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  • Blog Post: Exchange 2010 DAG AllowCrossSiteRPCClientAccess Reverts to False

    When browsing a customer’s Disaster Recovery document I noticed that the Exchange admins had added a step at the end of the document when recovering the DAG back to the primary datacentre. This was to enable AllowCrossSiteRPCClientAccess in the DAG. This was curious as it had already been enabled...
  • Blog Post: Exchange 2013 CU1 Released

    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. ...
  • Blog Post: Exchange 2013 Jetstress Now Available

    Reading and writing data to disk is one of the core performance aspects of the Exchange mailbox role. Exchange uses the Jet Blue Extensible Storage Engine (ESE), do not confuse this with an Access database else you will invoke the mighty wrath of the squeaky lobster ! ESE is responsible for the physical...
  • Blog Post: Exchange 2010 SP2 RU6 and SP3 Unable To Delete Messages

    Quick heads up on an issue from Exchange 2010 SP2 RU6 and that is also in Exchange 2010 SP3.  After installing either of these updates, users may report that they are unable to delete certain items when in online mode.  This issue does not surface when  running Outlook in cached mode. ...
  • Blog Post: End Of Exchange 2010 SP1 Support

    The end of Exchange 2010 SP1 support is almost upon us!  Is it really that long since Exchange 2010 SP1 was released     Please review the lifecycle chart here for full details.      So at this point please ensure that you are on SP2 , and when SP3 ships later on this year...
  • Blog Post: Exchange 2010 PowerShell 3.0 and WSUS

    Last Tuesday was December’s Patch Tuesday , it also featured the re-release of Exchange 2010 SP2 RU5 as the V2 of the update. As a result Exchange administrators have been busy updating servers and installing patches. If you read no further, remember only this – do not install Windows...
  • Blog Post: Exchange 2010 SP2 RU5v2 Released

      The Exchange 2010 SP2 RU5 update was removed from the download centre last month.  The V2 of this update is now available and resolves issues with the Get-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup cmdlets.  With the v1 of the update installed this error may have been observed: WARNING: An unexpected...
  • Blog Post: Exchange 2010 SP2 RU5 Released

    Update 17-11-2012:  2010 SP2 RU5 is currently not available due to an issue with the update. Update 11-12-2012 2010 SP2 RU5v2 is now available.  Details are here . Exchange sustained engineering has released Exchange 2010 SP2 RU5 to the Microsoft Download Center .   The list of fixes is...
  • Blog Post: RSS Feed For Recently Updated Exchange Articles

    This could be a handy dandy addition to your RSS feed so you can keep track of the updated articles relating to Exchange.     The RSS feed contains a list of the recent KBs for a given version of Exchange, this is the Exchange 2010 feed for example:       Exchange 2007 feed...
  • Blog Post: Downloadable Now - Exchange 2013 Evaluation Edition

      The evaluation build of Exchange 2013 is now available on the TechNet Evaluation Centre.      That’s a lot of Exchange 2013 loving in the last week -- enjoy!   Cheers, Rhoderick   Technorati Tags: Exchange 2013 , Exchange
  • Blog Post: Exchange 2013 Hits RTM

        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...
  • Blog Post: Important Upcoming Certificate Changes

    Please be aware that there is a pending change for the minimum key length for certificates with RSA keys.  The private keys used in these certificates can be derived and could allow an attacker to duplicate the certificates and use them fraudulently to spoof content, perform phishing attacks, or...
  • Blog Post: Solving Additional Issues With Exchange OAB Download

      Frank Plawetzki posted a great article on issues that can affect how clients retrieve their Offline Address Book (OAB). This has also been the source of some recent work for myself, though with slightly different root causes. The issues that I have encountered were due to: Invalid SSL Certificate...
  • Blog Post: The New Exchange

    To make a change from the way that a Monday typically starts, Rajesh Jha (Corporate Vice President, Exchange) posted a great overview on Exchange 2013’s features.  This is published on the Exchange team blog .   Here are some of the great benefits you get with the next release of Exchange:...
  • Blog Post: Exchange Server 2013 Forums Available on TechNet

    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...
  • Blog Post: Using A PAL Template To Easily Capture Performance Data

    I recently blogged about using PAL to analyse an existing performance monitor log file. That is great if you have an existing log, but what if this is not the case? How can we easily capture the correct counters in the log file? Again PAL can come to the rescue! lets assume that...
  • Blog Post: Ready For The Next Episode?

    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...
  • Blog Post: How to Fix: Log Parser – Log Row Too Long

    The Microsoft Log Parser is a trusted and venerable tool to have when you are analysing log files. One issue that does come up when analysing larger Performance Monitor files is that of the default buffer setting in Log Parser. Typically you will see an error message saying “log row too Long”...
  • Blog Post: Exchange 2007–Service Pack 3 Is Required

    After seeing several posts in the TechNet Exchange forums, where people are posting an overview of their environment as part of the problem statement, it is clear that multiple customers are not maintaining the correct service pack level on their Exchange servers. I previously blogged about this...
  • Blog Post: Office 365 Tech Centre

    If you are planning to test or on-board with Office 365, have you seen the Tech Centre over on TechNet? Some great content is located there, and is well worth a read.   Cheers, Rhoderick Technorati Tags: Office 365 , O365
  • Blog Post: Best way ever to install required OS components for Exchange 2010 SP1 install!

    My good friend Dan wrote a great blog entry about automating the installation of the required Windows OS prerequisites for an Exchange 2010 install.  You can read it here .  Over and above this, Exchange 2010 SP1 adds a new setup switch   /InstallWindowsComponents Exchange 2010 SP1 Setup...
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