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Category: Exchange
Microsoft Exchange Server
Messages Stuck in ‘Defunct’ SMTP Queue
I have a customer that recently experienced a SAN failure which corrupted multiple datastores that held their Virtual Machine hard drives. They were able to get all Exchange VMs up with the exception of one mailbox server. This server held two database copies from their production DAG. One was already mounted on a different server,…
Exchange Server 2013 Preview – Administration – Part 7
In part 7 of my series on the EAC for Exchange Server 2013 Preview I am covering the Mail Flow tab. One of the least glamorous yet probably one of the most important parts is mail flow for Exchange. Mail flow covers rules that Exchange uses to control certain messages, to connectors for sending emails,…
Exchange Server 2013 Preview – Administration – Part 6
Continuing on in my series on the Exchange 2013 Administrative Console I will cover a brand new feature to Exchange 2013. In previous versions of Exchange 2007 and 2010, Microsoft added AntiVirus and AntiSpam into the Hub and Edge roles. Now Microsoft is looking to further enhance Exchange protection. Protection Tab
Exchange Server 2013 Prereq Script v1.4
With the release of Windows Server 2012 and Exchange Server 2013, there were changes to the prerequisites have changed in minor ways: Windows Server 2012 Prerequisites: Unified Communications 4.0 (updates) RSAT-Clustering-CmdInterface Removal of C++ 2012 Windows Server 2008 R2 Prerequisites: Unified Communications 4.0 (updates) With these changes I’ve need to update the script I originally…
Exchange Server 2013 Preview – Administration – Part 5
In Part 5 of this series I am covering the Organizational Tab in the new Exchange Administration Console. In this tab Microsoft has grouped together three global/organizational wide options which don’t relate in any way. First is the setup of sharing between different organizations, then a new feature called ‘Apps’ and finally Address Lists. Each…
Lync/Exchange Server 2013 are now RTM & Downloadable
If you have TechNet or MSDN you can download Exchange Server 2013 and/or Lync 2013 and these both appeared today. For those of you who like documentation, you can either download it or view it on the web. Here are the links: Exchange Server 2013 Help File Online **
Exchange Server 2013 Preview – Administration – Part 4
For the second part of my article on Compliance Management, I will cover Retention Policies, Retention Tags, and Journaling. Retention Policies Retention policies are made up of a set of one or more Retention Tags. These tags are applied to messages that allow Exchange to process the message appropriately for archiving. The use of customized…
Exchange Server 2013 Preview – Administration – Part 3
In Part 3 of this series we’ll review the Compliance Management tab on the Exchange Admin Console. Seems Microsoft bunched quite a few features under this one heading: In-Place Discovery & Hold Auditing Data Loss Prevention Retention Policies Retention Tags Journaling
Exchange Server 2013 Preview Scripts
Just like Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013 has a set of pre-written scripts to help administrators manage their Exchange environment. These scripts range from the automatic rebalancing of databases in a DAG cluster to installing AntiSpam agents on the CAS or Mailbox roles. These scripts are stored in the Scripts directory of the Exchange…