Exchange 2010– Site Folder Server Deleted (AD running in Mixed Mode)

Make sure you have first run Exchange Analyzer and get a health report to get the accurate CN names.

1. Open an Active Directory editor, such as ADSI Edit.

2. Locate the public folder information store that you want to designate as the Site Folder Server.

Exchange Server 2000 through Exchange Server 2007, expand the following nodes in the Configuration container: CN=Configuration,DC=<DomainName>,DC=com, CN=Services, CN=Microsoft Exchange, CN=<OrganizationName>, CN=Administrative Groups, CN=<AdministrativeGroupName> CN=Servers, CN=<ServerName>, CN=InformationStore, CN=<StorageGroupName>
For Exchange Server 2010, expand the following nodes in the Configuration container:
CN=Configuration,DC=<DomainName>,DC=com, CN=Services, CN=Microsoft Exchange, CN=<OrganizationName>, CN=Administrative Groups, CN=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT), CN=Databases

1. In the right pane, right-click CN=<PublicFolderStoreName>, and then click Properties.

2. In the Attributes field, scroll down and select the distinguishedName attribute.

3. Click Edit, and then copy the entire attribute to the Clipboard.

4. Expand the Configuration container, and then expand CN=Configuration,CN=<DomainName>,CN=com, CN=Services, CN=Microsoft Exchange, CN=<OrganizationName>, CN=Administrative Groups

5. Right-click the administrative group you want to modify, and then click Properties.

6. In the Attributes field, scroll down and select the siteFolderServer attribute.

7. Click Edit, and then paste the value for the distinguishedName attribute into the Value field.

8. Double-check the contents of the Value field to ensure the paste was performed correctly, and then click OK to save the change.

9. Click OK to close the Administrative Group properties.

10. Exit the Active Directory editor and restart the Microsoft Exchange Server Information Store service on all Exchange Server computers in the site for the change to take effect.

 

Resource Site: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa996485(EXCHG.80).aspx