I recently updated Exchange Server 2013 CU3 to Exchange Server 2013 SP1. The update seemed to go smoothly however I discovered that external emails were not flowing. Oddly enough outbound emails worked just fine. Symptoms No inbound email being processed by Exchange 2013 SP1. You also notice the following loged in the Application Event Logs: […]
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Its that time; and the update(s) have been made public for you to download. I saved you some time and have provided you the direct path to get these. Now you too can enjoy the new features of Windows 8.1 & Server 2012 R2 update 1 Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Update for x86 (KB2919355) Windows […]
In preparation of updating a service pack 1 or possibly cumulative updates, I wanted to verify my farm deployment version. There are many ways to do this so I will list the ones I know below. Using PowerShell – Go to SharePoint 2013 Management Shell Enter the following script to get the SharePoint 2013 farm […]
I posted about setting a Microsoft SQL Database into ‘read only’ mode as part of an upgrade. Today I need to go back and make some changes on the now legacy system. To handle this request I needed to change back to its normal state, this is when I encountered the error 5120. In the […]
This weekend I am working on a SharePoint 2010 to 2013 upgrade. One of the steps; the beginning steps I will do is set the databases I am upgrading into read only mode to prevent users or automated process from upgrading the database during the upgrade window. Now I could have taken the system offline […]
CryptoLocker is a type of “ransomware” that encrypts the data on an infected computer so that it can’t be read and then demands payment to decrypt it. A CryptoLocker attack may come from various sources; one such is disguised as a legitimate email attachment. When activated, the malware encrypts certain types of files stored on […]