Microsoft Exchange drastically failed along with 123 OST database

Hey fellos,
We are facing 2013 Microsoft Exchange and recently faced HYBRID CONFIGURATION WIZARD ERROR. Try to fix with full efforts but failed.
Is there any way to save very dear 123 ______.OST files and these are huge in SIZE..! (Exchange orphaned offline database).
My Gratitude.

Hi Lucina，
Since your issue is related to Exchange server and OST database, our help might be limited.
Regarding to your issue, we suggest you post your issue to TechNet Exchange because you might get more helpful advices there.
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/office/en-US/home?category=exchangeserver
Thanks for your cooperation and understanding.
Regards,
D. Wu

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You may ask, why can't I just configure it by manual - you CAN. It's just a nightmare. Go ahead and open the settings of the account that got auto configed... How do you like that server name? It should read something like [email protected]
and if you go to advanced and then connection tab - you'll see Outlook Anywhere is checked as well. Look at the settings - there is the name of the server, FQDN I might add. It's there in 2 places and one has that Mtdd-something:Exchange2013.yourdomain.local.
So what is that GUID in the server name and where does it come from. It's the identity of the user's mailbox so for every user that setting will be different but you can figure it out via the console on the Exchange server itself - if you wish.
Also a note, if your SSL certs have any trouble - it will just act like outlook can't connect to the exchange server even though it just declines the connection cause the cert/cert authority is not trusted.
So in short Outlook Anywhere is EVERYWHERE! And it has barely any gui or config and you just supposed to magically know that kind of generic error messages mean what... Server names are now GUIDs of the [email protected] - THAT MAKES PERFECT
SENSE MICROSOFT! ...and you have to manage certs... and the only place where you gonna find the name of the server is inside the d*** Outlook Anywhere settings in the config tab, un it's own config button - CAN WE PUT THE CONFIG ANY FURTHER!
Frustrating beyond reason - that should be Exchange's new slogan...
Hope this will help people in the future and won't get delete because it's bad PR for Microsoft.
PS
ALSO if you want to pick a fight with me about how SSL is more secure... I don't wanna hear it - go somewhere else...

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