Comments on: Adding a Mailbox Server Role to Exchange 2010: “Database is mandatory on UserMailbox” http://www.paulbrown.us/2009/12/adding-a-mailbox-server-role-to-exchange-2010-database-is-mandatory-on-usermailbox/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:28:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Royce http://www.paulbrown.us/2009/12/adding-a-mailbox-server-role-to-exchange-2010-database-is-mandatory-on-usermailbox/comment-page-1/#comment-10225 Royce Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:28:31 +0000 http://www.paulbrown.us/?p=246#comment-10225 MOST EXCELLENT! MOST EXCELLENT!

]]> By: Anthony http://www.paulbrown.us/2009/12/adding-a-mailbox-server-role-to-exchange-2010-database-is-mandatory-on-usermailbox/comment-page-1/#comment-8998 Anthony Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:14:18 +0000 http://www.paulbrown.us/?p=246#comment-8998 Yes thank you very much for this. For us it was also the DiscoverySearchMailbox that caused the problem. Updated the homeMDB attribute and ran the SP1 installer again and it worked! Yes thank you very much for this. For us it was also the DiscoverySearchMailbox that caused the problem. Updated the homeMDB attribute and ran the SP1 installer again and it worked!

]]> By: Rob Brown http://www.paulbrown.us/2009/12/adding-a-mailbox-server-role-to-exchange-2010-database-is-mandatory-on-usermailbox/comment-page-1/#comment-3021 Rob Brown Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:42:28 +0000 http://www.paulbrown.us/?p=246#comment-3021 Thank you very much for this, it saved our bacon when Hub transport refused to install. Thank you Rob Thank you very much for this, it saved our bacon when Hub transport refused to install.

Thank you

Rob

]]> By: Jim http://www.paulbrown.us/2009/12/adding-a-mailbox-server-role-to-exchange-2010-database-is-mandatory-on-usermailbox/comment-page-1/#comment-2817 Jim Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:07:27 +0000 http://www.paulbrown.us/?p=246#comment-2817 I was running into a similar problem as a previous admin had messed up an exchange sp1 install. In my case it wasn't the federated mailbox but the discovery mailbox. A quick check of the setup log will show you exactly which mailbox your failing on. [WARNING] The object domain.local/Users/DiscoverySearchMailbox {D919BA05-46A6-415f-80AD-7E09334BB852} has been corrupted, and it's in an inconsistent state. The following validation errors happened: [11/29/2010 15:02:07.0855] [2] [WARNING] Database is mandatory on UserMailbox. [11/29/2010 15:02:07.0855] [2] [WARNING] The property value you specified, "16", isn't defined in the Enum type "Nullable`1". [11/29/2010 15:02:07.0855] [2] [WARNING] Database is mandatory on UserMailbox. I was running into a similar problem as a previous admin had messed up an exchange sp1 install.

In my case it wasn’t the federated mailbox but the discovery mailbox. A quick check of the setup log will show you exactly which mailbox your failing on.

[WARNING] The object domain.local/Users/DiscoverySearchMailbox {D919BA05-46A6-415f-80AD-7E09334BB852} has been corrupted, and it’s in an inconsistent state. The following validation errors happened:
[11/29/2010 15:02:07.0855] [2] [WARNING] Database is mandatory on UserMailbox.
[11/29/2010 15:02:07.0855] [2] [WARNING] The property value you specified, “16″, isn’t defined in the Enum type “Nullable`1″.
[11/29/2010 15:02:07.0855] [2] [WARNING] Database is mandatory on UserMailbox.

]]> By: Klaus http://www.paulbrown.us/2009/12/adding-a-mailbox-server-role-to-exchange-2010-database-is-mandatory-on-usermailbox/comment-page-1/#comment-1581 Klaus Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:10:33 +0000 http://www.paulbrown.us/?p=246#comment-1581 thanks for that. that helped me out while moving the arbitration mailboxes to another database. thanks for that. that helped me out while moving the arbitration mailboxes to another database.

]]> By: Reuben http://www.paulbrown.us/2009/12/adding-a-mailbox-server-role-to-exchange-2010-database-is-mandatory-on-usermailbox/comment-page-1/#comment-1370 Reuben Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:34:11 +0000 http://www.paulbrown.us/?p=246#comment-1370 Thank you very much you saved me alot of agony and pain. After i did your solution it installed like a sham. Thank you very much you saved me alot of agony and pain. After i did your solution it installed like a sham.

]]> By: Carl Farrington http://www.paulbrown.us/2009/12/adding-a-mailbox-server-role-to-exchange-2010-database-is-mandatory-on-usermailbox/comment-page-1/#comment-1185 Carl Farrington Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:56:53 +0000 http://www.paulbrown.us/?p=246#comment-1185 Thanks very much. Same problem when upgrading Exchange 2010 to SP1-beta. I had the empty homeMDB on three of the special guid-labelled mailboxes. All working now. cheers Thanks very much. Same problem when upgrading Exchange 2010 to SP1-beta. I had the empty homeMDB on three of the special guid-labelled mailboxes. All working now.
cheers

]]> By: John http://www.paulbrown.us/2009/12/adding-a-mailbox-server-role-to-exchange-2010-database-is-mandatory-on-usermailbox/comment-page-1/#comment-1067 John Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:00:00 +0000 http://www.paulbrown.us/?p=246#comment-1067 That worked for me. Thanks! That worked for me. Thanks!

]]> By: Joe http://www.paulbrown.us/2009/12/adding-a-mailbox-server-role-to-exchange-2010-database-is-mandatory-on-usermailbox/comment-page-1/#comment-812 Joe Sun, 04 Apr 2010 08:49:35 +0000 http://www.paulbrown.us/?p=246#comment-812 I had the same issue with the same apparent cause (manual removal of Exchange), and this fix worked for me. Thank you! I had the same issue with the same apparent cause (manual removal of Exchange), and this fix worked for me. Thank you!

]]> By: Phill http://www.paulbrown.us/2009/12/adding-a-mailbox-server-role-to-exchange-2010-database-is-mandatory-on-usermailbox/comment-page-1/#comment-788 Phill Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:13:10 +0000 http://www.paulbrown.us/?p=246#comment-788 Hi. I found that Federated EMail User, but in my root domain is no exchange, so that user have not those attributes to edit like homeMDB. And now? Hi. I found that Federated EMail User, but in my root domain is no exchange, so that user have not those attributes to edit like homeMDB. And now?

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