Backup

New Windows Server 2019 challenges – Change Adapter Options

Carlos A Lopez (Twitter: @CLopezDC) Azure, Backup, Windows Server, Windows Server 2019

After installing my new Windows 2019 server for an Azure Backup Server, I noticed that I now longer have access to neither the Network Card settings nor the MMC console. I was getting a message”

Win2019 Error
Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.

After little research I found that the solution was a simple one.

  1. Elevated the command prompt (CMD) and run gpedit.msc
  2. Navigate to Computer Configuration
  3. Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options
  4. Enable “User Account Control: Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in Administrator account”
  5. Reboot the server and try again.

Exchange Online Backup, permanently deleted items policy

Carlos A Lopez (Twitter: @CLopezDC) Backup, Exchange, Exchange Online, Office365

Our customer are always asking us about the best options to backup Exchange Online. Sometimes, there is even a confusing between litigation-hold, archive, journaling, and backup. Let keep in mind that these services are different and should be implemented based on the specific needs. In this post, we will only focus on back up. Basically, what happen after a user completely remove an item (mail, contact, calendar, and tasks) from their mailbox or Outlook and they need restore that item back to the mailbox. The good think is that with the new Exchange 2016 Exchange CU6 now you can restore items to the original folder as mentioned in one of my previous post (June 2017). Natively, Exchange is set for 14 day retention for deleted items. However, you can extend the retention and administrative recovery to 30 days. If you want to support recovering message beyond 30 days, you would need to use a 3rd party service for the backup.

Here are the examples on how to change how long permanently deleted items are kept. (Only available in PowerShell)

Example 1: Set Emily Maier’s mailbox to keep deleted items for 30 days. In Exchange Management Shell, run the following command.

Set-Mailbox -Identity "Emily Maier" -RetainDeletedItemsFor 30

Example 2: Set all user mailboxes in the organization to keep deleted items for 30 days. In Exchange Management Shell, run the following command.

Get-Mailbox -ResultSize unlimited -Filter {(RecipientTypeDetails -eq 'UserMailbox')} | Set-Mailbox -RetainDeletedItemsFor 30