Configure Time Service on Windows Server

The following commands are recommended to configure Time Services on Windows 2008 through Windows 2012 R2 domain controllers and member servers. "Primary" DC (use these commands on the Domain controller with the PDC Emulator FSMO role) w32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual /manualpeerlist:us.pool.ntp.org /reliable:yes /update w32tm /resync /rediscover Note: to determine which server has the PDC Emulator role run the following command: "netdom /query fsmo" Secondary DC’s and member servers w32tm Read more [...]

Error code 2771 installing Exchange 2010 Rollup

Issue: You receive a popup with "error code is 2771" while installing SP3 Rollup 15 on Exchange 2010.  The '2771' issue can occur with both Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010 Rollups. Cause: Generally this issue is caused by the Rollup installation searching and failing to find the previous rollups install media. Determination: In order to determine the specific issue or missing file preventing your installation from succeeding you need to run the rollup installer from the command prompt and Read more [...]

Create new mailbox database

Issue: you need to create a new mailbox database on Exchange 2007/2010/2013/2016 and above Solution: Use the New-MailboxDatabase command from Exchange Management Shell to create new mailbox databases.  For example: New-MailboxDatabase -Server <Your Mailbox Server Name> -Name "Mailbox Database 01" -EdbFilePath "M:\ExchangeDB\Mailbox Database 01\Mailbox Database 01.edb" -logFolderPath "L:\ExchangeDB\Mailbox Database 01" Note: you'll need to edit the mailbox database name and path in the Read more [...]