Month: July 2014

Exchange Management Console in Exchange 2010 Error on CAS

Problem:  Exchange Management Console in Exchange 2010 will not open and references a server that is down or has been removed from the environment. Error Verbiage: Initialization Failed The following error occurred while attempting to connect to the specified Exchange server ‘exchange.customer.ch: The attempt to connect to http://exchange.contoso.com’/powershell using ‘Kerberos’ authentication failed: Connecting to the remote […]

Exchange 2010 Public Folder Migration: Replicas stay on 2007 with Load Balancer Setup

Special: Load Balancer Setup with CAS-Array, Hardware Load Balancer like KEMP. Gateway both CAS are going to KEMP backside. But Static Routes on both CAS to Backup Server, DC’s, Acronis Servers, old Exchange. Split DNS. We mostly see this with customer having Internal: customer.ch (LAN) and External: customer.ch (Wan) which is the correct way after […]

Defrag Exchange 2007/2010 Database/MailboxDataBase with ESEUTIL

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998863(v=exchg.80).aspx If you are at the end of Migration. Check there are no user active on the DB:   Show all mailboxes on Database “mb3” Get-Mailbox -Database “mb3” | select Displayname, Alias, Database, OrganizationalUnit | ft -wrap –auto   Also check this KB for hidden accounts and dead accounts : https://www.butsch.ch/post/Exchange-20072010-Delete-default-Mailbox-Database-remove-last-MailboxSG.aspx Get the Path of the […]

Why Symantec losses all their long term BEXEC customer to Veeam and others

Today, let’s delve into the intricacies of the Bexec 2014 news that reverberated across the IT domain on September 7, 2014. The communication, shared directly with customers, shed light on critical insights regarding the trajectory of BEXEC 2012 XX and the compelling migration towards Veeam. For an in-depth understanding of the rationale behind this transition, […]