Symptoms
Consider the following scenario:
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You deploy different cumulative updates for Microsoft Exchange servers in an Exchange Server 2013 environment.
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You configure a load balancer that doesn't use session affinity for HTTP and a namespace for PowerShell.
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You use the following Exchange Management Shell to create remote PowerShell sessions across the load balancer:
$Session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri http://shell.contoso.com -AllowRedirection
Import-PSSession $Session
In this scenario, the connection isn't successful. Additionally, you receive a WSMan-InvalidShellID error that resembles the following:
New-PSSession : [shell.contoso.com] Processing data from remote server shell.contoso.com failed with the following error message: [ClientAccessServer=Server1,BackEndServer=Server.contoso.com, RequestId=IDNumber, TimeStamp=Date/Time] [FailureCategory=WSMan-InvalidShellID] The request for the Windows Remote Shell with ShellId ShellIDNumner failed because the shell was not found on the server.Possible causes are: the specified ShellId is incorrect or the shell no longer exists on the server. Provide the correct ShellId or create a new shell and retry the operation. For more information, see the bout_Remote_Troubleshooting Help topic.
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Cause
This issue occurs because the remote PowerShell sessions aren't routed constantly to the same Mailbox server.
Workaround
To work around this issue, use one of the following methods:
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Configure the load balancer to use session affinity or persistence.
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Have the Exchange servers use the same cumulative update build in load balancing.
Resolution
To fix this issue, install Cumulative Update 11 or a later cumulative update for Exchange Server 2013.
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
