Hello,
I have just inherited a slightly abused new server as part of my job and it looks like the previous admin was using a live single domain as a test bed.
From what I have been able to determine this windows 2008R2 server started life as a single name domain (no FQDN) that had exchange 2013 running on it (sin I know). A domain rename was performed and from what I can tell it did change the domain name to
a FQDN environment. (it went for COMPANY to COMPANY.COM)
I have been able to clean up most of the other ghosts in the machine except when it comes to exchange. I get event ID 2142(error), 2077 (info), and 2069 (info) repeatedly it cycles every 2 minutes:
Log Name: Application
Source: MSExchangeADTopology
Date: 4/18/2013 11:42:39 AM
Event ID: 2142
Task Category: Topology
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: SERVER2013.COMPANY
Description:
Process Microsoft.Exchange.Directo
No Suitable Directory Servers Found in Forest COMPANY.com Site Default-First-Site-Name..
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.micr
<System>
<Provider Name="MSExchangeADTopology
<EventID Qualifiers="49156">2142</E
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>3</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2013-04-18T16:42:39.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>4918254</Ev
<Channel>Application</Chan
<Computer>SERVER2013.COMPA
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>Microsoft.Exchange.D
<Data>13460</Data>
<Data>COMPANY.com</Data>
<Data>No Suitable Directory Servers Found in Forest COMPANY.com Site Default-First-Site-Name.</
</EventData>
</Event>
Log Name: Application
Source: MSExchangeADTopology
Date: 4/18/2013 11:42:39 AM
Event ID: 2077
Task Category: Topology
Level: Information
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: SERVER2013.COMPANY
Description:
Process Microsoft.Exchange.Directory.TopologyService.exe (PID=13460) Forest COMPANY.com. Exchange Active Directory Provider could not find any suitable domain controller servers in either the local site 'Default-First-Site-Name' or the following sites:
.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="MSExchangeADTopology" />
<EventID Qualifiers="16388">2077</EventID>
<Level>4</Level>
<Task>3</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2013-04-18T16:42:39.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>4938976</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>SERVER2013.COMPANY</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>Microsoft.Exchange.Directory.TopologyService.exe</Data>
<Data>13460</Data>
<Data>COMPANY.com</Data>
<Data>Default-First-Site-Name</Data>
<Data>
</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
Log Name: Application
Source: MSExchangeADTopology
Date: 4/18/2013 11:42:39 AM
Event ID: 2069
Task Category: Topology
Level: Information
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: SERVER2013.COMPANY
Description:
Process Microsoft.Exchange.Directory.TopologyService.exe (PID=13460) Forest COMPANY.com. Exchange Active Directory Provider couldn't find any suitable Global Catalog servers in either the local site 'Default-First-Site-Name' or the following sites:
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="MSExchangeADTopology" />
<EventID Qualifiers="16388">2069</EventID>
<Level>4</Level>
<Task>3</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2013-04-18T16:42:39.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>4938977</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>SERVER2013.COMPANY</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>Microsoft.Exchange.Directory.TopologyService.exe</Data>
<Data>13460</Data>
<Data>COMPANY.com</Data>
<Data>Default-First-Site-Name</Data>
<Data>
</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
It looks to me that exchange is still looking for the old domain name. Does anyone know how to point it to the correct domain name?
Exchange is currently down and I am unable to log into EAC, OWA or Exchange Management Powershell. I am also unable to un-install exchange as it is reporting active mailboxes and I can't delete them because I am unable to log in.
My overall goal is to remove exchange from this server and put it on a separate server but until I can get exchange working to a point where I can remove the mailboxes, I am stuck.
Any and all help appreciated.
Hummedan