My company has server 2008 SP2 and i have downloaded exchange 2007 SP2. it passes the initial 4 tests to see if i have met the requirements, but i have 4 warnings that I think might be a problem. first there is something about a singlelabeled DNS instead of a fully qualified DNS, not sure what this means, but we have no internet at my work besides 2 dedicated computers and they are not connected to our domain or even the server, this is for strictly internal email and our server primarily acts as a file server. next it cannot connect to the DNS server, third, it states that 32 bit is not production supported and finally that it cannot verify the host within the database server... any ideas on what to do or any suggestions on a good tutorial? I have looked around and found alot of information but not sure what applies to me and what does not. Thanks in advance!

I have successfully installed part of exchange server 2007, but i get a message stating the transport failed to start, which i linked to IPv6, so I enabled that and assigned it an address, but I still cannot successfully finish the install. here is my log file:1/6/2010 10:52:57 AM] [0] **********************************************[1/6/2010 10:52:57 AM] [0] Starting Microsoft Exchange 2007 Setup[1/6/2010 10:52:57 AM] [0] **********************************************[1/6/2010 10:52:57 AM] [0] Operating System version: Microsoft Windows NT 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2.[1/6/2010 10:52:57 AM] [0] Setup version: 8.2.176.2.[1/6/2010 10:52:57 AM] [0] Logged on user: BISNET\Administrator.[1/6/2010 10:52:57 AM] [0] Command Line Parameter Name='mode', Value='Install'.[1/6/2010 10:52:57 AM] [0] Command Line Parameter Name='sourcedir', Value='C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Exchange Server'.[1/6/2010 10:52:57 AM] [0] Command Line Parameter Name='fromsetup', Value=''.[1/6/2010 10:52:57 AM] [0] ExSetupUI was started with the following command: '-mode:install -sourcedir:C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Exchange Server /FromSetup'.[1/6/2010 10:52:58 AM] [0] Setup is choosing the domain controller to use[1/6/2010 10:53:38 AM] [0] The MSExchangeADTopology has a persisted domain controller: BISSERVER.BISNET[1/6/2010 10:53:38 AM] [0] PrepareAD has been run, and has replicated to this domain controller; so setup will use BISSERVER.BISNET[1/6/2010 10:53:38 AM] [0] Setup is choosing a global catalog...[1/6/2010 10:53:38 AM] [0] Setup has chosen the global catalog server BISSERVER.BISNET.[1/6/2010 10:53:38 AM] [0] Setup will use the domain controller 'BISSERVER.BISNET'.[1/6/2010 10:53:38 AM] [0] Setup will use the global catalog 'BISSERVER.BISNET'.[1/6/2010 10:53:38 AM] [0] Exchange configuration container for the organization is 'CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=BISNET'.[1/6/2010 10:53:38 AM] [0] Exchange organization container for the organization is 'CN=BIS,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=BISNET'.[1/6/2010 10:53:38 AM] [0] Setup will search for an Exchange Server object for the local machine with name 'BISSERVER'.[1/6/2010 10:54:03 AM] [0] Exchange Server object found : 'CN=BISSERVER,CN=Servers,CN=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT),CN=Administrative Groups,CN=BIS,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=BISNET'.[1/6/2010 10:54:03 AM] [0] The following roles are unpacked: BridgeheadRole ClientAccessRole MailboxRole AdminToolsRole [1/6/2010 10:54:03 AM] [0] The following roles are installed: AdminToolsRole [1/6/2010 10:54:03 AM] [0] The local server has some Exchange files installed.[1/6/2010 10:54:03 AM] [0] Setup will use the path 'C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Exchange Server' for installing Exchange.[1/6/2010 10:54:03 AM] [0] Setup will discover the installed roles from server object 'CN=BISSERVER,CN=Servers,CN=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT),CN=Administrative Groups,CN=BIS,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=BISNET'.[1/6/2010 10:54:03 AM] [0] 'BridgeheadRole' is installed on the server object.[1/6/2010 10:54:03 AM] [0] The server is cluster type: 'None'.[1/6/2010 10:54:03 AM] [0] The requested cluster type: 'None'.[1/6/2010 10:54:03 AM] [0] The installation mode is set to: 'Install'.[1/6/2010 10:54:03 AM] [0] An Exchange organization with name 'BIS' was found in this forest.[1/6/2010 10:54:03 AM] [0] Active Directory Initialization status : 'True'.[1/6/2010 10:54:03 AM] [0] Schema Update Required Status : 'False'.[1/6/2010 10:54:03 AM] [0] Organization Configuration Update Required Status : 'False'.[1/6/2010 10:54:03 AM] [0] Domain Configuration Update Required Status : 'False'.[1/6/2010 10:54:03 AM] [0] The locally installed version is 8.2.176.2.[1/6/2010 10:54:03 AM] [0] Exchange Installation Directory : 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server'.[1/6/2010 10:54:03 AM] [0] Applying default role selection state[1/6/2010 10:54:03 AM] [0] Setup is determining what organization-level operations to perform.[1/6/2010 10:54:03 AM] [0] Because the value was specified, setup is setting the argument OrganizationName to the value BIS.[1/6/2010 10:54:03 AM] [0] Setup will run from path 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\'.[1/6/2010 10:54:03 AM] [0] InstallModeDataHandler has 1 DataHandlers[1/6/2010 10:54:03 AM] [0] RootDataHandler has 1 DataHandlers[1/6/2010 10:54:25 AM] [0] Validating options for the 0 requested roles[1/6/2010 10:54:25 AM] [0] Validating options for the 0 requested roles[1/6/2010 10:54:25 AM] [0] Setup is determining what organization-level operations to perform.[1/6/2010 10:54:25 AM] [0] Because the value was specified, setup is setting the argument OrganizationName to the value BIS.[1/6/2010 10:54:25 AM] [0] Setup will run from path 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\'.[1/6/2010 10:54:25 AM] [0] InstallModeDataHandler has 1 DataHandlers[1/6/2010 10:54:25 AM] [0] RootDataHandler has 1 DataHandlers[1/6/2010 10:54:25 AM] [0] **************[1/6/2010 10:54:25 AM] [0] Setup will run the task 'Install-BridgeheadRole'[1/6/2010 10:54:25 AM] [1] Setup launched task 'Install-BridgeheadRole -DomainController 'BISSERVER.BISNET' -updatesdir 'C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Exchange Server\Updates' -StartTransportService $true' [1/6/2010 10:54:25 AM] [1] Beginning processing.[1/6/2010 10:54:25 AM] [1] Attempting Install for BridgeheadRole.[1/6/2010 10:54:25 AM] [1] The following roles are installed: AdminToolsRole [1/6/2010 10:54:25 AM] [1] The following roles are current: AdminToolsRole [1/6/2010 10:54:26 AM] [1] Reading components for role 'AdminToolsRole' from 'res://AdminToolsRoleDefinition.xml'[1/6/2010 10:54:26 AM] [1] Found 3 components[1/6/2010 10:54:26 AM] [1] Loaded component 'All Roles Common First - Run Once' with 10 task info blocks from 'res://AllRolesCommonFirst_RunOnce.xml'[1/6/2010 10:54:26 AM] [1] Loaded component 'All Roles Common First' with 8 task info blocks from 'res://AllRolesCommonFirst.xml'[1/6/2010 10:54:26 AM] [1] Loaded component 'All Roles Common Last' with 4 task info blocks from 'res://AllRolesCommonLast.xml'[1/6/2010 10:54:26 AM] [1] Reading components for role 'BridgeheadRole' from 'res://BridgeheadRoleDefinition.xml'[1/6/2010 10:54:26 AM] [1] Found 22 components[1/6/2010 10:54:27 AM] [1] Loaded component 'All Roles Common First - Run Once' with 10 task info blocks from 'res://AllRolesCommonFirst_RunOnce.xml'[1/6/2010 10:54:27 AM] [1] Loaded component 'All Roles Common First' with 8 task info blocks from 'res://AllRolesCommonFirst.xml'[1/6/2010 10:54:27 AM] [1] Loaded component 'All Roles Precompile Management Binaries' with 30 task info blocks from 'res://AllRolesPrecompileManagementBinaries.xml'[1/6/2010 10:54:28 AM] [1] Loaded component 'Bridgehead Permissions Configuration' with 1 task info blocks from 'res://BridgeheadLocalPermissionsComponent.xml'[1/6/2010 10:54:28 AM] [1] Loaded component 'Common Perf Counters ' with 2 task info blocks from 'res://CommonPerfCountersComponent.xml'[1/6/2010 10:54:28 AM] [1] Loaded component 'Provision Server' with 9 task info blocks from 'res://ProvisionServerComponent.xml'[1/6/2010 10:54:28 AM] [1] Loaded component 'All Active-Directory Roles Common' with 14 task info blocks from 'res://AllADRolesCommon.xml'[1/6/2010 10:54:29 AM] [1] Loaded component 'Exchange 2003 Pseudo-MTA Configuration' with 1 task info blocks from 'res://LegacyMTAComponent.xml'[1/6/2010 10:54:29 AM] [1] Loaded component 'Exchange 2003 SMTP VSI Configuration' with 1 task info blocks from 'res://LegacySMTPComponent.xml'[1/6/2010 10:54:29 AM] [1] Loaded component 'Transport Perf Counters' with 21 task info blocks from 'res://TransportPerfCountersComponent.xml'[1/6/2010 10:54:29 AM] [1] Loaded component 'Enable RPC-EPMAP firewall exception' with 1 task info blocks from 'res://RpcEpmapFirewallException.xml'[1/6/2010 10:54:30 AM] [1] Loaded component 'Bridgehead Role Setter' with 1 task info blocks from 'res://BridgeheadRoleSetterComponent.xml'[1/6/2010 10:54:30 AM] [1] Loaded component 'Transport Common Configuration' with 22 task info blocks from 'res://TransportCommonComponent.xml'[1/6/2010 10:54:30 AM] [1] Loaded component 'Bridgehead Perf Counters' with 8 task info blocks from 'res://BridgeheadPerfCountersComponent.xml'[1/6/2010 10:54:31 AM] [1] Loaded component 'Bridgehead Configuration' with 18 task info blocks from 'res://BridgeheadComponent.xml'[1/6/2010 10:54:31 AM] [1] Loaded component 'Transport Log Search Service' with 1 task info blocks from 'res://TransportLogSearchServiceComponent.xml'[1/6/2010 10:54:31 AM] [1] Loaded component 'Data Storage Configuration' with 1 task info blocks from 'res://DataStorageComponent.xml'[1/6/2010 10:54:32 AM] [1] Loaded component 'Monitoring Service Configuration' with 5 task info blocks from 'res://MonitoringComponent.xml'[1/6/2010 10:54:32 AM] [1] Loaded component 'Active Directory Topology Service Configuration' with 2 task info blocks from 'res://AllADRolesCommonServiceControl.xml'[1/6/2010 10:54:32 AM] [1] Loaded component 'Bridgehead Service Configuration' with 3 task info blocks from 'res://BridgeheadServiceControl.xml'[1/6/2010 10:54:32 AM] [1] Loaded component 'Transport Common Service Control' with 1 task info blocks from 'res://TransportCommonServiceControl.xml'[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Loaded component 'All Roles Common Last' with 4 task info blocks from 'res://AllRolesCommonLast.xml'[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Component 'All Roles Common First - Run Once' is shared with an already-configured role[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Adding 'All Roles Common First' because it is marked AlwaysExecute[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Adding unique component 'All Roles Precompile Management Binaries'[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Adding unique component 'Bridgehead Permissions Configuration'[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Adding unique component 'Common Perf Counters '[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Adding unique component 'Provision Server'[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Adding unique component 'All Active-Directory Roles Common'[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Adding unique component 'Exchange 2003 Pseudo-MTA Configuration'[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Adding unique component 'Exchange 2003 SMTP VSI Configuration'[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Adding unique component 'Transport Perf Counters'[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Adding unique component 'Enable RPC-EPMAP firewall exception'[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Adding unique component 'Bridgehead Role Setter'[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Adding unique component 'Transport Common Configuration'[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Adding unique component 'Bridgehead Perf Counters'[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Adding unique component 'Bridgehead Configuration'[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Adding unique component 'Transport Log Search Service'[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Adding unique component 'Data Storage Configuration'[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Adding unique component 'Monitoring Service Configuration'[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Adding unique component 'Active Directory Topology Service Configuration'[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Adding unique component 'Bridgehead Service Configuration'[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Adding unique component 'Transport Common Service Control'[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Adding 'All Roles Common Last' because it is marked AlwaysExecute[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] The following roles are installed: AdminToolsRole [1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Writing informational script to 'C:\ExchangeSetupLogs\Install-BridgeheadRole-20100106-1054330071.ps1'[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Executing '$RolePreviousVersion = ""', handleError = False[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [2] Launching sub-task '$error.Clear(); $RolePreviousVersion = ""'.[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Executing '$RoleStartTransportService = $True', handleError = False[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [2] Launching sub-task '$error.Clear(); $RoleStartTransportService = $True'.[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Executing '$RoleIsAdminToolsRoleInstalled = $True', handleError = False[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [2] Launching sub-task '$error.Clear(); $RoleIsAdminToolsRoleInstalled = $True'.[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Executing '$RoleLoggedOnUser = "BISNET\Administrator"', handleError = False[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [2] Launching sub-task '$error.Clear(); $RoleLoggedOnUser = "BISNET\Administrator"'.[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Executing '$RoleSetupLoggingPath = "C:\ExchangeSetupLogs"', handleError = False[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [2] Launching sub-task '$error.Clear(); $RoleSetupLoggingPath = "C:\ExchangeSetupLogs"'.[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Executing '$RoleRoles = "AdminToolsRole"', handleError = False[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [2] Launching sub-task '$error.Clear(); $RoleRoles = "AdminToolsRole"'.[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Executing '$RoleInvocationID = "20100106-1054330071"', handleError = False[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [2] Launching sub-task '$error.Clear(); $RoleInvocationID = "20100106-1054330071"'.[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Executing '$RoleInstallPath = "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\"', handleError = False[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [2] Launching sub-task '$error.Clear(); $RoleInstallPath = "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\"'.[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Executing '$RoleNetBIOSName = "BISSERVER"', handleError = False[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [2] Launching sub-task '$error.Clear(); $RoleNetBIOSName = "BISSERVER"'.[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Executing '$RoleInstallationMode = "Install"', handleError = False[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [2] Launching sub-task '$error.Clear(); $RoleInstallationMode = "Install"'.[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Executing '$RoleProductPlatform = "i386"', handleError = False[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [2] Launching sub-task '$error.Clear(); $RoleProductPlatform = "i386"'.[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Executing '$RoleLoggingPath = "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Logging"', handleError = False[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [2] Launching sub-task '$error.Clear(); $RoleLoggingPath = "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Logging"'.[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Executing '$RoleFqdnOrName = "BISSERVER.BISNET"', handleError = False[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [2] Launching sub-task '$error.Clear(); $RoleFqdnOrName = "BISSERVER.BISNET"'.[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Executing '$RoleTargetVersion = "8.2.176.2"', handleError = False[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [2] Launching sub-task '$error.Clear(); $RoleTargetVersion = "8.2.176.2"'.[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Executing '$RoleDomainController = "BISSERVER.BISNET"', handleError = False[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [2] Launching sub-task '$error.Clear(); $RoleDomainController = "BISSERVER.BISNET"'.[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Executing '$RoleIsClusterNode = $False', handleError = False[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [2] Launching sub-task '$error.Clear(); $RoleIsClusterNode = $False'.[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Executing '$RoleRoleName = "BridgeheadRole"', handleError = False[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [2] Launching sub-task '$error.Clear(); $RoleRoleName = "BridgeheadRole"'.[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Executing '$RoleBinPath = "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Bin"', handleError = False[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [2] Launching sub-task '$error.Clear(); $RoleBinPath = "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Bin"'.[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Executing '$RoleUpdatesDir = "C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Exchange Server\Updates"', handleError = False[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [2] Launching sub-task '$error.Clear(); $RoleUpdatesDir = "C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Exchange Server\Updates"'.[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Setup failed previously while performing the action Install. Looking for the failed task with ID 1f42c6d3.[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Found 133 tasks to execute[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Processing component 'Bridgehead Service Configuration' (Starting Hub Transport services).[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [1] Executing 'if ($RoleStartTransportService) { start-SetupService -ServiceName MSExchangeTransport }', handleError = False[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [2] Launching sub-task '$error.Clear(); if ($RoleStartTransportService) { start-SetupService -ServiceName MSExchangeTransport }'.[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [2] Beginning processing.[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [2] The maximum wait for the operation is set to '00:15:00'.[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [2] [WARNING] Service checkpoint has not progressed. Previous checkpoint='0'- Current checkpoint='0'.[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [2] Previous service status query time is '1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM'.[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [2] Current service status query time is '1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM'.[1/6/2010 10:54:33 AM] [2] Will wait '25000' milliseconds for the service 'MSExchangeTransport' to reach status 'Running'.[1/6/2010 10:54:58 AM] [2] Service 'MSExchangeTransport' failed to reach status 'Running' on this server after waiting for '25000' milliseconds.[1/6/2010 10:54:58 AM] [2] The remaining time for service status change is '00:14:35'.[1/6/2010 10:54:58 AM] [2] Service checkpoint has progressed. Previous checkpoint='0' - Current checkpoint='1'.[1/6/2010 10:54:58 AM] [2] Will wait '90000' milliseconds for the service 'MSExchangeTransport' to reach status 'Running'.[1/6/2010 10:56:28 AM] [2] Service 'MSExchangeTransport' failed to reach status 'Running' on this server after waiting for '90000' milliseconds.[1/6/2010 10:56:28 AM] [2] The remaining time for service status change is '00:13:05'.[1/6/2010 10:56:28 AM] [2] Service 'MSExchangeTransport' failed to start. Check the event log for possible reasons for the service start failure.[1/6/2010 10:56:28 AM] [2] [ERROR] Unexpected Error[1/6/2010 10:56:28 AM] [2] [ERROR] Service 'MSExchangeTransport' failed to start. Check the event log for possible reasons for the service start failure.[1/6/2010 10:56:28 AM] [2] Ending processing.[1/6/2010 10:56:28 AM] [1] The following 1 error(s) occurred during task execution:[1/6/2010 10:56:28 AM] [1] 0. ErrorRecord: Service 'MSExchangeTransport' failed to start. Check the event log for possible reasons for the service start failure.[1/6/2010 10:56:28 AM] [1] 0. ErrorRecord: Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.ServiceFailedToStartException: Service 'MSExchangeTransport' failed to start. Check the event log for possible reasons for the service start failure.[1/6/2010 10:56:28 AM] [1] [ERROR] Service 'MSExchangeTransport' failed to start. Check the event log for possible reasons for the service start failure.[1/6/2010 10:56:28 AM] [1] Setup is halting task execution because of one or more errors in a critical task.[1/6/2010 10:56:28 AM] [1] Finished executing component tasks.[1/6/2010 10:56:28 AM] [1] Ending processing.[1/6/2010 10:57:59 AM] [0] End of Setup[1/6/2010 10:57:59 AM] [0] **********************************************

Hi,Single-label DNS domain names are DNS names that don't contain a suffix such as .com, .corp, .net, or .org.http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc788134(EXCHG.80).aspxThrouh Exchange 2007 SP2 does support Single-label DNS domain, as you are new to exchange, I think you should use the FQDN name, not the Single-label DNS domain. About transport service cannot start, since your exchange server is not internet-face, please have a look at this KB:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944752/en-usTry to add a record in local hosts file:127.0.0.1 crl.microsoft.comFrank Wang