The issue During one of my Exchange Online migration projects I encountered the following error on several mailboxes: "Message : Error: Couldn’t switch the mailbox into Sync Source mode. This could be because of one of the following reasons: Another administrator is currently moving the mailbox. The mailbox is locked. The Microsoft Exchange Mailbox Replication … Continue reading "Exchange migration “Couldn’t switch the mailbox into Sync Source mode”"
Author: Bastiaan Arkesteijn
TOOL: My own Exchange Move Request Report script
As a consultant I do a lot of migrations or assist in them. In this case I wrote my own script for processing the information generated by the Mailbox Replication Service. This service is used in Microsoft Exchange on-premises and in the cloud for migrating the mailboxes between databases or environments. After multiple times doing … Continue reading "TOOL: My own Exchange Move Request Report script"
The mysterious case of a failed account recovery and orphaned mailbox
In this blogpost I want to address two real-life cases that I encountered in the same Microsoft Office 365 tenant. The reason why I address the two issues in this one blog is because the errors and steps to resolution, were identical for both issues. Background Information The issues occurred in a cloud-only tenant. The … Continue reading "The mysterious case of a failed account recovery and orphaned mailbox"
The mysterious case of Azure Backup Agent not running its schedule
This blogpost addresses a real-life issue that I encountered when migrating virtual servers. To give an impression of the situation I will give some background information. Background information The case starts with a migration of an existing virtual environment. The goal of the customer was to leave their current solutions provider and transfer server management … Continue reading "The mysterious case of Azure Backup Agent not running its schedule"