Hi,

I encountered the following error:"An IIS directory entry couldn't be created. The error message is Server execution failed" when upgrade our in house Exchange 2013 Standard RTM to CU6. both DC & Exchange are running on Win Server 2012 64 bits. Can someone please advise how do resolve it? thanks you. 

[09/08/2015 09:23:28.0807] [2] Active Directory session settings for 'precompile-ManagedBinary' are: View Entire Forest: 'True', Configuration Domain Controller: 'DC01.halcyoninvestcorp.com', Preferred Global Catalog: 'DC01.halcyoninvestcorp.com', Preferred Domain Controllers: '{ DC01.halcyoninvestcorp.com }'
[09/08/2015 09:23:28.0807] [2] User specified parameters:  -BinaryName:'D:\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\bin\microsoft.exchange.servicehost.exe'
[09/08/2015 09:23:28.0807] [2] Beginning processing precompile-ManagedBinary
[09/08/2015 09:23:28.0822] [2] Starting: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\ngen.exe with arguments: install "D:\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\bin\microsoft.exchange.servicehost.exe" /nologo /verbose
[09/08/2015 09:23:30.0401] [2] Process standard output: Installing assembly D:\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\bin\microsoft.exchange.servicehost.exe
Failed to load dependency BihConsumerInterop of assembly Microsoft.Ceres.InteractionEngine.Processing.BuiltIn, Version=16.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35 because of the following error : The system cannot find the file specified. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070002)
Failed to load dependency BihConsumerInterop of assembly Microsoft.Ceres.SearchCore.Query.MarsLookupComponent, Version=16.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35 because of the following error : The system cannot find the file specified. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070002)
Failed to load dependency BihConsumerInterop of assembly Microsoft.Ceres.SearchCore.Utils, Version=16.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35 because of the following error : The system cannot find the file specified. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070002)
Failed to load dependency BihConsumerInterop of assembly Microsoft.Ceres.ContentEngine.Processing.BuiltIn, Version=16.0.0.0, 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.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.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)
All compilation targets are up to date.

[09/08/2015 09:23:30.0401] [2] Process standard error: 
[09/08/2015 09:23:30.0401] [2] Ending processing precompile-ManagedBinary
[09/08/2015 09:23:30.0401] [1] Executing: 
          if (!(get-service MSExchangeServiceHost* | where {$_.name -eq "MSExchangeServiceHost"}))
          {
            install-ServiceHost
          }
        
[09/08/2015 09:23:30.0416] [1] Processing component 'BridgeheadExchangeCertificate' (Installing Microsoft Exchange Hub Transport certificates).
[09/08/2015 09:23:30.0416] [1] Executing: 
          Install-ExchangeCertificate -services IIS -DomainController $RoleDomainController
          if ($RoleIsDatacenter -ne $true -And $RoleIsPartnerHosted -ne $true)
          {
            Install-AuthCertificate -DomainController $RoleDomainController
          }
        
[09/08/2015 09:23:30.0416] [2] Active Directory session settings for 'Install-ExchangeCertificate' are: View Entire Forest: 'True', Configuration Domain Controller: 'DC01.halcyoninvestcorp.com', Preferred Global Catalog: 'DC01.halcyoninvestcorp.com', Preferred Domain Controllers: '{ DC01.halcyoninvestcorp.com }'
[09/08/2015 09:23:30.0416] [2] User specified parameters:  -Services:'IIS' -DomainController:'DC01.halcyoninvestcorp.com'
[09/08/2015 09:23:30.0416] [2] Beginning processing Install-ExchangeCertificate
[09/08/2015 09:28:39.0410] [2] [ERROR] An IIS directory entry couldn't be created. The error message is Server execution failed
. HResult = -2146959355
[09/08/2015 09:28:39.0410] [2] [ERROR] Server execution failed
. 
Directory Path: IIS://localhost/W3SVC/1 
Detail:
server name: MAIL.halcyoninvestcorp.com
local machine name: MAIL
local machine fqdn: mail.halcyoninvestcorp.com
[09/08/2015 09:28:39.0410] [2] [ERROR] Server execution failed

• Edited by Edwin Ng 21 hours 57 minutes ago

Seems like installation path is pointing to D: drive?

Do you have enough space there and what is memory setup for Exchange server?

My exchange is installed on D drive, still have 1TB free spare, 32 core cCPU, 48GB Ram. Should not caused by hardware, it was a working exchange server, there were two more errors during update to CU6 but were solved, this is the third error encountered. Tried google many website but can't find any possible solution. Installation are using domain administrator account, exchange trust sub system already under local administrator group. The error seem like on IIS,, remove IIS and reinstall may help but this will remove the owa, ecp, self signed ssl certificate. Any advise ?

Also noticed your computer has .com domain?

Do you have internal DNS zone for .com?

Why are you only updating to CU6? That isn't even supported any longer. To remain supported you need to be on CU8 or CU9. I would start again with CU9.

Reboot the server so that it is confirmed to be connecting to the domain controller correctly, then try the installation again. You will probably need to complete CU6 and then upgrade again as the server is probably now stuck in a half complete update install.

Simon.

Yes, we do have two .com domain and both have corresponding zone under internal DNS.

I knew CU6 is no longer supported, but we do have another Exchange server (different domain)on CU6 and we found CU6 is stable in our environment hence we do not want to go for CU9 at the moment. Before I post here already tried installing CU9 in another test a VM but still the same error happened. I am installing under Hyper V VM, both DC& Exchange are communicate using internal network.