Domain Replication Issues – Fix Replication Issues
Jun27

Domain Replication Issues – Fix Replication Issues

Fix Replication KB ID 0000301 Problem You have one or more domain controllers in your Windows domain that is not replicating to one or more replication partners. Fix Replication Issues: Solutions Fix Replication Issues Step 1 DNS First! Before you start make sure all the domain controllers are pointing the PDC emulator ONLY for their DNS settings. 1. On the PDC emulator > Start > run > dnsmgmt.msc {enter}. 2. Expand...

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Forcing Azure AD Connect Sync
Aug29

Forcing Azure AD Connect Sync

KB ID 0001590 Problem If you are using Azure AD Connect, (AAD Connect) to sync your on-premise Active Directory with Azure AD (i.e. for Office 365), then there may be times when you need to manually ‘force a replication’ because by default it’s going to take 30 minutes between each normal ‘delta replication’ Solution If you are directly on the server that’s running Azure AD connect, then use the...

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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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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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