Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory Blog
The Exchange Health Checker returns an error if the Exchange Server was not installed in the default path. For example, if the Exchange Server was installed on the D: drive, a path is missing in the configuration for the automatic cleaning of the UnifiedContent directory. The directory then gets bigger and bigger and clutters up the hard disk. This can now be cleaned up automatically. Read more
Today Microsoft released CU15 for Exchange Server 2019. CU15 is an important update for Exchange Server 2019: Firstly, it is the last CU to be released for Exchange 2019 and secondly, it brings Exchange 2019 onto the same code base as Exchange Server SE. After the installation ... Read more
I had already reported on the 1TB limit for Exchange Server 2019 Standard Server in a previous article. Exchange Server Standard Edition no longer mounts a database above a size of 1 TB. Unfortunately, this is often only noticed when it is too late. For example, if a database reaches the 1TB limit during the normal ... Read more
Here in the forum and on the Exchange Team Blog there are indications that the installation of the November update for Exchange Server 2016 / 2019 may cause problems. It seems that once again there are problems with servers with German or non-English operating systems when the January update for the Windows Server is installed. ... Read more
In the Exchange security update of November 2024 there is a bug that causes problems with certain calendar functions and I Exchange Health Checker generates the following error: Microsoft writes the following: Issues occur when Exchange servers process calendar-related information and files such as .ical or .ics attachments You cannot preview the files or view them for ... Read more
It can happen that the Exchange Health Checker displays the following error in the report: This error is displayed for virtualized Exchange Servers where the "Dynamic Memory" feature is enabled for the VM. Dynamic Memory is not supported for Exchange Server, therefore the Exchange Health Checker shows this error. This error can occur with Exchange Servers ... Read more
The security updates that caused problems with transport rules were released again today. The new updates have the suffix "v2" and are intended to fix the problems. Microsoft writes the following: If the original version of the update is already installed, the V2 update must now be installed to resolve the issues. Even if the original update ... Read more
It can happen that the Exchange Health Checker displays the following error in the report: Actually, this is not really an error. A message as a warning would probably have sufficed. The error merely indicates that the size of the event log is too small (the application log is mentioned in the screenshot above). A ... Read more
Managing email size limits in Exchange Server is an essential part of administration to optimize server performance and control bandwidth and storage usage. In this post, we will explain the various aspects of email size limits in Exchange Server and provide practical examples of how administrators can manage them effectively. ... Read more
The CERT-Bund warns on X of more than 15,000 Exchange servers in Germany that are openly accessible from the Internet with at least one vulnerability. Some of the vulnerabilities are already being actively exploited. In March 2024, the BSI had already warned of 17,000 Exchange servers that are openly accessible from the Internet and contain known vulnerabilities. The ... Read more
