Introduction and Database Activation Coordination (DAC) Support Exchange 2010 introduced a vast amount of changes to the High Availability model with the addition of the Database Availability Group (DAG). Some features of the DAG are having up to 16 members, automatic database *over to another site as long as you still have quorum, and much […]
Exchange
Exchange Unified Messaging Provisioning Scripts
I recently wrote a Unified Messaging Provisioning Script and am providing it in two flavors; a simple version of it and the complex version of it. Simple Script Features (CSV Download) $DefaultPIN is exactly that. The CSV has a PIN column which is empty by default. If this CSV field is left blank for a […]
Exchange 2010 Databases and the RPCClientAccessServer Database Parameter
When you create an RPC Client Access Array AFTER you have created Exchange 2010 databases, you need to go back to those existing databases and stamp them with the RPC Client Access Array FQDN. That way, clients will use that RPC Client Access Array. Otherwise, they won’t. On the other hand, if you create the […]
Exchange 2010 SP1 Retention Policies
Exchange 2010 RTM introduced Retention Policies as the successor to the Message Records Management (MRM) technology introduced in Exchange 2007. MRM was the successor to Mailbox Manager Policies in Exchange 2003. Message Records Management is called MRM 1.0 and Retention Policies is being called MRM 2.0 for short. MRM 1.0 as well as MRM 2.0 […]
Exchange 2010 SP1 Personal Archive Mailboxes on Separate Databases
Exchange 2010 introduced the ability to move your personal archive mailbox to a separate mailbox database. This was a common request due to the limitations in Exchange 2010 RTM where the personal archive mailbox would be housed on the same database as the user mailbox. This would of course limit the ability to use a […]
Exchange 2010 RTM High Availability Load Balancing Options
With Exchange 2010 comes many advantages in the HA realm. One of them is the ability to connect to the Client Access Server for RPC. This means, when a Mailbox Server does a *over (failover or a switchover), the user is still connected to their RPC Endpoint. You can also create a Client Access Array […]
Exchange 2010 RPC Client Access Service and Multiple Sites
A common question I see out there is if the RPC Client Access Service (including Client Access Service Arrays) can access databases in other sites. The answer is, yes. Let’s take a look at a couple scenarios. Scenario #1 – Full Site Failure Let’s say you have a Client Access Server Array called array.domain.com. Primary […]
Exchange 2010 Moderation Features Grayed Out?
Exchange 2010 introduces a new moderation feature. This moderation feature can be used to perform moderation on both messages submitted to a Distribution Group and/or requests to join a group through the self-service options provided by the Exchange Control Panel (ECP). The Issue For both the Distribution Group Mail Flow Message Moderation as well as […]
Upgrading to Exchange 2007 SP2 and Impersonation
After recently doing an Exchange 2007 SP2 Upgrade and Rollup 1 for SP2, I encountered an issue with Impersonation. I’m assuming this happened due to the SP2 Upgrade, not the Rollup, but be cognizant about the issue either way. For this upgrade, Geomant Message Waiting Indicator (MWI) for Exchange 2007 Unified Messaging was being utilized. […]
Exchange 2010 RTM DAG using Server 2008 R2 – Part 4
Welcome to Part 4 of this article series. In Part 1, we started off by discussing the goal of this lab. That goal is how to deploy a two-node Exchange 2010 RTM Database Availability Group (DAG) on Windows Server 2008 R2. We then prepared our Operating System with the Exchange 2010 Prerequisites which includes software […]
