Installing Exchange 2019 error during step 7 Mailbox role: Client access server

Question

I need to upgrade Exchange 2013 cu22 to Exchange 2019 cu23. Im installing Exchange 2019 to new VM with WS 2022 in domain (Exchange 2013 is running on old server) and im getting this error during Step 7 Mailbox role: Client access server:

Error:
The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();
# Array of module names to unlock
[System.Array] $moduleNames = "AnonymousAuthenticationModule",
"AnonymousIdentification",
"BasicAuthenticationModule",
"CertificateMappingAuthenticationModule",
"CgiModule",
"ConfigurationValidationModule",
"CustomErrorModule",
"DefaultAuthentication",
"DefaultDocumentModule",
"DigestAuthenticationModule",
"DirectoryListingModule",
"DynamicCompressionModule",
"FailedRequestsTracingModule",
"FastCgiModule",
"FileAuthorization",
"FormsAuthentication",
"HttpCacheModule",
"HttpLoggingModule",
"HttpRedirectionModule",
"IsapiFilterModule",
"IsapiModule",
"OutputCache",
"Profile",
"ProtocolSupportModule",
"RequestFilteringModule",
"RoleManager",
"ScriptModule-4.0",
"ServerSideIncludeModule",
"ServiceModel",
"ServiceModel-4.0",
"Session",
"StaticCompressionModule",
"StaticFileModule",
"UrlAuthorization",
"UrlMappingsModule",
"UrlRoutingModule-4.0",
"WindowsAuthentication",
"WindowsAuthenticationModule";
$windir = $env:windir;

      $a = &"$windir\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe" "set" "config" "/section:system.webServer/modules" "/lockItem:false"
      Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Info ($a)

      foreach($moduleName in $moduleNames)
      {
          $a = &"$windir\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe" "set" "config" "/section:system.webServer/modules" "/.[name=`'$moduleName`'].lockItem:false"
          Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Info ($a)
      }
    " was run: "System.Management.Automation.ParameterBindingException: Cannot convert 'System.Object[]' to the type 'System.String' required by parameter 'Message'. Specified method is not supported. ---> System.NotSupportedException: Specified method is not supported.

at System.Management.Automation.ParameterBinderBase.CoerceTypeAsNeeded(CommandParameterInternal argument, String parameterName, Type toType, ParameterCollectionTypeInformation collectionTypeInfo, Object currentValue)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Management.Automation.CmdletParameterBinderController.VerifyArgumentsProcessed(ParameterBindingException originalBindingException)
at System.Management.Automation.CmdletParameterBinderController.BindCommandLineParametersNoValidation(Collection1 arguments) at System.Management.Automation.CmdletParameterBinderController.BindCommandLineParameters(Collection1 arguments)
at System.Management.Automation.CommandProcessor.BindCommandLineParameters()
at System.Management.Automation.CommandProcessor.Prepare(IDictionary psDefaultParameterValues)
at System.Management.Automation.CommandProcessorBase.DoPrepare(IDictionary psDefaultParameterValues)
at System.Management.Automation.Internal.PipelineProcessor.Start(Boolean incomingStream)
at System.Management.Automation.Internal.PipelineProcessor.SynchronousExecuteEnumerate(Object input)
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Management.Automation.Internal.PipelineProcessor.SynchronousExecuteEnumerate(Object input)
at System.Management.Automation.PipelineOps.InvokePipeline(Object input, Boolean ignoreInput, CommandParameterInternal[][] pipeElements, CommandBaseAst[] pipeElementAsts, CommandRedirection[][] commandRedirections, FunctionContext funcContext)
at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.ActionCallInstruction`6.Run(InterpretedFrame frame)
at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.EnterTryCatchFinallyInstruction.Run(InterpretedFrame frame)".

I tried to search this error, but I cannot find anything.

Answer 1

Hi @Martin Surovec ,

Im installing Exchange 2019 to new VM with WS 2022 in domain

Exchange server 2019 is not supported on windows server 2022.

Based on the official document, the Exchange server 2019 only supports windows server 2019.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/plan-and-deploy/supportability-matrix?view=exchserver-2019

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Answer 2

Hi @Martin Surovec ,

According to this error
Array of module names to unlock[System.Array] $moduleNames = "AnonymousAuthenticationModule" and so on, please follow below steps to unlock the “AnonymousAuthenticationModule” .

Open IIS Manager in DC
Click the server name in the tree on the left
Right hand pane, Management section, double click Configuration Editor

At the top, choose the section system.webServer/security/authentication/anonymousAuthentication
Right hand pane, click Unlock Section

I think you may need to unlock all module the error has listed.

Install the Exchange server 2019 after all the modules has been unlocked.

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