When installing Exchange on Server 2012, It passes all of the pre-req's but then fails on the first install process almost instantly. I do not know what file it is looking for and how to proceed. I changed Server Name and Domain name in body below.
10/04/2012 03:26:15.0802] [2] Active Directory session settings for 'Install-ExchangeSchema' are: View Entire Forest: 'True', Configuration Domain Controller: 'SERVERNAME', Preferred Global Catalog: 'SERVERNAME', Preferred Domain Controllers: '{ SERVERNAME
}'
[10/04/2012 03:26:15.0802] [2] Beginning processing install-ExchangeSchema -LdapFileName:'Setup\Data\PostExchange2003_schema0.ldf'
[10/04/2012 03:26:15.0815] [2] Running <C:\Windows\system32\ldifde.exe> with arguments <-i -s "SERVERNAME" -f "C:\Windows\Temp\ExchangeSetup\Setup\Data\PostExchange2003_schema0.ldf" -j "C:\Users\administrator.DOMAINNAME\AppData\Local\Temp\1" -c "<SchemaContainerDN>"
"CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=domainname,DC=com">.
[10/04/2012 03:26:15.0820] [2] [WARNING] An unexpected error has occurred and a Watson dump is being generated: The system cannot find the file specified
[10/04/2012 03:26:15.0823] [2] [ERROR] The system cannot find the file specified
[10/04/2012 03:26:15.0999] [1] The following 1 error(s) occurred during task execution:
[10/04/2012 03:26:16.0000] [1] 0. ErrorRecord: The system cannot find the file specified
[10/04/2012 03:26:16.0000] [1] 0. ErrorRecord: System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The system cannot find the file specified
at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithCreateProcess(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
at Microsoft.Exchange.Management.Deployment.InstallExchangeSchema.RunProcess(String fileName, String arguments, WriteVerboseDelegate writeVerbose)
at Microsoft.Exchange.Management.Deployment.InstallExchangeSchema.ImportSchemaFile(String schemaMasterServer, String schemaFilePath, String macroName, String macroValue, WriteVerboseDelegate writeVerbose)
at Microsoft.Exchange.Management.Deployment.InstallExchangeSchema.InternalProcessRecord()
at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.ProcessRecord()
at System.Management.Automation.CommandProcessor.ProcessRecord()
[10/04/2012 03:26:16.0003] [1] [ERROR] The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();
install-ExchangeSchema -LdapFileName ($roleInstallPath + "Setup\Data\"+$RoleSchemaPrefix + "schema0.ldf")
" was run: "The system cannot find the file specified".
[10/04/2012 03:26:16.0003] [1] [ERROR] The system cannot find the file specified
[10/04/2012 03:26:16.0004] [1] [ERROR-REFERENCE] Id=ADSchemaComponent___64bd6943575045fa880b92893321a2d5 Component=EXCHANGE14:\Current\Release\Shared\Datacenter\Setup
[10/04/2012 03:26:16.0004] [1] Setup is stopping now because of one or more critical errors.
[10/04/2012 03:26:16.0004] [1] Finished executing component tasks.
[10/04/2012 03:26:16.0059] [1] Ending processing Install-ExchangeOrganization
