This is not recommended procedure, and I will not be responsible for damage that may occur with this. Now, that that is out of the way, let’s move on. I had I situation where I had to purge Exchange Logs (which were getting larger) and there was no backup solution available since it is specific (testing) environment and backup software isn`t mandatory for that DB. Read More
Windows Server 2012R2: How to check shrink drive progress
You started shrink drive procedure and you are not sure how to check in what stage is it, is it progressing, has it just froze? There is a way to find out in which stage is the process
Exchange Server 2013: How to configure IP Block List Providers
You can easily cut down the spam in Exchange 2013 (or earlier) by setting up IP Block List Providers agent. There are few Real Time Block lists that are free and easy to add. Before adding any of these please check their terms and conditions and usage guidance. Read More
.Net Framework 3.5 could not be installed
I get this problem often on Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, Windows 8.1… Maybe it is something within network, I`m not sure, but I get this picture often:
Windows Server 2012R2: Cluster Validation, failed to prepare storage
Recently I started cluster preparation procedure on two servers based on Windows Server 2012 R2. Before creating cluster I wanted to go through Cluster Validation procedure to see if I prepared everything by the book.
All tests went fine except storage tests. Storage test were entirely cancelled with failed status already at List Disks. Read More