Exchange 2007 on 2003R2 server in 2008R2 domain

[edie209]

This is quite a simple question really.

 

We currently have a 2003R2 domain, on which we have a Exchange 2007 server (running on a 2003R2 Server).

 

We are now about to upgrade to Server 2008R2 and need to run adprep /forestprep and domain/prep

 

But I would like to know if anyone knows of any issues for exchange 2007 with upgrading the Active Directory Schema.

[ChrisMiles]

From a quick google search, you must have exchange 2007 sp3 installed to run it on 2008 r2. So best make sure its installed first.

[edie209]

Yes I saw that, but is that if you install exchange 2007 on a 2008R2 machine? we will be leaving exchange on a 2003R2 machine for the time.

 

Edit Just as well I asked I have just noticed that the Exchange server here has never had any of the service packs opps

Edited March 2, 2012 by edie209

[sukh]

Yes I saw that, but is that if you install exchange 2007 on a 2008R2 machine? we will be leaving exchange on a 2003R2 machine for the time.

 

Edit Just as well I asked I have just noticed that the Exchange server here has never had any of the service packs opps

 

No effect if you just want to update the schema. i would put on the latest sp 3 and RU6.

[edie209]

Ok I have now done all the updates and have found a gotcha.

 

Mobile devices no longer connect, has anyone had this problem before? I am able to see the mobile partnership in Exchange management tools and I can remove the partnership yet I am not able to get the mobile device to connect.

 

I will now start searching but if anyone knows a solution it would be much appreciated.

[sukh]

All devices?

All users?

Test via https://www.testexchangeconnectivity.com/ and see what that reports?

[edie209]

I want to bring this one up again, I was told that it was our certificate that was the problem so I have waited to get one of the free ones from SWGFL, which I got today.

 

I have just installed on the exchange server and we still have the same problem. We can connect fine using OWA however mobile devices just can't connect via Activesyc. I have noticed a 1309 error in Event Viewer

Event code: 3005

Event message: An unhandled exception has occurred.

Event time: 21/03/2012 15:19:48

Event time (UTC): 21/03/2012 15:19:48

Event ID: 3ef6724f6e314465a8be25848a9b601e

Event sequence: 310702

Event occurrence: 103567

Event detail code: 0

 

Application information:

Application domain: /LM/W3SVC/1/ROOT/Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync-1-129755230683925126

Trust level: Full

Application Virtual Path: /Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync

Application Path: D:\ExchangeX86\ClientAccess\sync\

Machine name: MAIL

 

Process information:

Process ID: 2196

Process name: w3wp.exe

Account name: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM

 

Exception information:

Exception type: FileNotFoundException

Exception message: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Exchange.AirSync, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.

 

Request information:

Request URL: https://mail.domain.sch.uk:443/Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync/default.eas

Request path: /Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync/default.eas

User host address: 212.183.128.79

User: domain\user

Is authenticated: True

Authentication Type: Basic

Thread account name: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM

 

Thread information:

Thread ID: 11

Thread account name: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM

Is impersonating: False

Stack trace: at Microsoft.Exchange.AirSyncHandler.Handler..ctor()

 

Looking in Add or Remove programs I can only see Rollup 6 available to unistall.

 

Going to the link in the error message and then entering a username and passwords returns the following.

 

Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Exchange.AirSync, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code. 

Exception Details: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Exchange.AirSync, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.

Source Error: 

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Assembly Load Trace: The following information can be helpful to determine why the assembly 'Microsoft.Exchange.AirSync, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' could not be loaded.


WRN: Assembly binding logging is turned OFF.
To enable assembly bind failure logging, set the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog] (DWORD) to 1.
Note: There is some performance penalty associated with assembly bind failure logging.
To turn this feature off, remove the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog].

Stack Trace: 


[FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Exchange.AirSync, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.]
  Microsoft.Exchange.AirSyncHandler.Handler..ctor() +0

[TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.]
  System.RuntimeTypeHandle.CreateInstance(RuntimeType type, Boolean publicOnly, Boolean noCheck, Boolean& canBeCached, RuntimeMethodHandle& ctor, Boolean& bNeedSecurityCheck) +0
  System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceSlow(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean fillCache) +146
  System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceImpl(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean skipVisibilityChecks, Boolean fillCache) +298
  System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, Boolean nonPublic) +79
  System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceImpl(BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture, Object[] activationAttributes) +10364251
  System.Web.Configuration.HttpHandlerAction.Create() +107
  System.Web.Configuration.HandlerFactoryCache..ctor(HttpHandlerAction mapping) +25
  System.Web.HttpApplication.GetFactory(HttpHandlerAction mapping) +108
  System.Web.HttpApplication.MapHttpHandler(HttpContext context, String requestType, VirtualPath path, String pathTranslated, Boolean useAppConfig) +433
  System.Web.MapHandlerExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +142
  System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +263

 

Any pointers really would be well recieved

Edited March 21, 2012 by edie209
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[sukh]

Check the IIS logs, what do they say?

Also have you done the connectivity test in the ablve KB I posted?

[edie209]

These are the connectivity test results.

 

 

 

Test Steps

 

Attempting to resolve the host name domain.domain.sch.uk in DNS.

The host name couldn't be resolved.

Tell me more about this issue and how to resolve it

 

 

Additional Details

Host domain.domain.sch.uk couldn't be resolved in DNS InfoNoRecords.

 

 

 

 

Attempting to test potential Autodiscover URL https://autodiscover.domain.domain.sch.uk/AutoDiscover/AutoDiscover.xml

 

Testing of this potential Autodiscover URL failed.

 

Test Steps

 

Attempting to resolve the host name autodiscover.domain.domain.sch.uk in DNS.

The host name couldn't be resolved.

Tell me more about this issue and how to resolve it

 

 

Additional Details

Host autodiscover.domain.domain.sch.uk couldn't be resolved in DNS InfoDomainNonexistent.

 

 

 

 

Attempting to contact the Autodiscover service using the HTTP redirect method.

The attempt to contact Autodiscover using the HTTP Redirect method failed.

 

Test Steps

 

Attempting to resolve the host name autodiscover.domain.domain.sch.uk in DNS.

The host name couldn't be resolved.

Tell me more about this issue and how to resolve it

 

 

Additional Details

Host autodiscover.domain.domain.sch.uk couldn't be resolved in DNS InfoDomainNonexistent.

 

 

 

 

Attempting to contact the Autodiscover service using the DNS SRV redirect method.

ExRCA failed to contact the Autodiscover service using the DNS SRV redirect method.

 

Test Steps

 

Attempting to locate SRV record _autodiscover._tcp.domain.domain.sch.uk in DNS.

The Autodiscover SRV record wasn't found in DNS.

Tell me more about this issue and how to resolve it

 

[sukh]

Your external records in DNS dont seem to be setup.

 

How do you access OWA externally?

 

Have you setup the DNS records for autodiscover?

 

What names do you have on your cert?

[edie209]

We connect to owa by https://mail.domain.domain.sch.uk/owa

Cert names are mail..... and autodiscover......

 

I don't know about dns will have to check (only been in the job for about 8 weeks)

 

Everything was working though before the servicepack updates which were sp1/2/3 and rollup 6

[sukh]

Check DNS records 1st.