Tips for your AWS Cloud Infrastructure
In order to reduce costs of running test and dev EC2 instances at Amazon I’ve created a simple script that will run and start or stop an instance based on a schedule. This script is a PowerShell script that relies on the AWS modules to be installed (“Import-Module AWSPowerShell”) Refer to the link to Configure PowerShell Read more about AWS – Auto schedule EC2 instance to start/stop[…]
Have you received the error “The disk is write protected” I’ve come across this error when cloning a volume snapshot from our Equallogic SAN. To overcome this issue and allow the drive to be usable again you must clear the readonly attribute of the disk. 1. Open a Command prompt by clicking Start, typing command, and clicking Command Read more about Disk is write protected[…]
Run this command: Reset-ComputerMachinePassword -Server DC01 -Credential Domain01Admin01
Set-Mailbox fails, update “Send on behalf” exchange 2010, recipient isn’t the expected type. Issue: When update “sent on behalf”, you may face error “recipient isn’t the expected type” Cause: “Send On Behalf” access has not been removed while disabling the mailbox, they accounts are still pointing to shared mailbox, it usually happens with migrated exchange. Read more about Recipient isn’t the expected type[…]
This error often occurs when cloning/copying virtual machines. You may have come across this error: The IP address XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX you have entered for this network adapter is already assigned to another adapter Name of adapter. Name of adapter is hidden from the network and Dial-up Connections folder because it is not physically in the computer Read more about Error message when you try to set an IP address on a network adapter[…]
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything here, and I need to get back into the habit of adding to this blog as issues arise. When trying to remotely run a PowerShell script you may find that you need local administrator access to the remote computer to successfully run the script. If not properly Read more about Access Denied when executing remote powershell[…]
When trying to run Exchange Monitor (ExMon) you may run into this error: Here are the steps to fix this common problem. From the CMD prompt, Query the running traces: Logman query -ets You should see one called “Exchange Event Trace” To stop the Exmon trace, run this: Logman stop “Exchange Event Trace” -ets You Read more about ExMon Unknown Start Trace Error (183)[…]
We came across an issue where one of our Exchange 2010 databases was quickly filling with logs. The server was generating 10-20 times more logs than average, which caused the database drive to fill and took the database offline. The root cause, a user had updated their iPhone iOS which resulted in a sync error Read more about MS Exchange abnormal log generation[…]