In Exchange 2007 when I go server properties and system settings. Under Domain controller servers being used by exchange the wrong server is listed. The server name should be SBSERVER however the server name is Server, this is the name of the old DC which runs Windows 2003 std. The old server did not run exchange. Under Global catalogue servers being used by exchange no servers are listed. I have made changes to recently to the old server to make sure it is not a catalogue server and made sure the new server IS a catalogue server. How do I make the SBSERVER the exchange server being used and also make it the catalogue server being used? Thanks

Couple of things... ~ Make sure that you have rebooted the new DC/GC after completing full replication first time. Also restart the AD Topology service of Exchange 2007 after rebooting new DC/GC... ~ Post event id 2080 coming up in application log of Exchange 2007 server...Amit Tank | MVP Exchange Server | MCITP: EMA | MCSA: M | http://ExchangeShare.WordPress.com

And to add to Amit's answer, verify you didnt hardcode any DC/GCs: get-exchangeserver status |FL stat*

I did both of the above and the outcome is still the same. this is what I got when I ran get-exchangeserver [PS] C:\Windows\System32>get-exchangeserver -status \FL stat* Get-ExchangeServer : A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name '\ FL'. At line:1 char:19 + get-exchangeserver <<<< -status \FL stat* [PS] C:\Windows\System32>get-exchangeserver -status Name Site ServerRole Edition AdminDisplayVe rsion ---- ---- ---------- ------- -------------- SBSERVER Default-First-Sit... Mailbox,... Standard Version 8.1... Just to note also I can not start the Information store service.

It is not the "\" backslashsign, it is "|" pipe vector pipe bar.You can copy and paste the below cmdlet andpost the result here...Get-ExchangeServer -Status | FL Name, Stat*Amit Tank | MVP Exchange Server | MCITP: EMA | MCSA: M | http://ExchangeShare.WordPress.com

Thanks This is the result Name : SBSERVER StaticDomainControllers : {} StaticGlobalCatalogs : {} StaticConfigDomainController : StaticExcludedDomainControllers : {}

What's the description of event id 2080, can you post it here? We can get more clue from it...Amit Tank | MVP Exchange Server | MCITP: EMA | MCSA: M | http://ExchangeShare.WordPress.com

Process MSEXCHANGEADTOPOLOGYSERVICE.EXE (PID=1516). Exchange Active Directory Provider has discovered the following servers with the following characteristics: (Server name | Roles | Enabled | Reachability | Synchronized | GC capable | PDC | SACL right | Critical Data | Netlogon | OS Version) In-site: server.amhashton.local CD- 1 6 6 0 0 1 1 6 1 SBSERVER.amhashton.local CDG 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Out-of-site: Where server is the old server 2003 std server. Thanks

Well, the value of forth column Reachability is 0 for SBSERVER which says Exchange is not able to contact SBSERVER on port 3268 and 389. SBSERVER.amhashton.local CDG 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Can you make sure that both ports are enable between DC & Exchange? Further description of Event id 2080 can be found in below KB... Event ID 2080 from MSExchangeDSAccess http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316300Amit Tank | MVP Exchange Server | MCITP: EMA | MCSA: M | http://ExchangeShare.WordPress.com

Sorry I dont quite understand what I need to do. SBSERVER is running sbs 2008 it is running exchange and is a DC. The knowledge base article applies only to exchange server 2000 and 2003 not 2007 which I am running Thanks

Oh so you mean SBSERVER is the same DC/GC on which Exchange 2007 installed? In that case I need to know some more details... Have you promoted SBSERVER as a DC/GC with DCPromo when Exchange was running on it? The KB mentioned for 2000/2003 but still same for 2007... Amit Tank | MVP Exchange Server | MCITP: EMA | MCSA: M | http://ExchangeShare.WordPress.com

Ye sthat is correct installed on the same Server named SBSERVER no not used dcpromo as it is small business server 2008 so no need to do this I thought?

Hi,Please make sure the DNS is configured correctly in the TCP/IP settings. If the correct DNS server is configured there perform a nslookup and check if you can find a record for this server by peforming the following command:nslookup sbserver.domain.comRegards,Johanblog: www.johanveldhuis.nl

Thanks After changing settings maually to exclude the old server it now looks at the correct server. Thanks for everybodies help I still have the problem of the information store service not starting though

Hi dancarter1220,Glad to hear that the issue solved.For the issue on service not starting, please startup a new thread,we willtroubleshoot the issue there.Regards,Xiu

I have also now sorted out the problem with IS service not starting. It was down to Onecare once it was uninstalled and a reg key changed it works perfectly. I am now trialling AVG SBS. Does anybody have opinions on AV to use on SBS2008?