SBS - IIS and Exchange not starting

[airwrck]

I have a problem with an SBS 2003 Standard that has a problem.

The Exchange server is having problems with the metabase

Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSExchangeMU
Event Category: General
Event ID: 1009
Date: 7/9/2008
Time: 8:14:29 PM
User: N/A
Computer: CDSBS
Description:
Failed to access the metabase, error code is 80080005 (Server
execution failed).

For more information, click http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.

IIS isn't starting correctly, either

Event Type: Error
Event Source: IIS Config
Event Category: Catalog
Event ID: 4275
Date: 7/9/2008
Time: 8:15:29 PM
User: N/A
Computer: CDSBS
Description:
Error parsing XML file. Reason: An invalid character was found in text
content.
Incorrect XML: hbin
ErrorCode : 0xC00CE508
Interceptor : 14
OperationType : Populate
Table : MBProperty
ConfigurationSource : file:///C:/WINDOWS/system32/inetsrv/MetaBase.xml
Row : 1
Column : 5

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Any suggestions? Microsoft Help and Support links are not really
helpful for these problems.

thanks in advance

[Russ (www.SBITS.Biz)]

Try this Thread

http://www.winserverkb.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/exchange-admin/23987/HELP-Exchange-Services-won-t-start

Russ

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[airwrck]

Russell - thanks for the lead. The problem ended up really being the
metafile.xml as opposed to the metafile.bin

I searched for IIS Config 4275 and followed the solution to retore an
old metafile.xml found at
http://www.networknet.nl/apps/wp/archives/347

Restarted the IIS service, WWW service, and a few other orphaned
services, to make sure they would start, and then rebooted the server
so it would come up "normally".

Rebooted the server, and all services started properly, but the
Monitoring and Reporting webpage on "Server Management" is still
broken, probably because the developers are mucking with SQL on a dot
net nuke website. We'll fix that later.

-e-

On Jul 9, 9:15 pm, "Russ \(www.SBITS.Biz\)"
<supp...@REMOVETHIS.sbits.biz> wrote:
> Try this Thread
>
> http://www.winserverkb.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/exchange-admin/23987/HELP-E...

>
> Russ
>
> --
> Russell Grover - SBITS.Biz
> Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
> Microsoft Small Business Specialist
> World Wide Remote SBS2003 Support -http://www.SBITS.Biz
> Get Help Now!http://www.crossloop.com/SBITSdotBiz
>

> "airwrck" <airw...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>
> news:b666fe38-0b94-49ad...@x35g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> >I have a problem with an SBS 2003 Standard that has a problem.
>
> > The Exchange server is having problems with the metabase
>
> > Event Type: Error
> > Event Source: MSExchangeMU
> > Event Category: General
> > Event ID: 1009
> > Date: 7/9/2008
> > Time: 8:14:29 PM
> > User: N/A
> > Computer: CDSBS
> > Description:
> > Failed to access the metabase, error code is 80080005 (Server
> > execution failed).
>

> > For more information, clickhttp://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.

>
> > IIS isn't starting correctly, either
>
> > Event Type: Error
> > Event Source: IIS Config
> > Event Category: Catalog
> > Event ID: 4275
> > Date: 7/9/2008
> > Time: 8:15:29 PM
> > User: N/A
> > Computer: CDSBS
> > Description:
> > Error parsing XML file. Reason: An invalid character was found in text
> > content.
> > Incorrect XML: hbin
> > ErrorCode           : 0xC00CE508
> > Interceptor         : 14
> > OperationType       : Populate
> > Table               : MBProperty
> > ConfigurationSource : file:///C:/WINDOWS/system32/inetsrv/MetaBase.xml
> > Row                 : 1
> > Column              : 5
>
> > For more information, see Help and Support Center at
> >http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
>
> > Any suggestions?  Microsoft Help and Support links are not really
> > helpful for these problems.
>

> > thanks in advance- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

[Russ (www.SBITS.Biz)]

UH?
this sounds like you are running a Public Website on the SBS box?
(the dot net nuke website)

I highly suggest you do not run any public website on a SBS box
but on another Server in a DMZ isolated from your LAN and your SBS box.

This will help integrity of your network
Russ

--
Russell Grover - SBITS.Biz
Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
Microsoft Small Business Specialist

World Wide Remote SBS2003 Support - http://www.SBITS.Biz
Get Help Now! http://www.crossloop.com/SBITSdotBiz

"airwrck" <air...@gmail.com> wrote in message

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[Eric Louie]

Thanks for the "suggestion" - It is something that they need to get
working quickly but don't have time to put up the webserver right
now. I realize they're mucking up the server and I'll need to go back
to fix it once they're done.

-e-

On Jul 10, 9:17 am, "Russ \(www.SBITS.Biz\)"

<supp...@REMOVETHIS.sbits.biz> wrote:
> UH?
> this sounds like you are running a Public Website on the SBS box?
> (the dot net nuke website)
>
> I highly suggest you do not run any public website on a SBS box
> but on another Server in a DMZ isolated from your LAN and your SBS box.
>
> This will help integrity of your network
> Russ
>
> --
> Russell Grover - SBITS.Biz
> Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
> Microsoft Small Business Specialist

> World Wide Remote SBS2003 Support -http://www.SBITS.Biz
> Get Help Now!http://www.crossloop.com/SBITSdotBiz
>
> "airwrck" <airw...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>

> news:e75822cb-cd2d-4874...@b1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> Russell - thanks for the lead.  The problem ended up really being the
> metafile.xml as opposed to the metafile.bin
>
> I searched for IIS Config 4275 and followed the solution to retore an

> old metafile.xml found athttp://www.networknet.nl/apps/wp/archives/347

> > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -

[Russ (www.SBITS.Biz)]

Well At 5 bucks a month you get hosting that you won't muck up your sbs box.
Heck there are probably free .net nuke sites

Yup
http://dnn4free.com/

have them use this and then they won't mess up the sbs box.

Russ

--
Russell Grover - SBITS.Biz
Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
Microsoft Small Business Specialist

World Wide Remote SBS2003 Support - http://www.SBITS.Biz
Get Help Now! http://www.crossloop.com/SBITSdotBiz

"Eric Louie" <air...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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