Now i'm wondering if autodiscover is not working because of the DB
mandatory error, or vice versa
Jean-Paul Natola
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From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [Exchange] DB is mandatory on usermailbox / autodiscover fail
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 17:18:25 -0500
I seem to recall troubleshooting something similar and found at the
time (on 2k7) that ECP requires Autodiscover to be working properly.
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From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [Exchange] DB is mandatory on usermailbox / autodiscover fail
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 17:50:57 -0400
The Microsoft Connectivity Analyzer is attempting to test Autodiscover
for [email protected].
Testing Autodiscover failed.
Additional Details
Elapsed Time: 2928 ms.
Test Steps
Attempting each method of contacting the Autodiscover service.
The Autodiscover service couldn't be contacted successfully by
any method.
Additional Details
Elapsed Time: 2928 ms.
Test Steps
Attempting to test potential Autodiscover URL
https://domain.com:443/Autodiscover/Autodiscover.xml
Testing of this potential Autodiscover URL failed.
Additional Details
Test Steps
Attempting to test potential Autodiscover URL
https://autodiscover.domain.com:443/Autodiscover/Autodiscover.xml
Testing of this potential Autodiscover URL failed.
Additional Details
Test Steps
Attempting to contact the Autodiscover service using the HTTP
redirect method.
The attempt to contact Autodiscover using the HTTP Redirect
method failed.
Additional Details
Test Steps
Attempting to contact the Autodiscover service using the DNS SRV
redirect method.
The Microsoft Connectivity Analyzer failed to contact the
Autodiscover service using the DNS SRV redirect method.
Additional Details
Test Steps
Checking if there is an autodiscover CNAME record in DNS for your
domain 'domain.com' for Office 365.
Failed to validate autodiscover CNAME record in DNS. If your
mailbox isn't in Office 365, you can ignore this warnin
Jean-Paul Natola
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From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [Exchange] DB is mandatory on usermailbox / autodiscover fail
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 21:40:17 +0000
if autodiscover fails, then how does it fail?
The system mailbox and discoverysearchmailbox store a number of
configuration settings (and don’t ask me to remember them, I don’t),
but if you delete them you may potentially change certain Exchange
configurations.
*From:*[email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *J- P
*Sent:* Tuesday, September 2, 2014 5:35 PM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* RE: [Exchange] DB is mandatory on usermailbox /
autodiscover fail
correction ExCra does fail
And PrepareAd didnt help
any thoughts on this Option?
1- Delete system mailbox from Active Directory using ADSI tools
* Click *Start*, click *Run*, type adsiedit.msc, and then click *OK*.
* Locate the *Default Naming Context* node, and then locate to the
*CN=Users* container.
Locate:
* "DiscoverySearchMailbox {D919BA05-46A6-415f-80AD-7E09334BB852}"
* “System mailbox”
* Delete them
2- Run Setup.com /prepareAD, then, System mailboxes will be created
3- SP2 installation will be finish succesfully
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From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: RE: [Exchange] DB is mandatory on usermailbox / autodiscover fail
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 17:10:23 -0400
successful with warnings
I saw another article that stated to re-run PrepareAd
http://p2v-to-cloud.blogspot.com/2012/08/error-database-is-mandatory-on.html
any thoughts?
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From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: RE: [Exchange] DB is mandatory on usermailbox / autodiscover fail
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 21:03:17 +0000
It always scares me when people say that.
If you use exrca.com, what does it say about autodiscover?
*From:*[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
[mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *J- P
*Sent:* Tuesday, September 2, 2014 4:58 PM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* RE: [Exchange] DB is mandatory on usermailbox /
autodiscover fail
going through it as I speak, dont see anything new that hasnt been
there before-
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From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: RE: [Exchange] DB is mandatory on usermailbox / autodiscover fail
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 20:51:40 +0000
What’s in the event viewer?
*From:*[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
[mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *J- P
*Sent:* Tuesday, September 2, 2014 4:39 PM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* [Exchange] DB is mandatory on usermailbox / autodiscover fail
Hi all,
I got call saying ECP show an error of DataBase is mandatory on
usermailbox, the only thing they "claimed" to have done was attempt to
create a public folder then the error "appeared"
this is Ex2013 running on 2012
I saw many of the hits were restore related which in this case it is not
I certainly am not going to go the "uninstall exchange " route at its
a 200gb store with ~100 boxes
I tried to get mailbox -arbitration as per this article
http://danblee.com/exchange-2013-error-during-install-database-is-mandatory-on-usermailbox-property-name-database/
and no luck- DB's are mounted, status is healthy, mail is flowing ,
so i'm kind of stumped.
Jean-Paul Natola
