Robocopy – File Server Migration
Aug25

Robocopy – File Server Migration

KB ID 0001233 Problem I’ve done a lot of migrations, and moving a client’s files and shared data, usually makes them cringe.  I’ve lost count of the amount of times I’ve heard ‘We can’t have any downtime’, which is fine, until you tell them how much its going to cost to do this on a Saturday!  As I posted recently, Microsoft have made this a lot easier with the file serve migration tools,...

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Public Folder Migration Error hr=0x80040111
Aug05

Public Folder Migration Error hr=0x80040111

KB ID 0001228 Problem I usually follow my own documented process for migrating public folders to Exchange 2016. I did that this week, and this happened; Error; MapiExceptionLogonFailed: Unable to make connection to the server. (hr=0x80040111, ec=-2147221231) Diagnostic context:     Lid: 49064   dwParam: 0x1     Lid: 37288   StoreEc: 0x6AB     Lid: 49064   dwParam: 0x2     Lid: 49191   EMSMDBMT.EcDoConnectEx called [length=178]    ...

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Migrating – Folders and Share Permissions
Nov17

Migrating – Folders and Share Permissions

KB ID 0000427  Problem Usually If I’ve got a lot of user profiles and data to shift, I use the clients backup software, copying user and group permission’s is pretty easy, xcopy can do that quite happily. The problem is migrating the shares and share permissions, that’s got to be done manually, for a few folders that’s easy to do, but if they have a LOT of shared folders that can be a problem. So heres how to...

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SBS 2011 Missing Netlogon Share (Post Migration)
Nov17

SBS 2011 Missing Netlogon Share (Post Migration)

KB ID 0000809  Problem Whilst performing an upgrade from SBS 2003 to SBS 2011, I went on-site this morning to be told, “The new server does not have a NETLOGON share!”. As a result the clients who had authenticated to the old server had successfully ran their logon scripts. But the clients who had authenticated to the new server had not. Solution 1. On the original (SBS 2003) server > Start > Run > cmd {Enter}...

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Migration From Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2016 (& 2013)
Nov17

Migration From Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2016 (& 2013)

Part 1 KB ID 0000788 Problem To complete a migration from Exchange 2010 (or 2007) to Exchange 2016/2013, you need to introduce Exchange 2016 into your existing Exchange environment, then migrate your content onto the new server(s), and finally remove Exchange 2010. Solution Assumptions: In this example I’ve got an existing Exchange 2010 environment running on Windows Server 2008 R2. I’m putting in Exchange 2016 onto a new...

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