Exchange 2010: Unable to open Exchange Management Console - Initialization Failed
Thanks to: http://blogs.technet.com Problem: Exchange Management Console in Exchange 2010 will not open and references a server that is down or has been removed from the environment. Error Verbiage: Initialization Failed The following error occurred while attempting to connect to the specified Exchange server 'exchange.contoso.com': The attempt to connect to http://exchange.contoso.com'/powershell using 'Kerberos' authentication failed: Connecting to the remote server failed with the following error message : WinRM cannot process the request. The following error occurred while using Kerberos authentication: The network path was not found. Resolutions: Method 1: Close all MMC/EMC instances before proceeding. Open Registry Editor (regedit) as the user you run the EMC under. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ExchangeServer\v14\AdminTools Look for value NodeStructureSetting. If it is there, back it up and then remove it. Method 2: Close al