• Patching Exchange 2010 Servers

      I Often get questions around how best to install Exchange updates or service packs. This Blog Post attempts to answer that Question. To start with, I recommend having a Patch management Policy. A Good Patch management policy document should have...
  • Some Quick Leanings of Exchange 2013

      *Features ~95.5% reduction in IOPS Exchange 2013 is capable of being deployed in a multi-site worldwide architecture with a single namespace. ( using multiple technologies ) Auto re-seed to spare disk. ( but needs operational maturity )  ...
  • Executing Exchange PowerShell commands from a CMD Prompt

    A Quick blog on how to execute an Exchange PowerShell script (.ps1 extension) from a command prompt. A .ps1 cannot be executed from a Command prompt. to execute it one needs to use a PowerShell shell. Further if this script calls any exchange cmdlet,...
  • A Quick Note on ADMT Versions & Pre-requisites.

    ADMT At the time of writing this Blog; ADMT 3.1 - 32 Bit version. ( Will not install on Windows 2008R2 ) This installer has SQL 2005 Express Edition ( with necessary service pack integrated into the installer ) ADMT 3.2 - 64 Bit Version. ( The first &...
  • Moving to a new forest and retaining the same SMTP domain ( with native scripts ) - Part II

      3. Moving the Active Directory account using ADMT ADMT is a great tool for Migrating and Restructuring Active Directory Domains ( user accounts, passwords, groups & group membership, computer accounts & much more.) However It is very important...