Urgent Pls:Ex server can not see AD and GC

[nkamkar]

Hello all

I am installing Ex2K on a new win2k domain. It installs fine. It talks to dc which is also DNS. But as soon as the installation is over or even if I reboot, System Attendant doesn't start with the error message

From: MSExchangeDSAccess, ID 2064
Process MAD.EXE" (PID=2508). All the remote DS Servers in use are not responding.

and

from: MSExchangeSA, ID 1005
Unexpected error The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted. Facility: Win32 ID no: c007054b Microsoft Exchange System Attendant occurred.

I have looked everywhere on Technet, but they only seem to refer ro dns problems. The dns seems fine, dc is fine, nothing in the logs. If there was a problem with dc or GC, then how come ex2k installs fine.

I am getting really desperate. can anybody out there help this damsel in distress?

Many thanks

 

[GiaBetiu]

Is it a domain controller the server where you installed Exchange? If not, then you have to manually launch the operations for preparing the forest and the one for prepsring the domain.
Another issue could be that the DNS server doesn't have enabled "dynamic updates". For Exchange it is required the DNS to have dynamic updates enabled.

Gia Betiu
gia@almondeyes.net
Computer Eng. CNE 4, CNE 5, MCSE Win2K

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[zoeythecat]

How did you install Exchange 2000? Did you run the Forestprep and Domainprep? Are you doing a fresh install of Exchange? Need more info.