Exchange 2007 SP3: Update Rollup 5 released

Update Rollup 5 has been released for Exchange 2007 Service Pack 3. It fixes a number of problems, which can be read here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;2602324 The update rollup can be downloaded here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de-de/details.aspx?familyid=cdcb86a9-3339-4dc4-88aa-a0ac2b83ad09&displaylang=de  

Windows Server 8 First look at the Active Directory

I have already described my first contact with Windows 8 in this article. Of course, I am particularly excited about the new features of the Active Directory. So I set about installing my first Windows 8 Server domain controller. According to Microsoft, the new version of Active Directory will bring some very interesting new features. For ... Read more

Exchange 2010: The mailbox database cache

What is the mailbox database cache? The database cache stores a subset of the mailbox database in the main memory of the mailbox server. This has the advantage that frequently used data does not have to be read again and again from the relatively slow hard disks of the servers, but instead comes from the fast working memory. Furthermore, this reduces the I/O processes on the hard disks. Memory requirements for ... Read more

Windows Server 8: The first contact

As of today, Windows Server 8 is available for download as a preview for MSDN subscribers. I have downloaded the new Microsoft operating system and installed it in a VM. The installation is extremely fast. The operating system is installed in less than 10 minutes. Here are a few screenshots: In the preview, you can not only switch between server ... Read more

T-Online Mail Server on various SPAM blacklists

The T-Online mail servers are currently on several SPAM blacklists, which is why mails from T-Online servers are currently often declared as SPAM or rejected directly. So if you are a T-Online customer and possibly use the mail servers as an Exchange Smarthost, you should switch to another provider if possible. The whole article can be found on Heise.de: http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/T-Online-Mailserver-von-Blacklistings-betroffen-1341226.html

Exchange 2010: Address lists/address books cannot be updated Event 9331 and 9335

When migrating from Exchange 2003 or Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010, it can happen that the address lists and the offline address book cannot be created or updated on Exchange 2010. The reason for this are spaces in the alias of the public system folders. These two error messages are generated in the event log of the Exchange 2010 server: Event ID: ... Read more

Exchange 2010: Migration Exchange 2003 / Exchange 2010 Event ID 14029

When migrating from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010, there are often problems with the replication of public folders. However, I have frequently encountered problems with the replication of the free/busy times of Exchange. Exchange also reports this with an error in the event log of the Exchange 2010 server. The following event log entry ... Read more

Exchange 2010 SP1: Update Rollup 5 available

The Exchange 2010 SP1 Update Rollup 5 has been released, an overview of which problems have been fixed can be found here: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=2582113 The UR5 can be downloaded here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de-de/details.aspx?familyid=731d0ebd-f094-4a37-aafa-78e1052780c5&displaylang=de

Exchange 2010: Which Exchange service is needed for what?

Exchange 2010 installs a whole range of new services during installation. I will explain here what each service is used for. 21 New services are installed on an Exchange Multi Role Server Microsoft Exchange Active Directory Topology This service is used to retrieve the topology information of the Active Directory. With this service, the Active Directory location and ... Read more