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Test-ExchangeSearch cmdlet fails without parameters or with the -MailboxDatabase parameter in Exchange Server 2013

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Symptoms

When you run the Test-ExchangeSearch cmdlet without parameters or when you run it with the -MailboxDatabase parameter in a Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 on-premises environment, the cmdlet doesn't run successfully. Additionally, you receive an error message that resembles the following:
The monitoring mailbox could not be found in the Mailbox Database "database_name".
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Test-ExchangeSearch], ManagementObjectNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : [Server=EXCHANGE,RequestId=Request_ID,TimeStamp=date time] [FailureCategory=Cmdlet-ManagementObjectNotFoundException] 4ADC2C61,Microsoft.Exchange.Management.Sear
ch.TestSearch
+ PSComputerName : Exchange.contoso.com

Note If you run Test-ExchangeSearch cmdlet with other parameters, the cmdlet runs successfully.

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Cause

This issue occurs if the names of the Health mailboxes in Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 have been changed.

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Resolution

To resolve this issue, install Cumulative Update 13 for Exchange Server 2013 or a later cumulative update for Exchange Server 2013.

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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References

Learn about the terminology that Microsoft uses to describe software updates.

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Keywords: kbqfe, kbsurveynew, kbnotautohotfix, kbfix, kbexpertiseinter, kb

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Article Info
Article ID : 3162934
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 6/21/2016
Exists online : False
Views : 203