Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory Blog
#In this article I have described how to restore an Exchange database, but this should only be the last choice of an administrator to restore Exchange functionality. If the complete database has to be restored from the backup, the Dial-Tone procedure can be used. What is the difference between a normal ... Read more
In this HowTo I describe how to install an internal certification authority and how to have a SAN certificate issued for Exchange. This HowTo is not intended for a productive environment. The implementation of a certification authority must be planned carefully. In my test environment I have installed 2 Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise, 1 DC + CA ... Read more
I stumbled across this article today: http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Urteil-Arbeitgeber-darf-auf-dienstliche-E-Mails-eines-Arbeitnehmers-zugreifen-1287540.html I think you should take note of the ruling, because administrators in particular may be forced to operate in legal gray areas. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackerparagraf I don't want to spark any political or legal discussions. Nevertheless, I am interested in the legal situation on topics that affect me directly or indirectly.
An updated version of Update Rollup 4 for Exchange 2010 Service Pack 1 was released this morning. The update is available for download here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de-de/details.aspx?familyid=4c4dfa39-0f30-4462-a7d6-3c5c782f355d&displaylang=de More details about the update can be found here: http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2011/07/27/announcing-the-re-release-of-exchange-2010-sp1-rollup-4.aspx and here: http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2011/07/27/an-update-on-exchange-server-2010-sp1-rollup-update-4.aspx If you have already installed the original Rollup 4, you should read these two articles.
Mailboxes can be exported and imported quickly and easily using the Exchange Management Shell. First we need the authorization for the import and export of mailboxes, this is done with the following command New-ManagementRoleAssignment -Role "Mailbox Import Export" -User "administrator" After the command has been executed, the user "administrator" has the authorizations for the import and export. ... Read more
If you frequently install Exchange 2010 in different environments, you can download a really great Powershell script here, it installs all the necessary prerequisites for the selected Exchange roles. I like to use it to quickly set up a test environment. http://www.ucblogs.net/files/folders/powershell/entry125.aspx The script was written by Pat Richard, the corresponding blog post can be found here: http://www.ucblogs.net/blogs/exchange/archive/2009/12/12/Automated-prerequisite-installation-via-PowerShell-for-Exchange-Server-2010-on-Windows-Server-2008-R2.aspx Many thanks to ... Read more
The WordPress theme has changed again, the old one was no longer being developed and still had a few bugs. But as we all know, it's more about the content than the look. The planned forum is also progressing slowly, but it will probably take some time before it runs satisfactorily.
In this article, I described how to set up current smartphones for Active Sync with Exchange 2010. When setting up the Windows Mobile smartphones, I encountered a problem that can have unpleasant consequences for the administrator. I had set up my test environment as follows: Computer EX1 is a Multi Role Exchange Server with the ... Read more
The update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 has been removed from the Microsoft Download Center. The reason for this are problems with the update, when moving folders it can happen that the content of the folder is deleted. The problem will be fixed with the update rollup 5, which is expected to be released in August. Who ... Read more
Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 was released today. A list of fixed issues can be viewed here: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=2509911 Rollup 4 can be downloaded here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de-de/details.aspx?familyid=356f0ab3-1e2e-43e5-9af5-b1b22a4664bc&displaylang=de
