After Installing Exchange Server 2016, when you open Exchange Administrative Center you got the following error. Below are the details of this error.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.
Exception Details: Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.ADTopologyEndpointNotFoundException: Topology Provider coundn't find the Microsoft Exchange Active Directory Topology service on end point 'TopologyClientTcpEndpoint (localhost)'.
Source Error:
An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.
Stack Trace:
[ADTopologyEndpointNotFoundException: Topology Provider coundn't find the Microsoft Exchange Active Directory Topology service on end point 'TopologyClientTcpEndpoint (localhost)'.]
Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.ServiceTopologyProvider.GetConfigDCInfo(String partitionFqdn, Boolean throwOnFailure) +489
Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.TopologyProvider.PopulateConfigNamingContexts(String partitionFqdn) +55
Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.TopologyProvider.GetConfigurationNamingContext(String partitionFqdn) +61
Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.ADDataSession.GetNamingContext(ADNamingContext adNamingContext) +464
Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.ADDataSession.GetConnection(String preferredServer, Boolean isWriteOperation, String optionalBaseDN, ADObjectId& rootId, ADScope scope) +578
Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.ADDataSession.InternalFind(ADObjectId rootId, String optionalBaseDN, ADObjectId readId, QueryScope scope, QueryFilter filter, SortBy sortBy, Int32 maxResults, IEnumerable`1 properties, Boolean includeDeletedObjects) +3125
Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.ADDataSession.Find(ADObjectId rootId, QueryScope scope, QueryFilter filter, SortBy sortBy, Int32 maxResults, IEnumerable`1 properties, Boolean includeDeletedObjects) +129
Solution:
To resolve the error, take the following steps.
Step 1. Right-click the windows icon and then click Run.
Step 2. Type services.msc and then hit enter from the keyboard.
Step 3. Locate and double-click the 'Microsoft Exchange Active Directory Topology'.
Step 4. Click 'Start' to start the service.
