Exchange: “BuildToBuildUpgrade” Error
KB ID 0001436 Problem In the middle of an Exchange upgrade I got a bit stuck with the following error; “Setup previously failed while performing the action “”BuildToBuildUpgrade” You can’t resume setup by performing the action “Install”. There are a couple of variations on this error as well, you can also see either of the following; “Setup previously failed while performing the action “Install” You can’t resume...
Exchange Update Fails: ‘Cannot find Arbitration Mailbox’
KB ID 0001435 Problem Last night was a late one, Exchange 2016 update (CU9) failed to install and left the server in an unusable state. Relevant Part(s) of the Error —–Output Removed For the Sake of Brevity—– $name = “SystemMailbox{bb558c35-97f1-4cb9-8ff7-d53741dc928c}”; —–Output Removed For the Sake of Brevity—– Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Info (“Cannot...
Office 365: Migrating To Exchange Online
KB ID 0001418 Problem This is Part-One of a migration from ‘on-premise’ Microsoft Exchange, to Office 365 (Exchange Online). I’m using my spare ‘test domain’ (.co.uk). And I’m using the 5 user E3 Office 365 subscription that the good folk at Microsoft let me have, as part of my MVP benefits. Note: I’m using Exchange 2016, with a ‘full-hybrid’ migration into Office 365. Step 1:...
There is Currently No Route to the Mailbox Database
KB ID 0001413 Problem Background: Just introduced Exchange 2016 into Exchange 2013 Environment. Mailboxes on Exchange 2016, can send external mail and internal (to Exchange 2013) mail. No mail flows from Exchange 2013 to Exchange 2016. External mail to Exchange 2016, (which flows thought the 2013 server,) also fails. Event ID 5006 Cannot find information about owning Mailbox Server {server-path} for database {database-path} in routing...
Exchange Setup Error: Cannot Update Schema
KB ID 0001409 Problem I had a nightmare with this, (this morning). Client had an Exchange 2007 Server in a sub domain, and I am migrating them to Exchange 2016 (via Exchange 2013). While attempting to deploy the Exchange 2013 Server, the ‘Readiness Checks’ failed; Error: The Active Directory Schema isn’t up-to-date, and this user account isn’t a member of the ‘Schema Admins’ and/or ‘Enterprise...