How to copy receive connector IP list from one connector to another

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Issue: You'd like to copy the allowed IP address list from one Receive Connector to another.  I've found myself in this situation when I was creating identical receiving connectors on multiple Exchange servers or wanting to copy the long allowed IP list from a legacy Exchange  server to a new Exchange 2013 server. Solution: Using the following powershell commands you can copy the IP addresses from one receive connector to another set-ReceiveConnector “MAILSVR2\anonymous relay connector MAILSVR2” Read more [...]

Exchange 2013 CU setup can’t continue because process has open files

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Issue: You receive the following error when attempting to install an Exchange 2013 Cumulative Update (CU): Error: Setup can't continue with the upgrade because the bbwinsdr (1200), mmc (15404), mmc (15848) has open files. Close the process, and then restart Setup. For more information, visit: https://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.ProcessNeedsToBeClosedOnUpgrade.aspx Resolution: In order to resolve this error, close all open windows, stop any services related Read more [...]

How to specify OpenDNS DNS Server addresses on Mac to avoid Virus and Malware

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OpenDNS is an extremely easy to deploy and affective security measure.  By specifying OpenDNS DNS IP addresses your internet DNS queries are less likely to return the addresses of malicious websites and software.  Below are easy instructions for specifying OpenDNS IP addresses on your mac. Apple > system preferences > Network > select Wifi or Ethernet >  Advanced > DNS > click plus sign under DNS Servers, add one of the below OpenDNS Server addresses.  Click Plus sign again Read more [...]

“administrator has limited the number of items you can open simultaneously”

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Issue: End users receive an Outlook popup stating "administrator has limited the number of items you can open simultaneously".  In my case users received the error when trying to move or delete a large amount of contacts in a public folder on Exchange 2010 after upgrading from SP3 to SP3 Rollup 10. Full error message: "Your server administrator has limited the number of items you can open simultaneously.  Try closing messages you have opened or removing attachments and images from unsent Read more [...]

guid passed not recognized by wmi provider – iSCSI

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Issue: When trying to add an iscsi target via MS iSCSI Initiator using Quick Connect you receive the error: "the guid passed was not recognized as valid by a wmi data provider" Background: I had a customer with an existing iSCSI storage deployment using a dell MD3000i.  They added a new LUN on the MD3000i and then attempted to initialize and format the volume in Windows disk management the new volume would not show up.  Further inspection showed that MS iSCSI initiator settings were completely Read more [...]