Exchange 2010: Write mailbox sizes and limits to CSV file (V2)

In this article, I already described how the mailbox sizes and the send and receive limits can be written to a CSV file. Here is a slightly modified version that converts the values into MB so that they can be better evaluated: "Name;LANID;Database;IssueWarningQuota;SendQuota;SendReceiveQuota;MailboxSize" | set-content "postfaecher.csv" $mbxlist = get-mailbox -resultsize unlimited foreach ($mbx in $mbxlist) { $size ... Read more

Exchange 2010: Partition/disk of the database is full, what to do?

What can I do if the partition/hard disk on which the Exchange database is stored is full and the information store refuses to work due to insufficient free memory? Experience has shown that it is not the size of the Exchange databases that causes a partition to fill up, but the log files of the databases take up the free memory over time. Read more

Exchange 2010 SP2: WinRM error 500 when starting the Management Console

A customer encountered the following problem when starting the Exchange Management Console: Connecting to remote server failed with the following error message : The WinRM client received an HTTP server error status (500), but the remote service did not include any other information about the cause of the failure. For more information, see the ... Read more

Exchange 2013: The basic configuration

Exchange 2013 no longer has an MMC-based console like Exchange 2010. Exchange 2013 is now configured either via the Exchange Management Shell or via a web interface; the ECP has been significantly improved for this purpose. The Metro interface of Server 2012 only contains the Management Shell and an Exchange Toolbox. The new administration console can be accessed at https://Servername/ecp. ... Read more

Exchange 2013: Preview released

The Exchange Server 2013 preview was released today. An overview of the new features can be found here: http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/07/23/the-new-exchange.aspx The Exchange Server 2013 preview can be downloaded here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh973395.aspx?wt.mc_id=TEC_116_1_33 The download is 1.36 GB in size. I am of course very excited about the new version and will start the installation tomorrow morning. Of course on ... Read more

Exchange 2010 SP2: Configure static ports

For environments with load balancers or firewalls between the Exchange servers, it makes sense to configure static ports for the distribution of the address book and RPC. By default, Exchange uses dynamic ports for these two services, which makes the configuration of firewalls and load balancers more difficult. To configure a static port for RPC, a new port must first be ... Read more

Outlook 2010: Some attachments are opened read-only

In Outlook 2010, some files / attachments (for example *.MSG) are opened read-only and therefore cannot be edited directly. The reason for this is the attachment preview feature, which opens the attachment in the background in order to display it directly in the Outlook message window if possible. The attachment preview opens these files in the background: If the attachment is now opened by double-clicking ... Read more

Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate available

The release candidate of Windows Server 2012 was published by Microsoft today. If you want to take a look at the new Microsoft Server, you can download it here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh670538.aspx?ocid=&wt.mc_id=TEC_108_1_33 I did this, of course, to get an impression of the new operating system. The last version I had installed was the beta, which was still called Windows 8 Server. ... Read more