SME 7.1 not working with Exchange 2010 SP3 UR8v2 and OnTap 8.2.3 7mode

Question

Followed IMT and installed software that NetApp said would work.Ontap 8.2.3 7-modevmWare 5.0 SP3Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1Exchange 2010 SP3 UR8v2NetApp Host Tools 6.0.2SnapDrive 7.1.1SME 7.1 Everything connects fine.  SnapDrive sees my drives.  SME connects to Exchange Server.  However in the process of configuring SME, I get the following error.  I have followed knowledge base article and increased the timeout of DFM connection in registry, but that has not solved the problem.  Has anyone run into this before?  SME 6.1 works fine, but is not compatible with SnapDrive 7.1.1 (causes verifications to fail because server can't mount clone) and lower SnapDrive versions are not compatible with Ontap 8.2.3.  I am in a real bind here. Thanks in advance. 

Answer 1

the following configuration for SME 7.1 is no longer supported: Windows Server 2008 R2Exchange 2010 SP3 RU1 – RU5WMF/PowerShell 3.0SME 7.1 The supported configuration will now be: Windows Server 2008 R2Exchange 2010 SP3 RU5WMF/PowerShell 4.0SME 7.1 this is because Microsoft does not support WMF 3.0 on Server 2008 R2 running Exchange 2010 SP3, with any RU version.SME 7.1 requires a minimum of PowerShell 3.0 (part of WMF 3.0) in order to run. Feel free to review the Exchange Server Supportability Matrix located here: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff728623%28v=exchg.150%29.aspx. All existing documentation (ISG, Admin Guide, IMT) will be updated shortly to reflect this change in requirements. hope that helps,Domenico.