Exchange 2019
Exchange 2016 – Event ID 74
In Exchange, the above event seems to log from what we have picked up when working in the Exchange Management Shell, however we cannot find what is triggering it or what the fix is. We have not only seen it here but also on Exchange 2013 and 2019. A query was sent to...
Exchange 2019 – Installation Requirements
Exchange 2019 has a new list of requirements, I have seen on the forums that people are posting that installations are failing. Please make sure you read what is required before proceeding. Exchange 2019 can only be installed on Windows Server 2019, this includes...
Exchange 2019 – Database status showing ServiceDown
In Exchange, we rebooted our servers in the lab and once they started up, one of the Exchange 2019 Servers was showing a ServiceDown error when checking the DAG status in Powershell. The error is easy to fix but you can view more information on it by typing the...
Exchange 2019 – Increase mailbox move limits
In every organization, the time for mailbox moves can become a headache because they take so long. Mailbox moves are throttled extensively but you can change the config file to allow more simultaneous moves. The current values can be viewed in the following location:...
Exchange 2019 – Create an email address policy
In Exchange, can be any version, you might want to have different email address policies for departments or sites. For example, you might have a domain registered in the USA and want to have a .com address for those users or another site in the UK and want a specific...
Exchange 2019 – No mixing Exchange Servers in a DAG
In Exchange 2019 but in any version, you cannot mix Exchange versions so they are part of the same DAG. For example, you cannot add an Exchange 2013 server to a 2016 DAG. I though I would test Exchange 2019 to make sure we don't have a bug like in Exchange 2016 but it...
Exchange 2019 – PowerShell Commands not recognized
Strange thing how Exchange will work and after a reboot you cannot run any commands. In my previous post where we recovered the Exchange Security groups, all seemed fine until commands were run the Exchange Management Shell. The famous error "The term 'command' was...
Exchange 2019 – Re-create the Exchange Security Groups in AD
In Exchange, not only 2019, you might come across a problem where the security groups are corrupt or have been deleted, this can be by accident or maliciously. To fix this, you will need to run the setup command with the PrepareAD switch. It might sound easy but you...
Exchange 2019 – Unified Messaging option still showing under server properties
With the announcement of Exchange 2019, Unified Messaging was said to be removed from this version. However if you look at the properties of an Exchange 2019 Server you will see an option for unified messaging but get an error and then the page just closes: This is...
Exchange 2019 – Exchange Services won’t start after reboot
Strange one in my Azure VM, booted my domain controller and then a few minutes later I booted my Exchange 2019 VM, only to find that it won't accept connections on RDP. Received the famous NLA authentication error. That was fixed with a remote command from the domain...