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A virus scanner has also been included since Exchange 2013. As with most other virus scanners, the signatures must also be updated here. Problems can occur when updating the signatures, especially if Exchange is not installed on the C: drive. The following entry can then be found in the event log: Source: FIPFS Event ID: 6027 MS Filtering ... Read more
I have just installed a new Exchange 2016 CU3 in my Exchange organization. However, after the configuration, Outlook 2016 could not establish a connection, but asked for login information: The first assumption was that something was wrong with Autodiscover and I might have forgotten to configure a URL correctly. However, a quick test of the autodiscover configuration was ... Read more
Deleting an Exchange database requires more than just moving the user mailboxes to a new database. Exchange databases also contain system mailboxes that are not displayed in the EAC. When trying to delete or remove an Exchange database, the following error message appears: This mailbox database contains one or more mailboxes, ... Read more
I have already received the following questions about the Noderunner process or statements in one form or another by e-mail: Noderunner.exe consumes almost all the RAM and almost always has 100 % CPU load, what can I do? Here's something more desperate: From day one, the noderunner has been eating up resources we ... Read more
This howto describes the installation of Exchange 2016 on Windows Server 2016. Note: This article is a bit older. There is an updated version here: Create Active Directory account Windows Server 2016 relies on a stricter user separation. It is therefore not advisable to install the Exchange Server with the "Administrator" user, but to create an ... Read more
Heute ist regulärer Exchange Patch Day und es wurden Updates für Exchange Server 2013 und Exchange Server 2016 veröffentlicht. Die wichtigsten Neuerungen im Überblick: Windows Server 2016 Support für Exchange 2016 CU 3 .NET Framework 4.6.2 Support für Exchange 2016 und Exchange 2013 Verbesserungen der Hochverfügbarkeit für Exchange 2016 Installation der Updates in lokaler Sprache, … Read more
Outside of the usual patch interval for Exchange Server, Microsoft has released a security update for all Exchange Server versions, which is intended to fix several security vulnerabilities classified as high or critical. Here is the link to the security bulletin: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-108 Brief description of the vulnerability: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server. The most severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution in some of the ... Read more
In part 1 of this article series, the RMS server was installed and in part 2 the configuration took place. Now the integration into Exchange 2016 follows. As a reminder, the environment from parts 1 and 2 once again: Environment The environment in which the Active Directory rights management services are installed looks as follows: There are a few ... Read more
In part 1 of this article series, the RMS server was installed, in part 2 we will now look at the configuration. To remind you of the environment from Part 1: Environment The environment in which the Active Directory rights management services are installed looks like this: There are a few users with Outlook 2016, a domain controller, 3 ... Read more
The Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) is basically a DRM system. DRM is often used by streaming services to ensure that a piece of music can only be played if there is a corresponding subscription. AD RMS uses a very similar concept, files are provided with a license and encrypted. About ... Read more
