The Autodiscover service, Certificates, DNS, etc. are a very tricky subject which depends a lot on your environment. I will provide general information while also providing real world guidance. The method I describe below (using autodiscover.domain.com) is not the only method but it is the recommended method by Microsoft and the most widely used. If you have specific questions … [Read more...] about Autodiscover, DNS, Certificates, and what you need to know
Exchange
Exchange 2007 Mail Flow (DNS Records, Connectors, and TLS)
A lot of people are confused as to how exactly you should configure DNS for Exchange 2007. But this isn't just limited to DNS, but how do you set up your Send Connectors, Receive Connectors, how both connectors relate to DNS and the SMTP banner, and how to allow your Connectors to advertise TLS to the outside world.That's what the purpose of this article is for. What FQDN … [Read more...] about Exchange 2007 Mail Flow (DNS Records, Connectors, and TLS)
Recovering from Server 2008 CCR Cluster Failure with Forcequorum
Server 2003 and Server 2008 Cluster Models are different in the following ways:Server 2003 utilizes the Shared Quorum Model for Single Copy Clusters and utilizes Majority Node Set for Cluster Continuous Replication Clusters. Server 2008 utilizes Majority Node Set for both Single Copy Clusters and Cluster Continuous Replication Clusters. When using Single Copy … [Read more...] about Recovering from Server 2008 CCR Cluster Failure with Forcequorum
Obtaining Exchange Information including Edge with PowerShell
So the last month I've been learning how to do PowerShell scripting. I'm new at scripting and figured I would share my first Exchange script due to sheer excitement. I'd like to give a special thanks to Shay Levy @ https://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/ScriptFanatic. Shay has been a tremendous help over @ https://powershellcommunity.org when I run into issues that any typical … [Read more...] about Obtaining Exchange Information including Edge with PowerShell
Exchange 2007 Unicast NLB Issue on Hyper-V
I ran into an issue with Exchange 2007 Network Load Balancing (NLB) Unicast Mode when running on Hyper-V running on full install of Server 2008 x64. To first understand the problem, it is useful to understand how NLB Unicast works.When running Unicast, the NIC that has NLB enabled will have its' MAC Address overwritten. When you add a second NLB member to your NLB … [Read more...] about Exchange 2007 Unicast NLB Issue on Hyper-V
