Trying to install Exchange 2007 SP3

[happyhacker]

I have downloaded it and installed to stage 4 OK. At stage 5 (Install SP3) I click that and (with UAC turned off) it offers selection of features (the only one clickable is Unifying server role). Whether I selct that or not if I click Next I get a message "Please selct a server role" and cannot get passed this.

Anyone advise?

Thanks for your time.

 

[happyhacker]

Ahem! I did NOT do this:

http://www.sbsfaq.com/?p=1992.

I think I have a partially installed Exchange that expects a key and I cannot access it from outside remote... 987 throws a can't display page). I can log into the server and Exchange is shown on the programs list but if I open the Exchange management Console I get "Finaise deployment" screen which amongst other things asks for a product Key.

Should I reload SBS2008 from scratch and be a good girl and follow the proper instructions or avoid it and stick with SP1?

So advice on this much appreciated.

Thanks for your time.

 

[ShackDaddy]

Can you run the Exchange Best Practices Analyzer and see if it throws up any major red flags about whether your installation is incomplete? I would hold off on SP3 for now. While it's being widely adopted, I wouldn't say that even half the servers out there have it installed yet.

Dave Shackelford MVP
ThirdTier.net
TrainSignal.com

 

[happyhacker]

Thanks ShackDaddy. Well I suppose I'm commited now (is there a route back?). I have connected remote and done a "Health Check" scan. This too about 1 min. The results are (appreciate a comment on what to do with these):

1. Organisation - 1st organisation = Blue circle warning - junk store threshold not configured.
2 Admin Group Exchange Administrative Group:

2a Yellow warning triangle - network interface driver is more than two years old
Network interface driver file 'c:\windows\system32\drivers\b57nd60a.sys' for 'b57nd60a' on server AUDORSERVER.audor.local is more than two years old. Check with your vendor to find out if a newer version is available. Installed driver details: 10.10.0.0 - 20080105112247.156937+000

2b Yellow warning triangle - network interface driver is more than two years old
Network interface driver file 'c:\windows\system32\drivers\tunmp.sys' for 'tunmp' on server AUDORSERVER.audor.local is more than two years old. Check with your vendor to find out if a newer version is available. Installed driver details: 6.0.6001.18000 - 20080119063630.814354+000

2c Yellow warning triangle - network interface driver is more than two years old
Network interface driver file 'c:\windows\system32\drivers\asyncmac.sys' for 'AsyncMac' on server AUDORSERVER.audor.local is more than two years old. Check with your vendor to find out if a newer version is available. Installed driver details: 6.0.6001.18000 - 20080119063727.690860+000

2d Yellow warning triangle - Disable MAPI Clients warning
Some versions of MAPI clients are blocked on server AUDORSERVER.audor.local. Verify that version '6.x.x.x' and version '8.x.x.x' clients are not blocked as the Microsoft Exchange System Attendant process uses these version identifiers for performing server functions. Current MAPI blocking setting: 0.0.0-5.3164.0.

2e Yellow warning triangle - Processor performance
Current processor speed on server AUDORSERVER.audor.local is less than the maximum possible speed. Maximum clock speed is 2200. Current clock speed is 1100.

2f Blue circle warning - Maximum DB cache size recommendation
The maximum database cache size is 134217728 on server AUDORSERVER.audor.local. The recommended database cache size on Hub Transport servers that have at least 4 GB of memory is 53,6870,912 bytes.

2g Blue circle warning - crash upload logging disabled
Exchange fatal error information on server AUDORSERVER.audor.local is not automatically sent to Microsoft for analysis. It is recommended that you enable this feature through the Exchange System Manager.

2h Blue circle warning - Firewall is enabled
Windows Firewall is enabled on server AUDORSERVER.audor.local. Ensure that the ports required for client connectivity are accessible.

Thanks for your time.

 

[markdmac]

There is a bug in SBS 2008 when you reinstall Exchange it incorrectly asks for a product key. There is a hotfix for this.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975263

I hope that helps.

Regards,

Mark

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[ShackDaddy]

Happy, your BPA results didn't show any significant issues. Did you install the patch that Mark mentioned? Where are you at now?

Dave Shackelford MVP
ThirdTier.net
TrainSignal.com

 

[happyhacker]

Er, no as the hotfix instr. imply you should only apply it if needed as there may be problems. How do I check if I need it?

Thanks for your time.

 

[markdmac]

You need it, that is why I recommended it. The hotfix corrects the specific problem you are describing.



I hope that helps.

Regards,

Mark

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