Now that Exchange Server 2010 is RTM and Server 2008 R2 is RTM, I thought it would be nice to create a multi-part article on how to use create a Database Availability Group (DAG) on two Exchange Server 2010 RTM nodes utilizing Server 2008 R2 as their Operating System. This article is to guide you through the entire process from preparing Server 2008 R2 for Exchange 2010 RTM, … [Read more...] about Exchange 2010 RTM DAG using Server 2008 R2 – Part 1
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Exchange 2010 24×7 Online Defragmentation and Online Database Scanning
Exchange has an Online Maintenance task that runs every night. In the Exchange Management Console (EMC), go to Organization Configuration > Mailbox > Database Management Tab > Right-Click our Database > Properties > Maintenace Tab. We can then see our Maintenance Schedule.In Exchange 2010, this will appear as:As you can see, in Exchange … [Read more...] about Exchange 2010 24×7 Online Defragmentation and Online Database Scanning
Exchange 2010 Client Throttling
Exchange 2010 introduced a new feature called Client Throttling. The goal of this functionality is to ensure that no one user can tax your Exchange Server. I'm sure many of us have had to troubleshoot Exchange performance issues and one of the tools that we utilize is the Exchange Server User Monitor (Exmon) tool. Often, you will find a couple users who are … [Read more...] about Exchange 2010 Client Throttling
Cross-Forest Mailbox Move Changes in Exchange 2010
There's quite a few changes coming to a cross forest mailbox moves in Exchange 2010. Well for one, in Exchange 2007, you would use Move-Mailbox. In Exchange 2010, you would use New-MoveRequest. The way these two cmdlets work in regards to cross forest mailbox moves is significant. Why? Read on...In Exchange 2007, when you did a Move-Mailbox to another … [Read more...] about Cross-Forest Mailbox Move Changes in Exchange 2010
Exchange 2010 Permissions and Security Groups
Exchange 2010 most definitely brings in some new features to allow for a more intuitive and granular administrative experience in terms of how you allow and/or disallow administration from a permissions perspective. But to understand why Exchange 2010 management was designed the way it was, let's take a brief history lesson. Management History Exchange 2003 provided … [Read more...] about Exchange 2010 Permissions and Security Groups
