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Error Code 8224 While Running Ldifde.exe to Import Schema File
While running Exchange Server 2013 setup to install or upgrade a server you may encounter the following error. There was an error while running ‘ldifde.exe’ to import the schema file...
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Countdown to Exchange Connections 2014 in Las Vegas
IT/Dev Connections starts in Las Vegas next week and I’ve been putting the final touches on the two sessions I am delivering. The conference schedule is live now on the event website, and the Exchange...
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Email Fundamentals: How to Read Email Message Headers
Reading the headers of an email message can reveal very useful information for Exchange Server administrators who are diagnosing problems. Email message header information includes details such as the...
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Unable to Move Mailboxes to an Exchange Server 2013 Database that is Excluded...
Exchange Server 2013 mailbox databases can be excluded from the automatic mailbox provisioning load balancer, which distributes new mailboxes evenly across the available databases in an Exchange...
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Disable Exchange ActiveSync Mobile Device Management for End Users
In Exchange Server 2013 and 2010 end users are able to manage their own ActiveSync mobile devices via the Exchange Control Panel. This allows them to perform tasks such as remote wiping a mobile device...
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Get-MailboxDatabaseCopyStatus Displays Incorrect Activation Preference Value
Current builds of Exchange Server 2013 (which is up to CU6 at this time) have a bug in the Get-MailboxDatabaseCopy cmdlet that may cause an incorrect value to be returned for the activation preference...
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PowerShell Tip: Create a PowerShell Profile
A PowerShell profile is a PowerShell script that runs automatically when a new PowerShell session is started. PowerShell profiles can be used to configure your PowerShell environment the way you like...
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PowerShell Function to Connect to Office 365
Connecting to an Office 365 tenant with PowerShell is a reasonably simple task. All you need is PowerShell on your computer, which is included by default in any recent version of Windows and Windows...
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SMTP 554 5.1.0 Sender Denied Caused by Mailbox Junk Email Configuration
Mailbox users can set their own Junk email controls using Outlook or Outlook Web App, including blocking senders. When a mailbox user blocks a sender the sender’s email address is added to the “Blocked...
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Unexpected Permissions Appearing on Exchange Server Mailboxes
Over on Reddit there’s a question about unexpected permissions appearing on mailboxes. Exchange mailbox user objects inherit a number of permissions that are necessary for the day to day running of the...
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Exchange Server 2013 Autoreseed in Action
At my IT/Dev Connections session in September I advocated for simple designs for database availability groups. This included some points about Exchange Server 2013 storage design and layout, such as:...
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PowerShell Tip: List Active Mailbox Database Copies for an Exchange Server...
A reader asks whether it is possible to run a PowerShell command to list the active database copies in a database availability group, and show the mailbox server that they are active on. He’s already...
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Messages Queuing with Error 451 4.4.0 DNS Query Failed
I recently encountered an Exchange 2010 server that was unable to send emails to a small number of domains. The messages would queue on the outbound transport server, and a look at the queue status...
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Exchange Server 2013 Configuration Management with PowerShell DSC
One of my minor gripes with Exchange Server 2013 is the lack of configuration that can be performed during setup. If you look at the TechNet documentation for unattended setup you can see a few options...
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Customized Exchange2007MBtoMEU.ps1 Script for Office 365 Migrations
One of the tools that Microsoft has provided to the community for Office 365 migrations is the Exchange2007MBtoMEU.ps1 PowerShell script. If you’ve completed a staged Exchange migration to migrate your...
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Discussing Exchange Server 2013 High Availability on RunAs Radio
Just a quick note to let you know that I’m on the latest episode of RunAs Radio talking about Exchange Server 2013 migration and high availability. Richard Campbell and I chat for about half an hour...
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Exchange Server 2013 Lagged Database Copies In Action
This article is an excerpt from the Deploying and Managing Exchange Server 2013 High Availability ebook. A lagged database copy is a passive database copy in a database availability group that has a...
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Are Lagged Database Copies a Waste of Time?
In a comment on my recent article on Exchange Server 2013 lagged database copies Chris wrote: I do not see any advantage in a lagged copy of a database. If any kind of corruption happens on a database...
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Deploying and Managing Exchange Server 2013 High Availability
High availability for Exchange Server 2013 is a complex, challenging area with many important technical details that are often difficult to discover on your own. So it’s no surprise that high...
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Datacenter Activation Coordination Mode
One of the topics I receive a lot of questions about is Datacenter Activation Coordination Mode, or DAC Mode for short. Here is an excerpt from Deploying and Managing Exchange Server 2013 High...
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