Exchange Server 2013 Licensing

Greetings all,
this is the first time I get into licensing, although it was a long journey with Microsoft Exchange Servers.
I need to setup a new messaging environment - with (4) four Exchange Serves 2013 Enterprise
total number of users approximately 5000 Users.
If I want to buy the license, shall I get Server License or CAL? or both?
Thanking you
Jamil

It is just per server, so it is simply 1 Windows Server and 1 Exchange server license per server. Easy and straight forward :)
But you will also need CALs for each user, make sure you choose the right one. More information including a comparison on these here:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/microsoft-exchange-server-licensing-licensing-overview-FX103746915.aspx
Martin Sundström | Microsoft Certified Trainer | MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator 2007/2010/2013 | <a href="http://msundis.wordpress.com">http://msundis.wordpress.com</a>

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Hi FAISAL,
Regardless of which version of the Exchange 2013 will not limit the number of mailboxes, however，different versions of the
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Exchange 2013: editions and versions
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Exchange Server 2013 licensing
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/microsoft-exchange-server-licensing-licensing-overview-FX103746915.aspx
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Hi all, a mystery needs solving any suggestions much appreciated:
We are trying to install Exchange Server 2013 on Windows 2012 server.
The ISO File being used is: SW_DVD9_Exchange_Svr_2013w_SP1_MultiLang_Std_Ent_MLF_X19-35118
All preparation and requisites in place.
During Stage 2 Copying files, we receive an error code 1603 and installation halts.
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Installing product F:\exchangeserver.msi failed. Fatal error during installation. Error code is 1603. Last error reported by the MSI package is 'Source file not found: F:\Setup\ServerRoles\ClientAccess\Owa\prem\version\resources\themes\base\0\microsoft.o365.controls.timeline.mouse.css.
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a CSS and not as a TXT.)
I reran the install and it completed without issue.

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Hi There,
Like Amit said you need to call MS or your re-seller and find out however from what I know Exchange is licensed per the edition and per user CAL.
So you pay per user not per domain \ email ID.
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Hello Sashys,
Here’s full explanation:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/microsoft-exchange-server-licensing-licensing-overview-FX103746915.aspx. You should have at least standard CAL for each of your users. Enterprise CAL's are an add-on to the standard license, that provides additional
features. Moreover both types of CAL's can be used with either Exchange server 2013 Standard or Exchange server Enterprise.
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Error in Installing Exchange Server 2013 (w SP1) Mailbox Role on Windows Server 2012 R2

Hi Team,
Need urgent help in resolution of following error:
Environment Details: VMware ESXi 5.5 (vMotion)
Migration from Exchange Server 2007 (SP3 + RU13) to Exchange Server 2013
Exchange Server: Exchange Server 2013 with SP1 (Latest Installation Media)
OS: Windows Server 2012 R2 - Standard (Latest Installation Media)
Exchange 2013 Roles: Seprated (Mailbox and CAS on Different VMs)
Prerequisites: Installed
Error: Installation gives Error at Step 10 during installation of Mailbox Service
Error Details Below:
Error:
The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();
if ([Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Major -ge 6)
$WsbBinPath=$RoleInstallPath+"bin\wsbexchange.exe";
$reg= join-path (join-path $env:SystemRoot system32) reg.exe;
$servicecmd = join-path (join-path $env:SystemRoot system32) sc.exe;
if ((get-service wsbexchange* | where {$_.name -eq "wsbexchange"}))
if ((get-service wsbexchange).Status -eq "Running")
Start-SetupProcess -Name:"$servicecmd" -Args:"stop wsbexchange";
Start-SetupProcess -Name:"$servicecmd" -Args:"delete wsbexchange";
Start-SetupProcess -Name:"$reg" -Args:"add `"HKCR\CLSID\{D8A2E312-3B17-4293-B71E-CD72A7C04BF3}`" /t REG_SZ /d `"CExchangeHelper Class`" /f";
Start-SetupProcess -Name:"$reg" -Args:"add `"HKCR\CLSID\{D8A2E312-3B17-4293-B71E-CD72A7C04BF3}`" /v AppId /t REG_SZ /d `"{D8A2E312-3B17-4293-B71E-CD72A7C04BF3}`" /f";
Start-SetupProcess -Name:"$reg" -Args:"add `"HKCR\CLSID\{D8A2E312-3B17-4293-B71E-CD72A7C04BF3}\LocalServer32`" /t REG_SZ /d `"$WsbBinPath`" /f";
Start-SetupProcess -Name:"$reg" -Args:"add `"HKCR\APPID\{D8A2E312-3B17-4293-B71E-CD72A7C04BF3}`" /t REG_SZ /d `"CExchangeHelper Class`" /f";
Start-SetupProcess -Name:"$reg" -Args:"add `"HKCR\APPID\{D8A2E312-3B17-4293-B71E-CD72A7C04BF3}`" /v LocalService /t REG_SZ /d `"wsbexchange`" /f";
Start-SetupProcess -Name:"$reg" -Args:"add `"HKCR\APPID\{D8A2E312-3B17-4293-B71E-CD72A7C04BF3}`" /v LaunchPermission /t REG_BINARY /d `"010004806000000070000000000000001400000002004c0003000000000014001f000000010100000000000512000000000018001f000000010200000000000520000000200200000000180003000000010200000000000520000000270200000102000000000005200000002002000001020000000000052000000020020000`"
/f";
Start-SetupProcess -Name:"$reg" -Args:"add `"HKCR\APPID\wsbexchange.exe`" /v AppId /t REG_SZ /d `"{D8A2E312-3B17-4293-B71E-CD72A7C04BF3}`" /f";
Start-SetupProcess -Name:"$reg" -Args:"add `"HKLM\Software\Microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\WindowsServerBackup\Application Support\{76fe1ac4-15f7-4bcd-987e-8e1acb462fb7}`" /v `"Application Identifier`" /t REG_SZ /d
Exchange /f";
Start-SetupProcess -Name:"$reg" -Args:"add `"HKLM\Software\Microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\WindowsServerBackup\Application Support\{76fe1ac4-15f7-4bcd-987e-8e1acb462fb7}`" /v CLSID /t REG_SZ /d `"{D8A2E312-3B17-4293-B71E-CD72A7C04BF3}`"
/f";
Start-SetupProcess -Name:"$reg" -Args:"add `"HKLM\Software\Microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\WSBAppExchangeHelper`" /v AutoMarkDbRecoverable /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f";
Start-SetupProcess -Name:"$reg" -Args:"add `"HKLM\Software\Microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\WSBAppExchangeHelper`" /v AutoMountOnPITRecovery /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f";
Start-SetupProcess -Name:"$servicecmd" -Args:"create wsbexchange binpath= `"$WsbBinPath`" type= own start= demand error= ignore obj= LocalSystem DisplayName= `"Microsoft Exchange Server Extension for Windows Server Backup`"";
Start-SetupProcess -Name:"$servicecmd" -Args:"description wsbexchange `"Enables Windows Server Backup users to back up and recover application data for Microsoft Exchange Server.`"";
" was run: "Process execution failed with exit code 1.".

Resolved ! :)
Root Cause: The user account I was using had all the required privileges for Exchange Installation but was not having access to edit the registry of the server. Enable access to registry edit tools and you are good to go.
As an alternate you can also try installing using Domain Administrator account if in case there is an IT Policy constraint in the former method.
Thanks to all.

Exchange Server 2013 Client Mail are Return.Error is [0x80040305-0x0004de-0x00054a]

Hi,
We are using Exchange Server 2013.we have Outlook 2007 SP3 and 2010 SP2 client .Some clients inform mails are return.
Return massage
"This message could not be sent. Try sending the message again later, or contact your network administrator. Your server administrator has limited the number of items you can open simultaneously.
Try closing messages you have opened or removing attachments and images from unsent messages you are composing. Error is [0x80040305-0x0004de-0x00054a]"
Thanks,
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1) Disable TCPChimney and RSS on CAS and Mailbox Servers by running below commands
netsh int tcp set global chimney=disabled
netsh int tcp set global rss=disabled
2) Disable unwanted Add-Ins in outlook that may open many sessions
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How can I clone a completed Exchange Server 2013 in a Lab Enviroment?

I was having great time with my Exchange Server 2013 until I tried to clone it to avoid fresh installation of another Exchange 2013 server. Steps taken
(1)Clone the Exchange1 and turn it off
(2) Brought the Clone Exchange2, renamed it, change the IP configurations,
(3) Re-ran the ADprep/Doamin prep
(4) Checked the ASDIedit to verify the Schema/configuration in AD
(5) Restarted I and was able to logon to the Exchange2
(6) Brought up the Exchange1, but unable to logon because the name was no longer in AD database
What I did to fix this:
(7) Rejoin the Exchange1 to the domain - and was able to logon
(8) Unable to access ECP or OWA of any of the two servers.
(9) Errors received - Fix the configuration file of the application
My Question - How to I fix the configuration file as suggested (via powershell or GUI or ASDIedit.msc)?

Unless you are cloning an entire environment, and then bringing it up in a seperate isolated environment, it is not supported to simply clone an Exchange Server, and then bring it online in an existing environment and rename it to save on setup and configuration
time.
You can script the setup and configuration of Exchange through Powershell, either with scripts or with another product controlling it - something like
System Center Orchastrator.
From the script side of things there are many available on peoples blogs. Check
here.
Edit: and to be clear, there is no need to re-run any prep tasks against Active Directory when installing a new Exchange Server, unless you are installing into a new domain as part of your Forest.
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Exchange Server 2013 and Remote Access VPN on a single server running Windows Server 2012?

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level, or as a (sophisticated) user. I have never tried to deploy either from scratch before. My deployment experiences have been mostly with Linux in recent years, and with small private or personal "servers" running such cutting edge
software as Windows XP back when it was new. And even NetWare once.
When a client asked me if I could set up a server for his business, running Exchange Server (since they really want Outlook with all of its bells and whistles to work, particularly calendars) and providing VPN access for a shared file store, I figured it
could not be too difficult given that its a small business, with only a few users, and nothing sophisticated in the way of requirements. For reasons that don't bear explaining here, he was not willing to use a vendor hosting Exchange services or cloud
storage. There is no internal network behind the server; it is intended to be a stand-alone server, hanging off a static IP address on the Internet, providing the entirely mobile work-force of about 10 people with Exchange-hosted e-mail for their computers
and phones, a secure file store, and not much else. If Exchange didn't need it, I would not need to install Active Directory, for example. We have no direct need for its services.
So I did the research and it appears, more by implication than outright assertion, that I should be able to run Windows Server 2012 with Exchange Server 2013 on a server that also hosts Remote Access (VPN only) and does nothing else. And it appears
I ought to be able to do it without virtualizing any of it. However, I have spent the last three or four days fighting one mysterious issue after another. I had Remote Access VPN working and fairly stable very quickly (although it takes a very
long time to become available after the server boots), and it has mostly remained reliable throughout although at times while installing Exchange it seems to have dropped out on me. But I've always been able to get it back after scrounging through the
logs to find out what is bothering it. I have occasionally, for a few minutes at a time, had Exchange Server willing to do everything it should do (although not always everything at the same time). At one point I even received a number of e-mails
on my BlackBerry that had been sent to my test account on the Exchange Server, and was able to send an e-mail from my BlackBerry to an outside account.
But then Exchange Server just stopped. There are messages stuck in the queues, among other issues, but the Exchange Administration Center refuses now to display anything (after I enter my Administrator password, I just get a blank screen, whether on
the server or remotely).
So, I am trying to avoid bothering all of you any more than I have to, but let me just begin with the basic question posed in the title: Can I run Exchange Server (and therefore Active Directory and all of its components) and Remote Access (VPN only) on
a single Windows Server 2012 server? And if so, do I have to run virtual machines (which will require adding more memory to the server, since I did not plan for it when I purchased it)? If it can be done, can anyone provide any pointers on what
the pitfalls are that may be causing my problems? I am happy to provide whatever additional information anyone might like to help figure it out.
Thanks!

An old thread but I ran into this issue and thought I share my solution since I ran into the same issue. Configuring VPN removes the HTTPS 443 binding on the Default Site in IIS for some strange reason; just go and editing the bindings, add HTTPS and things
should be back to normal.

Error when try to install exchange Server 2013 in windows server 2008 R2 Sp1

Hi
I'm getting these errors while trying to install Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 on my Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 the user i'm using is the Administrator and it is already a member of "Enterprise
Admins" and "Schema Admins"
in my organization there is 6 Exchange server 2013 in 3 site windows server 2012 in this case
I have to install exchange 2013 in windows Server 2008 r2 sp1
the functional level 2008 R2 I getting these errors please help.
Errors:
This computer doesn't belong to a valid Active Directory site. Check the site and subnet definitions.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.InvalidADSite.aspx
Error:
A reboot from a previous installation is pending. Please restart the system and then rerun Setup.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.RebootPending.aspx
Error:
There is a pending reboot from a previous installation of a Windows Server role or feature. Please restart the computer and then run Setup again.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.PendingRebootWindowsComponents.aspx
Error:
You must be a member of the 'Organization Management' role group or a member of the 'Enterprise Admins' group to continue.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.GlobalServerInstall.aspx
Error:
You must use an account that's a member of the Organization Management role group to install or upgrade the first Mailbox server role in the topology.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.DelegatedBridgeheadFirstInstall.aspx
Error:
You must use an account that's a member of the Organization Management role group to install the first Client Access server role in the topology.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.DelegatedCafeFirstInstall.aspx
Error:
You must use an account that's a member of the Organization Management role group to install the first Client Access server role in the topology.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.DelegatedFrontendTransportFirstInstall.aspx
Error:
You must use an account that's a member of the Organization Management role group to install or upgrade the first Mailbox server role in the topology.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.DelegatedMailboxFirstInstall.aspx
Error:
You must use an account that's a member of the Organization Management role group to install or upgrade the first Client Access server role in the topology.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.DelegatedClientAccessFirstInstall.aspx
Error:
You must use an account that's a member of the Organization Management role group to install the first Mailbox server role in the topology.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.DelegatedUnifiedMessagingFirstInstall.aspx
Error:
Setup encountered a problem while validating the state of Active Directory: Could not find information about the local site. This can be caused by incorrect configuration of subnets or sites or by replication latency. See the Exchange setup log for more
information on this error.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.AdInitErrorRule.aspx
Error:
Either Active Directory doesn't exist, or it can't be contacted.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.CannotAccessAD.aspx

I think it's from subnet in site and services
have 3 site A,B,C and new site is "D"I have problem in "D" site
A subnet is 10.33.50.0/24 AD 2012 ,exchange 2013
B subnet is 10.35.50.0/24 AD 2012 ,exchange 2013
C subnet is 10.36.50.0/24 AD 2012 ,exchange 2013
D subnet is 10.100.100.0/25 AD 2008 ,exchange 2013 error when install it
find event error
The description for Event ID 6 from source MSExchange CmdletLogs cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair
the component on the local computer.
If the event originated on another computer, the display information had to be saved with the event.
The following information was included with the event:
test-SetupPrerequisites
{Roles={LanguagePacks, Bridgehead, ClientAccess, UnifiedMessaging, Mailbox, FrontendTransport, Cafe}, LanguagesAvailableToInstall=True, DomainController=, CustomerFeedbackEnabled=True, ExchangeVersion=15.0.847.32, LanguagePackDir=D:\Exchange
Server Software, SufficientLanguagePackDiskSpace=True, ADInitError=Setup encountered a problem while validating the state of Active Directory: Could not find information about the local site. This can be caused by incorrect configuration of subnets or sites
or by rep, ScanType=PrecheckInstall, LanguagePackVersioning=True, HostingDeploymentEnabled=False, TargetDir=C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15, SetupRoles={LanguagePacks, AdminTools, Bridgehead, ClientAccess, UnifiedMessaging, Mailbox, FrontendTransport,
Cafe}}

Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 7 Setup - Active Directory Topology service on server 'TopologyClientTcpEndpoint (localhost)' returned an error - Set-SharedConfigDC

What am I trying to do?
I have tried installing Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 7 Setup on a fresh install of Windows Server 2012 R2 but it gets stuck when running the setup exe on Step 8 of 14 “Mailbox Transport Service” I have included full
error logs at the bottom of the page but the basics are in order it will throw which loop around are:
[01/20/2015 17:13:20.0084] [2] Beginning processing Set-SharedConfigDC
[01/20/2015 17:13:20.0178] [2] The call to Microsoft Exchange Active Directory Topology service on server 'TopologyClientTcpEndpoint (localhost)' returned an error. Error details No Minimal Required Number of Suitable Directory Servers
Found in Forest mydomain.com Site Default-First-Site and connected Sites..
[01/20/2015 17:13:20.0178] [2] No Minimal Required Number of Suitable Directory Servers Found in Forest mydomain.com Site Default-First-Site and connected Sites.
Exchange is currently running in the envirmonet on 2010 Sp3 I am installing 2013 CU7 fresh so I can migrate the databases over.
What am I running?
2 X DC on domain and forest functional level 2008R2 both writable
1 X fresh install of Windows 2012 R2 which is domain joined
What have I tried?
Checked Ipv6 is enabled on all DC NICS and Existing Exchange Servers
Rebooted every server
Run setup as Administrator
My account is part of the domain Enterprise Admin group
Tried adding "Exchange Server" or "Exchange Enterprise Servers" to the group policy and doing the relevant gpupdate /force and reboot :
Computer Configuration Windows Settings
Security Settings + Local Policies
User Rights Assignment Mange auditing and security log
Turned off firewall on DC and Exchange Server even stopped the service
Turned off all AV on the DC and Exchange Server
Checked I could telnet to global catalog servers on port 3268 which I can
Checked the global catalog records existed in DNS which they all do
Done the obvious ping tests all round which confirms connectivity
Schema has been prepared using appropriate commands before running the setup exe
setup.exe /PrepareSchema /IacceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms
Making sure the following path has full permissions:
EXCHANGE14:\Current\Release\Shared\Datacenter\Setup
Restarted Microsoft Exchange Active Directory Topology service
DcDiag all looks good
What have I noticed that is suspicious?
Microsoft Exchange Transport service will not start even though both of its dependences services have started:
Microsoft Filtering Management Service
Microsoft Exchange Active Directory Topology Service
It will eventually error with
“Windows could not start the Microsoft Exchange Transport Service on local computer
Error 1053: This Service did not respond to the start of control request in a timely fashion”
This error is from the GUI wizard itself:
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: "System.Exception: Unable to set shared config DC.
at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.WriteError(Exception exception, ErrorCategory category, Object target, Boolean reThrow, String helpUrl)
at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.WriteError(Exception exception, ErrorCategory category, Object target)
at Microsoft.Exchange.Management.Deployment.WriteExchangeSetupLog.InternalProcessRecord()
at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.<ProcessRecord>b__b()
at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.InvokeRetryableFunc(String funcName, Action func, Boolean terminatePipelineIfFailed)".
Exchange logs which have been written:
**The error will loop around for 8 minutes on trying to set-sharedconfig DC whatever this is trying to do ??
[01/20/2015 17:13:20.0084] [2] Active Directory session settings for 'Set-SharedConfigDC' are: View Entire Forest: 'True', Configuration Domain Controller:mydomain.com', Preferred Global Catalog: 'mydomain.com', Preferred Domain Controllers:
'{ mydomain.com}'
[01/20/2015 17:13:20.0084] [2] User specified parameters:
-DomainController:mydomain.com' -ErrorVariable:'setSharedCDCErrors' -ErrorAction:'SilentlyContinue'
[01/20/2015 17:13:20.0084] [2] Beginning processing Set-SharedConfigDC
[01/20/2015 17:13:20.0178] [2] The call to Microsoft Exchange Active Directory Topology service on server 'TopologyClientTcpEndpoint (localhost)' returned an error. Error details No Minimal Required Number of Suitable Directory Servers
Found in Forest mydomain.com Site Default-First-Site and connected Sites..
[01/20/2015 17:13:20.0178] [2] No Minimal Required Number of Suitable Directory Servers Found in Forest mydomain.com Site Default-First-Site and connected Sites.
[01/20/2015 17:13:20.0178] [2] The call to Microsoft Exchange Active Directory Topology service on server 'TopologyClientTcpEndpoint (localhost)' returned an error. Error details No Minimal Required Number of Suitable Directory Servers
Found in Forest mydomain.com Site Default-First-Site and connected Sites..
[01/20/2015 17:13:20.0178] [2] No Minimal Required Number of Suitable Directory Servers Found in Forest mydomain.com Site Default-First-Site and connected Sites.
[01/20/2015 17:13:20.0178] [2] Ending processing Set-SharedConfigDC
[01/20/2015 17:13:20.0193] [2] Beginning processing Write-ExchangeSetupLog
[01/20/2015 17:13:20.0193] [2] An error ocurred while setting shared config DC. Error: The call to Microsoft Exchange Active Directory Topology service on server 'TopologyClientTcpEndpoint (localhost)' returned an error. Error details
No Minimal Required Number of Suitable Directory Servers Found in Forest mydomain.com Site Default-First-Site and connected Sites..
[01/20/2015 17:13:20.0193] [2] Ending processing Write-ExchangeSetupLog
[01/20/2015 17:13:20.0193] [2] Beginning processing Write-ExchangeSetupLog
[01/20/2015 17:13:20.0193] [2] Waiting 30 seconds before attempting again.
[01/20/2015 17:13:20.0193] [2] Ending processing Write-ExchangeSetupLog
[01/20/2015 17:13:50.0195] [2] Beginning processing Write-ExchangeSetupLog
[01/20/2015 17:13:50.0273] [2] [ERROR] Unable to set shared config DC.
[01/20/2015 17:13:50.0273] [2] [ERROR] Unable to set shared config DC.
[01/20/2015 17:13:50.0288] [2] Ending processing Write-ExchangeSetupLog
[01/20/2015 17:13:50.0288] [1] The following 1 error(s) occurred during task execution:
[01/20/2015 17:13:50.0288] [1] 0. ErrorRecord: Unable to set shared config DC.
[01/20/2015 17:13:50.0288] [1] 0. ErrorRecord: System.Exception: Unable to set shared config DC.
   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.WriteError(Exception exception, ErrorCategory category, Object target, Boolean reThrow, String helpUrl)
   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.WriteError(Exception exception, ErrorCategory category, Object target)
   at Microsoft.Exchange.Management.Deployment.WriteExchangeSetupLog.InternalProcessRecord()
   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.<ProcessRecord>b__b()
   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.InvokeRetryableFunc(String funcName, Action func, Boolean terminatePipelineIfFailed)
[01/20/2015 17:13:50.0288] [1] [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: "System.Exception: Unable to set shared config DC.
   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.WriteError(Exception exception, ErrorCategory category, Object target, Boolean reThrow, String helpUrl)
   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.WriteError(Exception exception, ErrorCategory category, Object target)
   at Microsoft.Exchange.Management.Deployment.WriteExchangeSetupLog.InternalProcessRecord()
   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.<ProcessRecord>b__b()
   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.InvokeRetryableFunc(String funcName, Action func, Boolean terminatePipelineIfFailed)".
[01/20/2015 17:13:50.0288] [1] [ERROR] Unable to set shared config DC.
[01/20/2015 17:13:50.0288] [1] [ERROR-REFERENCE] Id=AllADRolesCommonServiceControl___ee47ab1c06fb47919398e2e95ed99c6c Component=EXCHANGE14:\Current\Release\Shared\Datacenter\Setup
[01/20/2015 17:13:50.0288] [1] Setup is stopping now because of one or more critical errors.
[01/20/2015 17:13:50.0288] [1] Finished executing component tasks.
[01/20/2015 17:13:50.0304] [1] Ending processing Install-BridgeheadRole
Windows Event Viewer:
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