Marc Valk dot Net
blogging about…… Microsoft, Cloud Computing
Exchange: Failed to mount database
10 Mar 2010This morning when our Exchange server came back up after a planned shutdown, it couldn’t mount his database.
The error message I received when trying to mount the database was:
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Microsoft Exchange Error
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Failed to mount database ‘Mailbox Database xxxxxxxxxx’.
Mailbox Database xxxxxxxxxx’
Failed
Error:
Couldn’t mount the database that you specified. Specified database: Mailbox Database xxxxxxxxxx’; Error code: An Active Manager operation failed. Error: The database action failed. Error: Operation failed with message: MapiExceptionNotFound: Unable to mount database. (hr=0×8004010f, ec=-2147221233)
[Database: Mailbox Database xxxxxxxxxx', Server: <FQDN Server>].
An Active Manager operation failed. Error: The database action failed. Error: Operation failed with message: MapiExceptionNotFound: Unable to mount database. (hr=0×8004010f, ec=-2147221233)
[Database: Mailbox Database xxxxxxxxxx', Server: <FQDN Server>]
An Active Manager operation failed. Error: Operation failed with message: MapiExceptionNotFound: Unable to mount database. (hr=0×8004010f, ec=-2147221233)
[Server: <FQDN Server>]
MapiExceptionNotFound: Unable to mount database. (hr=0×8004010f, ec=-2147221233)
Apparently this could happen when there is a mismatch between the value of the ConfigurationDomainController parameter and the value of the PreferredGlobalCatalog (see: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/977960/EN-US).
After executing the command “Set-ADServerSettings -PreferredServer <FQDN Domain Controller>, the database could be mounted again.
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SharePoint 2010 Launch date
8 Mar 2010The official launch date for SharePoint 2010 (& office 2010) is May 12th. (mark you calendars). The intent for the RTM (Release to Manufacturing) will be this April 2010.
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- Tags: Office, SharePoint
Microsoft Online Services: the ultimate list
8 Mar 2010Peter de Haas just posted a presentation over at SlideShare.net. This presentation is an effort to provide the ultimate list of information about all topics relevant to Microsoft Online Services. Below the presentation, thx to Peter de Haas.
Original link: here
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SharePoint 2010 Backup Tools Comparison
26 Feb 2010Something I wanted to share.
A comparison of the different SharePoint Backup Tools.
The first Column is the Sharepoint 2010 Native Backup, the 2nd is Microsoft Data Protection Manager (awesome tool according to my colleague Jan-Willem). Column nr. 3 is VSS Writer and column nr. 4 is SQL backup.
Then a comparison between DPM (version 2010, which would come out in April) en Sharepoint Native Backup
This table was taken from a presentation by Mirjam van Olst, a Sharepoint Architect from the Netherlands.
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Microsoft announced @ the 8th annual MS US Public Sector CIO Summit some important enhancements and certifications that raises the security and privacy for BPOS. Below a summary of the changes announced:
- BPOS meets a wide variety of industry standards and certifications, including International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001, Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) 70 Type I and Type II, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Title 21 CFR Part 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2, and Trusted Internet Connections (TIC) compliance. Today, more than 500 state and local governments use Microsoft Online Services in the United States, including 48 of 50 states. These range from the largest entities with tens of thousands of seats to the smallest of municipalities.
- BPOS Federal is launching today for U.S. federal government agencies, related government contractors and others that require the highest levels of security features and protocols. The new offering includes all the certifications and security features of the Business Productivity Online Suite and more. The service is housed on separate, dedicated infrastructure in secured facilities. Physical access to those systems is limited by biometric access controls to a small number of individuals who, in compliance with International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), must be citizens of the United States who have undergone rigorous background checks, including fingerprinting.
- The above was announced by Ron Markezich, corporate vice president of Microsoft Online. More information and a video can be found here.
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- Tags: BPOS, Security
April 13, 2010: Windows Vista without any service packs installed will have it’s support lifecycle ended. No more security updates. (Rather quick imho)
July 13, 2010: Windows XP SP2 and every version of Windows 2000 will have it’s support lifecycle ended.
Windows Server 2003 will go into the Extended Support Phase (security updates are free, but the rest of the support must be paid for).
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- Tags: Windows, Windows Server, XP
Windows MultiPoint Server 2010
25 Feb 2010Microsoft launched a new product called “Windows MultiPoint Server 2010”. This piece of software is based off Windows Server 2008 R2 and enables multiple people (up top 10) to share access to a single host PC. Every person has his own dedicated mouse, keyboard an monitor.
You do need some additional hardware to get this working (besides the mouse, keyboard and monitor of course), like a USB Hub and multiple video cards.
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Cloudshare Pro
17 Feb 2010Yesterday I came by a blog post which introduced Cloudshare to me ( a service that allows companies to demo software in the cloud).
Cloudshare was introducing Cloudshare Pro, CloudShare Pro is intended for individuals and small teams who want to run complete, networked systems in the cloud and share copies with other colleagues for collaboration.
And the best thing is: While in public Beta, CloudShare Pro is FREE.
After some test with it, I must say “I am impressed”. It is really easy to build your environment. Within a few minutes I created an environment which consisted of a sql server, AD Server, 2008 server and a client machine.
If you are interested in this, I would suggest “go to their site and sign up”
Note: 2 bad that the Operating Systems used are 32 bits… there goes my Sharepoint 2010 Farm 
Update March, 1st:
The CloudShare team had added a windows 2008 X64 server. There is only on problem with it: the server is a bit below it’s normal specs: 1gb RAM and 20GB Disk Space.
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Exchange Spam SenderOnRecipientSafeList
8 Feb 2010In our Exchange 2010 environment (combined with forefront anti-spam) there was 1 user who kept on receiving spam. The spam originated from his own email address and got the tag SenderOnRecipientSafeList.
This was caused by the fact that our Receive Connector had the permission ms-Exch-SMTP-Accept-Authoritative-Domain-Sender. This right basically tells the exchange server: “accept mail from users that tell you to be from that you are authorative for”.
With a powershell command you can remove this right from the receive connector.
remove-ADPermission -Identity <connectorName> -User "NT AUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS LOGON" -ExtendedRights ms-Exch-SMTP-Accept-Authoritative-Domain-Sender
note: <ConnectorName> is the name of the connector that is accepting your internet inbound mail.
Your Internet Inbound connector can be found under: Server Configuration\Hub Transport\Receive Connectors.
You can enable logging on this Connectors by opening the properties and on the general tab you can set the [Protocol Logging Level] to “Verbose”.
Off course you also want to know where you can find the log files. You can find the path by opening the properties of your Server Configuration (in the Action Pane), the tab [Log Settings] has the path to your “Send Protocol Log Path”
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From the Microsoft Online Services Team Blog.
Microsoft Online Services is now a BlackBerry® certified partner and BlackBerry Alliance Elite Member. For the Business Productivity Online Standard Suite, licenses and support are now a part of the Microsoft Online Services Hosted BlackBerry service, which customers buy directly from Microsoft. Previously, customers had to purchase and provide their own licenses and support agreement, purchased through a third party, in order to use the Hosted BlackBerry service.
The Hosted BlackBerry service from Microsoft Online Services offers the most commonly requested BlackBerry capabilities, including wireless access to e-mail, calendar, tasks and contacts with global address list (GAL) integration, and device management such as device wipe and password reset. Details about the Hosted Blackberry Service can be found in the Microsoft Online Services Mobility Solutions Description, which can be downloaded from the Microsoft Download Center. The document includes a full solution description and service pricing.
To learn more or to request a Hosted BlackBerry service agreement, contact your Microsoft representative or a Microsoft Online Services partner. If you do not have a Microsoft partner or representative, you may request the Hosted BlackBerry service agreement through Microsoft Online Services Customer Service.
For additional details please about the Microsoft Online Services mobility offerings, visit www.microsoft.com/online/mobility.
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- Tags: BPOS, Cloud Computing