Exchange 2010 RC1 on Windows 2008 R2: error 2147504141

13/10/2009 - UPDATE: on Exchange 2010 RTM, this problem was solved.

As you probably know, Exchange 2007 refused to install if we disabled IPv6. Well Exchange 2010 RC1 did refuse to install if I did not disable it! Argh!

I encountered the error "The execution of: “$error.Clear(); install-ExsetdataAtom -AtomName SMTP -DomainController $RoleDomainController”, generated the following error: “An error occurred with error code ‘2147504141′ and message ‘The property cannot be found in the cache.’.”

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Solution: The trick is that you HAVE to disable IPv6 BEFORE starting any Exchange 2010 RC1 setup. This is a known KB952842. Hopefully with virtualization, it is now easier to take a snapshot before starting anything critical.

The answer came from an italian guy's blog post: An error occurred with error code ‘2147504141′