Please help to resolve this issue Configuring Microsoft Exchange Server Organization Preparation FAILED The following error was generated when "$error.Clear(); initialize-ExchangeUniversalGroups -DomainController $RoleDomainControll er -ActiveDirectorySplitPermissions $RoleActiveDirectorySplitPermissions " was run: "The well-known object entry B:32:C262A929D691B74A9E068728F8F842EA:CN =Organization Management\0ADEL:a16a0656-46c1-4abf-add9-d70c98ff793c,CN=Deleted O bjects,DC=domain,DC=com,DC=qa on the otherWellKnownObjects attribute in the con tainer object CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=c om,DC=qa points to an invalid DN or a deleted object. Remove the entry, and the n rerun the task.". The Exchange Server setup operation didn't complete. More details can be found in ExchangeSetup.log located in the <SystemDrive>:\ExchangeSetupLogs folder. Exchange Server setup encountered an error.

Remove the entry using adsiedit and try again, then it should work. See here for more info: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/exchangesvrgeneral/thread/412e2904-839f-4960-970d-6ee281d1d50a/ Peter

Hi run adsi cleared the value under CN=MicrosoftExchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=com,DC=qa otherWellKnownObjects attributeTerence Yu TechNet Community Support

Dear Peter, Only OU=Microsoft Exchange Security Groups shown in Domain Tree and all Values are NOTSET, there's No container as I mentioned "DC=com,DC=qa on the otherWellKnownObjects attribute in the con tainer object CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=c om,DC=qa points to an invalid DN or a deleted object."

1. Run Ldp.exe, expand Configuration, expand Services, and then double-click Microsoft Exchange. 2. Right-click Microsoft Exchange and select Modify. 3. Type otherWellknownObjects in the Edit Entry Attribute text box. 4. Select the Delete option button. 5. click Run. After deleting the Exchange security group references, rerun Setup /p to create groups and populate membership. This will only create the basic groups and membership. It will still be necessary to update the Exchange security groups with membership specific to your environment.Terence Yu TechNet Community Support

This white paper explains how to remove otherwellknownobjects using LDP.exe tool http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb288907(EXCHG.80,printer).aspx Yeshwanth

Hi Have you made any progress ?Terence Yu TechNet Community Support