Exchange 2016 Installing a simple Second server

[Edu001]

Hi all!

I am trying to install a second Exchange 2016 in an organization that already has one installed.
In step 7 of 14 stop installing with the error that is below.

Any suggestion?

Error:
The following error was generated when it was run "$error.Clear();
if (![String]::IsNullOrEmpty($RoleDomainController))
{
$masSid = add-ManagedAvailabilityServerGroupMember -DomainController $RoleDomainController -ServerName $RoleNetBIOSName
}
": "Microsoft.Exchange.Management.Tasks.CouldNotFindServerDirectoryEntryException: No directory entry found for the server SecondServer.
in Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.ThrowError(Exception exception, ErrorCategory errorCategory, Object target, String helpUrl)
in Microsoft.Exchange.Management.Tasks.AddManagedAvailabilityServerGroupMember.InternalProcessRecord()
in Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.<ProcessRecord>b__91_1()
in Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.InvokeRetryableFunc(String funcName, Action func, Boolean terminatePipelineIfFailed)".

 

[DrB0b]

Are you trying to have both servers service the same domain or different ones? Are you going to create a DAG for the current and new server? Are you trying to install this on a DC?

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[Edu001]

Hi DrBOb
Thanks for your answer.
Both servers are in the some domain, No DAG, is a just a server client of the DC.
regards

 

[DrB0b]

So what is your exact goal of this install? I assume you want both servers to serve mail for the same domain based on what you say above. If you do it in a DAG then you have one database for both servers which will save on overall space and have redundancy. We have our two mail servers in a DAG which resides on our NAS so if either go down the other pics up the slack.

Do you have a MS KB you are following when you say step 7 of 14 is where it is failing? Can you link it here? Does Event Viewer point to any particular error?

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[Edu001]

We are having problems on the eschange server, so the idea was to install a new server, migrate the users to the new database and remove the old server.
On the other hand, the graphical interface of the installation setup stops in step 7 of 14 showing this error, and the event viewer does not show anything other than the same error that I copied above.
regards

 

[DrB0b]

If my memory servers me correct, you do not have to do any of the AD stuff when installing the second server. This may be where you are failing. Do you have a KB or article you are following for install or just winging it?

What issues do you have with your current exchange server?

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[Edu001]

Hi Again,
I'm using the Exchange server prerequisites guide from Microsoft, so, all the KB needed were insalled in the new server, I know that the AD prerequisites there is not necesaries.
The current server was hacked and there are a lot of programs that no longer work, so the idea was to install a new server.

Next week I will try to insatll a new Server 2019 whith Exchange 2019 only to test this possibility.
regards