Ask PFE Most Popular Posts of 2014

The Most Popular Posts of 2014
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askpfeplat/archive/2014/12/22/the-most-popular-posts-of-2014.aspx

Blog root
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askpfeplat/

Exchange 2013 CU6, flawed update

The following are some links referencing the issue and some fixes for the flawed CU6 update for Exchange 2013.

• Released: Cumulative Update 6 for Exchange Server 2013The Exchange Team, 26 Aug, 2014
  http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2014/08/26/released-cumulative-update-6-for-exchange-server-2013.aspx
• Microsoft Releases Flawed Cumulative Update 6 for Exchange 2013Redmond Magazine, by Kurt Mackie 09/02/2014
  http://redmondmag.com/articles/2014/09/02/cu-6-for-exchange-2013.aspx
• Exchange 2013 CU6 hybrid and co-existence bugs cause administrators to despairWindowsITPro, Aug 30, 2014 by Tony Redmond
  http://windowsitpro.com/blog/exchange-2013-cu6-hybrid-and-co-existence-bugs
• Don't Deploy Exchange 2013 CU6 If You're a Hybrid Customer Friday, August 29, 2014 by Jeff Guillet 
  http://www.expta.com/2014/08/dont-deploy-exchange-2013-cu6-if-youre.html
• Issues with Exchange 2013 Cumulative Update 6 (CU6)Exchange World, 10 Sep 2014 by nawaral
  http://blogs.technet.com/b/nawar/archive/2014/09/10/issues-with-exchange-2013-cumulative-update-6-cu6.aspx
• ASP.NET problems with 2013 CU6 installhttp://exchangedae.blogspot.fi/2014/09/aspnet-problems-with-2013-cu6-install.html#more

Exchange: Beware of Disk with 4-kilobyte Sector Size

Beware of Disk with 4-Kilobyte Sector Size!

Microsoft reference:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee832792(v=exchg.141).aspx

Support requires that all copies of a database reside on the same physical disk type. For example, it is not a supported configuration to host one copy of a given database on a 512-byte sector disk and another copy of that same database on a 512e disk. Also be aware that 4-kilobyte (KB) sector disks are not supported for any version of Microsoft Exchange and 512e disks are not supported for any version of Exchange prior to Exchange Server 2010 SP1.

Hyper-V gothcha:
http://jeffreypersson.wordpress.com/2014/04/17/microsoft-exchange-server-2010-dag-on-vhdx/

"Continuous replication - block mode has been terminated. Error: the log file sector size does not match the current volume's sector size (-546)"

Turns out that the issue is that the VHDX files are the default settings of 4096 PhysicalSectorSize.

But it is not supported on Exchange DAG database volumes! 4KB sector disks are not supported on Exchange Server as a whole!

This also counts for Exchange 2013!

IBM SAN gotcha:

http://windowsitpro.com/blog/how-flawed-firmware-can-really-give-your-dag-some-replication-headaches

Exchange 2013 Database Portability

Good blog article and How-to example of troubleshooting and repairing an Exchange 2013 issue with Databases:

http://atechnicalmeander.wordpress.com/2014/11/18/a-lesson-on-eseutil-and-database-portability-exch-2013/

how to export import remoteipranges from receive connectors on exchange

Reference Article:

•  how to export import remoteipranges from receive connectors on exchange
  http://www.exchangedictionary.com/solutions/how-to-export-import-remoteipranges-from-receive-connectors-on-exchange-2007-2010-2013-servers
  
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Unable to install .NET framework 3.5 Features after patching windows 2012 R2

I have found that I am unable to install .NET framework 3.5 after patching windows 2012 R2

The initial install of Windows 2012 R2 shows the Feature ".NET 3.5 Framework Features" as having a status of "Removed".



It is initially possible to install this feature as long at the original install media is in the DVD Drive.

See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/library/dn482071.aspx and
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2734782

While this works on the intial install, I have found that after you have patched a server, using Windows Update, you can no longer install the feature.



I have not found a work-around yet.