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Random Musings on Exchange and Virtualization

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    SCOM Slow PowerShell Expansion

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    Ran into an issue with SCOM, where the SCOM PowerShell console would freeze for extended periods of time.   Solution was found here: Slow tab expansion in Ops Mgr PowerShell V2 console The fix is to tweak the TabExpansion function in V2 so that it...
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    Update Rollup 6 for Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Released

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    This update contains a number of customer reported and internally found issues since the release of SP1 RU5. In particular we would like to specifically call out the following fixes which are included in this release: 2627769 Some time zones in OWA are...
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    Change DAG to DHCP

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    One of the great changes to Exchange 2010 SP1 was that a DAG static IP address can be set using the EMC. Prior to this in RTM the EMS had to be used to set a static IP. An example of this would be: Set-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup -Identity TailspinDAG1...
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    Outlook & Restricting DAG Cross-Site Connections

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    EDIT: This feature is now live in the Exchange 2010 SP2 RU3 build of Exchange. Will add a post about this change at a future date . This post is to clarify that a previously discussed feature that was intended for Exchange 2010 SP1 is not in the...
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    Exchange 2007 & 2010 Least Cost Routing

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    Exchange 2007 & 2010 use a different message routing design than Exchange 2003.  This is an important aspect to understand when transitioning from Exchange 2003 upwards due to the change in behaviour.   TechNet has articles that discuses...
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    Exchange & The Autodiscover Web Service

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    In the Exchange 2003 world and below, those administrators looking to automate and control the behaviour of MAPI profiles on user’s desktops quickly became familiar with tools like: ORK (Office Resource Kit) .PRF Files .OPS files (from the Office Profile...
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    Exchange 2010 White Papers

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      Some featured white papers on the Exchange TechNet site:   Technical White Papers for Exchange Server 2010     White Paper: Understanding the Relative Costs of Client Access Server Workloads in Exchange Server 2010 http://technet...
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    Remote Desktop Connection Manager Download (RDCMan) 2.2

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      Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) is a great tool to consolidate multiple RDP connections into a single window to prevent desktop clutter.   The tool can be downloaded from here: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang...
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    End Of Exchange 2010 RTM Support

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    The Exchange 2010 RTM (Release To Manufacturing) build has now reached the end of its support lifecycle.  Customers should upgrade to SP1 to continue to receive support (amongst many other good reasons!).    The Exchange 2010 lifecycle...
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    Best way ever to install required OS components for Exchange 2010 SP1 install!

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    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  ...
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    Exchange 2010 RPC Client Access

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      Perhaps the most significant change between Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010 is the move to channel Outlook connectivity through the CAS role.  In Exchange 2007 Outlook would connect to the mailbox role, whilst other protocols (POP, OWA, IMAP...
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