Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory Blog
The new Exchange Reporter 2010 version is based on the Exchange Reporter 2013 project. In future, both versions will be merged into one version. In contrast to Exchange Reporter version 1.2, version 1.3 offers several advantages: Customizable interval Modular structure Support for VMware As of version 1.3, Exchange Reporter can be run on a client with Exchange Management ... Read more
I have just uploaded Exchange Monitor version 1.0. Exchange Monitor monitors Exchange 2010/2013 Server. Of course the small Powershell script does not replace a monitoring solution, it is not intended for that. Exchange Monitor can be used in smaller environments without a monitoring solution. Exchange Monitor creates a website that can be displayed with any web server ... Read more
There are new update rollups for Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2013: Exchange 2010 SP3 update rollup 6 Exchange 2013 CU5 An overview of the changes for Exchange 2010 can be found here. For Exchange 2013 the overview can be found here. The CU5 also extends the Active Directory schema.
Having already written here about how to avoid undeliverable messages when migrating from Exchange Server using PST files, here are two scripts that can make your life much easier. When importing PST files, it can happen that the assignment of standard folders such as Inbox, Sent Items etc. no longer matches. Especially with ... Read more
Here is a small script that assigns permissions to folders and subfolders in a mailbox for users. Unfortunately, it is not yet possible to inherit permissions within a mailbox. Therefore here is a small workaround: $mailbox = read-host "mailbox" $folder = read-host "mailbox folder" $user = read-host ... Read more
Over time, users often accumulate many old ActiveSync partnerships that have not been used for a long time. The following script can be used to find old ActiveSync partnerships: $LastSuccessSyncBefore = 180 $FirstSyncDateBefore = 180 #----------------------------- $today = get-date $lastsyncdate = $today.AddDays(-$LastSuccessSyncBefore) $firstsyncdate = $today.AddDays(-$FirstSyncDateBefore) $results =@() $activesyncdevicelist = Get-ActiveSyncDevice -resultsize ... Read more
Karsten Palmvig has created a script for analyzing the transaction logs. The script is very helpful for sizing the Exchange organization. You can find the complete article in the Exchange Team Blog: http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2014/03/07/now-available-getlogfileusage-ps1-script.aspx So if you are about to migrate to Exchange 2013, you should take a look at the script.
Sometimes there is a requirement not to migrate an Exchange server in the traditional way. A PST migration, i.e. exporting the mailboxes from the source system and then importing the data into the target mailboxes, is then often chosen. This method is often chosen for cross-forest migrations, especially when the number of mailboxes is manageable. Read more
Today the Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 Update Rollup 13 and the Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3 Update Rollup 5 were released
The URs can be downloaded here:
Update rollup 13 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 (KB2917522)
Update rollup 5 for Exchange Server 2010, Service Pack 3 (KB2917508)
Unfortunately there is currently no exact description of which problems have been fixed, as soon as available I will link it here.
Today we are looking at the client side and what options there are for analyzing the RPCoverHTTPS connection. One of the best and easiest places to start is the Remote Connectivity Analyzer from Microsoft. The RCA provides an initial quick overview of whether Outlook Anywhere is working or where there are problems. Unfortunately, the RCA does not like self-created certificates, not even ... Read more
