Exchange 2016

Exchange 2016: Installation Exchange 2016 Preview on Windows Server Technical Preview 2

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Install Exchange 2016 Preview on Windows Server Preview. I admit, this is a gimmick... But it still works: Install Winows Server Technical Preview 2 with local admin tools After the installation, the server manager starts, but no desktop, so install the desktop later: Then install the prerequisites for Exchange 2016: Install-WindowsFeature Net-HTTP-Activation, Desktop-Experience, NET-Framework-45-Features, RPC-over-HTTP-proxy, RSAT-Clustering, RSAT-Clustering-CmdInterface, RSAT-Clustering-Mgmt, ... Read more

Exchange 2016: Error during installation

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If you also encounter the following errors when installing Exchange 2016, I can perhaps save you a bit of searching: Error: The following error was generated when "$error.Clear(); Set-WERRegistryMarkers; " was executed: "Microsoft.Exchange.Provisioning.ProvisioningBrokerException: Error initializing the provisioning level: '"Error initializing the scripting agent: "File not found: 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\Bin\CmdletExtensionAgents\ScriptingAgentConfig.xml'.""' -> Microsoft.Exchange.Provisioning.ProvisioningException: "Error initializing ... Read more

Exchange 2016: The basic configuration

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The basic configuration of Exchange 2016 is not much different from the configuration of Exchange 2013. In this article there is a short guide that covers the essential points: After installing Exchange 2016, I got into the habit of first renaming the database and moving it to its destination, this is done via shell with the ... Read more

Exchange 2016: Installation on Windows Server 2012 R2

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The preview (download) of Exchange is available for download and I have started testing it. This article will first deal with the installation on a Server 2012 R2. In the first step, my test environment only consists of a domain controller on Windows Server 2012 R2 and another VM, also with Windows Server ... Read more

Exchange 2016 Preview available!

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The Exchange 2016 preview has been available for download since today: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48210 The preview is currently only available in English and is just under 1.7 GB in size. The preview even supports co-existence with Exchange 2013 and Exchange 2010. More information about the new features can be found on the Exchange Team Blog: http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2015/07/22/announcing-exchange-server-2016-preview.aspx There is also documentation ... Read more

Script for testing MX records

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If you also need to make frequent DNS queries to the MX records or SPF and reverse records, this little script may help: Test-MXSettings.ps1 The script has a few parameters, which can quickly check all Exchange accepted domains, or any domain, also a DNS server for the query can be specified. The following parameters ... Read more

Exchange 2016: Public beta in summer, release in winter

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Microsoft has announced the timeline for the release of Exchange 2016, according to which there will be a public beta as early as the summer. The RTM version is then announced for winter 2015: Initial information has also been published on what is required to use the new "Document Collaboration" feature. According to this, in addition to Exchange 2016, SharePoint ... Read more

Exchange 2016: Information about the new architecture

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Information on the new Exchange Server 2016 architecture has been published on the Exchange Team Blog. One of the biggest changes is probably the elimination of the client access role. This means that there is now only one role, making deployment fairly simple. The Client Access role has now also been integrated into the Mailbox role. Read more