2013 - 250 Hello

0

PowerShell Resources For The Exchange Administrator

Posted on 28th July 2013 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

A long time ago, in a continent far, far away from where I currently live there was a younger, fitter and better looking version of me. One of the few woes that this chap had, was that on a Friday afternoon he would be struggling to delete enough files off a server to allow that day’s event log archive process to run. Site Server 3.0 ( yes, I’m really dating myself now….) was used to replicate th… Read the rest “PowerShell Resources For The Exchange Administrator”

0

Patching Exchange? Don’t Overlook Outlook

Posted on 18th July 2013 by 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 Packs and Rollups get installed

Most customers have an appreciation for properly managing and maintain the above, though … Read the rest “Patching Exchange? Don’t Overlook Outlook”

1

Install Desktop Experience On Windows Server 2012

Posted on 11th July 2013 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

While working with one of my consulting colleagues recently on some Windows Server 2012 installations. There was an application requirement to install Media Player onto a couple of the servers. This met with some muttering and cursing from the nearby fabric covered box as the option to install the Desktop Experience feature is not as obvious as it was on Windows 2008 R2, highlighted below.

Using

… Read the rest

0

Exchange 2013 RTM CU2 Released

Posted on 9th July 2013 by 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 for Exchange 2013 RTM – Cumulative Update 2 (CU2) is now available on the download centre. Knowledgebase article 2859928 contains a d… Read the rest “Exchange 2013 RTM CU2 Released”

0

Exchange on a DC

Posted on 3rd July 2013 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

“Should I install my Exchange 2010 server onto a Domain Controller?”

“What issues will I see by installing Exchange onto my DC?”

“Is installing Exchange on a DC supported?”

“Is this DAG member supported on a DC?”

These are phrases that enterprise customers do not normally say. They are more in the realm of SMB customers, or consultants who are working with one of these smaller customers.

For clarity, … Read the rest “Exchange on a DC”

0

Updating Hyper-V Integration Components (IC)

Posted on 17th June 2013 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

One of my favourite features in Windows 8 is client side Hyper-V. This allows me to run multiple virtual machines on my Lenovo W530 laptop without having to remote to other machines when I am on site with customers.

As you can imagine I have a plethora of VMs for a variety of situations, and I ran into a bit of a pickle when moving my Exchange 2003/2007/2010 migration workshop lab over to Windows 8… Read the rest “Updating Hyper-V Integration Components (IC)”