I ran into a problem while moving Exchange (2003) mailboxes to a new Exchange (2010) Database : The solution was to add the Exchange 2010 servers Full Control access (or the Exchange service group!) of the mailbox stores. (Exchange 2003 System Manager, First Storage Group, Mailbox Store, Properties, Security Tab)Read More →
By default Exchange 2010 moves 5 mailboxes at the same time. But you can change that. Go to %exchangeinstalldir%\V14\BIN and open with ultraedit, notepad or something like that the following file : MSExchangeMailboxReplication.exe.config Look for the following (control-f :-)) : MaxActiveMovesPerTargetMDB = Change the default number (2 or 5, dependingRead More →
Download Exchange 2010 SP1 here : http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=199950 For Windows Server 2008 R2 the following hotfixes are required : http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/KB982867/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=4520 http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/KB983440/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=4410 http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/KB977020/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=4115 http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/KB979744/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=3993Read More →
When it’s possible to save/export the configuration do so. Delete the virtual directories (exchange, public, oma etc.) Download Metabase explorer and remove the DS2MB key (first key on the top) in orde to force recreating the directories. Download it here : MetabaseExplorer.renametozip Restart MS Exchange system attendant service and testRead More →
Exchange 2010 setup does a detailed check on their prerequisites, but does not install them for you. You are expected to manually install and configure all required hotfixes, server components and services which is inefficient and time consuming. Maybe you find it useful to automate the installation and configuration ofRead More →
I needed some SSL certs for my Exchange and other servers. I wanted to buy some certificates from an commercial supplier like godaddy.com or something like that. But this is how I’ve fixed the problem. Go to CAcert.org (https://www.cacert.org/index.php) and register/create an account. Create an certificate request on IIS orRead More →
A customer complained about Snapmanager for Exchange (NetApp) not working. The following error was in the eventlog: Microsoft says the following about this: Probably so rights issues on the mailbox. On the internet I found a script that the Mailbox GUID turnover to the user. Download this script here :Read More →
By default Outlook 2003 doesn’t support encryption towards the Exchange server. Enable it using the mail settings or disable encryption traffic on the exchange server :Read More →
The last time I ran into a few problems with Activesync and Exchange 2010. First, Activesync with Exchange 2010 doesn’t work when you have an admin account. You get a strange error (HTTP Options not allowed). Remove your account from the domain admins group for example and it should beRead More →
Check it out here (mirror : Configuring Exchange 2010 Certificates )Read More →