected error No authority could be contacted for authentication. ID no: 80090311 Microsoft Exchange System Attendant occurred.
Microsoft Exchange System Attendant failed to start.
Process utilCmdletWrapper.exe (EMS) (PID=2896). An remote procedure call (RPC) request to the Microsoft Exchange Active Directory Topology service failed with error 1753 (Error 6d9 from HrGetServersForRole). Make sure that the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service is running. In addition, make sure that the network ports that are used by RPC are not blocked by a firewall.
Process MSEXCHANGEADTOPOLOGY (PID=1460). The site monitor API was unable to verify the site name for this Exchange computer - Call=HrSearch Error code=80040a01. Make sure that Exchange server is correctly registered on the DNS server.
Error 0x96f connecting to the Microsoft Active Directory.
Unable to initialize the Microsoft Exchange Information Store service. - Error 0x96f.
Here are the following error messages I get in the event log after a reboot : yes all of them in a row. A manually start of the services MSSA and the Information Store gets everything working fine, this only happens after a reboot.
Windows cannot determine the user or computer name. (The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted. ). Group Policy processing aborted.
Process MSEXCHANGEADTOPOLOGYSERVIC
Process MSEXCHANGEADTOPOLOGYSERVIC
The query was for the SRV record for _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.lle.l
The following domain controllers were identified by the query:
llesrv00.lle.local
llesrv01.lle.local
Unexpected error No authority could be contacted for authentication. ID no: 80090311 Microsoft Exchange System Attendant occurred.
Microsoft Exchange System Attendant failed to start.
Process utilCmdletWrapper.exe (EMS) (PID=2896). An remote procedure call (RPC) request to the Microsoft Exchange Active Directory Topology service failed with error 1753 (Error 6d9 from HrGetServersForRole). Make sure that the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service is running. In addition, make sure that the network ports that are used by RPC are not blocked by a firewall.
Process MSEXCHANGEADTOPOLOGY (PID=1460). The site monitor API was unable to verify the site name for this Exchange computer - Call=HrSearch Error code=80040a01. Make sure that Exchange server is correctly registered on the DNS server.
Error 0x96f connecting to the Microsoft Active Directory.
Unable to initialize the Microsoft Exchange Information Store service. - Error 0x96f.
ASKER
Best Practices doesn't flag anything related to this. Exchange is not installed on a DC, we have two other Server 2003 boxes set up as DC's.
When you asked am I pointing DNS at the DC's only what did you mean? Both of the DC's are listed as NameServers in DNS yes.
Could it be because my external DNS for the Exchange (mail.xxx.com) is different than it's internal name (xxxsrv03.xxx.local) ? I do have one certificate mismatch error because of that.
When you asked am I pointing DNS at the DC's only what did you mean? Both of the DC's are listed as NameServers in DNS yes.
Could it be because my external DNS for the Exchange (mail.xxx.com) is different than it's internal name (xxxsrv03.xxx.local) ? I do have one certificate mismatch error because of that.
Certificate mismatch wouldn't be the cause of the problem.
What I referred to for DNS was that the DNS servers on the network configuration are pointing to the domain controllers only.
-M
What I referred to for DNS was that the DNS servers on the network configuration are pointing to the domain controllers only.
-M
ASKER
That didn't help explain it any better. What settings are you talking about?
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Oh I see. There were no external DNS IP's in the network card's TCP/IP settings. In fact only one of our DNS servers was configured and our WINS server wasn't listed either. I added both of those. Could this be happening if only one DNS server was listed? If so I find the one error odd that lists both DC's as unavailable.
The following domain controllers were identified by the query:
llesrv00.lle.local
llesrv01.lle.local
I'm not sure if it's relevant but the network card is configured with two IPs. We had to do this to resolve a certificate issue Outlook 2007 was prompting for internally. This was due to our internal DNS name for Exchange being different from the external one we purchased a cert for.
The following domain controllers were identified by the query:
llesrv00.lle.local
llesrv01.lle.local
I'm not sure if it's relevant but the network card is configured with two IPs. We had to do this to resolve a certificate issue Outlook 2007 was prompting for internally. This was due to our internal DNS name for Exchange being different from the external one we purchased a cert for.
ASKER
Wow okay, it looks like adding the secondary internal DNS and WINS server fixed the reboot problems. Sweet, thanks for pointing me there.
Can I have a moderator please X out my internal DNS names? Probably shouldn't have posted them.
Thanks for the help guys! Lookin' good!
Can I have a moderator please X out my internal DNS names? Probably shouldn't have posted them.
Thanks for the help guys! Lookin' good!
The server is unable to contact the domain controller/s.
Are you pointing DNS at the domain controllers only?
Is Exchange installed on a domain controller?
If you run the Best Practises too from the toolbox, does that flag anything?
-M