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ServerManager Depreciated?
15 October 09 09:46 PM | danielke | 0 Comments   

  ServerManagerCmd is deprecated in R2 (we are trying to move away from that model although it still works) See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb691354(EXCHG.140).aspx#WS08R2   (The new command is now Add-WindowsFeature) Written Read More...

Filed under: Windows 2008, E14, PowerShell, Exchange 2010

Exchange 2010 Q&A
06 September 09 04:43 PM | danielke | 0 Comments   

Hi   please Join me at this event to talk about Exchange 2010, you can register here Read More...

Filed under: Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Windows 2008, Windows Mobile, virtualisation, Hyper-V, Event, E14, Outlook 2003, Outlook Client, PowerShell, Outlook 2007, Exchange 2010

Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2
01 September 09 01:06 PM | danielke | 0 Comments   

Download Exchange 2007 SP2 and see what's new:-   Deploying Exchange Server 2010 Exchange Backup Functionality Enhanced Auditing Dynamic Active Directory Schema Validation Public Folder Quota Management Centralized Organizational Settings Read More...

Filed under: Exchange 2007

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate
18 August 09 09:20 PM | danielke | 0 Comments   

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c6d27da1-ba2c-4570-a491-c0d7b39ede8b&displaylang=en Have fun! Read More...

Filed under: E14, Exchange 2010

Combined HT and CAS
07 August 09 09:00 PM | danielke | 0 Comments   

Take a look at the new guidance for combing HT and CAS and you can install both roles by running Setup.com /mode:install /role:H,C (nice and easy) Written by Daniel Kenyon-Smith Read More...

Filed under: Exchange 2007, Windows 2008, PowerShell

CCR or Stretched CCR?
07 August 09 08:42 PM | danielke | 0 Comments   

Having spoke with a few customers about whether a local CCR and SCR is the best solution or a stretched CCR across 2 data centres I thought I'd write a post. There is no right and wrong answer to that question, in typical consulting style 'it depends'. Read More...

Filed under: Exchange 2007, Windows 2008, Outlook 2003, Outlook Client, Outlook 2007

A Guide to Migrating Public Folders to SharePoint
25 July 09 09:05 AM | danielke | 0 Comments   

Check out the WindowsITPro ‘ Guide to Migrating Public Folders to SharePoint’ well worth a read Written By Daniel Kenyon-Smith Read More...

Filed under: Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Migration, E14, Exchange 2010

Relocate the ADAM (Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS))
24 July 09 06:33 PM | danielke | 0 Comments   

In order to relocate the ADAM database and logs on Edge you need edit the ConfigureAdam.PS1 to update the location of dsbutil.exe as shown below Then for example run:- configureAdam.PS1 –logpath:”E:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\TRansportRoles\Data\Adam Read More...

Filed under: Exchange 2007, PowerShell

DatabaseMaxCacheSize
24 July 09 06:21 PM | danielke | 0 Comments   

In Exchange 2007 SP1 the default database cache size is set to 128MB, to allow for better cache growth. The new guidance is to increase the DatabaseMaxCacheSize from 128MB to 512MB (on Hub Transport servers with more than 4GB of RAM) This can be done Read More...

Filed under: Exchange 2007

Transport Rules
24 July 09 12:46 PM | danielke | 0 Comments   

Whilst working for a customer they had a specific requirement to apply a disclaimer to all outbound mail e.g. not to apply disclaimers to mail sent to other users within the Exchange organisation. Their requirement also included to only apply the disclaimer Read More...

Filed under: Exchange 2007, E14, PowerShell, Exchange 2010

Exchange 2007 SP1 certificate generation
18 June 09 09:35 AM | danielke | 0 Comments   

I created a cert the other day for a customer so thought I'd share the Powershell command, you never know it might help! New-ExchangeCertificate -GenerateRequest -Path c:\CompanyA.csr -KeySize 2048 -SubjectName "c=GB, s=London, l=London, o=CompanyA, cn=Mail.CompanyA.com" Read More...

Filed under: Exchange 2007, Windows 2008, PowerShell

Another Snack to fill you up
17 June 09 05:37 PM | danielke | 0 Comments   

So another Exchange 2010 snack has been released for your viewing pleasure! Unified Messaging in Exchange Server 2010 Written By Daniel Kenyon-Smith Read More...

Filed under: virtualisation, Hyper-V, Windows 7, PowerShell, Exchange 2010

Learning Snacks
11 June 09 02:07 PM | danielke | 0 Comments   

Learning snacks are short and interactive presentations on popular technologies, see this one for Exchange 2010 , more to follow. Take a look at the Learning snack portal for other great presentations.   Written by Daniel Kenyon-Smith Read More...

Filed under: Windows 2008, virtualisation, Hyper-V, Windows 7, PowerShell, Exchange 2010

Storage and Capacity Planning – Exchange 2007
12 May 09 09:55 AM | danielke | 0 Comments   

Come and attend my presentation on Exchange 2007 capacity planning, the link is below:- http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-GB&EventID=1032398347&CountryCode=GB Read More...

Mini Series - Improve User Experience V
02 April 09 06:59 PM | danielke | 0 Comments   

Avoid Constant Interruptions for Quiet Work Time How many interruptions do you get every day? It's nearly impossible to complete anything when you allow constant interruptions from the phone, people stopping by your office, and instant messaging. In Microsoft Read More...