Getting tons of topology discovery errors.

From: loupgarou (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/27/04


Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 19:37:16 -0700

This server is a new one with mailboxes migrated from
exchange 5.5

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it runs fine but encounters errors (somehow loses contact 
with the PDC)
"Process IISIPMED1BBF5E-ED6A-4E8B-89F2-14AE04CFD1CC -
AP ""EXCHANGEAPPLICATIONPOOL (PID=1968). Topology 
Discovery failed, error 0xffffffff. 
Windows cannot determine the user or computer name. (The 
specified domain either does not exist or could not be 
contacted. ). Group Policy processing aborted. 
"Process MAD.EXE (PID=272). All Domain Controller Servers 
in use are not responding: 
PDC.xxx.com.sg 
bdc.xxx.com.sg 
 
"Process MAD.EXE (PID=272). Topology Discovery failed, 
error 0xffffffff. 
"DSACCESS returned an error '0x80004005' on DS 
notification. Microsoft Exchange System Attendant will re-
set DS notification later. 
"Process STORE.EXE (PID=2160). Topology Discovery failed, 
error 0xffffffff. 
"NSPI Proxy can contact Global Catalog 
INSIGHTPDC.xxx.com.sg but it does not support the NSPI 
service. After a Domain Controller is promoted to a Global 
Catalog, the Global Catalog must be rebooted to support 
MAPI Clients.  Reboot PDC.xxx.com.sg  as soon as possible. 
"NSPI Proxy cannot contact any Global Catalog that 
supports the NSPI Service. New clients will be refused 
until a Global Catalog is available. After a Domain 
Controller is promoted to a Global Catalog, it must be 
rebooted to support MAPI Clients. 
"Referral Interface cannot contact any Global Catalog that 
supports the NSPI Service. Clients making RFR requests 
will fail to connect until a Global Catalog becomes 
available again. After a Domain Controller is promoted to 
a Global Catalog, it must be rebooted to support MAPI 
Clients. 
"LDAP Bind was unsuccessful on directory bdc.xxx.com.sg 
for distinguished name ''. Directory returned error:[0x51] 
Server Down.    
"The Win32 API call 'DsGetDCNameW' returned error code 
[0x54b] The specified domain either does not exist or 
could not be contacted.  The service could not be 
initialized.  Make sure that the operating system was 
installed properly. 
"Background thread FDoUpdateCatalog halted on 
database ""First Storage Group\Public Folder Store 
(EXCHANGE2003)"" due to error code 0x80004005. 
"Process INETINFO.EXE (PID=1528). All the DS Servers in 
domain are not responding. 
"Unexpected error An operations error occurred. Facility: 
LDAP Provider ID no: 80072020 Microsoft Exchange System 
Attendant  occurred. 
Process EMSMTA.EXE (PID=2868). All the DS Servers in 
domain are not responding.
"The Directory Service Referral interface failed to 
service a client request. RFRI is returning the error code:
[0x3f0]. 
"LDAP Bind was unsuccessful on directory PDC.xxx.com.sg 
for distinguished name ''. Directory returned error:[0x51] 
Server Down.  DC=xxx,DC=com,DC=sg 
"Unexpected error An operations error occurred. Facility: 
LDAP Provider ID no: 80072020 Microsoft Exchange System 
Attendant  occurred. 
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the fact that it can work 70%? of the time indicates that 
configuration should be ok, somehow its bugged out or 
losing contact with the pdc.. my other bdc doesn't report 
any problems at all when this is happened.
I've swapped network cables incase its a cable problem, 
but to no effect
what do you suggest I do? make the exchange server a bdc 
as well?


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