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Exchange And Hyper-V Replica Support

Posted on 29th July 2013 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

After seeing several posts and some folks discussing whether or not Exchange supports the Hyper-V Replica feature I thought it would be prudent to address the following:

Does Exchange Support Hyper-V Replica?
Does Hyper-V Support Exchange?
How Do I use Exchange and Hyper-V Replica?

What Is Hyper-V Replica

For some background reading on Hyper-V and the Replica feature; the component poster and downloada… Read the rest “Exchange And Hyper-V Replica Support”

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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”

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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”

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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”

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Exchange 2013 Architecture Poster

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

Update: I created a Deep Zoom of the Exchange 2013 Architecture Poster so you can easily zoom in/out and scroll around.

Exchange 2013 Architecture Poster Deep Zoom

Were you a fan of the Exchange 2007 Architecture Poster or the Exchange 2010 Architecture Poster and it’s associated Hub Transport Architecture Poster? I know, who wasn’t

The Exchange team were busy handing out printed copies of the Exc… Read the rest “Exchange 2013 Architecture Poster”

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Exchange Sessions At TechEd 2013 NA

Posted on 6th June 2013 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

Didn’t manage to make it to TechEd this year? No worries, possum! Channel 9 has recordings of the sessions for your viewing pleasure!

Update: O365 sessions can be found here

Update: Lync Sessions can be found here

Understanding Compliance in Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, and Office

Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Managed Availability

Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Client Access Server Role

Microsoft

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Exchange 2013 SCOM Management Pack Download

Posted on 22nd May 2013 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

The Exchange 2013 System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Management Pack is available from the download centre.

The Exchange 2013 Management Pack is designed to work with the new features in Exchange 2013, namely Managed Availability. Previous versions of the management pack supported SCOM 2007 R2. However the newer versions of the management pack updated the system requirements to state that ne… Read the rest “Exchange 2013 SCOM Management Pack Download”

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Exchange 2013 CU1 Released

Posted on 2nd April 2013 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

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.

CU1 marks a change in how updates are going to be released and supported by the Exchange team, and this is detailed in a… Read the rest “Exchange 2013 CU1 Released”

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Busting The Set-AutodiscoverVirtualDirectory Myth

Posted on 2nd April 2013 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

This is one of those long overdue posts (and yes there are certainly many more where it came from in my drafts folder) regarding some of the incorrect instructions about setting up Autodiscover which can be found on the Internet.

What am I wibbling about? Well repeatedly over the last 5 years or so since Exchange 2007 shipped, multiple sources have claimed that one *MUST* configure the InternalURL a… Read the rest “Busting The Set-AutodiscoverVirtualDirectory Myth”

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Exchange 2013 Jetstress Now Available

Posted on 19th March 2013 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

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 structure of the database on disk. ESE does not actually know or care that it is storing email, … Read the rest “Exchange 2013 Jetstress Now Available”