Local Mailbox Database Copy
Hi,For some reasons, I need to deploy a single server Exchange 2013 solution, so I can't deploy a DAG.My server has 3 disks with 1 partition per disk, so:Disk 1 -> SystemDisk 2 -> Exchange...
View ArticleExchange CAS 2013 WNLB doesn't work
Hi,due to budget issue,a hardware load balance is not an option for my company. However when i configure WNLB it seems doesn;t work, Outlook client still connect directly to the CAS server instead of...
View ArticleExchange 2013 in Azure lost communication
I have a VM for Exchange 2013 in Windows Azure. After some weeks this VM lost communication without intervention. I not receive support and recreate a VM, reinstall Exchange in recover mode, but after...
View ArticleHow to Gently Disable Clustering and CAS to a Single Exchange Server
I'm taking over a heck of a mess.Previous admin has 1 missing cluster member EXCH1, and EXCH11 & EXCH12 are working just barely. I've repaired many problems with DNS & AD, and am on the way to...
View ArticleHow Exchange 2010 DAG works in case of server crash in same site
Hi I have a setup of 4 exchange 2010 std edition servers with the following scenario I would like to know How DAG works in case of server crash of mailbox server which is holding active copy of...
View ArticleTest Exchange fail-over
Hi!Is there a quick way of forcing a fail-over to the another DAG member? Shutting down the server or stopping the Information Store doesn't seem to do it. I assume its because it has been shutdown...
View ArticleExchange 2010 SP3 failover commands
Have there been any changes/improvements in the functionality of start-dag, stop-dag, restore-dag cmdlets in SP3? We are preparing to upgrade from SP1 and are investigating any changes before the...
View ArticleMailbox Dumpster after migration??
Hello,I was previously running an Exchange 2007 SP3 environment. I have upgraded to Exchange 2013 and moved all mailboxes over. After the move, the users cannot recover any previously deleted item....
View ArticleMailbox behavior in an exchange 2013 DAG
I'm running exchange 2013 in a 2 member DAG. I recently added a member and removed one to retire a server. I haven't uninstalled exchange from the old server but what is the behavior of the...
View ArticleWindows 2012 Cluster issue, Exchange 2013CU2 Mailbox both VMs unexpectedly...
Hi,I am facing an issue with Windows 2012 Cluster. We have configured Exchange 2013 CU2 DAG on two Windows 2012 Hosts Servers. In the night both Exchange 2013 VMs restarted unexpectedly. There are few...
View ArticleExchange 2013 Content Catalog Index Failed All Databases
I have a two node DAG I have successfully updated the database copies no bad copies. The content catalog index on all copies shows as failed. Update-DatabaseCopy -catalogonly does not work. /have...
View ArticleFailover all Databases to site 2
helloIF all mailbox databases at Site 2 fail-over to the Site 2, what will happen for the client access from Outlook clients at site 1. Client access servers still be at site1. How they connect ? We...
View ArticleSyncing mail folders from Outlook to Exchange
Hi all;I live in Boulder, CO and my home exchange server is under a couple of feet of water (doesn't work too well that way). This is for my family's home email and so I figure I'll switch to a hosted...
View ArticleExchange 2013 DAG failed DB copy when activating another DB
Hi all,I've build two Exchange 2013 server environment CAS and Mbx -roles with both server. Building DAG went Ok and it looks like cluster is working underneeth. But, doing failover by Activating...
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DAG Cluster Offline but Online?
Hi All, Hoping to get some feedback. We had a weird event which affected all storage in one of our data centres. This issue affected the cluster resource and created a deadlock situation with the...
View ArticleExchange 2013 datacenter switchover in DAC mode
Can this tool be used to manually fail over to secondary datacenter? http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Exchange-2010-Datacenter-09a81fc6Servers are exchange 2013 enterprise on Windows 2012. Two...
View ArticleExchange 2013 DAG
Hello,We have 2 exchange 2013 servers, we are using DAG on separate sites. All is working fine but I have a small issue which I can't find the answer too.Main site EXT01 (mail.domain.com).DR site EXT02...
View Article3 Node DAG breaking due to flakey remote-connectivity on 1 node
So I have a 3 node DAG with one node being located in China. This node flaps from time to time for a few minutes due to connectivity issues which are not under our control. I see the following in the...
View ArticleDisconnected and Resynchronizing
Very confused right nowI have a 2 node dag (in one site)MailSvr1 (has all mailbox databases active) Mailsvr2 (holds all database copies) CAS (client access/hub transport / FSW)I backup using CAS and...
View ArticleExchange 2010 disaster / power outage
I have a client with 100 employees, multiple sites but only 10 people at the corporate head quarters which has an exchange 2010 server and a simple network.They are concerned about email being down in...
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