Exchange 2013/2016 Cumulative Update Issues

How to remove system mailboxes and arbitration/federated mailboxes from last Exchange 2010/2013

To resolve this, we need to move or disable the arbitration mailboxes on the server and remove the mailbox database manually.

You need to also ensure you do not have any user mailboxes in the database you are trying to get rid of.

Start Exchange Management Shell and type the command to display mailboxes in the whole forest and not just the domain you are logged into:

[PS] C:Windowssystem32>$AdminSessionADSettings.ViewEntireForest=$True

[PS] C:Windowssystem32>Get-MailboxDatabase -Server nbc-d-mbx02

Name Server Recovery ReplicationType

—- —— ——– —————

Database15         NBC-D-MBX02 False None

[PS] C:Windowssystem32>Get-MailboxDatabase “nbc-d-mbx02Database15” | Get-Mailbox

Now that you have the list of all mailboxes in the exchange database, move it to a different server

To work around the Arbitration mailbox issue, let’s find out the list of all Arbitration mailboxes

[PS] C:Windowssystem32>Get-Mailbox -Arbitration |ft Name, Servername

Name ServerName

—- ———-

SystemMailbox{1f05a927-0695-4348-bb62-d2369dcb23d5} nbc-d-mbx01

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FederatedEmail.4c1f4d8b-8179-4148-93bf-00a95fa1e042 nbc-d-mbx01

SystemMailbox{e0dc1c29-89c3-4034-b678-e6c29d823ed9} nbc-d-mbx02

SystemMailbox{bb558c35-97f1-4cb9-8ff7-d53741dc928c} nbc-d-mbx02

Migration.8f3e7716-2011-43e4-96b1-aba62d229136 nbc-d-mbx02

Now will disable all of those since I do not have a different server to move them to.

[PS] C:Windowssystem32>Disable-Mailbox “SystemMailbox{e0dc1c29-89c3-4034-b678-e6c29d823ed9}” -Arbitration -DisableLastArbitrationMailboxAllowed

Confirm

Are you sure you want to perform this action?

Disabling mailbox “SystemMailbox{e0dc1c29-89c3-4034-b678-e6c29d823ed9}” will remove the Exchange properties from the Active Directory user object and mark the mailbox in the database for removal. If the mailbox has an archive or remote archive, the archive will also be marked for removal. In the case of remote archives, this action is permanent. You can’t reconnect this user to the remote archive again.

[Y] Yes [A] Yes to All [N] No [L] No to All [?] Help (default is “Y”): a

[PS] C:Windowssystem32>Disable-Mailbox “SystemMailbox{bb558c35-97f1-4cb9-8ff7-d53741dc928c}” -Arbitration -DisableLastArbitrationMailboxAllowed

Confirm

Are you sure you want to perform this action?

Disabling mailbox “SystemMailbox{bb558c35-97f1-4cb9-8ff7-d53741dc928c}” will remove the Exchange properties from the Active Directory user object and mark the mailbox in the database for removal. If the mailbox has an archive or remote archive, the archive will also be marked for removal. In the case of remote archives, this action is permanent. You can’t reconnect this user to the remote archive again.

[Y] Yes [A] Yes to All [N] No [L] No to All [?] Help (default is “Y”): a

[PS] C:Windowssystem32>Disable-Mailbox “Migration.8f3e7716-2011-43e4-96b1-aba62d229136” -Arbitration -DisableLastArbitrationMailboxAllowed

Confirm

Are you sure you want to perform this action?

Disabling mailbox “Migration.8f3e7716-2011-43e4-96b1-aba62d229136” will remove the Exchange properties from the Active Directory user object and mark the mailbox in the database for removal. If the mailbox has an archive or remote archive, the archive will also be marked for removal. In the case of remote archives, this action is permanent. You can’t reconnect this user to the remote archive again.

[Y] Yes [A] Yes to All [N] No [L] No to All [?] Help (default is “Y”): a

[PS] C:Windowssystem32>Get-MailboxDatabase -Server nbc-d-mbx02

Name Server Recovery ReplicationType

—- —— ——– —————

Mailbox Database 0912423282 NBC-D-MBX02 False None

[PS] C:Windowssystem32>Remove-MailboxDatabase “Mailbox Database 0912423282”

Confirm

Are you sure you want to perform this action?

Removing mailbox database “Mailbox Database 0912423282”.

[Y] Yes [A] Yes to All [N] No [L] No to All [?] Help (default is “Y”): a

WARNING: The specified database has been removed. You must remove the database file located in E:Program FilesMicrosoftExchange ServerV15MailboxMailbox Database 0912423282Mailbox Database 0912423282.edb from your computer manually if it exists. Specified database: Mailbox Database 0912423282

SOURCE: http://msexchangeguru.com/2013/01/02/exchange-2013-error/

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