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Using A PAL Template To Easily Capture Performance Data

Posted on by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

PAL Analyze Captured LogI recently blogged about using PAL to analyse an existing performance monitor log file.  That is great if you have an existing log, but what if this is not the case?  How can we easily capture the correct counters in the log file?  Again PAL can come to the rescue!

Let's assume that PAL is installed as detailed in the previous blog post, if not hit that post and get the tool running.  I’ll wait for y… Read the rest “Using A PAL Template To Easily Capture Performance Data”

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Maximize Exchange Administrator Productivity With PowerShell-Part 3

Posted on by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

In the previous articles in this series we looked at the basic aspects of PowerShell and then the underlying mechanisms that are used to connect both Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010 management tools to Exchange.  These articles can be found as follows:

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How to Fix: Log Parser – Log Row Too Long

Posted on by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

The Microsoft Log Parser is a trusted and venerable tool to have when you are analysing log files.

One issue that does come up when analysing larger Performance Monitor files is that of the default buffer setting in Log Parser.  Typically you will see an error message saying  “log row too Long”.

When running the ExRAP toolset this will be shown in the console:

Error parsing query: Log row too long
LogF… Read the rest “How to Fix: Log Parser – Log Row Too Long”

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Exchange 2007–Service Pack 3 Is Required

Posted on by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

After seeing several posts in the TechNet Exchange forums, where people are posting an overview of their environment as part of the problem statement, it is clear that multiple customers are not maintaining the correct service pack level on their Exchange servers.

I previously blogged about this for Exchange 2010, and this time lets focus on Exchange 2007.

The Exchange 2007 lifecycle can be viewed h… Read the rest “Exchange 2007–Service Pack 3 Is Required”

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How To Maximize Exchange Administrator Productivity With PowerShell–Part 2

Posted on by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

In part one of this series we looked at some of the basic aspects of the PowerShell environment.  Let’s now look at the underlying mechanics on Exchange 2007 and 2010 servers.  We will need to address some aspects separately due to the different mechanisms that are used  between Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010.

For part one please click here.

For part three please click here.

Let’s kick off by looking… Read the rest “How To Maximize Exchange Administrator Productivity With PowerShell–Part 2”

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How To Maximize Exchange Administrator Productivity With PowerShell–Part 1

Posted on by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

Maximize Exchange Administrator Productivity With PowerShellAs a Microsoft Exchange Server focused Premier Field Engineer I spend a considerable amount of my time with customers at their work place and also when they attend training courses and workshops that I deliver. Naturally people want to talk and learn about the cool new features in Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010, which is great as it shows their underlying passion in the product. What they often do… Read the rest “How To Maximize Exchange Administrator Productivity With PowerShell–Part 1”

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Best way ever to install required OS components for Exchange 2010 SP1 install!

Posted on by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

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

 /InstallWindowsComponents

Exchange 2010 SP1 Setup has been improved to allow you to install the required Windows roles and features. If you select th… Read the rest “Best way ever to install required OS components for Exchange 2010 SP1 install!”