Exchange 2016 (& 2013) Enable Circular Logging
KB ID 0001224 Problem Let’s be clear about this, the correct way to flush/clear the Exchange logs is to perform a backup of the mailbox database in question, with an ‘Exchange aware’ piece of backup software. This will clear down the logs properly. Why Do We Need Logs? Well I’m glad you asked, if there’s a problem, and we lose the database, we can ‘play’ the log files back into the database to...
IIS – Cannot Download File From Website (With Extension .xyz)
KB ID 0001223 Problem I first saw this problem a few months ago, when I wasted to download some .bin and .pkg files from a web server running IIS, into a Cisco firewall. Then again this week I needed to get a large .iso file into a clients network so I put it on a publicly accessible web server running IIS, and had the problem again. Solution On the IIS server, open administrative tools > Internet Information Services (IIS)...
Android – Stop ‘Facebook’ Messenger Hijacking Your SMS
KB ID 0001222 Problem Just because Facebook changed the name to simply ‘messenger’ then had it as a separate ‘app’ to confuse the masses into thinking it was nothing to do with Facebook, does not mean I want it to handle my SMS messages! I already have something to handle my SMS messages, MY PHONE! Yes it’s running Android so I’m slowly giving my soul to Google, but that doesn’t mean Facebook...
Exchange 2016 Install Error ‘Skipping creating Discovery Arbitration Mailbox because of insufficient permission”
KB ID 0001221 Problem Note: Can also be seen on Exchange 2013. While installing a new Exchange 2016 Server into a clients Exchange 2010 infrastructure last week, the setup failed with the following error. A cutdown version of the error; Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Info (“Cannot find E-discovery arbitration mailbox with name=$name.”); } } else { write-exchangesetuplog -info “Skipping creating Discovery Arbitration...
Microsoft Azure To Cisco ISR Router Site to Site VPN
KB ID 0001220 Problem Last week I was having problems getting a VPN up from a client’s Cisco ASA into Azure. This was because the Azure estate was using ‘route-based’ or a ‘dynamic routing VPN’. See the following article; Azure to Cisco VPN – ‘Failed to allocate PSH from platform’ So the firewall was a non-starter, but Cisco ISR routers are supported, and they can handle virtual tunnel interfaces...