vSphere: Open Console Only Opens the Web Console?
May15

vSphere: Open Console Only Opens the Web Console?

KB ID 0001437 Problem At first I simply though this was an IE problem, but I tried with Firefox and Chrome and it was the same. ‘Open Console’ simply opens the web console, and does not offer you a choice any more? Solution They’ve done a great job of hiding it! On the VM’s summary tab, click the options ‘cog’. And theres the options again. If you want to use the VMRC, you will need to download it...

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Exchange: “BuildToBuildUpgrade” Error
May12

Exchange: “BuildToBuildUpgrade” Error

KB ID 0001436 Problem In the middle of an Exchange upgrade I got a bit stuck with the following error; “Setup previously failed while performing the action “”BuildToBuildUpgrade” You can’t resume setup by performing the action “Install”. There are a couple of variations on this error as well, you can also see either of the following; “Setup previously failed while performing the action “Install” You can’t resume...

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Exchange Update Fails: ‘Cannot find Arbitration Mailbox’
May11

Exchange Update Fails: ‘Cannot find Arbitration Mailbox’

KB ID 0001435 Problem Last night was a late one, Exchange 2016 update (CU9) failed to install and left the server in an unusable state. Relevant Part(s) of the Error —–Output Removed For the Sake of Brevity—–         $name = “SystemMailbox{bb558c35-97f1-4cb9-8ff7-d53741dc928c}”; —–Output Removed For the Sake of Brevity—–         Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Info (“Cannot...

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Exchange: No Arbitration Mailboxes?
May11

Exchange: No Arbitration Mailboxes?

KB ID 0001434 Problem I was doing a ‘mop up’, after an Exchange install problem, (post to follow.) And went to look at the ‘Arbitration’ mailboxes in the clients Exchange Organisation. And they could not be seen? Get-Mailbox | -Arbitration Get-MailboxDatabase | Get-Mailbox -Arbitration Solution In my case, it was because the Exchange server was in a ‘Child Domain’ and the...

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Windows RDP: ‘An authentication error has occurred’
May10

Windows RDP: ‘An authentication error has occurred’

KB ID 0001433 Problem When attempting to RDP to a remote machine;   An authentication error has occurred. The function requested is not supported Remote computer: {name} This could be due to CredSSP encryption oracle remediation. Or you may just see;   An authentication error has occurred. The function requested is not supported Remote computer: {name} Solution This is happening after you have a applied a windows security update it...

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