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If it happens that a database copy in a DAG is faulty, it usually helps to copy the database again (reseed). To initiate the process, the replication of the database to the faulty copy must first be stopped: Suspend-MailboxDatabaseCopy -Identity "MailboxDatabase\Servername" the parameter "-Identity" is composed of the database name and the server name that has the defective copy. ... Read more
New update rollups for Exchange Server versions 2007 and 2010 are available: Exchange 2010 SP2 RollUp 4: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30478 Exchange 2007 SP3 Rollup 8: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30479 A list of changes can be found here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2706690 and here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2734323
DAG is also included in the Exchange Server 2013 preview. I have tested the setup of the DAG, it is just as easy as with Exchange 2010. I have installed a second Exchange Server for the DAG test (described here). My test environment now looks like this: I configured the second network card as follows: ... Read more
The following problem occurred during the installation of Service Pack 2 for Exchange Server 2010: Remove Exchange Files Error Error: Unable to remove the product with code 4934d1ea-be46-48b1-8847-f1af20e892c1. Fatal error during installation. Error code: 1603. Last error issued by the MSI package: 'Error writing to the file C:\Config.Msi\818feddf.rbf. Check if you can access this ... Read more
After installing Service Pack 2 for Exchange Server 2010, you may receive this error message if you try to access OWA and ECP unencrypted via HTTP: "The request could not be executed. There may be security reasons or a session timeout." This can be resolved: First, check in the IIS Manager whether "SSL required" for ... Read more
I have to admit that I have always been a little wary of public folders. Especially since the release of Exchange 2010 and the introduction of the DAG, public folders were rather annoying because they could not be included in the DAG. However, most companies like to use public folders frequently. Even entire applications for ... Read more
In this article, I already described how the mailbox sizes and the send and receive limits can be written to a CSV file. Here is a slightly modified version that converts the values into MB so that they can be better evaluated: "Name;LANID;Database;IssueWarningQuota;SendQuota;SendReceiveQuota;MailboxSize" | set-content "postfaecher.csv" $mbxlist = get-mailbox -resultsize unlimited foreach ($mbx in $mbxlist) { $size ... Read more
What can I do if the partition/hard disk on which the Exchange database is stored is full and the information store refuses to work due to insufficient free memory? Experience has shown that it is not the size of the Exchange databases that causes a partition to fill up, but the log files of the databases take up the free memory over time. Read more
A customer encountered the following problem when starting the Exchange Management Console: Connecting to remote server failed with the following error message : The WinRM client received an HTTP server error status (500), but the remote service did not include any other information about the cause of the failure. For more information, see the ... Read more
Exchange 2013 no longer has an MMC-based console like Exchange 2010. Exchange 2013 is now configured either via the Exchange Management Shell or via a web interface; the ECP has been significantly improved for this purpose. The Metro interface of Server 2012 only contains the Management Shell and an Exchange Toolbox. The new administration console can be accessed at https://Servername/ecp. ... Read more
