While I'm not running SBS, something similar happened to me last year. On the server if you run a nltest /dsgetsite do you get an error?
In my case, I had to manually enter in the site name at the following reg key for Exchange SA to start up successfully. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon\Parameters\SiteName HTH Harry. On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]>wrote: > If you set the services to delayed start you’ll break Exchange.**** > > ** ** > > You need to find out what is delaying DNS and NetLogon and fix it.**** > > ** ** > > Regards,**** > > ** ** > > Michael B. Smith**** > > Consultant and Exchange MVP**** > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Oliver Marshall [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, October 06, 2011 5:52 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Delayed Startup for Exchange services?**** > > ** ** > > We have a problem with an SBS2011 server when it reboots. After the reboot > all the Exchange services fail to start seemingly because the DNS server > isn’t up yet. We get a load of alerts saying that the exchange services > can’t find any AD servers and a few other services which log on using > specific accounts also fail to start with logon errors. If you want a few > mins then they happily start up. **** > > ** ** > > Is there anything wrong with setting the Exchange services to delayed > start? Would that, do you think, have any knock on effects?**** > > ** ** > > Olly**** > > ** ** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
