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Hi Sagima, Thanks a bunch for the reply mate, it really helps as it happens... (sounds like you share my pain - haha) I think I just need to decide on which path to proceed. I guess it's the fact that I've inherited someone else's work, is why I'm kind of blinkered into starting again (whilst I still can). Mail is flowing internally and externally from 2013 so they've most probably got right to the end of the implementation. However, the DAGS that were created won't mount, and when I try to move a mailbox from 2007 to 2013 (to a newly created Mailbox Database that will mount) it fails with the following error: "Mailbox" Failed Error: The address list service on the server '2013' is not running. An Exchange 2007 server on which an address list service is active cannot be found. An Exchange 2007 server on which an address list service is active cannot be found. Exchange Management Shell command attempted: 'domain/Network Team/TEST/Mail Test' | move-mailbox -TargetDatabase 'TestDB' Elapsed Time: 00:00:01I su Any ideas?? I suppose what I'm thinking is that I may just continue with what I've got... maybe ditching the DAG's and starting again, but I need to be able to migrate mailboxes across.... blooming heck, it's one thing or another - haha!

Hi, Got a bit of a strange question here... hoping someone may be able to offer some advice. I’ve inherited an Exchange 2007 email environment with 1700 ish mailboxes. In my Exchange Organisation there is also a 2013 server presence which consists of 2 x Client Access Servers and 3 Mailbox servers, which have been set-up as part of a DAG (along with a DAG Witness Server). The person who set this up, has since left the company, and left no documentation – great… Anyway, to cut a long story short, I’m totally in the dark as to where he got to with the set-up and configuration. I know for certain that no mailboxes ever got to the 2013 servers, and apart from being physically there, they are not used for anything. I’m having various issues (mailbox databases won’t mount, can’t move mailboxes from 2007 to 2013 etc) and I’m starting to think I’d be better off starting again. To be honest the DAG set-up is most probably overkill for our environment, especially as we are hosting all of these servers in VMWare. So, basically, my question is, has anyone ever had to remove 2013 Server from their organisation, and then re-introduce a fresh installation? What are the pitfalls, and should it be attempted? Is it just a case of removing Exchange from the said servers, keeping a couple of servers that will run all the exchange roles and start again? (I definitely want to ditch the DAGS) Any advice would be very much appreciated. Thanks

Yeah, I thought the script looked pretty straight forward... and it doesn't appear to fail at any point?? (the MaxResults was low just for testing purposes:D ) This is the output I get when I've ran the script: PS C:\users\desktop> .\\ReplaceO365License.ps1 cmdlet Get-Credential at command pipeline position 1 Supply values for the following parameters: Credential WARNING: Some imported command names include unapproved verbs which might make them less discoverable. Use the Verbose parameter for more detail or type Get-Verb to see the list of approved verbs. ModuleType Name ExportedCommands ---------- ---- ---------------- Script tmp_625ba2e4-34ef-4cfe... {Get-DeviceComplianceDetailsReportFilte... Then when I run Get-MsolAccountSku - the numbers don't alter? AccountSkuId ActiveUnits WarningUnits ConsumedUnits ------------ ----------- ------------ ------------- myc:EXCHANGESTANDARD... 7000 0 1779 myc:STANDARDWOFFPACK... 20000 0 15262 myc:STANDARDWOFFPACK... 1000000 0 301 myc:IT_ACADEMY_AD 1 0 0 myc:OFFICESUBSCRIPTI... 4700 0 108 Forgive my ignorance, I'm still very much a scripting novice - am I missing anything obvious? Thanks

Hi, I've been using Office 365 at our College for a couple of yearsnow, and periodically we have been assigned new Licence SKU's. I'm now at a point where where we have enough "Office 365Education Plus for students" for all students (giving them the OfficeApplications etc). Problem I have is that I've got 1000's of licences cascaded over 3different SKU's. Ideally, I want all users transferred to the same License... Has anyone successfully managed to do this? Preferably usingPowershell?? I'm no scripting expert, but I've found a couple of scripts thatI'm struggling to get working? Something along these lines: #Log in toMicrosoft online services $LiveCred =Get-Credential $Session = New-PSSession-ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUrihttps://outlook.office365.com/powershell-liveid/ -Credential $LiveCred-Authentication Basic -AllowRedirection Import-PSSession $Session-AllowClobber Connect-MsolService-Credential $LiveCred #set Variablesfor Your License #change the Numbers inthe [] according to amount of license that you have #run the'Get-MsolAccountSku' to set the location of each license $SKU =Get-MsolAccountSku $old =$SKU[1].AccountSkuId $new =$SKU[2].AccountSkuId $users =Get-MsolUser -MaxResults 5 | Where-Object { $_.isLicensed -eq "TRUE" } foreach($user in$users) { if($user.Licenses.AccountSkuId-eq $old){ Set-MsolUserLicense-UserPrincipalName $user.UserPrincipalName -RemoveLicenses $old Set-MsolUserLicense-UserPrincipalName $user.UserPrincipalName -AddLicenses $new } } Any advicewould be very much appreciated..... Thanks

Yep, just popped back on to update with the same info... Rollup 8 appears to have broken Outlook client access. Un-installing the update did the trick for me - that was a fun few hours for a Wednesday morning

Hi, Update Rollup 8 For Exchange 2010 SP3 (KB2986475) was applied to our Exchange server last night. All appears to be fine, but users are having all kind of trouble using the Outlook Client to connect to their mailboxes. Randomly they can't view certain folders (Inbox/Sent Items). Can no longer save to their Calendars. Errors relating to permissions and Outlook notifications?!?!?!?! This is ONLY when using the Outlook Client - webmail works fine. There are also no issues when running Outlook in safe mode. Any advice would be very much appreciated. Thanks David

Hi, Just in case anyone is having the same issues. In the end it was certificate errors stemming from Comodo and a revoked Entrust certificate: https://support.comodo.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=1427 Once I rolled out the new certificate via GPO, the problem has disappeared... Not great from Comodo mind, they could of let people know in advance... would of saved me a couple of days of hair pulling!

Hi guys, Got some funny stuff happening with exchange/outlook/certificates... was wondeirng if anyone is seeing the same issues? Following the windows updates sent out on Tuesday evening (11th March 2014) I am having trouble when users open the Outlook Client.... When my users launch Outlook they are prompted with the following pop up error: Information you exchange with this site cannot be viewed or changed by others. However, there is a problem with the sites security certificate. An Unknown error occurred This site should not be trusted. When they click through the error, Outlook works fine. Users are also having trouble accessing the web mail portal (similar certificate error). This is on random PC's with random users? I have a feeling it's related to the recently revoked Entrust.net Secure Server Certification Authority from Internet Explorer? But I'm at a bit of a loss?? Any advice would be appreciated? Thanks David