Schema Master error

[gmckinley]

I am installing a new server to replace the old one. The new server has been
added to the domain as a domain controller. The new server has the same
computer name as the old one. Everything was going fine until installing
Exchange 2003. Everytime I install Exchange I get the error message that the
schema master can not be contacted. Any suggestions on this would be helpful.

Thanks,

Gerald

[Brian Desmond [MVP]]

Gerald-

Is the DC that holds ht schema master fsmo alive and well? Can you ping it
by name? by IP?



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--Brian Desmond
Windows Server MVP
desmondb@payton.cps.k12.il.us


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"gmckinley" <gmckinley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I am installing a new server to replace the old one. The new server has
been
added to the domain as a domain controller. The new server has the same
computer name as the old one. Everything was going fine until installing
Exchange 2003. Everytime I install Exchange I get the error message that
the
schema master can not be contacted. Any suggestions on this would be
helpful.

Thanks,

Gerald

[gmckinley]

I can ping it by name and ip address. If I go to the schema snap it and try
to transfer the schema master to the other server, I get the error message
that fsmo could not be contacted and the transfer operation failer.

"Brian Desmond [MVP]" wrote:

Gerald-

Is the DC that holds ht schema master fsmo alive and well? Can you ping it
by name? by IP?



--
--Brian Desmond
Windows Server MVP
desmondb@payton.cps.k12.il.us


www.briandesmond.com
"gmckinley" <gmckinley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9BEF2D49-0B5F-4EC1-9DC5-C9E632711E04@microsoft.com...
I am installing a new server to replace the old one. The new server has
been
added to the domain as a domain controller. The new server has the same
computer name as the old one. Everything was going fine until installing
Exchange 2003. Everytime I install Exchange I get the error message that
the
schema master can not be contacted. Any suggestions on this would be
helpful.

Thanks,

Gerald