Exchange 2013 Mailbox Full Emails
Environment: Exchange 2013
Hello All, Happy Monday!
My users are claiming that they are not receiving an email from Exchange saying their mailbox is getting full. I am receiving the emails no problem, so I'm trying to understand why some employees are seeing it and some aren't.
I DO know that I have overwritten the default database limits for mailboxes sizes.
i.e. If an exec is in a database that only limits the users to 1GB, I went in to the particular executive and gave him a 3GB mailbox.
Does overriding the default database setting suppress those emails?
Please see attached picture for the email I'm referring to.
Hello All, Happy Monday!
My users are claiming that they are not receiving an email from Exchange saying their mailbox is getting full. I am receiving the emails no problem, so I'm trying to understand why some employees are seeing it and some aren't.
I DO know that I have overwritten the default database limits for mailboxes sizes.
i.e. If an exec is in a database that only limits the users to 1GB, I went in to the particular executive and gave him a 3GB mailbox.
Does overriding the default database setting suppress those emails?
Please see attached picture for the email I'm referring to.
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MAS,
This is perfect, thank you.
Do you happen to know how those "Your mailbox is almost full" emails are sent out? It seems that those emails are sent "randomly" throughout the day, but I'm trying to understand how I received my warning at 4:42 a.m. and my boss received his at 7:30 p.m. the night before.
Is there a "schedule" that is happening in the background?
This is perfect, thank you.
Do you happen to know how those "Your mailbox is almost full" emails are sent out? It seems that those emails are sent "randomly" throughout the day, but I'm trying to understand how I received my warning at 4:42 a.m. and my boss received his at 7:30 p.m. the night before.
Is there a "schedule" that is happening in the background?
-->Is there a "schedule" that is happening in the background?
Yes there is a maintenance done by Exchange by itself.
Yes there is a maintenance done by Exchange by itself.
ASKER
MAS,
This schedule...
Is there any way of seeing the timing of it, or progress of it?
Or is it one of those things where it's just "Exchange is running it's maintenance in the background at its leisure)...?
This schedule...
Is there any way of seeing the timing of it, or progress of it?
Or is it one of those things where it's just "Exchange is running it's maintenance in the background at its leisure)...?
You can see the maintenance events in the event-viewer.
You can change database maintenance time.
Set-MailboxDatabase -Identity "SERVER1\Database1" -MaintenanceSchedule "Mon.6:00-Mon.10:00"
This will run on Monday.
You can change database maintenance time.
Set-MailboxDatabase -Identity "SERVER1\Database1" -MaintenanceSchedule "Mon.6:00-Mon.10:00"
This will run on Monday.
ASKER
Is there something in the Exchange Console that says when the maintenance will take place?
I'm sorry, I'm not trying to be redundant.
Or can you tell me exactly where to look in Event Viewer to find these events? I just want something tangible to show my boss.
I'm just trying to understand the mechanism that is sending these emails and I haven't been able to find anything online about it.
I'm sorry, I'm not trying to be redundant.
Or can you tell me exactly where to look in Event Viewer to find these events? I just want something tangible to show my boss.
I'm just trying to understand the mechanism that is sending these emails and I haven't been able to find anything online about it.
ASKER
MAS,
Before I close this out, I was wondering if you saw my previous question.
I was asking:
Where exactly can I see the specific events in Event Viewer
Is there a place to see the actual maintenance schedule?
You mentioned how to change the database maintenance schedule, but I just want to view, not change.
Before I close this out, I was wondering if you saw my previous question.
I was asking:
Where exactly can I see the specific events in Event Viewer
Is there a place to see the actual maintenance schedule?
You mentioned how to change the database maintenance schedule, but I just want to view, not change.
ASKER
MAS,
Your article that you provided originally is great. Is there any way I can run that second script (the one where you say "If -you want to format as table below is the command with format table. ") per-database?
For instance, I just want to run the command on my 3 databases (DB01, DB02, DB03).
Doing all email addresses would be too much.
Your article that you provided originally is great. Is there any way I can run that second script (the one where you say "If -you want to format as table below is the command with format table. ") per-database?
For instance, I just want to run the command on my 3 databases (DB01, DB02, DB03).
Doing all email addresses would be too much.
Instead of "$u = Get-Mailbox" use "$u = Get-Mailbox -database DB01" in the first line of the script.
ASKER
This is GOLD. Thank you. The only issue is that the names are cutoff.
Can I do 1 of 2 things?
1. Export this to a .csv (preferred)
2. Expand the columns so I can see the names?
This is what I'm seeing:
Can I do 1 of 2 things?
1. Export this to a .csv (preferred)
2. Expand the columns so I can see the names?
This is what I'm seeing:
-->1. Export this to a .csv (preferred)
You can export to CSV by adding "| export-csv -NoTypeInformation c:\mailbox\Mailboxes.csv" at the end of the script.
You can export to CSV by adding "| export-csv -NoTypeInformation c:\mailbox\Mailboxes.csv" at the end of the script.
ASKER
So weird. I added the export-csv command and the command just "hung".
So I tried to remove the export-csv, going back to what originally worked, and that is hung too. I exited EMS and went back in, and it's hung once I ran the original command again.
Trying to figure out what I broke.
So I tried to remove the export-csv, going back to what originally worked, and that is hung too. I exited EMS and went back in, and it's hung once I ran the original command again.
Trying to figure out what I broke.
I forgot it was format-table.
You cannot pipe format-table with Export-csv. instead you could try | format-table -autosize
i.e. The last line will be
You cannot pipe format-table with Export-csv. instead you could try | format-table -autosize
i.e. The last line will be
$DBProhibitSendReceiveQuota | format-table -autosize name,PrimarySmtpAddress........
$DBProhibitSendReceiveQuota | format-table name,PrimarySmtpAddress,$TotalItemSize,$ProhibitSendQuota,$ProhibitSendReceiveQuota,$IssueWarningQuota,$DBIssueWarningQuota,$DBProhibitSendQuota,$DBProhibitSendReceiveQuota}
ASKER
I think the problem is that I cannot use the database switch:
$u = Get-Mailbox -database DB01
When I add that, the script freezes.
$u = Get-Mailbox -database DB01
When I add that, the script freezes.
-->I think the problem is that I cannot use the database switch:
No. I used database switch and get the correct result
No. I used database switch and get the correct result
ASKER
I figured out the issue as to why the command wasn't working and it had to do with our child domain. But it is now correctly.
The format-table autosize didn't really work because while it expanded some of the columns, it cut off a lot. But I was able to run a "start-transcript" and was able to get all the data from your commands, which was great.
Thank you so much for staying with me through this. Greatly appreciated!!!
The format-table autosize didn't really work because while it expanded some of the columns, it cut off a lot. But I was able to run a "start-transcript" and was able to get all the data from your commands, which was great.
Thank you so much for staying with me through this. Greatly appreciated!!!
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