Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 Fails ‘Readiness Checks’
Nov17

Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 Fails ‘Readiness Checks’

KB ID 0000720 Problem When attempting to install Service Pack 2 on an Exchange 2010 Server the ‘Readiness Checks’ fail for the Client Access Role, Client Access Role Prerequisites Failed Error: The ‘IIS 6 WMI Compatibility’ component is required. Install the component via Server Manager. Click here for help…...

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Exchange 2010 Service Pack 3 Error – ‘The IIS 6 WMI Compatibility component is required’
Nov17

Exchange 2010 Service Pack 3 Error – ‘The IIS 6 WMI Compatibility component is required’

KB ID 0000771  Problem If you attempt to install Exchange Service Pack 3 on an Exchange server that is currently running Service Pack 1 you will see this error. Error: The ‘IIS 6 WMI Compatibility’ component is required. Install the component via Server Manager. Solution Note: This was a prerequisite for SP2, so if you do not see this error your Exchange was deployed with SP2 slipstreamed into it, or the problem was dealt...

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Exchange 2010 SP3 – Can I Upgrade to Exchange 2013
Nov17

Exchange 2010 SP3 – Can I Upgrade to Exchange 2013

KB ID 0000770  Problem At the time of writing (14/02/13), the answer is NO, for full coexistence with Exchange 2013 you need to have Exchange 2013 CU1 (Cumulative Update), which at this time is unreleased (Expected Q1 of 2013 – so we are not far away). Note: CU2 is now released. Solution So What do I get with Exchange 2010 SP3? 1. You can install Exchange 2010 on Windows Server 2012, (though you can’t in-place upgrade the...

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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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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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