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Robert Bird

Running Script Set-VirtualDirectories (Exchange 2007 to 2013) - the Set-WebServicesVirtualDirectory line gives an error.

Hi,

When I ran this script I got an error which was on the line:

Set-WebServicesVirtualDirectory "$HostName\EWS (Default Web Site)" -InternalUrl ((Get-WebServicesVirtualDirectory "$HostName\EWS (Default Web Site)").ExternalUrl)

and the error was

To configure the MAPI/HTTP feature you must specify the InternalUrl, ExternalUrl, or both.

So I run the sub part - Get-WebServicesVirtualDirectory "$HostName\EWS (Default Web Site)").ExternalUrl - which produces (part of output)

Server                          : SERVER-EMAIL
InternalUrl                     : https://server-email.mydomain.local/mapi
InternalAuthenticationMethods   : {Ntlm, OAuth, Negotiate}
ExternalUrl                     :
ExternalAuthenticationMethods   : {Ntlm, OAuth, Negotiate}
AdminDisplayName                :

and I can see that there is no ExternalUrl which I am guessing is the problem, how do I set that ExternaURL, so the command will run?

I did see someone else had the same issue ( https://server-essentials.com/community/answers/sbs-2008-exchange-2007-to-exchange-2013-outlook-desktop-authentication-failures ), but Mariette TeamViewed in to fix, so I'm not sure what the fix was...

Thanks

Rob

asked06/28/2020 09:12
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  • Mariette Knap

    Hello Rob,

    Somehow this does (sometimes) not work when I pull the ExternalURL with Get-WebservicesVirtualDirectory and pipe with Set-WebServicesVirtualDirectory.

    You can set it with:

    Set-WebServicesVirtualDirectory "$HostName\EWS (Default Web Site)" -ExternalUrl https://www.contoso.com/EWS/exchange.asmx

Set-WebServicesVirtualDirectory "$HostName\EWS (Default Web Site)" -InternalUrl https://www.contoso.com/EWS/exchange.asmx

     

    answered 06/28/2020 09:50
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    Mariette Knap

    And if this does not work let me fix it for you?

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    replied 06/28/2020 09:51
  • Robert Bird

    Thanks Mariette,

    Just in case someone else gets this the 2 lines are:

    Set-MapiVirtualDirectory "$HostName\mapi (Default Web Site)" -ExternalUrl https://mail.yourdomain.co.uk/mapi
Set-MapiVirtualDirectory "$HostName\mapi (Default Web Site)" -InternalUrl https://mail.yourdomain.co.uk/mapi

    I've got to the Certificate part now, which from the information you gave me on Friday would be good to use Lets Encrypt with Certify the Web. I see Lets Encrypt now does UCC, so hopefully I can use that for everything. I think I will need some help with that, so I will drop you an email so we can arrange a convenient time.

    Thanks

    Rob

    answered 06/28/2020 10:35
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    Host

    OK, thanks

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    replied 06/28/2020 10:52
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