I am, and have been trying to install exchange server 2010 onto a brand new server 2012 machine. I have literally tried every fix I can find, but nothing is working. So we will start with what I have done. Prior to starting this install, I did a full migration from a 2000 DC to the 2012 DC. It was complete with full replication etc. However, before I could install Exchange 2012, said 2000 server took a dump and everything was lost. (fortunatly the last IT person was super smart and did backups locally on that machine, and I as an interim IT person and not a computer guy by trade, and since I have no idea what I'm doing, didnt do a backup prior to migration). Anyway, thats where it sits.
I was finally able to install the CAS role just tonight after tons and tons of errors, which I think were mostly due to having the powershell directory have that Kerbauth error. However, ever since installation I have been unable to connect either through EMC or EMS. (it should be noted that I have never been able to connect through emc or ems) At first I was getting the error that
: The WinRM client cannot process the request. It cannot determine the content type of the HTTP response from the destination computer. The content type is absent or invalid.
I can't run the EMT shooter as it craps out when it tries to connect to the FQDN of the exchange server. So on the advice of about a million hours of research, i looked into the name of my powershell virtual directory and noticed it had an error. Through the cmd prompt I accessed the snapin for exchange and removed and rebuilt the powershell virtual exchange. I am now getting this error
- Connecting to the remote server failed with the following error message: The WinRM client sent a request to an HTTP server and got a response saying the requested HTTP URL was not available. This is usually returned by a HTTP server that does not support the WS-Management protocol.
Every tech support forum I have seen points to the port bindings in iis, however, mine are correct and nothing has changed. Oddly enough, I can browse my default web page (goes to the iis place holder) but I can't "browse" anything within it, I either get an unhandled exception or a (in the case of the powershell directory) an excepption with details system.nullreferenceexception:obejct reference not set to an instance of an object.
I am at my wits end. I have recreated the virtual directory, kerbauth is good, wsman is good, CAS and Hub are installed with no errors, and I have full authority to run cmds in the exchange setting. It should probably be noted that I can't install any of the rollups, every single time I have tried it fails, my guess is because it can't connect to the exchange server. Also, both EMC and EMS give me the same error when I try and access them.
So I am out of options other then dropping 250 in support in the vague hope that they will be able to fix it. I have not yet uninstalled and reinstalled iis and CAS because honestly I'm to afraid to lose any progress I have made so far, however if its a viable solution, i'm in. Im not exactly literate in server so if you do have a complicated fix, if you can spell it out for me in detail I would appreciate it (ie: full paths to things like reg keys) . I have looked at pretty much every tech forum post there is, and I havnt found anything in addition to what I have already done. Please if you can help it would be much appreciated and if you're anywhere near colorado, the first round is on me! Thank you