Exchange – Setup previously failed while performing the action ‘Uninstall’
KB ID 0000877 Problem After I managed to break my test Exchange 2013 Server the other week, I built a new one and migrated all the data into it. But while trying to decommission the old Exchange box, the process failed and I was stuck with this error. Setup previously failed while performing the action “Uninstall”. You can’t resume setup by performing the action “Install”. So now I couldn’t...
Exchange 2019, 2016, 2013 – Allowing a Host/IP to Relay Mail
KB ID 0000891 Problem There a a few more hoops to jump through to allow a host to relay though Exchange 2013. For earlier versions of Exchange see the links below. Allow Relay from an IP With Office 365 (Exchange Online) Allow Relay from an IP with Exchange 2010 Allow Relay from an IP with Exchange 2007 Allow Relay from an IP with Exchange 2003 Allow Relay from an IP with Exchange 2000 Solution How to create a ‘Relay’...
Exchange – Export Distribution Groups AND Members to a file
KB ID 0000209 Problem Yes you can use the Powershell commands, Get-DistributionGroupMember –identity “group name” | ft name, primarysmtpaddress But you have to do that for every group and I’ve tried Piping the Get-DistributionGroup in there but it does not seem to want to work 🙁 Solution 1. Download this script and extract it to the root of the Exchange servers C: drive. 2. On the Exchange server > Click > Start > All...
Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010 Upgrade / Transition / Migration
KB ID 0000236 Problem I recently posted an article on Exchange 2003 to 2010 Transition, Only to be asked, “Can you do the same for Exchange 2007 to 2010?”, so here it is 🙂 Before we start, I’m aware “Migration”, “Swing Migration”, and “Transition” have three very different meanings, Depending on which KB, blog or piece of Microsoft documentation you are reading. Be under no...
Exchange 2010 (c/w SP1) Install – Greenfield Site
(Installing on Server 2008 R2) KB ID 0000416 Problem Microsoft have not only slipstreamed the service pack into the install media, they have (Finally!) got the install routine to put in all the usual pre-requisites, roles, and features, that you had to do yourself before. (With the exception of the Microsoft 2010 filter pack, but even then you can do that after the install). The procedure below was done on a single server in a test...