Exchange 07 - WIN2008: Service 'MsExchangeTransport' failed to reach status 'Running' on this server.

If you have seen this error  "Service 'MsExchangeTransport' failed to reach status 'Running' on this server"  during exchange installation setup on Win 2008 check to see if you have done the following.

Check both of these:

1. By default you may have turned off IPv6 as you may have thought you didn’t require it during the installation of Win2008 or at a later stage. Also it is standard procedure to turn off unused features. Previous versions of exchange were fine with IPv4
2. You may have done nothing and assumed correctly that IPv6 is installed by default on Win2008.

Well if you have either situation then this is the likely cause of your problem.

• If IPv6 in not installed -> reinstall it
• Doing this from the command prompt may be easier -> "netsh interface ipv6 install" or
  • If you have the default install goto Start->Network(Right Click)->Properties->Mange network connections->(right click relevant connection)->Select Internet Protocol Version 6-> Click Install-> Add the relevant Service\Protocol\Client features.

Doing this from the command prompt may be easier 

Trying to kill the service and do anything manually to it doesnt make a difference.. 

Reboot the machine and reinitiate the setup

Fingers crossed and this does the trick - hopefully it helps ;-)

If not there is a transport forum available from Microsoft at https://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=844&SiteID=17

 update 19/01/09 if this fails ref my blog item. this will work

Comments

• Anonymous
  April 23, 2009
  this applies for Exchange 2010 Beta too!!! Thanks,

• Anonymous
  August 27, 2009
  Strange though, that this is not mentioned in the prerequisites. Or at least that the installer doesn't check for Ipv6 support.

• Anonymous
  September 18, 2009
  Exchange transport service will not start if you have:

1. Less than 1gb of memory installed or 2)if IPv6 is not enabled Fix it by enabling IPv6 and by adding more memory If you are running it in a Virtual environment please add the memory resources to more than 2 gb

• Anonymous
  October 27, 2010
  Is a good aport....i aplicate and yes the installation was successful.... Excelente aporte aunque en mi caso fue necesario formatear mi sistema operativo habilitar el direccionamiento IPV6 que lo habia desabilitado en las opciones del adaptador de red...asignarle cualquier dirección IPV6..valida y listo todo funciono correctamente_____GRACIAS____THANKSSSSS

• Anonymous
  March 02, 2012
  I hadn't disabled IPv6 and it bit me! Heres some more information that might be helpfull, <a href="www.petenetlive.com/.../0000577.htm">Exchange 2010 Install Error - 'Service 'MSExchangeTransport' failed to reach status 'Running' on this server'</a> Pete <a href="http://www.petenetlive.com">PeteNetLive</a>