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’
Nov17

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...

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Mailbox Move Error – ‘Couldn’t switch the mailbox into Sync Source mode’
Nov17

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...

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Event ID 9335 and 9331 Offline Address Book Update Errors
Nov17

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...

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Exchange – Enable ‘Out Of Office’ For Another User
Nov17

Exchange – Enable ‘Out Of Office’ For Another User

KB ID 0000843 Problem Got in the office to find a colleague was going to be on long term sick this morning, the boss asked, “Can we turn on his out of office?”. I could have simply changed the users password and logged into OWA and done it, but executing some PowerShell would be more elegant. Note: You must be in one of the following groups to carry out this procedure, Organizational Management, Recipient Management, or...

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Event ID 3154 ‘Active Manager Failed To Mount Database’
Nov17

Event ID 3154 ‘Active Manager Failed To Mount Database’

KB ID 0000867  Problem Seen on an Exchange server, in my case I got one for the mailbox database, immediately followed by one for the public folder database. Active Manager failed to mount database MailStore 01 on server {Server-name}. Error: An Active Manager operation failed with a transient error. Please retry the operation. Error: Database action failed with transient error. Error: A transient error occurred during a database...

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Exchange – Emails go Straight to ‘Drafts’
Nov17

Exchange – Emails go Straight to ‘Drafts’

KB ID 0000898  Problem It’s been such a long time since I’ve seen this, but I got this problem this morning at one of our sister companies. When attempting to send and email, via Outlook (or Outlook Web Access), the email does not get sent and instead drops straight into the users drafts folder. Solution 1.Locate the EdgeTransport.exe.config file (By default it will be in c:Program FilesMicrosoftExchange ServerBin but your...

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Stop Exchange Store.exe Taking 99 – 100% Physical Memory
Nov17

Stop Exchange Store.exe Taking 99 – 100% Physical Memory

KB ID 0000903  Problem Before you go any further with this article THIS IS COMPLETELY NORMAL! It may look a little odd if you look in Task Manager. Store.exe will take as much RAM as it can get hold of, the difference between that, and a program that ‘hogs’ memory is, it has been designed to monitor the system, and release memory as it’s required by other processes. So for 99.999% of you stop reading now! OK, You can...

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Message Size Limits on Exchange 2003

KB ID 0000030  Problem Typical Error Message, ———————————————————————————— Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients. Subject: Emailing: name.md domain first name last name Sent: 05/10/2005 09:29 The following recipient(s) could not be reached:...

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Upgrade Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2003 (On Different Hardware)
Nov17

Upgrade Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2003 (On Different Hardware)

KB ID 0000259  Problem Your Exchange 2003 will be on a new server, if you simply want to do an in place upgrade of Exchange 2000 to 2003 then see this. Before you start 1. The new server must be a domain member – can be a domain controller but this is NOT recommended – at the very least try not to put it on a Global Catalogue Server, unless this is unavoidable (i.e. you only have one server). 2. Minimum requirements CPU...

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Public Folder Migration Exchange 2003 to 2010
Nov17

Public Folder Migration Exchange 2003 to 2010

KB ID 0000426  Problem I’ve already written at length about migrating from Exchange 2003 to 2010, I was doing a migration this week and migrating the public folders was proving to be a pain. If you have multiple public folders within public folders then setting up replication can be a nightmare, as the replication settings don’t get passed down to the child object. Normally you could use PFDAdmin and this would do it for...

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