Problem with setup - step 7 of 14 - Mailbox Role

Question

Hi,
I have this issue and keep getting the problem below. I tried cleaning up the server, removed AD containers and start the preps again but same issues. Any ideas?
Error:
The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();
            if ($RoleProductPlatform -eq "amd64")
                $useAttachMode = $false;
                $fastInstallConfigPath = Join-Path -Path $RoleBinPath -ChildPath "Search\Ceres\Installer";
                $command = Join-Path -Path $fastInstallConfigPath -ChildPath "InstallConfig.ps1";
                $fastDefaultDataFolderPath = Join-Path -Path $RoleBinPath -ChildPath "Search\Ceres\HostController\Data";
                $dataFolderPath = $fastDefaultDataFolderPath;
                if ([System.IO.Directory]::Exists($fastDefaultDataFolderPath))
                    $useAttachMode = $true;
                else
                    if ($RoleIsDatacenter -eq $true)
                        $preferredDataFolderPathRoot = "D:\";
                        if ([System.IO.Directory]::Exists($preferredDataFolderPathRoot))
                            $dataFolderPath = Join-Path -Path $preferredDataFolderPathRoot -ChildPath "ExchangeSearchData";
                            if ([System.IO.Directory]::Exists($dataFolderPath))
                                $useAttachMode = $true;
                if ($useAttachMode -eq $true)
                    &$command -action a -dataFolder $dataFolderPath -silent;
                else
                    try
                        &$command -action i -dataFolder $dataFolderPath -silent;
                    catch
                        $errorMsg = "Failure running SearchFoundation installconfig.ps1 - " + $_.Exception.Message;
                        Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Error $errorMsg;
                        &$command -action u -silent;
                        try
                            if ([System.IO.Directory]::Exists($dataFolderPath))
                                [System.IO.Directory]::Delete($dataFolderPath, $true);
                        catch
                            $deleteErrorMsg = "Failure cleaning up SearchFoundation Data folder. - " + $dataFolderPath
+ " - " + $_.Exception.Message;
                            Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Error $deleteErrorMsg;
        " was run: "Couldn’t attach the data folder 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\Bin\Search\Ceres\HostController\Data'. Path doesn’t contain old nodes belonging to the system 'Fsis'.".
Warning:
An unexpected error has occurred and a Watson dump is being generated: The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();
            if ($RoleProductPlatform -eq "amd64")
                $useAttachMode = $false;
                $fastInstallConfigPath = Join-Path -Path $RoleBinPath -ChildPath "Search\Ceres\Installer";
                $command = Join-Path -Path $fastInstallConfigPath -ChildPath "InstallConfig.ps1";
                $fastDefaultDataFolderPath = Join-Path -Path $RoleBinPath -ChildPath "Search\Ceres\HostController\Data";
                $dataFolderPath = $fastDefaultDataFolderPath;
                if ([System.IO.Directory]::Exists($fastDefaultDataFolderPath))
                    $useAttachMode = $true;
                else
                    if ($RoleIsDatacenter -eq $true)
                        $preferredDataFolderPathRoot = "D:\";
                        if ([System.IO.Directory]::Exists($preferredDataFolderPathRoot))
                            $dataFolderPath = Join-Path -Path $preferredDataFolderPathRoot -ChildPath "ExchangeSearchData";
                            if ([System.IO.Directory]::Exists($dataFolderPath))
                                $useAttachMode = $true;
                if ($useAttachMode -eq $true)
                    &$command -action a -dataFolder $dataFolderPath -silent;
                else
                    try
                        &$command -action i -dataFolder $dataFolderPath -silent;
                    catch
                        $errorMsg = "Failure running SearchFoundation installconfig.ps1 - " + $_.Exception.Message;
                        Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Error $errorMsg;
                        &$command -action u -silent;
                        try
                            if ([System.IO.Directory]::Exists($dataFolderPath))
                                [System.IO.Directory]::Delete($dataFolderPath, $true);
                        catch
                            $deleteErrorMsg = "Failure cleaning up SearchFoundation Data folder. - " + $dataFolderPath
+ " - " + $_.Exception.Message;
                            Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Error $deleteErrorMsg;
        " was run: "Couldn’t attach the data folder 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\Bin\Search\Ceres\HostController\Data'. Path doesn’t contain old nodes belonging to the system 'Fsis'.".

Answer 1

Hi,
First,I recommend you use ADSIEDIT to complete remove the installed information about Exchange 2013,
And then try to install again.
Please refer to the following article to remove the installed information:
Complete remove Exchange 2013 using ADSIEdit
Hope this helps!
Thanks.
Niko Cheng
TechNet Community Support