Dell Poweredge, Server Essentials 2016, Getting ready for upgrades as Msoft stops support Oct 2025. Raid 10, C drive is OS and D drive is Data. Microsoft backup which creates VHDX. Planning to virtualize new servers and Hyper-V will import VHDX, however knew it would be too easy to just add vhdx and boot in Hyper-V..lol Wanting to put current server in a VM as testing off site. Will not start as Im sure OS in Hyper V is wanting raid controllers ? Suggestions greatly appreciated.
p.s Deciding what to upgrade to.. Server 2022, Exchange 2019 so inplace upgrade to Exchange 2025. However with regards to Server 2025, are there migration guides in the pipeline?
Hello Bill,
If you want to migrate Windows Server Essentials 2016 to a newer version but then virtualized use one of the kits from https://server-essentials.com/store/windows-server-2016-migration-kits.
There is no such thing as Exchange Server 2025. The last CU for Exchange Server 2019 (CU 15) will allow you to do in place upgrade to Exchange Server SE. If that server still runs Windows Server 2019 or 2022 as the underlying OS you need to do a proper migration to a new server that runs Windows Server 2025 with a new instance of the latest version of Exchange Server SE. Yes, we will have a migration kit for that when all is released with all Powershell prepared for you!
Hi Mariette
Thanks for comments, Sorry yes its Exchange SE, just we call it 2025...lol
Yes, would like to migrate to virtual server. Does your kit cover setting up OS, then VM for current domain controller from Essentials 2016. Then second VM for the Exchange upgrade ?
On a side note for new server hard drive recommendation..
1. OS, Mirror, Raid?
2. VMs Raid?
Thanks.
Bill,
Pls fix your email issues:
550 5.0.350 Remote server returned an error -> 554 Message not allowed - [PH01] Email not accepted for policy reasons. Please visit https://senders.yahooinc.com/error-codes
There is nothing wrong with our email. DKIM, SPF and Dmarc are all setup correct.
Hi M
I cant see issues with my email, receiving emails this end, just sent a test email from 6 different accounts ( clients sites ) and all received fine.
Maybe Sky which sits on yahoo servers are doing some upgrades?
Bill
p.s I did have a bookmark to your website.. https://www.server-essentials.com/ but this does not now work. https://server-essentials.com/ is fine.
The correct domain is https://server-essentials.com. The [www] was used many years ago but is no longer valid. Are you forwarding email from the sky.com email address to some other address? In most cases DKIM signing will be invalid if you do that. Can you change the email address you use to login to something else and/or do not forward mail.
There is no forwarding done.
Other email addresses are M365 and spam filter blocked important urgent emails in the past..lol
I have changed email address. Not sure if a verification email is sent but have logged in with new email address.
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