Error During Exchange 2013 Mailbox Transport Role Install On Server 2012

Question

I was installing Exchange 2013 on Server 2012.  The server is not a DC, but is a member of a domain with a 2008 R2 functional level, and I was logged in as a domain admin.  There has never been an Exchange instance on this domain.  I got past
the prerequisite checks, and the installer showed 15 steps, so I walked away.  When I came back, I saw this:
Step 8 of 15: Mailbox role: Transport service
Error:
The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();
          $maxWait = New-TimeSpan -Minutes 8
          $timeout = Get-Date;
          $timeout = $timeout.Add($maxWait);
          $currTime = Get-Date;
          $successfullySetConfigDC = $false;
          while($currTime -le $timeout)
            $setSharedCDCErrors = @();
            try
              Set-SharedConfigDC -DomainController $RoleDomainController -ErrorVariable setSharedCDCErrors -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
              $successfullySetConfigDC = ($setSharedCDCErrors.Count -eq 0);
              if($successfullySetConfigDC)
                break;
              Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Info ("An error ocurred while setting shared config DC. Error: " + $setSharedCDCErrors[0]);
            catch
              Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Info ("An exception ocurred while setting shared config DC. Exception: " + $_.Exception.Message);
            Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Info ("Waiting 30 seconds before attempting again.");
            Start-Sleep -Seconds 30;
            $currTime = Get-Date;
          if( -not $successfullySetConfigDC)
            Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Error "Unable to set shared config DC.";
        " was run: "Unable to set shared config DC.".
The only option on the screen was exit, so I did.  I checked the start menu, and there were two new Exchange icons, but I did not click them.  I ran the installer again, and it detected an incomplete install, the only option was to click next to
finish the install, so I clicked next.  This time, I eventually got the same error, except the screen showed "Step 8 of 15: Mailbox role: Transport service."  I did install some Exchange 2010 prerquisites on the server before Exchange Server 2013
came out, and I can rebuild the server and try the install again if that would be best, but I thought I should post here first and try to work through this since the product is so fresh.  Any suggestions?

Answer 1

I've tried three times since my last post, following
http://msexchange2010.info/archives/2330 as closely as possible the most recent time.  I am consistently getting the same error that appears to imply I don't have write access to the domain.  I don't understand this, because I am using the
same domain admin account I have been using all along.  Nonetheless, here is the powershell output starting with the first Exchange setup.exe step (all other steps were already performed, all available updates were installed, and the server was rebooted
prior to this):
Windows PowerShell
Copyright (C) 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
PS (domain admin home)> D:
PS D:\> .\Setup.exe /PrepareSchema /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms
Welcome to Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Unattended Setup
Copying Files...
File copy complete. Setup will now collect additional information needed for installation.
Performing Microsoft Exchange Server Prerequisite Check
Prerequisite Analysis COMPLETED
Configuring Microsoft Exchange Server
Extending Active Directory schema COMPLETED
The Exchange Server setup operation completed successfully.
PS D:\> .\Setup.exe /PrepareAD /OrganizationName:PRD-INC /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms
Welcome to Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Unattended Setup
Copying Files...
File copy complete. Setup will now collect additional information needed for installation.
Performing Microsoft Exchange Server Prerequisite Check
Prerequisite Analysis COMPLETED
Setup will prepare the organization for Exchange 2013 by using 'Setup /PrepareAD'. No Exchange 2010 server roles have b
een detected in this topology. After this operation, you will not be able to install any Exchange 2010 servers.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.NoE14ServerWarning.
aspx
Configuring Microsoft Exchange Server
Organization Preparation COMPLETED
The Exchange Server setup operation completed successfully.
PS D:\> .\Setup.exe /Mode:Install /Roles:ClientAccess, Mailbox, ManagementTools /t E:\Exchange /IAcceptExchangeServe
rLicenseTerms
Welcome to Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Unattended Setup
Copying Files...
File copy complete. Setup will now collect additional information needed for installation.
Languages
Management tools
Mailbox role: Transport service
Mailbox role: Client Access service
Mailbox role: Unified Messaging service
Mailbox role: Mailbox service
Client Access role: Front End Transport service
Client Access role: Client Access Front End service
Performing Microsoft Exchange Server Prerequisite Check
Configuring Prerequisites COMPLETED
Prerequisite Analysis COMPLETED
Configuring Microsoft Exchange Server
Preparing Setup COMPLETED
Stopping Services COMPLETED
Copying Exchange Files COMPLETED
Language Files COMPLETED
Restoring Services COMPLETED
Language Configuration COMPLETED
Exchange Management Tools COMPLETED
Mailbox role: Transport service COMPLETED
Mailbox role: Client Access service COMPLETED
Mailbox role: Unified Messaging service COMPLETED
Mailbox role: Mailbox service FAILED
The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();
if ($RoleIsDatacenter -ne $true)
if (Test-ExchangeServersWriteAccess -DomainController $RoleDomainController -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
$sysMbx = $null;
$name = "SystemMailbox{bb558c35-97f1-4cb9-8ff7-d53741dc928c}";
$dispName = "Microsoft Exchange";
Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Info ("Retrieving mailboxes with Name=$name.");
$mbxs = @(Get-Mailbox -Arbitration -Filter {name -eq $name} -IgnoreDefaultScope -ResultSize 1 );
if ($mbxs.Length -eq 0)
Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Info ("Retrieving mailbox databases on Server=$RoleFqdnOrName.");
$dbs = @(Get-MailboxDatabase -Server:$RoleFqdnOrName -DomainController $RoleDomainController);
if ($dbs.Length -ne 0)
Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Info ("Retrieving users with Name=$name.");
$arbUsers = @(Get-User -Filter {name -eq $name} -IgnoreDefaultScope -ResultSize 1);
if ($arbUsers.Length -ne 0)
Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Info ("Enabling mailbox $name.");
$sysMbx = Enable-Mailbox -Arbitration -Identity $arbUsers[0] -DisplayName $dispName -database $dbs[0
].Identity;
else
if ($mbxs[0].DisplayName -ne $dispName )
Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Info ("Setting DisplayName=$dispName.");
Set-Mailbox -Arbitration -Identity $mbxs[0] -DisplayName $dispName -Force;
$sysMbx = $mbxs[0];
# Set the Organization Capabilities needed for this mailbox
if ($sysMbx -ne $null)
# We need 1 GB for uploading large OAB files to the organization mailbox
Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Info ("Setting mailbox properties.");
set-mailbox -Arbitration -identity $sysMbx -UMGrammar:$true -OABGen:$true -GMGen:$true -ClientExtensions
:$true -MailRouting:$true -MaxSendSize 1GB -Force;
else
Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Info ("Cannot find arbitration mailbox with name=$name.");
else
Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Info "Skipping creating E15 System Mailbox because of insufficient permission."
" was run: "Database is mandatory on UserMailbox.".
The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();
if ($RoleIsDatacenter -ne $true)
if (Test-ExchangeServersWriteAccess -DomainController $RoleDomainController -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
$sysMbx = $null;
$name = "SystemMailbox{bb558c35-97f1-4cb9-8ff7-d53741dc928c}";
$dispName = "Microsoft Exchange";
Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Info ("Retrieving mailboxes with Name=$name.");
$mbxs = @(Get-Mailbox -Arbitration -Filter {name -eq $name} -IgnoreDefaultScope -ResultSize 1 );
if ($mbxs.Length -eq 0)
Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Info ("Retrieving mailbox databases on Server=$RoleFqdnOrName.");
$dbs = @(Get-MailboxDatabase -Server:$RoleFqdnOrName -DomainController $RoleDomainController);
if ($dbs.Length -ne 0)
Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Info ("Retrieving users with Name=$name.");
$arbUsers = @(Get-User -Filter {name -eq $name} -IgnoreDefaultScope -ResultSize 1);
if ($arbUsers.Length -ne 0)
Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Info ("Enabling mailbox $name.");
$sysMbx = Enable-Mailbox -Arbitration -Identity $arbUsers[0] -DisplayName $dispName -database $dbs[0
].Identity;
else
if ($mbxs[0].DisplayName -ne $dispName )
Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Info ("Setting DisplayName=$dispName.");
Set-Mailbox -Arbitration -Identity $mbxs[0] -DisplayName $dispName -Force;
$sysMbx = $mbxs[0];
# Set the Organization Capabilities needed for this mailbox
if ($sysMbx -ne $null)
# We need 1 GB for uploading large OAB files to the organization mailbox
Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Info ("Setting mailbox properties.");
set-mailbox -Arbitration -identity $sysMbx -UMGrammar:$true -OABGen:$true -GMGen:$true -ClientExtensions
:$true -MailRouting:$true -MaxSendSize 1GB -Force;
else
Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Info ("Cannot find arbitration mailbox with name=$name.");
else
Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Info "Skipping creating E15 System Mailbox because of insufficient permission."
" was run: "Database is mandatory on UserMailbox. Property Name: Database".
The Exchange Server setup operation didn't complete. More details can be found in ExchangeSetup.log located in the
<SystemDrive>:\ExchangeSetupLogs folder.
PS D:\>
I am cleaning out in ADSI and rebuilding the server for now, because the server is behaving oddly (not as oddly as it was with 6GiB, but oddly, nonetheless).  I probably won't try to install Exchange again before tomorrow.  What should I do to prevent
encountering the above again and/or if I encounter it again?