An error is returned when you enable SCR from any source in a child domain after you install Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Rollup 5

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SYMPTOMS

After you install Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Rollup 5, the following error is returned in Exchange Management Shell when you enable standby continuous replication (SCR) from any source in a child domain.

Standby continuous replication is not supported between computers in different Active Directory domains. The target node is in domain <child domain> which is different from the source domain of <parent domain>.
Enable-StorageGroupCopy -Identity <Source Server>\<Storage Group> -StandbyMachine <Target Server> -Verbose
VERBOSE: Enable-StorageGroupCopy : Beginning processing.
VERBOSE: Enable-StorageGroupCopy : Searching objects "<Source Server>\<Storage Group>" of type "StorageGroup" under the root "$null".
VERBOSE: Enable-StorageGroupCopy : Previous operation run on domain controller '<DC name>'.
VERBOSE: Enable-StorageGroupCopy : Processing object "<Source Server>\<Storage Group>". Enable-StorageGroupCopy : Standby continuous replication is not supported between computers in different Active Directory domains. The target node is in <Chile domaon>, which is different from the source domain of <parent domain>. At line:1 char:24 + Enable-StorageGroupCopy <<<< -Identity <Source Server>\<Storage Group> -StandbyMachine <Target Server> -Verbose
VERBOSE: Enable-StorageGroupCopy : Ending processing.

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CAUSE

This issue occurs because the domain of the source server always returns the root domain, which differs from the child domain.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, install Update Rollup 7 for Exchange 2007 Service Pack 1. For more information about Update Rollup 7 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1, see the following Exchange Help topic:

Description of Update Rollup 7 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=157083)

For more information about how to obtain the latest Exchange service pack or update rollup, see the following Exchange Help topic:

How to Obtain the Latest Service Pack or Update Rollup for Exchange 2007 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=152570)

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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MORE INFORMATION

SCR was introduced in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 as a way to replicate databases from any mailbox role source to an independent mailbox role target. For more information about SCR, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb676502.aspx (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb676502.aspx)

For more information about how to enable SCR, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb123684.aspx (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb123684.aspx)

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