{"id":170690,"date":"2024-06-26T04:35:37","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T04:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/?p=170690"},"modified":"2024-07-05T04:50:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T04:50:50","slug":"exchange-server-version-or-later-must-used-perform-recovery-of-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/exchange-server-version-or-later-must-used-perform-recovery-of-server\/","title":{"rendered":"[Error Fixed]: Exchange Server Version or Later must be used to Perform a Recovery of this Server"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Exchange Server may fail due to malware\/ransomware attack, sudden loss of power, issues during Cumulative Update (CU) installation, hardware failure, and various other reasons. In such a case, you can rebuild the server and restore the data from backup. When rebuilding the server, you must retain the same computer name, IP address, drive configuration, operating system, and version of the Exchange Server media. Once the operating system is installed, you need to install the Exchange Server with the RecoverServer<\/strong> option<\/a> (see the below example).<\/p>

Setup.exe \/Mode:RecoverServer<\/code><\/pre>
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This will install the Exchange Server and also recover the configuration of the previous Exchange Server without the custom send\/receive connectors and without the certificates. However, during the installation of the server, it might happen that a prerequisite of the installation fails and you get an error message similar to the below.<\/p>
Exchange Server version <version value> or later must be used to perform a recovery of this server.<\/p>
From the above error message, it looks the version that was installed on the server prior to the server crash\/failure doesn’t match the one you’re installing. Although you’re installing the same version of Exchange Server, you need to also check the Cumulative Update (CU) level. For example, the January 2023 Security Update (SU) has updated the SerialNumber<\/strong> property in the Active Directory Schema for the Exchange Server. This property should also contain the Exchange Server Cumulative Update (CU) version. But the January 2023 Security Update (SU) has updated the property to the Security Update (SU) only. Due to this, the prerequisite check has failed, resulting in the error.<\/p>
How to Resolve the Version Error when Installing Exchange Server in RecoverServer Mode?<\/h2>
To resolve the error, you need to restore the SerialNumber value to the right Exchange Server Cumulative Update (CU) version. For this, you can use PowerShell<\/strong> or ADSIEdit<\/strong>.<\/p>
1. Using the PowerShell<\/h3>
You can use the PowerShell commands to restore the SerialNumber value. For this, you need to first choose the SerialNumber<\/strong> property that matches your installation of the lost server. You can refer to the below table for the Exchange Server 2019 and 2016 Cumulative Update (CU) serial numbers.<\/p>
Cumulative Update<\/td>Serial Number<\/td><\/tr>
Exchange Server 2019 CU12<\/td>Version 15.2 (Build 31118.007)<\/td><\/tr>
Exchange Server 2019 CU11<\/td>Version 15.2 (Build 30986.005)<\/td><\/tr>
Exchange Server 2016 CU23<\/td>Version 15.1 (Build 32507.006)<\/td><\/tr>
Exchange Server 2016 CU12<\/td>Version 15.1 (Build 32375.007)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

Next, you need to update the Active Directory to reflect the right serial number. For this, you need the serial number, along with the distinguished name of the Exchange Server. You can retrieve this from the ADSIEdit.<\/strong> Here’s how:<\/p>