I'm trying to install the Edge Transport for Exchange 2013 but it gets to step 7 of 9:

then give's the following error

Error:
The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();
 new-ExchangeServer

" was run: "Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: Cannot get child of ADObjectId: this is a GUID based ADObjectId.".

Then in event viewer I have the following two events.

Watson report about to be sent for process id: 260, with parameters: E12IIS, c-RTL-AMD64, 15.00.0847.032, ExSetupUI, M.E.Data.Directory, M.E.D.D.ADObjectId.GetChildId, System.ArgumentNullException, 2ac6, 15.00.0847.031.
ErrorReportingEnabled: True

and
Exchange Server component Edge Transport Role failed.
Error: Error:
The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();
 new-ExchangeServer

" was run: "Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: Cannot get child of ADObjectId: this is a GUID based ADObjectId.".

I've rebuilt the server but since it has something to do with the GUID I assumed it wouldn't work but I was grasping at straws and it didn't fix the issue.

I can run the setup again and it does finish but it doesn't show up in the list of servers in the ecp management. I've yet to find a solution on this issue if anyone has a suggestion or two it would be greatly appreciated.

Hi,

Please run Get-ExchangeServer cmdlet to verify if Edge Transport Server installed successfully.

Please find setup log file to check if there are any errors during your second setup. The setup log file tracks the progress of every task that is performed during the Exchange 2013 installation and configuration. The file contains information about the status of the prerequisite and system readiness checks that are performed before installation starts, the application installation progress, and the configuration changes that are made to the system. Check this log file to verify that the server roles were installed as expected. The setup log file path is: <System Drive>\ExchangeSetupLogs\ExchangeSetup.log

Similar thread:

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/15d9f43e-c76b-401c-a7d1-cbbb17436c47/exchange-sp1-edge-transport-install-error?forum=exchangesvrdeploy

Best Regards.

Thanks for response.

when I run Get-ExchangeServer I get the following

Name                Site                 ServerRole  Edition     AdminDisplayVersion
----                ----                 ----------  -------     -------------------
Exchange03                               Edge        Standard... Version 15.0 (Bu...

and the errors that are in the log

[02/17/2015 20:06:33.0084] [0] [ERROR] Setup encountered a problem while validating the state of Active Directory: ADAM is installed on this machine; only the Microsoft Exchange Edge Transport server role may be installed.  See the Exchange setup log for more information on this error.

[02/17/2015 20:07:50.0288] [1] The following 1 error(s) occurred during task execution:
[02/17/2015 20:07:50.0288] [1] 0.  ErrorRecord: Service SMTPSVC was not found on computer '.'.
[02/17/2015 20:07:50.0288] [1] The previous errors were generated by a non-critical task and will be ignored.

then I have a load of error that failed to load dependency below is a small sample

[02/17/2015 20:07:57.0648] [2] Process standard output: Installing assembly C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\bin\edgetransport.exe
Failed to load dependency Microsoft.Management.OData of assembly Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.ObjectModel, Version=15.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35 because of the following error : The system cannot find the file specified. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070002)
Failed to load dependency Microsoft.Ceres.InteractionEngine.Processing.BuiltIn of assembly Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Storage, Version=15.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35 because of the following error : The system cannot find the file specified. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070002)
Failed to load dependency Microsoft.Ceres.NlpBase.RichTypes of assembly Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Storage, Version=15.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35 because of the following error : The system cannot find the file specified. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070002)
Failed to load dependency System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt of assembly Microsoft.Exchange.Security, Version=15.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35 because of the following error : The system cannot find the file specified. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070002)
Failed to load dependency Microsoft.Passport.RPS of assembly Microsoft.Exchange.Security, Version=15.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35 because of the following error : The system cannot find the file specified. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070002)

Thanks