Exchange 2016: OWA does not work, ASP.NET Event 1310

I stumbled across an interesting problem with an Exchange 2016 server. This ASP.NET event 1310 kept appearing as a warning in the event display in the application log: Here is the abbreviated error message: Event code: 3008 Event message: A configuration error has occurred. Event time: 20.01.2016 22:07:48 Event time (UTC): 20.01.2016 21:07:48 Event ID: 6c0bf342123d4f7b8e23253b5ae8030e Event ... Read more

Find user accounts in nested groups

Does anyone else have this problem, or is it just me? Every now and then I get stuck: Somewhere there is a distribution group which in turn contains other distribution groups as members, as can be seen here in the example: In practice, there are usually distribution groups such as "Finance", and then "Finance - ... Read more

Exchange 2016: Error during installation / migration ('Database' is binding for 'UserMailbox')

The following error can occur with Exchange servers during installation: Error: The following error was generated when "$error.Clear(); if ( ($server -eq $null) -and ($RoleIsDatacenter -ne $true) ) { Update-RmsSharedIdentity -ServerName $RoleNetBIOSName } " was executed: "'Database' is binding for 'UserMailbox'. Property name: Database". 'Database' is binding for 'UserMailbox'. Property name: Database Click here to open the help ... Read more

Exchange Reporter 3.0 Update available

I have just updated the Exchange Reporter download package. I have received a few emails reporting problems with Exchange version detection. I have not been able to reproduce the problem so far and have therefore decided to simply create an optional parameter that allows the Exchange Server version to be specified manually: ... Read more

Exchange 2016: Avoid problems during installation / migration

When installing new Exchange 2016 servers, for example for migration, you need to proceed with caution. Exchange servers feel compelled to respond to client requests immediately after installation. The background is as follows: As soon as a new Exchange Server is installed, SCP (Service Connection Point) entries are also created in the Active Directory. The SCP entries are ... Read more

HowTo: Migration from Exchange 2013 to Exchange 2016 (Part 3)

In the last part of the Exchange 2013 to Exchange 2016 migration, the environment is cleaned up and Exchange 2013 is uninstalled.the first two articles can be found here HowTo: Migration from Exchange 2013 to Exchange 2016 (Part 1) HowTo: Migration from Exchange 2013 to Exchange 2016 (Part 2) The mailboxes and public folders have already been moved in Part 2. ... Read more

Be quick: Exchange 2016 beta test free of charge (70-345)

It pays to be quick here, Microsoft is offering the first 350 people the opportunity to take the Exchange 2016 exam 70-345 free of charge. The exam must be taken by 12.02.2016. It is a beta exam, but if you pass, the result will remain valid. You can find more information here: https://borntolearn.mslearn.net/b/weblog/archive/2016/01/13/designing-and-deploying-microsoft-exchange-server-2016-beta-exam-now-available#comments Here you can ... Read more

HowTo: Migration from Exchange 2013 to Exchange 2016 (Part 2)

This is the second part of the Exchange 2013 to Exchange 2016 migration. The first part can be found here: https://www.frankysweb.de/howto-migration-von-exchange-2013-zu-exchange-2016-teil-1/ Now that we have 2 functional Exchange servers, it is now time to migrate the data. Migration of the public folders The first step is to migrate the public folders. In contrast to Exchange ... Read more

HowTo: Migration from Exchange 2013 to Exchange 2016 (Part 1)

I already wrote about the migration from Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2016 here. Today it's the turn of the migration from Exchange 2013 to Exchange 2016. Foreword This guide describes the migration from Exchange 2013 to Exchange 2016 and is intended to provide an overview of the necessary steps and is therefore deliberately kept simple. Certificates ... Read more

Exchange 2013: Readiness check hangs at 90 % and aborts

Interesting error during the installation of Exchange 2013 on a Server 2012 R2. The readiness check of the installation hangs at 90 % and then aborts after a long time with the following error message: The exact wording somewhat shortened: Error: The following error was generated when "$error.Clear(); $keyPath = "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\WebManagement\Server"; if (!(Get-Item $keyPath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) { New-Item ... Read more