XADM: Server Object Is Not Replicated into Active Directory and You Cannot Run Setup for Exchange 2000

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This article was previously published under Q271450

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SYMPTOMS

In an existing Exchange Server 5.5 organization that contains several sites, when you attempt to upgrade the first Exchange Server 5.5 computer to Exchange 2000 Server, you may receive the following error message when you run Setup /Forestprep and then Setup:

Your server object has not replicated into the AD. You could either run setup in the Site that has replicated, or wait until this object has replicated into the AD.

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CAUSE

This behavior can occur if you are upgrading an Exchange Server 5.5 computer that is in a different site from what you indicated when you ran Forestprep. The server objects in Windows 2000 Active Directory (AD) are not replicated because there are no connection agreements (ConfigCAs).

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior, run Setup on the server in the site that you indicated in Forestprep. This creates the ConfigCA that replicates the server object into Active Directory.

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WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, upgrade the additional Exchange Server computers to Exchange 2000 in the other sites within the Exchange organization.

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MORE INFORMATION

When you are installing Exchange 2000 Server in an existing Exchange Server 5.5 organization, running Setup /forestprep accomplishes the following tasks:

Extends the Active Directory schema to include Exchange-specific information.
Creates the Exchange 2000 organization object in the Active Directory schema.
Assigns Exchange Full Administrative account permissions to a specified account.

When you install or upgrade your first instance of Exchange 2000 Server into an existing Exchange Server 5.5 organization, you can install or upgrade a server only in the site that you indicated when you ran Forestprep. For example, if you want to upgrade an Exchange Server 5.5 computer in Site A, when you run Forestprep, you must indicate a server in Site A.

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

262068 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/262068/EN-US/ ) XADM: How to Set Up Exchange 2000

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