Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory Blog
Foreword As in the first part of this article series, this is about manually removing an Exchange Server. This procedure may be necessary in "unclean" environments. This procedure should not be used after a migration. A clean uninstallation is the best way to go here. The following cases come into question for manual removal: There have already been ... Read more
This is the last part of the series of articles "Configuring certificates" for Exchange Server 2013 and Exchange 2016. The previous parts can be found here: Configuring certificates Part 1 Configuring certificates Part 2 Note: This part also builds on Part 1 and Part 2, so please be sure to read the first two parts first. This part is about ... Read more
I now receive emails every day with questions about certificates and/or Outlook Anywhere. The questions about Outlook Anywhere are usually also related to the certificates. In most cases, the emails end with a sentence similar to this one: Certificates are a red rag for me! The sentence comes from a mail that I received today ... Read more
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
Testing, testing, testing and checking requirements As Exchange is a central and important system in many companies, it is advisable to test new updates in a test environment. The test environment should correspond as closely as possible to the productive environment. Of course, other applications/processes/services that are dependent on Exchange must also be tested as far as possible. ... Read more
New updates for Exchange Server 2013 and Exchange Server 2016 were released today. Click here to download directly: Exchange Server 2016 CU 2 Exchange Server 2013 CU 13 CU13 for Exchange 2013 and CU2 for Exchange 2016 bring .NET 4.6.1 support and fix a problem when migrating public folders that could lead to data loss. Read more
Today is the day, I have just uploaded version 3.2 of the Exchange Reporter. In the current version, I was able to correct many errors thanks to many comments. Many thanks at this point to all those who have reported errors. I would especially like to thank Ajdin, who not only found most of the errors, but also ... Read more
Here is another interesting Exchange 2013 problem that occurred after someone had "cleaned up". Error situation Outlook no longer connects, access to Exchange Shell and Exchange Administrative Center was also no longer possible. The error occurred after the Exchange Server had a completely wrong date due to a faulty configuration. Even after the problem ... Read more
Anyone who is currently in the migration phase from Exchange Server to Exchange Server 2013/2016 and needs to migrate public folders should read the following article: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3161916 This article describes a problem that can result in data loss. The problem occurs when there are several public folder databases on the source servers and not all public folders are ... Read more
If you use a web hosting package from Strato and also operate your own Exchange server, you should pay attention to Autodiscover. In the default setting, autodiscover is activated at Strato, but as an SRV entry and reference to Strato: The activated setting at Strato then refers to the address autoconfigure.strato.de: However, if you operate your own Exchange server and use Strato as a smart host, ... Read more
