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Vulnerable to Shellshock? Let’s find out

And here we go again. Last time it was heartbleed, now we are back with another trending name that goes by Shellshock. This vulnerability is one; like many. Allows an attacker to inject code into your machine. This means all Linux and Mac users are at risk for attacks. Fortunately we can check for this […]

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Exchange 2013 DB’s not mounting, Exchange Replication crashing

I am facing an issue where my Exchange 2013 server has run into trouble mounting databases. Also the Microsoft Exchange Replication has crashing repeatedly. Attempting to mount database result in error during the crash events. Error: An Active Manager operation failed. Error: The database action failed. Error: The Microsoft Exchange Replication service may not be […]

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Remove Dead Exchange Servers from Active Directory

Working with  my Exchange 2012 Hybrid configuration I into the following error: ERROR : Subtask NeedsConfiguration execution failed: Configure MRS Proxy Settings Execution of the Get-WebServicesVirtualDirectory cmdlet has thrown an exception. This may indicate invalid parameters in your hybrid configuration settings. The task wasn’t able to connect to IIS on the server ‘exchange’. Make sure […]

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Cumulative Update 6 for Exchange Server 2013

I’ve been working with the Microsoft team on several issues I have faced with my Exchange Hybrid deployment. Most recent issue: HCW Serialization Error Today I am informed that Cumulative Update 6 for Exchange Server 2013 was just released. Cumulative Update 6 for Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 was released on August 26, 2014. This cumulative update […]

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Dirty Cache – Dell, Equallogic Storage Array

Dirty Cache – Dell, Equallogic Storage Array I hope you never encounter such an issue, but if you found yourself searching for a method to get online you’re in luck. Symptoms: Equallogic Storage Array  no longer responds to pings iSCSI attached volumes have all gone offline Unable to access the Equallogic Storage Array using SAN HQ […]

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Using built in Windows tool to secure wipe free disk space

So your working and had to make a backup copy of the CEO’s outlook data file onto your local computer. After your work on his or her mailbox, you delete the backup.  So you think!  We know this isn’t the true and with the many free and paid tools out today a person would attempt […]