I have an Exchange 2003 SP2 Front-End / Back-End server topology. The Exchange 2k3 Back-End server is also a Global Catalogue server. I am using Forms Based Authentication with OWA, and RPC over HTTPS. All of that works fine. When I try to browse to http://ExchangeFrontEnd/OMA, I get the following error: A System error has occured while processing your request. Please try again. If the problem persists, contact your administrator. My goal is to get this working so I can use ActiveSync with my new pocket PC. I've been troubleshooting for a while now, and no help. Does anyone else have this issue? Thanks in advance.
Hi, Have you seen this: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;817379 Leif "TJC" wrote in message news:eIqi$k4hGHA.4864@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >I have an Exchange 2003 SP2 Front-End / Back-End server topology. The >Exchange 2k3 Back-End server is also a Global Catalogue server. I am using >Forms Based Authentication with OWA, and RPC over HTTPS. All of that >works fine. > > When I try to browse to http://ExchangeFrontEnd/OMA, I get the following > error: > > A System error has occured while processing your request. Please try > again. If the problem persists, contact your administrator. > > My goal is to get this working so I can use ActiveSync with my new pocket > PC. I've been troubleshooting for a while now, and no help. Does anyone > else have this issue? > > Thanks in advance. > > > > >
unfortunately yes, I have seen it. 1.) I don't require SSL on the back-end server (even tried unchecking the SSL requirement for the front-end server too - no help). 2.) I only have Forms-based authentication enabled on the Front-end server. According to what it says in the article, it's ok to have FBA enabled on the FE server, just not the back end. Same with SSL. Correct? CAUSE Exchange Server ActiveSync and Exchange Outlook Mobile Access (OMA) use the /Exchange virtual directory to access OWA templates and DAV on Exchange back-end servers on which the user's mailbox is located. Server ActiveSync and OMA cannot access this virtual directory if either of the following conditions is true: . The /Exchange virtual directory on an Exchange back-end server is configured to require SSL. . Forms-based authentication is enabled. This issue does not occur when you enable these settings on the /Exchange virtual directory on a front-end server. Note You do not have to perform either of the methods that are described in the "Resolution" section to configure a front-end server to require SSL and to enable forms-based authentication on the front-end server. "Leif Pedersen [MVP]" wrote in message news:%23%233IpU8hGHA.3296@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Hi, > > Have you seen this: > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;817379 > > Leif > > "TJC" wrote in message > news:eIqi$k4hGHA.4864@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>I have an Exchange 2003 SP2 Front-End / Back-End server topology. The >>Exchange 2k3 Back-End server is also a Global Catalogue server. I am >>using Forms Based Authentication with OWA, and RPC over HTTPS. All of >>that works fine. >> >> When I try to browse to http://ExchangeFrontEnd/OMA, I get the following >> error: >> >> A System error has occured while processing your request. Please try >> again. If the problem persists, contact your administrator. >> >> My goal is to get this working so I can use ActiveSync with my new pocket >> PC. I've been troubleshooting for a while now, and no help. Does anyone >> else have this issue? >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> >> >> >> > >
