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How do I get my Exchange 2010 server to redirect my OWA clients to Exchange 2007

I have just installed Exchange 2010 and moved some mailboxes. If you go to the the https:\\exchange2010\owa for those mailboxes it works. If someone goes there and their mailbox is on an exchange 2007 they don't get redirected to that server, and it says they are supposed to. They get the message " Your request couldn't be completed because no server with the correct security settings was found to handle the request. If the problem continues, contact your helpdesk.".

Any Ideas????

Thanks

Glen Knight

I am not 100% sure but the scenario in a mixed 2007/2003 environment is that you eed to use a 2007 CAS server to proxy for the 2003 server if the CAS has the mailbox role on it then it will not proxy requests.

Try setting up a seperate CAS server with 2010 Client Access Role and see if you use that server for OWA if it will proxy for the 2007 server.

Julian123

Are your virtual directories set up correctly? This article has info on that (and other steps required for coexistance between 2010 adn 2007): http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd351133(EXCHG.140).aspx

Narayan_singh

Remove SSL from OWA virtual in Exchange 2007 IIS.
and have basic+integrated authentication on OWA virtual directory.

Narayan_singh

Check this Article it describes what we need here :
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/exchange2010/thread/f1910303-170a-44ae-84a0-ffe32aa51ecf

ITS_Admin

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The article at social.technet.microsoft talks about exchange 2010 and 2003. I want all my users to be able to go to my exchange 2010 servers owa and if they are on exchange 2007 be redirected to that server. I have made a legacy.domain.edu record that points to my exchange 2007 server. But I still get the error. Do I need to use the Set-OWAVirtualDirectory -Exchange2003URL parameter on the exchange 2010 server even if the other server is a 2007 server???

Thanks

Narayan_singh

Yes you will have to set Set-OWAVirtualDirectory -Exchange2003URL

ITS_Admin

ASKER

So I do :

Set-OWAVirtualDirectory -Identity "2010owa\owa (Default Web Site)" -Exchange2003URL https://2003owa.domain.edu/owa

On my exchange 2010 server??

I did that and still get "Your request couldn't be completed because no server with the correct security settings was found to handle the request" when I use the 2010 url to access a mailbox on a 2003 server.The 2010 site does work for mailboxes on that server but it wil take a while to move people over.

Glen Knight

Are you in a position to try the seperate CAS solution?

ITS_Admin

ASKER

By separate do you mean multiple urls for people to go to?? I hate to do that after I just got people used to one. It says this should work so I will keep at it for a while longer.
The 2003 server at least gives you a neat little page that says you should use a new url to get your email if you go to the 2003 server but are on 2010. But that isn't great either because that leaves me with multiple urls again.

Glen Knight

No I mean a seperate CAS server that can proxy for all the servers.
So it doesn't have a mailbox role.

ITS_Admin

ASKER

I could probably just set up a virtual one during the transition, Can it be 2010?? Without the mailbox role does it work better??

Narayan_singh

Have you created the host entry for 2003owa.domain.edu.

type https://2003owa.domain.edu/owa and see waht comes up.

that name (https://2003owa.domain.edu/owa) needs to be resolved in order to be accessed and should point to you CAS 2007 server

Glen Knight

I know there was a limitation in Exchange 2007 where if it had the mailbox role it wouldn't proxy for Exchange 2003 it could be the same with 2010 I am not sure.

Setup a 2010 CAS and see if it helps, worst comes to the worst you just uninstall it if it doesn't work.

ITS_Admin

ASKER

Reply to Narayan_singh:
Yes it is in the host table and comes right up and I can log into the 2007 owa. It's the actual name of the server and the certificate is valid for that.
Thanks

Narayan_singh

On exchange 2007 set you owa external URL as https://2003owa.domain.edu/owa (legacy URL)

and make sure there is SSL enabled on OWA virtual directory in Ex2007

Narayan_singh

Clarification set the External OWA URL as https://2003owa.domain.edu/owa (legacy URL)

Mestha

You will need to have a separate server holding just the CAS role to support both Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010 mailboxes on the same server. A single machine is not going to be enough.
Once you have moved all content you can return to a single machine holding all of the roles.

Simon.

Glen Knight

Thanks Simon, that's what I thought but wasn't sure as I have not used Exchange 2003/2007/2010 in a single environment.

ITS_Admin

ASKER

I have created the standalone CAS server in exchange 2010 and I still get the same error. have attached the error from ie below. It is able to bring up a mailbox from my new 2010 server, but just errors on any mailbox from and of the 2007 servers.

cas2010.JPG

Mestha

The text of the error code cannot be read. Can you not copy and paste the error message?

Simon.

ITS_Admin

ASKER

There error is:

" Your request couldn't be completed because no server with the correct security settings was found to handle the request. If the problem continues, contact your helpdesk.".

Mestha

That would tend to point to a problem with the server with the mailbox on it.
Normally I suggest that the virtual directories are reset. If you are doing a proxy then ensure that the other servers do NOT have an External URL configured either.

Simon.

ITS_Admin

ASKER

Actually I just checked and my current 2007 server did not have an external url defined. I just put one in and now the redirection works perfectly. If I go to the 2010 owa and try a mialbox that is on that server I get a 2010 owa, if it is on the 2007 server I end up logged in on the 2007 owa. I guess because I just had the 1 cas before it never needed to have one.

Steve

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ITS_Admin

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Yes I put in the name of the server https://server.domain.org on the 2007 cas server and moved the ip associated with https://email.domain.org over to the 2010 and entered that there. The certificate has all the "subject Alternate Names" on it and both ips are accessable through https off compus. So it all seems to work now.
It does change the name in the browser for the mailboxes on the 2007 server but it is the result I was looking for....

Steve

Mestha

"It does change the name in the browser for the mailboxes on the 2007 server but it is the result I was looking for...."

That means it isn't proxying, it is redirecting.
If that is all that you wanted it to do then you didn't need a separate CAS.
The separate CAS solution is for when you want a single URL for all mailbox types.

Simon.

ITS_Admin

ASKER

These answere helped me find the correct screens to use to obtain my result. They came quickly and helped alot.

rdiazll

I had this problem on my installation of exchange 2010/2003, and i moved the mailboxes to the 2010 server and the problem is gone.

andrewjohnporter

I also had this problem which was resolved when moving the mailboxes as said above (the next step in the document). When you do this the users mailboxes will change to 'user mailbox' in exchange. Before you do this they will say 'Legacy Mailbox'.

Also, if you go to Users and Groups in the SBS console you will notice that the Legacy mailbox user accounts are not there so you cannot edit any owa settings in the Shared Folders and Websites heading.