Windows Storage Spaces - Remove physical disk from storage pool with PowerShell

I have an Intel NUC with 8 GB as media center and Hyper-V host for a test domain controller. I attached 2 physical external disks (1x 2,5" USB 3, 1x 3,5" USB 2) and created a storage pool. A couple of weeks later, I bought a new 2,5" USB 3 disk with 1 TB to replace the older USB 2.0 disk. That disk is a lot quieter than the older one. ...

02-01-2015 · 3 min · Jean-Paul van Ravensberg

Exchange 2013 - Service FMS failed to reach status 'Running' on this server.

When I was installing Exchange 2013 in my home lab, I received an error message on 98 %. You will see the screen below for 15-20 minutes. [ ](https://cloudenius.com/images/2014/12/exchange-2013-service-fms-failed-to-reach-status-running-error-702x576.jpg) After a moment your installation ends up in an error: Error: The following error was generated when “$error.Clear(); if ($RoleStartTransportService) { start-SetupService -ServiceName FMS } ” was run: “Service ‘FMS’ failed to reach status ‘Running’ on this server.”. When I was searching on Google I found some topics who say that FMS stands for Filtering Management Service. Some people say it’s because you’ve enabled IPv6 or it’s about your write permissions on the harddisk. I tried a couple of things without luck. Because I’m using the Exchange server is running in my home lab, I don’t need to install the malware protection. ...

05-01-2014 · 1 min · Jean-Paul van Ravensberg