How to properly uninstall a clustered Exchange 2003
Here are the steps to follow to uninstall a clustered Exchange 2003 in a correct way as simply as possible: 1) Go to the passive node and from add / remove programs remove exchange 2003, when you will be asked if it is the last node you have to answer NO. N.B. You'll need the CD / ISO to uninstall the software. 2) Go to the node […]
Exchange 2003: “One or more users currently use a mailbox store on this server”
Hands up who has managed to migrate an Exchange 2003 without getting an error of some resource (mailbox, public folder, oab generator ) still present on the legacy server being uninstalled. What I speak about is a typical error, and indicates that there is still some user whose mailbox resides on […]
Delete/Remove exchange 2003 cluster virtual server error: The network path was not found
We speak about a cluster exchange 2003 on windows 2003, during removal of the virtual server (removal necessary before uninstalling the exchange part) you may get this error: The network path was not found. Facility: Win32 ID no: c0070035 Microsoft Exchange Cluster Administrator Extension As usual very explanatory….. luckily […]
How to force mailbox archive in exchange
Okok as you know Exchange 2010 and 2013 has integrated the ability to archive mailboxes based on some policy (maybe later I'll write a post about it). But if you try to enable archiving on a mailbox just to test its functionality…. Well you could be waiting in front of the monitor for a long time…. This is because […]
How to export a mailbox to a pst from exchange
Starting from rom Exchange 2010 SP1 there is an option, by a powershell command, to export an entire mailbox or even part of it to a .pst file. The operation can come handy as a method to store a mailbox before you completely delete it from the organization. The command is very simple: New-MailboxExportRequest -Mailbox username -FilePath “\Servershareusername.pst” Keep in mind that the export destination […]
Exchange mailbox folders names wrong language
Ok today I happened something I had never seen…. or at least it seems to me. Not a big deal to tell the truth but I note it down just in case it happens to me again. A customer creates a mailbox on an exchange as it did hundreds of times but, for some reason, this time says […]
How to create an authenticated SMTP in Exchange 2007/2010
The first thing to consider is that according to SMTP RFC a client that wants to send mail to a mail server should do it on port 587, port 25 should be used only for server to server communications. Having said that in exchange default there is already a connector that allows us […]
Local move request from exchange 2003 to 2010 error (INSUFF_ACCESS_RIGHTS)
One of the most common problems that you can encounter during an Exchange migration is the error in the process of moving a mailbox from the legacy Exchange to the new one, This is the most classic error: “Error: Active Directory operation failed on server.nomedominio.local. This error is not retriable. Additional information: Insufficient access rights to perform the operation. […]