Exchange – Delete and Recreate the PowerShell Virtual Directory
KB ID 0000700 Problem One of the big drawbacks of Exchange management being built on PowerShell, and it talking to the PowerShell virtual director is, when IIS has a problem, you can’t manage your Exchange via the command shell, or the Exchange Management Console. While trying to fix a problem last week I wanted to remove and recreate the PowerShell virtual directory, and I found the PowerShell command, but no working examples...
Exchange – (INSUFF_ACCESS_RIGHTS)
KB ID 0000719 Problem Saw this on a brand new Exchange 2010 install, this is not the first time I’ve written about this problem. It’s caused by the same thing as the error in KB0000434, back then I was trying to move mailboxes. This time I was changing the default E-mail Address Policy. It let me change the policy, but when it tried to apply the change to the user(s) this happened. Error Warning: Failed to update...
Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 Fails ‘Readiness Checks’
KB ID 0000720 Problem When attempting to install Service Pack 2 on an Exchange 2010 Server the ‘Readiness Checks’ fail for the Client Access Role, Client Access Role Prerequisites Failed Error: The ‘IIS 6 WMI Compatibility’ component is required. Install the component via Server Manager. Click here for help…...
Exchange 2010 Service Pack 3 Error – ‘The IIS 6 WMI Compatibility component is required’
KB ID 0000771 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 this error your Exchange was deployed with SP2 slipstreamed into it, or the problem was dealt...
Exchange 2010 SP3 – Can I Upgrade to Exchange 2013
KB ID 0000770 Problem At the time of writing (14/02/13), the answer is NO, for full coexistence with Exchange 2013 you need to have Exchange 2013 CU1 (Cumulative Update), which at this time is unreleased (Expected Q1 of 2013 – so we are not far away). Note: CU2 is now released. Solution So What do I get with Exchange 2010 SP3? 1. You can install Exchange 2010 on Windows Server 2012, (though you can’t in-place upgrade the...
Installing Exchange 2010 on Server 2012
KB ID 0000785 Problem With the release of Exchange 2010 Service Pack 3, Exchange 2010 is now supported on Windows Server 2012, but as there (at time of writing) is no media with SP3 slipstreamed into it, installing the product on Windows Server 2012 is a little problematic. If you got here because you have tried and have got an error, follow the procedure below and you should have the product installed and running without any further...
Mail Routing Issue ‘451 5.7.3 Cannot achieve Exchange Server authentication’
KB ID 0000791 Problem While putting in a New Exchange 2010 server today, I test moved a mailbox to this new site, and could not get mail to flow to the Exchange 2010 server at the clients main site. 451 4.4.0 Primary target IP address responded with: “451 5.7.3 Cannot achieve Exchange Server authentication.” Attempted failover to alternate host , but that did not succeed. Either there are no alternative hosts, or delivery...
Exchange Install Error – ‘Setup needs to contact the Active Directory schema master but this computer is not in the same Active Directory domain as the schema master’
KB ID 0000793 Problem While installing Exchange 2010 one of my client’s satellite sites, this is what I got. Organizational Prerequisites Failed Error: Setup needs to contact the Active Directory schema master but this computer is not in the same Active Directory domain as the schema master {Site-Name}. Error: Setup encountered a problem while validating the state of Active Directory: Exchange organization-level objects have...
Mailbox Move Error – ‘Couldn’t switch the mailbox into Sync Source mode’
KB ID 0000795 Problem While attempting to move a mailbox between sites last week I got this; Error details: Couldn’t switch the mailbox into Sync Source mode. This could be because of one of the following reasons: Another administrator is currently moving the mailbox. The mailbox is locked. The Microsoft Exchange Mailbox Replication service (MRS) doesn’t have the correct permissions. Network errors are preventing MRS from...
Event ID 9335 and 9331 Offline Address Book Update Errors
KB ID 0000849 Problem Seen on an Exchange 2010 server, this server had previously been upgraded from Exchange 2007, and that was upgraded from Exchange 2003. Event ID 9335 Log Name: Application Source: MSExchangeSA Event ID: 9335 Task Category: (13) Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: N/A Computer: ServerName Description: OABGen encountered error 80004005 while cleaning the offline address list public folders under...