Exchange 2010 SP1: Update Rollup 6 released

Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Rollup 6 was released today. The problems that have been fixed can be found here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2608646/de Rollup 6 can be downloaded here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de-de/details.aspx?familyid=9e6738ca-645d-4f97-88fe-55f18e8a7d07&displaylang=de The update is just under 32 MB in size, please also note this article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2638351

Exchange 2010: Script for the basic configuration

Anyone who frequently installs and configures Exchange Server likes to have the work done for them. I have written a Powershell script for the basic configuration of Exchange, which makes the following settings: Change the name of the mailbox database Change the path of the mailbox database Change the name of the EDB file of the mailbox database If required Change the name of the public folder database If required ... Read more

Exchange 2010: Migration from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010

More and more companies now want to migrate to Exchange 2010. In my opinion, the most common case is the migration from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010. Exchange 2007 was left out by many companies. In this article I describe how Exchange 2003 is migrated to Exchange 2010. The test environment FWDC01 is a Windows Server 2003 R2, this server ... Read more

Exchange 2010 SP1: Repair of errors in mailboxes and databases

Prior to Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1, errors in the database could be rectified using the ISINTEG tool. To do this, the database in question had to be offline. With Service Pack 1 for Exchange 2010, ISINTEG has been replaced by a CMDlet in the Exchange Management Shell. The new CMDlet is called "New-MailboxRepairRequest" and can be executed while ... Read more

Exchange 2007/2010: Hotfix for problems with Internet Explorer 9 and Exchange Management Console

In this post I described that there is a problem with Internet Explorer 9 and the Exchange Management Console. The following error message appears when trying to close the console: A hotfix is now available for this problem, which can be requested here. This patch is not yet being distributed via Windows Update. ... Read more

Exchange 2010: Virtual directories in IIS

Exchange 2010 installs several virtual directories in the IIS. These directories are of central importance for the operation of Exchange 2010. It is therefore important to know which directory is used for what: The virtual directories /Autodiscover This directory contains the autodiscover function of Exchange 2010. Outlook 2007, Outlook 2010 and some other clients (smartphones) call the ... Read more

Migration Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010: The special case

A migration always involves a lot of work for the administrators. It becomes difficult when, in addition to Exchange, the entire overall structure has to be set up again. I was asked how Exchange 2007 can best be migrated to Exchange 2010 if Exchange 2010 is already running in a new overall structure. The situation: It ... Read more

Mail-Messies

Given the occasion, I would like to express my displeasure about "mail messies". Why do some users make it so difficult for the administrators and think their mailbox is a big garbage dump? 10% of users often occupy 90% of the database. I simply cannot understand why so many companies are so vehemently opposed to hygiene guidelines. Newsletters from the ... Read more

Exchange 2010: Update legacy address lists

When migrating from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010, the e-mail address policies must be converted to the current Exchange version so that they can be edited from the Exchange 2010 Management Console. If the policies have not yet been converted, you will receive this error message "The specified email address policy could not be edited. Email address policies that were created with a previous version ... Read more