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Stop-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup or Start-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup cmdlet fails when run together with the DomainController parameter in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

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Symptoms

Assume that you have a database availability group (DAG) that is in Datacenter Activation Coordination (DAC) mode. You perform one of the following operations:
  • You run the Stop-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup cmdlet with the DomainController parameter during a datacenter switchover.
  • You run the Start-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup cmdlet with the DomainController parameter after a datacenter switchover.
In this situation, the operation fails and you receive the following error message:

Warning: An unexpected error has occurred and a Watson dump is being generated: Save() called on session other that one used to create this object.

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Cause

This issue occurs because a new session is created when the DomainController parameter is used. The new session causes the code to generate InvalidOperationException and results in the issue that is described in the "Symptoms" section.

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Resolution

To resolve this issue, install the following update rollup:
2645995 Description of Update Rollup 1 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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More Information

For more information about the Datacenter Activation Coordination (DAC) mode, visit the following Microsoft website:
General information about the Datacenter Activation Coordination (DAC) mode
For more information about the Stop-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup cmdlet, visit the following Microsoft website:
General information about the Stop-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup cmdlet
For more information about the Start-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup cmdlet, visit the following Microsoft website:
General information about the Start-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup cmdlet
For more information about datacenter switchover, visit the following Microsoft website:
General information about datacenter switchover
For more information about database Switchover for a database availability group in Exchange Server 2010, visit the following Microsoft website:

Exchange Server 2010 DAG Switchover

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Article Info
Article ID : 2620441
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 5/11/2013
Exists online : False
Views : 374