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How to Remove a DAG Member in Exchange Server 2013
When you are running an Exchange 2013 database availability group in your environment you may have a need to remove one of the servers from the DAG, for example during decommissioning of server...
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How to Reseed a Failed Database Copy in Exchange Server 2013
When you’re running an Exchange 2013 database availability group you will eventually need to deal with a failed database copy that needs to be reseeded. Database copies may be in a failed state due to...
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Exchange Server 2013 Database Availability Groups
The high availability feature for Exchange Server 2013 Mailbox servers is the Database Availability Group. Exchange 2013 Database Availability Groups (DAGs) are very similar to Exchange 2010 DAGs, but...
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Get-DAGHealth.ps1 – Database Availability Group Health Check Script
Since I released the Test-ExchangeServerHealth.ps1 script one of the most common feature requests has been to add health checks for Database Availability Groups. So today I am pleased to announce the...
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Managing Database Switchovers for Exchange Server 2013 Database Availability...
Databases that are being replicated within an Exchange Server 2013 database availability group can generally be considered to be either active or passive at any given time. There are also other states...
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Misconfigured Subnets Appear in Exchange Server 2013 DAG Network
With an Exchange Server 2013 database availability group you may encounter misconfigured subnets in the DAG network configuration. These will be noticeable in the output of the...
View ArticleV1.1 of Get-DAGHealth.ps1 is Available
I’ve just updated the Get-DAGHealth.ps1 PowerShell script to version 1.1. The new version fixes some bugs with how the replication queues for lagged copies are handled, which seemed to be causing...
View ArticleTest-ExchangeServerHealth.ps1 v1.2 Released
I have just uploaded version 1.2 of the Test-ExchangeServerHealth.ps1 script. This version includes a number of important bug fixes, as well as adding the DAG health check (from Get-DAGHealth.ps1). You...
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Improving Resilience of Exchange Server 2013 Database Availability Groups...
Exchange Server 2013 can be installed on either Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012. Some organizations may decide to install on Windows Server 2008 R2 because that is their standard server...
View ArticleExchange Server 2013: Using Test-ReplicationHealth to Test Database...
The Test-ReplicationHealth PowerShell cmdlet can be run on an Exchange Server 2013 Mailbox server that is a member of a database availability group. [PS] C:\>Test-ReplicationHealth Server Check...
View ArticleWhy Bother Running DAG Server Maintenance Mode Scripts?
In a comment on my article about installing updates on Exchange 2010 DAG members Greg asks: I would like to know how many Exchange admins [ahem] server admins actually follow these steps when they...
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Cannot Activate Database Copy: Content Index Catalog Files in Failed State
When activating a database copy in an Exchange Server 2010 Database Availability Group it may fail with an error message that catalog index files are in a failed state. ——————————————————– Microsoft...
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How to Backup Exchange Server 2013 Databases Using Windows Server Backup
In this article we’ll look at how to use Windows Server Backup on Windows Server 2012 to backup the databases on an Exchange Server 2013 Mailbox server. For this demonstration a standalone Mailbox...
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My Move From Google Apps to Office 365
It often comes as a surprise to people that the guy from the Exchange Server Pro website would use Google Apps as his email provider, but the fact is I’ve been a Google Apps user for many, many years....
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Exchange Server 2013 Service Pack 1 Announced
The Microsoft Exchange Server team has announced the upcoming availability of Service Pack 1 for Exchange Server 2013, scheduled for release in “early 2014″. Among the changes and improvements planned...
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Test-ExchangeServerHealth.ps1 V1.07 Released
Version 1.07 of the Test-ExchangeServerHealth.ps1 script has been released. This version fixes one issue with the handling of content indexes on databases that have been intentionally disabled by...
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How to Grant Full Mailbox Access for a User in Exchange Server 2013
A common request of Exchange Server administrators is granting a person access to another mailbox. The Add-MailboxPermission cmdlet lets you grant permissions to a mailbox. There are three parameters...
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Get-EASDeviceReport.ps1 Script to Report on ActiveSync Devices
Recently I was asked whether I had any PowerShell scripts available for producing a simple report of the ActiveSync devices for an Exchange organization. I didn’t have a script at the time but was able...
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Exchange 2010 Service Pack 3 Update Rollup 3 Released
Microsoft has released Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3. This update includes a number of fixes that are listed in KB2891587. Deploying Exchange Server 2010 SP3 Update Rollup 3...
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Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 3 Released
Microsoft has released Cumulative Update 3 for Exchange Server 2013. From the Microsoft Exchange Team blog: We would like to call attention to an important fix in Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update...
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