There are a LOT of variations on this topic, and I've been following all the different threads, with no luck.
We have an Exchange 2007 server (the organization was previously upgraded from 2003, and maybe from 2000 before my time) and now we're putting an Exchange 2010 server in place.
Each of these servers has mailbox, CAS and Hub Transport roles.
The public folders that are on the Exchange 2007 server do not replicate to the Exch 2010 public folder database, and a sample folder I created on the 2010 public folder db does not replicate to the 2007 server.
There is a much-commented-on error in the event log: the Event 1020 MS Exchange Store driver:
The store driver couldn't deliver the public folder replication message "Status Request (PublicFolderDatabase@kcts9.org)" because the following error occurred: The Active Directory user wasn't found..
TechNet says that this is due to an empty CN=Servers container in AD, and that it's a legacy of having upgraded from old exchange servers. (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2487271?wa=wsignin1.0)
However, the CN=Servers container in our AD is *NOT* empty - it contains the two current servers - the Exch 2007 and the new Exch 2010 server.
The document says to 'verify that there are no server objects listed in the servers container' and then you can delete the empty container.
So, it doesn't look like I should be deleting that server container, and I really don't think I should delete the servers from the server folder.
Is there another cause of this error? How do I make it so the public folders replicate? We don't have a lot of them, but a couple of groups rely on shared calendars in public folders. If I could manually MOVE the content from one server, I would, but it doesn't look like that's possible either.
Thanks!
tom