Monthly Archives: January 2014
Synchronize time with external NTP server on Windows Server 2008 R2 / Windows Server Core/Full 2012
Time synchronization is an important aspect for all computers on the network. By default, the clients computers get their time from a Domain Controller and the Domain Controller gets his time from the domain’s PDC Operation Master. Therefore the PDC must synchronize his time from an external source. I usually use the servers listed at […]
Tech Terms
3DES Triple Data Encryption Standard: A method of encryption (168 bit). AAA Authentication, Authorisation, and Accounting: Security system Authentication proves who you are, Authorisation says what you can do, and Accounting logs what you have done. AAC Advanced Audio Codec: A file format for storing music in ‘lossless’ quality. Used heavily by Apple. ACE 1. […]
How to change default SAN disk status from offline to online
Do you know what the SAN policy of your disks is now? If you run DISKPART> SAN it will return the current policy. Can you post the result here? I think it will be something like SAN Policy : Offline Shared In this case, I believe you’re looking for a […]
Migrate a Domain-based Namespace to Windows Server 2008 Mode
The Windows Server 2008 mode for domain-based namespaces includes support for access-based enumeration and increased scalability. To migrate a domain-based namespace from Windows 2000 Server mode to Windows Server 2008 mode, you must export the namespace to a file, delete the namespace, recreate it in Windows Server 2008 mode, and then import the namespace settings. To do so, use the […]
How to Remove an Exchange 2010 Public Folder Database
Before you can uninstall Exchange Server 2010 from a server you must remove all databases, including public folder databases. A public folder database can’t be removed until it no longer hosts any public folder replicas. If you try to remove it while it still hosts replicas you’ll receive an error message. ——————————————————– Microsoft Exchange Error […]
Microsoft Exchange Server Build Numbers
Problem To find out what service pack and rollups have been applied to Microsoft Exchange you need to locate its “Build Number”. 2000/2003 2007 2010 2013 Solution Exchange Server Product name Build number Date Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 6.5.6944 6/30/2003 Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP1 6.5.7226 5/25/2004 Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP2 6.5.7638 10/19/2005 Microsoft […]
Exchange 2010 Service Pack 3 Error – ‘The IIS 6 WMI Compatibility component is required’
Problem If you attempt to install Exchange Service Pack 3 on an Exchange server that is currently running Service Pack 1 you will see this error. Error: The ‘IIS 6 WMI Compatibility’ component is required. Install the component via Server Manager. Solution Note: This was a prerequisite for SP2, so if you do not see […]
Hyper-V did not find virtual machines to import from location “*”… migration from 2K8R2 to WS2012R2
As I said a few times so far, I have been writing blog posts to be my reminder and help to other blog readers . Two days ago I migrate one of virtual machines from Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V host to Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V host. As many times until now I did […]
How To Check Exchange Database Size with PowerShell
Checking your Exchange database size in PowerShell is key in several scripting scenarios, such as creating mailboxes in the smallest database, or generating basic database reports. The problem in Exchange 2007 was that this was a lot harder than it sounded. The Get-MailboxDatabase cmdlet did not return the size of the database. If you needed […]
How to Move an Exchange Server 2013 Database to a New Location
When you install a new Exchange Server 2013 Mailbox server a database is automatically created on the server as well. The database is located in the \Mailbox folder of the Exchange installation path, which by default is the C:\ drive therefore a mailbox database will be placed in a path such as: C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\Mailbox\Mailbox […]