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  • Blog Post: Slow Response To Exchange Virtual Directory Cmdlets

    Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]
    Some folks in the field may have seen this before, but it’s worth bubbling up to make sure everyone is aware of it! I was sitting with one of my esteemed consulting colleagues today and he remarked that it was talking a long time to run one of his Exchange PowerShell scripts. The customer in...
    on 21 Jan 2014

  • Blog Post: Exchange Server 2013 Forums Available on TechNet

    Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]
    Update : Since Exchange 2013 has now been released the preview forums has been retired, and the RTM forums can now be found here . Since the Exchange 2013 Preview is now available it is a great chance to see how the next version of Exchange is shaping up! If you are running to issues then head...
    on 23 Jul 2012

  • Blog Post: Exchange 2013 OU Limit

    Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]
    Here I was, quite happily truffling through the Exchange 2013 forums to see what was going on and there was post where an issue with Organizational Units (OUs) wasn’t getting fixed. The admin had noted that all management aspects were functioning correctly through the Exchange Management Shell. ...
    on 27 Oct 2013

  • Blog Post: How To Add Or Remove Cmdlet Parameter From RBAC Management Role

    Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]
    In the previous posts on RBAC we have looked at customising various roles to ensure that the role contained the minimum amount of cmdlets. RBAC provides even more granularity, and we can add or remove specific parameters from a cmdlet. Since some folks asked for examples on this topic here are a couple...
    on 16 Dec 2013

  • Blog Post: DNS or SRV Record For DNS Based Exchange Autodiscover

    Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]
    For users and devices that need to use DNS to locate their Exchange Autodiscover endpoint, should I use a SRV record?  The above is a fairly common question, and it almost warrants the consultant’s answer.   CAS Namespaces As discussed by Ross Smith IV in his introduction to Exchange 2013 CAS...
    on 12 Sep 2013

  • Blog Post: Exchange 2013 Hits RTM

    Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]
        11-10-2012 is an interesting number as this is the date when the Exchange product group signed off on the build to release Exchange 2013 to Manufacturing.   If you are in the UK, yes I know the month and year are the “wrong” way around   That aside, the other magic number...
    on 12 Oct 2012

  • Blog Post: Allow Users To Manage Distribution Groups Without Creating New Ones

    Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]
    In a previous post we discussed a scenario where users were delegated the capability to create Mail Enabled Contacts in Active Directory using a custom RBAC role. As part of the solution we enabled the MyDistributionGroups Role. While this may meet the needs of most organisations it does introduce one...
    on 9 Aug 2013

  • Blog Post: Exchange 2013 Security Update Available For MS13-061

    Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]
    Update 14-8-2013: The security update for Exchange 2013 has been temporarily removed due to an issue with the search infrastructure. If you have installed it please refer to article “Update 2874216 breaks the content index in Exchange Server 2013” Update 14-8-2013 : Please see an update on the Exchange...
    on 14 Aug 2013

  • Blog Post: Exchange 2013 RTM CU2 Updated Build Available

    Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]
    Exchange 2013 RTM CU2 was noted to have an issue with the permissions of migrated public folders.  The Exchange team has released an updated version of CU2 to address this.  This replaces the original download for CU2.  The updated build is available from the Microsoft download centre...
    on 30 Jul 2013

  • Blog Post: Exchange 2013 Video Sessions From TechEd Australia 2012

    Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]
    If you are looking to see the first public presentations on Exchange 2013, then look no further!  Channel 9 has recordings from last week’s TechEd Australia. You can find these great sessions on Exchange 2013:   Exchange Server 2013 High Availability and Site Resilience - EXL315    ...
    on 18 Sep 2012

  • Blog Post: Creating RBAC Role To Delegate Contact Management

    Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]
    Update 21-11-2013: If you want the additional contact fields to be edited then please review this post . I had an interesting question the other week about solving a business challenge a customer had with regards to delegating the creation of contact objects in Active Directory. In their previous...
    on 7 Aug 2013

  • Blog Post: Exchange 2013 RTM Now Available On TechNet

    Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]
    If it wasn’t enough to be spoiled with the Exchange 2013 RTM help files being made available yesterday, now you can hit up TechNet and download the actual product.    How neat is that?     If you are reading this, why are you still here?? Go get downloading now……   Cheers, Rhoderick...
    on 24 Oct 2012

  • Blog Post: ExMon – A Tool For Every Exchange Administrator

    Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]
    Since it was first introduced the Exchange User Monitor (ExMon) tool is one of those outstanding Swiss army knife tools that are embedded in the Exchange administrator’s toolbox.  ExMon will allow administrators to see in almost real-time what the user activity on the server is, and how this impacts...
    on 17 Jul 2013

  • Blog Post: Patching Exchange? Don’t Overlook Outlook

    Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]
    When Microsoft performs an Exchange Risk Assessment Program ( ExRAP ) with a customer there are several work items related to patching. We discuss how the: Server hardware, firmware and drivers get updated Server OS gets updated Desktop OS gets updated AV gets updated Exchange Service...
    on 18 Jul 2013

  • Blog Post: Exchange RBAC Tips N Tricks - PowerShell

    Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]
    Most of the time when working with RBAC in Exchange we are not using large scripts to create and manage roles. Generally we use one-liners to configure RBAC. So I thought it would be useful to post some of the ones that I find myself frequently using. As always please add a comment, or hit me up on the...
    on 18 Feb 2014

  • Blog Post: Ready For The Next Episode?

    Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]
    Hold up!  The Exchange product group today announced the availability of the next version of Exchange.   This was previously referred to as E15, but we can now call it Exchange 2013.    The bits can be downloaded from TechNet here :   While you are at it, the Office 2013...
    on 16 Jul 2012

  • Blog Post: Offline Defrag And DAG Databases, Oh My!

    Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]
    Even though some of the very old KBs, which now refer to unsupported products, state that taking databases offline to run periodic offline defragmentation with ESEUTIL is not recommended some folks in the field still want to do this. Previously when there was only a single copy of a database, running...
    on 23 Aug 2013

  • Blog Post: Exchange 2013 Support Lifecycle Dates And Status

    Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]
    When Exchange 2013 was released it heralded a different servicing strategy compared to Exchange 2007 and 2010 Rollup Updates (RU). Exchange 2013 uses Cumulative Updates (CU) to deliver the servicing updates to customers. As previously discussed, a CU is a different animal when it comes to the update...
    on 9 Dec 2013

  • Blog Post: Exchange 2013 CU1 Released

    Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]
    After a small delay the Exchange team have announced the eagerly awaited release of Exchange 2013 Cumulative Update 1 ! Knowledge base article 2816900 contains a description of CU1. This update will allow on premise installations to co-exist with Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010. CU1 marks...
    on 3 Apr 2013

  • Blog Post: Exchange 2013 RTM CU2 Released

    Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]
    Update 12-7-2013:   Please note there is an issue with Public Folder Permissions in CU2.  Details here . Update 29-7-2013: Please note CU2 has been re-released to resolve the Public Folder issue.  Details here .    The Exchange team have announced the second instalment of love...
    on 10 Jul 2013

  • Blog Post: Exchange 2013 SCOM Management Pack Download

    Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]
    Update: Management Pack was updated on 12th July 2013 Update: Management Pack was updated on 28th October 2014 to version 15.0.652.19 The Exchange 2013 System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Management Pack has been released to the download centre . This Management Pack is designed to...
    on 22 May 2013

  • Blog Post: Exchange Security Update Available For MS13-105

    Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]
    To address the security issues present in bulletin MS13-105 all supported versions of Exchange 2007, 2010 and 2013 are receiving updates to allow customers to address the security vulnerabilities. Depending upon the version of Exchange the delivery method will vary. Exchange 2007 and 2010 provides updates...
    on 10 Dec 2013

  • Blog Post: CAS Namespace Planning

    Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]
    CAS Namespace planning is frequently an issue with Exchange deployments.  Why?  For the simple reason that it is either totally skipped or glossed over. Any Exchange design worth its salt must have careful attention applied to the CAS role.  While it is possible to drop in the HUB role...
    on 7 Nov 2013

  • Blog Post: Exchange 2013 RTM CU3 Released

    Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]
    Exchange 2013 RTM CU3 has now been released to the download centre . CU3 includes fixes for customer reported issues, minor product enhancements and previously released security bulletins. A complete list of customer reported issues resolved in Exchange Server 2013 CU3 can be found in Knowledge Base...
    on 25 Nov 2013