Exchange 2010: Sizing tool for Exchange 2010 on HP servers

Not new, but still a great thing for all those who deal with Exchange Server and HP hardware. HP has a tool for the hardware configuration of Exchange 2010 on HP servers for free download. The "HP Sizer for Exchange Server 2010" can be downloaded here: http://h71019.www7.hp.com/ActiveAnswers/us/en/sizers/microsoft-exchange-server-2010.html I think it's a great tool that is easy to ... Read more

Active Directory: Inclusion in Active Directory not possible

The following situation arose at a customer: The inclusion of clients in the Active Directory was not possible at one location. It took some time to analyze the error. To make matters worse, there were other DNS problems that first had to be resolved. The Active Directory was to be extended by one location. The new location ... Read more

Exchange 2010: Dynamic IP and Exchange web services (OWA, Active Sync, Autodiscover, etc)

My blog has now moved to a new hoster, availability and performance have made this step necessary (primarily availability). My blog is now hosted at Strato and Strato offers a nice feature that makes it much easier for me to use the Exchange web services. First, let me tell you a bit about the technology that ... Read more

New Exchange Reporter version

I have just finished the new Exchange Reporter version, I have fixed 2 bugs from version 1.1 that occurred especially in environments with high mail volume. Also the update notification is working again. If you find any bugs, please post in the forum. Thank you very much. Here you can download the current version: https://www.frankysweb.de/?page_id=706 Thank you very much ... Read more

Exchange 2013 is ready!

Exchange 2013 has been in RTM status since today. So it won't be long before the new Exchange Server is available. Volume licenses with Software Assurance contracts will be able to access Exchange 2013 from December 1, 2012. Exchange 2013 will then be generally available from the 1st quarter of 2013. Click here for the article ... Read more

Exchange 2010: Restore database (the sledgehammer method!)

Foreword: The method described in the following article should only be used in exceptional cases. I had to carry out the steps listed below when the Exchange database entry in the Active Directory was damaged and could not be restored. However, a lot of cleanup work is necessary after this action. However, it can't do any harm to repeat these steps in the ... Read more

New Exchange update rollups published

Yesterday the update rollups for Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2007 were published. Here you can download the latest URs: Exchange 2010 SP2 UR4v2: http://www.microsoft.com/de-de/download/details.aspx?id=34956 Exchange 2010 SP1 UR7v2: http://www.microsoft.com/de-de/download/details.aspx?id=34957 Exchange 2007 SP3 UR8v2: http://www.microsoft.com/de-de/download/details.aspx?id=34959 Here is also the reason why the update was re-released: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/advisory/2749655 In addition to the problem mentioned above, this ... Read more

Site finally back online!

Many people noticed and I could hardly keep up with answering all the emails. My site was offline for almost a week. Unfortunately, the previous host was not very competent when it came to troubleshooting. There were/are routing problems in the data center. But I took advantage of the downtime and moved this site to another hoster. So the site is finally online again. ... Read more

Exchange 2010: Manual VSS backup for quick backup or error analysis

It happens from time to time that a backup of the Exchange Server does not work as planned. There are often many factors that can influence the backup process. For error analysis (testing the VSS writer, VSS services) or in an emergency for a quick backup, a manual backup of the Exchange databases can also be carried out. The Exchange team blog provides ... Read more

Exchange 2010: Event 2937 MSExchange ADAccess warning

If the following warning is displayed in the EventLog of an Exchange 2010 server, it can be resolved as follows: Source: MSExchange ADAccess Event ID: 2937 Process exchange_report.exe () (PID=16736). Object [CN=mavertrieb,OU=Verteiler,OU=Gruppen,OU=XX,DC=XX,DC=XX,DC=en]. Property [ArbitrationMailbox] is set to value [xx.xx.en/Deleted Objects/SystemMailbox{1f05a927-983e-446d-b84e-9cb6ca4173ce} DEL:c09a4fd5-11a6-4867-8d71-a75259987664] and points to the "Deleted Objects" container in Active Directory. This property must be set as soon as possible. Read more