DHCP Scope: Full of BAD_ADDRESS Entries
Feb05

DHCP Scope: Full of BAD_ADDRESS Entries

KB ID 0001651 Problem I had a client machine struggling to get an DHCP address, and when I looked in DHCP the scope it was full of this; BAD_ADDRESS This address Is Already in Use Solution A tour of Google and forums is full of posts by people with this problem, and other than, ‘Oh I looked in the logs and fixed it’ (with no mention of what log, or where this log was), or ‘Yeah I used Wireshark and located a problem...

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Veeam Backup Error – ‘Unable to release guest. Error: Unfreeze error:’
Nov17

Veeam Backup Error – ‘Unable to release guest. Error: Unfreeze error:’

KB ID 0000763  Problem Yesterday morning, I walked into the office, the boss told me a client’s Exchange was running slowly and they had had a Veeam backup fail. I know this client well enough to know if it was something simple he would have fixed it himself, so while my laptop booted I armed myself with a coffee. By the time I got on remotely, Ben on the help desk had also got online and was giving me the heads up on what the...

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Exchange 2016 (&2013) – How To Move a Mailbox Database

KB ID 0000725  Problem I like to keep Exchange databases in their own volume, so one of the first things I do is move them. Warning: Moving a mail database will make it unavailable while it is being moved, warn your users, or plan in some down time. Solution 1. First see where the database is now. From within the Exchange admin center (https://localhost/ecp) > Servers > Databases > Select the database to be moved. Note: Take...

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