By Chris Lehr, Senior Microsoft Consultant
Called PSS today due to an issue with a mailbox import refusing to work.
import-mailbox error:
[PS] C:\temp>Import-Mailbox -identity test-pstfolderpath c:\temp\test123.pst
Error was found for swinc (test@domain.com) because: Error occurred in the step: Approving object. An unknown error
has occurred., error code: -2147221219
StatusCode : -2147221219
StatusMessage : Error occurred in the step: Approving object. An unknown error has occurred.
When you run an Exchange Best Practices Analyzer (BPA) and it warns on this, you should fix it. Even though the instructions mention storage groups and are clearly based on Exchange 2007. I asked the technician about this and he stated that the Exchange 2010 specific fix is not yet published, but was in their internal KB still. The same fix describe in this BPA result will also address the import-mailbox error shown above.
BPA Error:
This links you to:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd535374%28EXCHG.80%29.aspx
The Fix:
Copy the distinguished name attribute of a mailbox database on the server
Paste this value into the homemdb attribute of the System Attendant object in AD (which installs blank by default)
Restart the Exchange Information Store service
Restart the Exchange System Attendant service
Run Import-mailbox again
Success!
By Robin Moore,
MCSE, MCITP: EA, MCTS: Exchange 2007
Let’s say Joe User accidentally deleted a file called changelog.txt. Unfortunately, it didn't happen today. In fact, Joe has no idea when the file was deleted, but he or she desperately needs the file back, as it tracks accounting system changes and he needs to give it to an auditor.
If the backup administrator had to search through each night's backup catalog trying to find out when the last backup was before the file was deleted, he or she could be there all day. Luckily, EVault offers a better solution in the restore search functionality.
So to find the file for Joe, we open up our restore wizard. Instead of selecting the most recent safeset to restore from, we will select a range of safesets that starts at a time before the file was deleted (or as far back as we can go if we have no idea where to start), and ends with the date the user noticed the file missing:
On the next screen, check "Data Files," and then click the "Search…" button.
Type in our file name, "changelog.txt." If we know where the file was located, that makes it even easier, we can tell Evault which path to search. I will leave it blank since Joe doesn't remember where exactly he saved the file.
After clicking OK, the following search results are shown:
The date column is a bit misleading and should be ignored. This is the last accessed date on the original file, and does not correlate to the backup date. To find the latest backup of this file, look at the safeset column. The largest safeset number, in this case 00000100, is the latest backup. So highlight it, click the "include" button, and continue through the restore wizard. Voila! We found and restored Joe's file in a matter of minutes.
If you're an EVault customer, or simply interested in what an EVault solution can do for you, contact us. Simpler-Webb is a certified EVault partner and we offer a management service specifically for their backup solutions. Please don't hesitate to contact us for more information.
By Chris Lehr, Senior Microsoft Consultant
Here at Simpler-Webb, there are often times where more than one employee might be working on your servers at a time and when this happens, we tend to “kick each other off” our respective Remote Desktop (RDP) sessions.
Here’s the Technet page on all GPO settings for Remote Desktop Services:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee791756%28WS.10%29.aspx
The particular setting we are setting to Disabled instead of Not Configured is the “Restrict Remote Desktop Services users to a single Remote Desktop Services session” under
Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Remote Desktop Services/Remote Desktop Session Host/Connections
More information on Connection settings are available here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee791922%28WS.10%29.aspx
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As always, we recommend deploying this as its own GPO and applying it only where needed rather than modifying any of your default GPO’s.
By Danny Snyder, Sr. Network consultant
Earlier this year, Cisco announced new stackable switches that put them in a better position to compete with some of the lower-cost competitors such as HP and Dell. These switches still incorporate the features that set Cisco above their competition but also offer a more competitive price point. These switches come in three product lines - the Catalyst 2960S, Catalyst 3560X, and Catalyst 3750X - and offer features such as 24 or 48 ports of Gigabit Ethernet, Power over Ethernet, advanced stacking capabilities, 10Gb uplinks, and redundant power options in the highest-end configurations. To discuss how these switches can fit into your environment, please contact your Simpler-Webb account rep.
By Danny Snyder, Sr. Network consultant
I had originally planned on a daily blog post about Cisco Live! But that rapidly fell by the wayside as it was super busy, information overload, and long, tiring days. That said, it was definitely worth it, and I was able to learn a great deal about the Cisco Nexus switching architecture, network management, network security, and Cisco Unified Wireless Networking. I also had the opportunity to take (and pass!) the test for the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Wireless certification and one of the four tests for the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Wireless certification. The test for the CCNP Wireless certification also renewed my CCNP, CCDP (design) and CCSP (security) certifications which were coming up for renewal in a couple months. If you haven’t been to Cisco Live!, it’s a great event that provides a lot of opportunity to learn about new technologies Cisco is working on or has just released, as well as existing technologies. If you have the opportunity to go, I highly recommend it!