Exchange 2010 Install Error – There was an error while running ‘ldifde.exe’
KB ID 0000442 Problem While trying to install Exchange 2010, the process fails with the following error. Organization Preparation Failed Error: The following error was generated when “$error.Clear(); install-ExchangeSchema -LdapFileName ($roleInstallPath + “SetupData”+$RoleSchemaPrefix + “schema0.ldf”) ” was run: “There was an error while running ‘ldifde.exe’ to import the schema...
Exchange: Importing Mail From PST Files (including Bulk Importing)
KB ID 0000443 Problem If you have mail in .PST file format that you would like to import, either exported via ExMerge from an older Exchange server, or Exported via Outlook, or even exported via PowerShell, then the process for importing that mail into Exchange has been the same since Exchange 2010 (SP1). Before SP1 you would have to install a copy of Outlook on the Exchange server and use a PowerShell command that looks like this...
Exchange 2010 – Working with Certificates
KB ID 0000453 Problem Exchange 2010 installs with it’s own (self signed) certificate. To stay free of security errors and warnings, the best bet is to purchase a “publicly signed” digital certificate and use that. The following process uses the Exchange Management console to create a CSR (Certificate Signing Request). Then what to do with the certificate, when it has been sent back to you. Solution Certificate...
Exchange Install Error ‘Setup cannot continue with the upgrade because the ‘beremote’
KB ID 0000475 Problem Seen when attempting to install Service Pack 3 on Exchange 2007. On a server that’s also running Symantec Backup Exec. Hub Transport Role Prerequisites Error: Setup cannot continue with the upgrade because the ‘beremote’ () process (ID: xxxx) has open files. Close the process and restart Setup. Client Access Role Prerequisites Error: Setup cannot continue with the upgrade because the...
Exchange 2010 – Delete / Remove all Disconnected Mailboxes
KB ID 0000470 Problem In older versions of Exchange, we just had to “Purge” disconnected mailboxes, now we don’t have that option. Solution WARNING this will remove ALL disconnected mailboxes, make sure you actually want to do this before proceeding. Launch > Exchange Management Shell. Issue the following commands; $mailboxes = Get-ExchangeServer | Where-Object {$_.IsMailboxServer –eq $true} | ForEach-Object {...
Cannot Access Exchange Management Console
KB ID 0000477 Dtd 02/05/13 Problem Since Exchange 2007, its management tasks have been done via PowerShell, (yes even the GUI Management). Which is fine, however it runs all that PowerShell from a virtual directory that lives in the servers’ IIS webserver. When that fails or there is a problem, Exchange runs quite happily, but you can’t run the management tools. There are a number of reasons for this to fail and a number...
Exchange – “You must close all dialog boxes before you can close Exchange Management Console”
KB ID 0000478 Problem Seen on Exchange 2010 SP1 running on Windows Server 2008 R2. Whenever you attempt to close the Exchange Management console you see the following error. You must close all dialog boxes before you can close Exchange Management Console Even though there are no dialog boxes open! Solution Essentially this is a Bug in Internet Explorer 9. To stop this happening you have 3 choices. Option 1 Hotfix released 18/10/11 1....
Exchange – ‘The certificate status could not be determined because the revocation check failed.’
KB ID 0000484 Problem Seen on Exchange (with or without service packs) when you access the internet through a proxy server. Note: Exchange does NOT take its proxy settings from Internet Explorer. Solution 1. To prove that the proxy is the problem drop to command line and issue the following command: netsh winhttp show proxy If it says “Direct Access (no proxy server)” and you have a proxy server then that’s...
Mailbox move error ‘This mailbox exceeded the maximum number of corrupted’
KB ID 0000489 Problem While attempting tom move an Exchange mailbox the move fails and the details of the movement request tell you, Error: This mailbox exceeded the maximum number of corrupted items that were specified for this move request. Solution 1. As you can see from the error this mailbox has some corrupt Emails in it, Exchange will fail by default if it sees even one corrupt email. What you should do is get the user to tidy...
Update Global Address List Error “WARNING: The recipient “xxxxxMicrosoft Exchange System Objects/xxxxx” is invalid and couldn’t be updated
KB ID 0000516 Problem Seen when manually trying to update the Global Address List, with the following powershell command: Update-GlobalAddressList -identity ‘Default Global Address List’ Error: WARNING: The recipient “{your domain name}/Microsoft Exchange System Objects/{A Public Folder Name}” is invalid and couldn’t be updated. or Error: WARNING: The recipient “{your domain name}/Microsoft...