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SKype for Business is possible without Exchange server, if yes then please let me know the steps

HI there,
i just noticed on a SBS 2011 that the backups were failing with details "Volume shadow copy operation failed with error 0x80042306"

The eventlog shows volsnap Event ID 25
"The shadow copies of volume C: were deleted because the shadow copy storage could not grow in time.  Consider reducing the IO load on the system or choose a shadow copy storage volume that is not being shadow copied."

This started 2 months ago & the last completed backup is 12 June.

The Server is set up for a daily full backup at 20.00, the office closes at 18.00

All help is much appreciated.

We are running Small Business Server 2011 and use the public folders within Exchange 2010 heavily, saving all emails worth keeping into public folders.  The size of the public folder database is around 210GB currently.

We will be migrating away from SBS2011 soon, and are considering both on-premises Exchange and Office 365.  Users have noticed that when working remotely, public folders are noticeably less responsive than when in the office.  Remote users have a variety of Internet connections, including Fibre To The Premises, and all report the same behaviour.  The connection in the office is a 20/20 leased line.

Our questions are as follows:

1. Is Office 365 likely to reduce performance for all users (because is it remote for everyone)?
2. Are new versions of Exchange on-premises likely to improve performance, or leave it unchanged?

We are looking for real-world experience of one or other of the above solutions in order to make an informed decision on which option to choose.  Many thanks.

I've attempted to create a new user account and Exchange keeps messing up the username.

I'm using Exchange 2010. Every time I attempt to create a new mailbox -- whether through Exchange Management Console or creating a user account on the PDC then create the mailbox for an existing user -- I end up with a variation of that user account with some extra characters added to the end.

For example:

I've attempted to create "construction@mycompany.com" and then when I send an email I get an undeliverable message with the following error:

#550 5.2.0 resolver.pf.invalid; misconfigured public folder mailbox ##

And upon inspecting the account I find that the default SMTP reply addresses looks something like

construction2f7a3@mycompany.com
construction2f7a3@mycompany.local

And every time I try to remove the extra characters under Email Address I get an error:

"The command will clear the PrimarySMTPAddress property because the EmailAddressPolicyEnabled parameter is set to true. This action is not allowed."

(so it won't allow me to make the change.)

I tried making a distribution group and the same thing happened.

This is Exchange 2010 running on Windows Server 2008 R2 (yes, I'm already planning the upgrades and migrations, awaiting approval on new backup software first).

On a sidenote, the PDC on the network is a Windows Server 2016 and a few months ago we had to use it to seize the FSMO roles from an SBS 2003 server. I mention this because I'm …

I just migrated a SBS 2011 server to a 2019 Standard. All the email accounts were moved to Office 365. The old SBS Server is offline and has been for a month now. The problem is that when I try and set up Outlook for a new user it is still trying to use, and the auto discover still points to, the old SBS Exchange Server. This is a nightmare. How can I get Autodiscover to work properly?

   As a footnote the even changed email domains. When they had the Exchange server all their emails were @olddomain and when they went with the new server they went with a new email domain @newdomain.

Hi –

I have a client running SBS 2011 and has 16 workstations attached to the domain.  They are either Windows/7 or Windows/10 clients.  They use RWW for remote access to the domain workstations.  Any Windows/7 workstation is capable of RWW – no problem to any of the workstations (Windows/7 or Windows/10.)  The problem is when the user attempts to access the domain clients from Windows/10 – they get the message
“Your computer can’t connect to the remote computer because a security package error occurred in the transport layer.  Retry the connection or contact your network administrator for assistance.”
The strange thing is the first time a Windows/10 client tries to connect through RWW it works.  After that we get this message.  Can access any workstation using Windows/7 so I don’t think it is the server nor the domain computer.
Tried deleting the history, download, etc from Internet options, but nothing changes.  Today, using a Dell laptop (Windows/10) was able to get on – but the second time I got the error message.  
Any help would really be appreciated.
Thanks
Rich

Greetings.
Customer engaged us because their physical server was down completely (hardware failure).  Old server was 2012 R2 Hyper-V server, running three VMs, one of which was SBS 2011 acting as their DC, file and exchange server.  We recovered the VHD files from failed server's disk and copied to another server, this one running 2019.  FYI - There is NO backup of the guest operating systems, just the VHDs we pulled and file-level backups.
Created new VMs on the new box and attached the recovered VHDs.  Everything seemed fine.  One server (the SBS and most important) has issues thoguh.  It boots fine and SMB shares, Active Directory, DNS, and everything work OK.  Exchange 2010 is a totally different story.  It keeps throwing errors about being unable to connect to a DC.
Server occasionally boots to blank desktop backgound with cursor (temporary) access to task manager, and all-around sluggishness.  Also likes to hang on Applying Settings - almost like it's looking for something that's just not there.
The DNS on the VMs NIC points to itself, and nslookup returns the local DC.
Among the errors received:
Process MAD.EXE (PID=3736). Topology discovery failed, error 0x80040a02 (DSC_E_NO_SUITABLE_CDC). Look up the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) error code specified in the event description. To do this, use Microsoft Knowledge Base article 218185, "Microsoft LDAP Error Codes." Use the information in that article to learn more about the cause and resolution to …

Hi -
I have a client with 15 workstations running on SBS 2011.  They are using RWW to get in.  I added two new workstations today and was able to get them both workstation to work with RWW by opening a port in the firewall.  An existing workstation however is not connecting using RWW.  I thought maybe there was an IP difference but i checked both the server and the workstation and they both show the same IP address.  I made sure all Remote Desktop service are active and running.  

Connection to the workstation fails with "Your Computer Can't connect to the remote computer because a security package error occurred in the transport layer....."

i cleared the credentials and i am pretty much out of suggestions - any help would be appreciated.

thanks
rich

Trying to install Avast Business AntiVirus on a Windows Small Business Server 2008 until I move the server to a new machine.

Avast said that the product should install on SBS 2008

When trying to install I get the following error:  " The procedure entry point K32EnumProcesses could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll "

How can I deal with this error and install the software?

Thanks.

I need malware protection for an older Windows Server:

The user has an older Windows Server:
Windows Server Standard FE, Service Pack 2  Copyright 2007

Is this a Small Business Server 2008?

What can I use for Virus, Malware, and Ransomware protection?

I have a license for Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection, but I can't locate a version of Malwarebytes that supports this system.

This server will be migrated soon.  I need to protect it for a while.
Thanks