Why do I have long boot times? Pt 1
So one of the questions that comes to mind every now and then in technical circles (and outside as well) is “Why doesn’t it take […]
GUI Tool to collect ETW tracing, dumps, etc
http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/e8649e35-26b1-4e73-b427-c2886a0705f4 So, check this out. It allows you to collect ETW tracing, dumps, all kinds of stuff. It does not work on Windows XP, […]
SPA, not your typical freeware
In the Vital Signs workshop, we touch upon the tool SPA (Server Performance Advisor). This unsung hero of performance evaluation deserves some love, which is […]
On the road again, I just can’t wait to get on the road again….
So I’m a PFE now, Premier Field Engineer. It’s an interesting gig, sort of like running your own company within Microsoft. I’m doing Platforms now, […]
Defeated by Unexpected Transaction Log File growth
Applies to Exchange 2003, concepts apply to 2007 as well. I’ve bumped into a few cases recently where the customer had unexpected transaction log file […]
How to get rid of 9646 events
Applies to Exchange 2003 Event Type: Error Event Source: MSExchangeIS Event Category: General Event ID: 9646 Description: Mapi session “/o=<org>/ou=First Administrative Group/cn=Recipients/cn=<userName>” exceeded the maximum […]
Database Status Unknown in 2k7 EMC? This might be why….
Applies to Exchange 2007 So I ran into a case today that was pretty interesting. The symptoms were a fairly generic error in the app […]
Repeating 623 version store error.
Applies to Exchange 2003 I had a case a couple weeks ago I thought I’d write about. What was happening is the Version Store would […]
How to fix smashed schema in Exchange 2003
Dan and I and some other engineers wrote up a blog post you can find here on how to recover from a smashes schema scenario on […]
How to determine who is connecting to your server in cached mode.
Applies to: Exchange 2000/2003 This may seem like a basic thing to some people, but for those who don’t know, here goes. This can […]