Public Folder Migration Error hr=0x80040111
KB ID 0001228 Problem I usually follow my own documented process for migrating public folders to Exchange 2016. I did that this week, and this happened; Error; MapiExceptionLogonFailed: Unable to make connection to the server. (hr=0x80040111, ec=-2147221231) Diagnostic context: Lid: 49064 dwParam: 0x1 Lid: 37288 StoreEc: 0x6AB Lid: 49064 dwParam: 0x2 Lid: 49191 EMSMDBMT.EcDoConnectEx called [length=178] ...
Exchange 2016 – EAC (ECP) Works But OWA Does Not
KB ID 0001225 Problem During an Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2016 Migration, I was busy migrating mailboxes into the 2016 mailbox database. I noticed that while the Exchange Admin Center worked fine (I was doing the migration from there!) Outlook Web Access did not. I got a ‘Something Went Wrong” error. 🙁 Something Went Wrong We Cant get the information right now. Please try again later. More Details Refresh the page...
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...
The name of the security certificate is invalid or does not match the name of the site
KB ID 0000036 Problem Seen in Outlook when connecting to a mailbox on an Exchange Server, its caused by using a self signed certificate OR a purchased certificate, where the internal and external names are different. The name of the security certificate is invalid or does not match the name of the site. Solution Before proceeding if you have an A or CNAME record in your DNS for autodiscover then DELETE it and setup an SRV record!...
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...
Exchange – ‘Not all the required authentication methods were found’
KB ID 0001180 Problem I had to visit a client who had recently gone through an Exchange migration, now his external mail clients were having a nightmare staying connected to Outlook Anywhere. I ran the Exchange connectivity tester and got this; Additional details Not all the required authentication methods were found Methods Found: Basic Methods Required: NTLM Solution Looks like an open and shut case, someone forgot to enable...
Migrate Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2016 or 2013
Part 2 Migrate Public Folders Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2013 / 2016 KB ID 0000789 Problem Continued from Migration From Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2016 / 2013 Part 1 Solution Exchange 2016 / 2013 Migration Step 7 “Migrate Public Folders” Note: This article uses the newer ‘Batch Migration’ method. Make sure your exchange server is patched and up to date or the process will not work. Minimum Patch Levels Source:...
Exchange – Are you an Open Relay?
KB ID 0000087 Problem When Email was a new medium, pretty much all mail servers were open relays, and nobody really cared, after all if someone in Nigeria wanted to relay mail through a college server in Manchester then why shouldn’t they? Sadly with the explosion of Email and internet use this is no longer an option, because all those annoying Emails you get for Viagra or insider stock tips have probably been sent to you...
Exchange – New User(s) Not Showing Up On Global Address List
KB ID 0000775 Problem If you create a new user, give them a mailbox, and they seemingly fail to appear then don’t panic! Firstly and fore mostly: If you do anything in Exchange: Apply the “cup of coffee rule”, never make a change then go and prove that change works straight away! check it later. However most of us work in the real world and you have a user who needs to use this mailbox yesterday! Bear in mind, the process...
Migration From Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2016 (& 2013)
Part 1 KB ID 0000788 Problem To complete a migration from Exchange 2010 (or 2007) to Exchange 2016/2013, you need to introduce Exchange 2016 into your existing Exchange environment, then migrate your content onto the new server(s), and finally remove Exchange 2010. Solution Assumptions: In this example I’ve got an existing Exchange 2010 environment running on Windows Server 2008 R2. I’m putting in Exchange 2016 onto a new...