SP1 for Exchange 2013 install fails with ECP virtual directory issues and now transport service won't start and mail is unavailable

Question

SP1 for Exchange 2013 install failed on me with ECP virtual directory issues:
Error:
The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();
          $BEVdirIdentity = $RoleNetBIOSName + "\ecp (name)";
          $be = get-EcpVirtualDirectory -ShowMailboxVirtualDirectories -Identity $BEVdirIdentity -DomainController $RoleDomainController -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
          if ($be -eq $null)
          new-EcpVirtualDirectory -Role Mailbox -WebSiteName "name" -DomainController $RoleDomainController;
          set-EcpVirtualdirectory -Identity $BEVdirIdentity -FormsAuthentication:$false -WindowsAuthentication:$true;
          set-EcpVirtualdirectory -Identity $BEVdirIdentity -InternalUrl $null -ExternalUrl $null;
          . "$RoleInstallPath\Scripts\Update-AppPoolManagedFrameworkVersion.ps1" -AppPoolName:"MSExchangeECPAppPool" -Version:"v4.0";
        " was run: "The virtual directory 'ecp' already exists under 'server/name'.
Parameter name: VirtualDirectoryName".
Error:
The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();
          $BEVdirIdentity = $RoleNetBIOSName + "\ECP (name)";
          $be = get-EcpVirtualDirectory -ShowMailboxVirtualDirectories -Identity $BEVdirIdentity -DomainController $RoleDomainController -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
          if ($be -eq $null)
          new-EcpVirtualDirectory -Role Mailbox -WebSiteName "name" -DomainController $RoleDomainController;
          set-EcpVirtualdirectory -Identity $BEVdirIdentity -FormsAuthentication:$false -WindowsAuthentication:$true;
          set-EcpVirtualdirectory -Identity $BEVdirIdentity -InternalUrl $null -ExternalUrl $null;
          . "$RoleInstallPath\Scripts\Update-AppPoolManagedFrameworkVersion.ps1" -AppPoolName:"MSExchangeECPAppPool" -Version:"v4.0";
        " was run: "The operation couldn't be performed because object 'server\ECP (name)' couldn't be found on 'DC0xx.domain.com'.".
Error:
The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();
          $BEVdirIdentity = $RoleNetBIOSName + "\ECP (name)";
          $be = get-EcpVirtualDirectory -ShowMailboxVirtualDirectories -Identity $BEVdirIdentity -DomainController $RoleDomainController -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
          if ($be -eq $null)
          new-EcpVirtualDirectory -Role Mailbox -WebSiteName "name" -DomainController $RoleDomainController;
          set-EcpVirtualdirectory -Identity $BEVdirIdentity -FormsAuthentication:$false -WindowsAuthentication:$true;
          set-EcpVirtualdirectory -Identity $BEVdirIdentity -InternalUrl $null -ExternalUrl $null;
          . "$RoleInstallPath\Scripts\Update-AppPoolManagedFrameworkVersion.ps1" -AppPoolName:"MSExchangeECPAppPool" -Version:"v4.0";
        " was run: "The operation couldn't be performed because object 'server\ECP (name)' couldn't be found on 'DC0xx.domain.com'.".
!! And now transport service won't start and mail is unavailable !!
Any help would be appreciated.
I have removed the ecp site from default site and attempting to rerun SP1 now. I do not have high hopes. :(

Answer 1

Hi,
Thanks for your response.
From the error description, you need to manually remove the ECP with IIS manager in both the Default Web Site and the Exchange Back End firstly. And then continue the upgrade to check the result.
Hope this can be helpful to you.
Best regards,
Amy Wang
TechNet Community Support