Exchange 2016
Exchange 2016 – MsExchDiscovery Error – Event ID 5000
If you are running Exchange 2016 coexisting with legacy versions like Exchange 2010 or 2013, you might come across errors logged with regards to MsExchDiscovery. Here is a snippet of the error: The solution? Move the mailbox to the Exchange 2016 database. To do that...
Exchange 2016 – Mailbox moves from Legacy Exchange Servers
When you introduce a new version of an Exchange Server into your environment, you want your users to be able to take full action of the new features and of course be on the new version of Exchange. In this tutorial we will look at the following: Move a user from...
Exchange 2016 – Bulk import SSL Certificate and assign services
In Exchange 2016 and 2013 Exchange Admin Center (EAC), you will notice that you can only assign services to an individual server whereas in the legacy Exchange, Exchange 2010 you can select multiple servers. In this tutorial we will go through importing an SSL...
Exchange 2016 – DOTNET 4.7 Installed (Testing)
Microsoft released DOTNET 4.7 on Server 2012 and R2, however it's not supported yet on Exchange 2013 and 2016. You can read about the new version here: https://wwwblogs.technet.microsoft.com/exchange/2017/06/13/net-framework-4-7-and-exchange-server/ Please take note,...
Exchange 2016 – CU5 Installation
In my previous post we looked at installing Exchange 2016 Preview - coexisting with Exchange 2013. In this tutorial we will be installing Exchange 2016 CU5 in coexistence with Exchange 2010 and 2013. Do take note that the legacy versions need to be on a certain level....
Exchange – Server Prerequisites (Applies to 2010/2013/2016) Tool
Installing Exchange with all its prerequisites can be something of a daunting task for new Exchange Administrators. I created a PowerShell script that has a tab for each version of Exchange as well as the prerequisites for PowerShell and additional software that needs...
Exchange 2010/2013/2016 – Check DAG Status with Color
When working in a large environment and checking a lot of Server Status, picking up a content index state in a failed state will take a bit longer to see than if you add color to it. I created this script so that at any given time you can see whether everything is...
Exchange – Hub Transport Queue Viewer
In Exchange you have a queue viewer to see whats going on but if you running a lot of servers you will need to open up the queue viewer on each server or connect to each one which can make it quite frustrating when you need to check whats happening on all servers. I...
Exchange 2013/2016 Readiness Tool
The Exchange 2013-2016 Readiness Tool. This tool was created to check an existing 2010 Environment and ensure that everything is up-to-date and set for the preparation of Exchange 2013/2016 that will be introduced into the environment. The ZIP file contains a PS1 file...
Exchange 2013 – Microsoft Exchange Replication Service restarting
Scenario: Exchange 2013 multiple databases. Replication service starts and stops constantly after reboot. After a reboot to a non-response Exchange 2013 Server, when running the Get-MailboxDatabaseCopyStatus command was run, all DB's showed with a Service Down status,...