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Q272998: XADM: Setup Doesn’t Work with 0XC103FC93

Article: Q272998
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): 5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg exc55
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
- Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to install an Exchange 2000 server into an existing Exchange Server
5.5 site, you may receive the following error message:

  ::ScFindLDAPPortNumberUsingDAPI
  (K:\admin\src\libs\exsetup\dapiaccess.cxx:682)
  Error code 0XC103FC93 (64659): Could not bind to the Microsoft Exchange
  Directory server <servername>

CAUSE
=====

This behavior occurs because the Exchange Server 5.5 computer is not using or
does not have the correct Domain Name System (DNS) information.

RESOLUTION
==========

Either configure the Exchange Server 5.5 computer to use DNS, or configure HOSTS
files for the servers.

MORE INFORMATION
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How to identify:

The error reports a bind issue; use LDP to bind to the Exchange Server 5.5
directory. Then, install Network Monitor and perform a trace of the bind to the
server. In this trace, you will see the endpoint=success (in the packet) and
bind=success; remote procedure call (RPC) bindback success or failure from
remote host is not seen.

This behavior is a result of a DNS issue, which explains why there is not a
bindback or bindback failure, because the request never made it from the server.

Additional query words: exch2kp2w

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Keywords          : kberrmsg exc55 
Component         : SRVRSetup
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2 kbExchange2000Search kbExchange2000Serv
Version           : :5.5
Issue type        : kbprb

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