RTM: Exchange Server 2010 SP1

A versão RTM do Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 foi disponibilizada ontem! Aqui fica uma pequena lista das novidades:

• New Deployment Functionality
• Client Access Server Role Improvements
• Improvements in Transport Functionality
• Permissions Functionality
• Exchange Store and Mailbox Database Functionality
• Mailbox and Recipients Functionality
• High Availability and Site Resilience Functionality
• Messaging Policy and Compliance Functionality
• Unified Messaging Server Role Improvements
• Audit Logging Improvements
• Support for Coexistence with Exchange Online
• Support for Multi-Tenancy

Antes de instalar o SP1, leiam por favor as Release Notes For Exchange Server 2010 SP1 e garantam que todos os prerequisitos estão instalados.

Conjuntamente com a versão final do SP1, a Microsoft disponibilizou também outros downloads relacionados:

• Exchange Server 2010 SP1 UM Language Packs [*NOVOS Language Packs, incluindo pt-PT*] - These downloads contain pre-recorded prompts, grammar files, text to speech data, Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) files, and Voice Mail Preview capabilities for a specific language that is supported by Exchange 2010 SP1 Unified Messaging (UM). Warning: This UM language pack must only be installed as an add-in to Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Unified Messaging.
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Language Pack Bundle - This download contains the most recently updated language packs for Exchange 2010. The language bundle includes all packs for all supported languages.
• Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Help - This download contains a standalone version of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Help.
• Exchange Management Shell Quick Reference for Exchange 2010 - This download contains a quick reference sheet that can be used to access frequently used Exchange Management Shell cmdlets and syntax in Microsoft Exchange Server 2010.

Links Relacionados:

• The Future of Exchange Starts Here: Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Is Now Available
• Exchange 2010 SP1: More Than a Simple Upgrade
• Microsoft Releases SP1 for Exchange Server 2010
• Microsoft Exchange 2010 Service Pack 1 ships

TechNet Magazine – Agosto 2010

A edição de Agosto 2010 da TechNet Magazine já está disponível para ser lida online.

• Editor’s Note: Cloudy with a Chance of E-mail

Artigos em Destaque:

• IT Skills Development: Top 10 Essential IT Skills
• IT Skills Development: Power Up Your Windows PowerShell Skills
• Troubleshooting and Repair: Power Down, Speed Up
• Software Licensing: Track Software Usage with MAP Toolkit 5.0
• Office Communications Server 2007 R2: Backup and Restore Your OCS 2007 R2 Contacts

Colunas:

• Exchange Queue&A: Focus on Exchange Server 2010 SP1
• Windows Confidential: Hiding in Plain Sight
• Windows PowerShell: Responding to WMI Events
• The Cable Guy: The New and Improved Network Policy Server
• Toolbox: New Products for IT Professionals
• Utility Spotlight: Windows Easy Transfer for Windows 7
• Geek of All Trades: The Troubleshooting Singularity

Cached Exchange Mode in a Remote Desktop Session Host environment: planning considerations

Cached Exchange Mode in a Remote Desktop Session Host environment: planning considerations é um whitepaper técnico recentemente disponibilizado pela Microsoft.

Historically, Microsoft Outlook has only been supported in an RDSH environment when it is deployed in Online Mode and connected to a Microsoft Exchange Server. This is still the recommended configuration for Microsoft Outlook 2010 when it is deployed in an RDSH environment. However, customers who deploy Outlook 2010 now have the supported option of enabling Cached Exchange Mode when Outlook 2010 is installed in a Remote Desktop environment. Cached Exchange Mode might be ideal for deployments in which Outlook is connecting over a high latency connection to an Exchange server that is located remotely. For the relatively few users who access Outlook through a remote desktop, this might be the ideal configuration. However, Online Mode against the Exchange server is still the most scalable and optimized configuration for large deployments.

This white paper covers three major areas that you should consider when you deploy Outlook 2010 with Cached Exchange Mode in a Remote Desktop environment:

• Storage footprint
• Performance impact
• Networked Storage

Brief Description
How to accurately evaluate Outlook Cached Exchange Mode when you prepare to deploy Microsoft Office 2010 in your Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) environment.

Overview
This document is provided as an addendum to the document Remote Desktop Session Host Capacity Planning in Windows Server 2008 R2 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=196861) and is provided so that you can accurately evaluate Outlook Cached Exchange Mode when you prepare to deploy Microsoft Office 2010 in your Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) environment.

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• Exchange 2010 SP1: New-MailboxRepairRequest
• Exchange 2010 RTM schema prep fails with Exchange 2007 SP3 installed
• Exchange Certificate Expiration in EBS 2008
• Pitfalls and pathways to success
• Get-MailboxFolder is not working & Exchange Web Services…getting started
• OCS 2007 R2 and Exchange 2010 RU4: “Did the remote peer accept our certificate”?
• Generating a report on Distribution Groups and their Membership
• Archiving Questions: Do Tiered Storage and Stubbing make sense?
• Manually creating a DAG FSW for Exchange 2010
• How to Assign an SSL Certificate to Exchange Server 2010 Services
• Exchange Server 2010 “The Certificate is Invalid for Exchange Server Usage” Error
• How to Issue a SAN Certificate to Exchange Server 2010 from a Private Certificate Authority
• How to Configure a Relay Connector for Exchange Server 2010
• An Encrypted Connection to Your Mail Server is Not Available
• Anaylising the content of a PST file and reporting on the age and type of content using Powershell and WPF
• Administrator Audit Log Reports in HTML Format – Exchange 2010 SP1
• Exporting Mailboxes content using Exchange Management Console
• Video: Managed Folders in Exchange Server 2007
• Exchange 2007 SP1 – SP3 Address List Segregation Tool – Version 2.1 - .NET – Technology Preview….
• Fix for OWA always uses Light Mode for some users
• White Paper: Understanding the Relative Costs of Client Access Server Workloads In Exchange Server 2010
• Exchange Circular Logging and VSS Backups
• A Guide to Troubleshooting Outlook Certificate Warnings/Authentication Prompts in SBS 2008

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• Where Did That New Exchange 2010 Mailbox Go?
• Multiple Exchange accounts created in Outlook 2010 with existing Outlook profiles after upgrading from an earlier Office version using a custom MSP
• Exchange 2010 Compression
• Increasing Email Size Limits for your High Profile Users in Exchange 2010
• Suggested Contacts: Never lose an email address
• Exchange 2010 Management Tools Fail to Connect with HTTP Error Status 500
• Exchange 2010 Edge Transport Server Backup and Recovery
• How to Manage AD LDS on an Edge Transport Server with ADSIEdit
• Exchange 2010 Setup Error – The Exchange Server is in an Inconsistent State
• Exchange 2010 Setup Fails when MSExchangeTransport Service Won’t Start
• Parsing IIS Log ActiveSync Traffic for Information about Iphone IOS Versions Exchange 2003,2007,2010
• Using Exchange Search and AQS with EWS on Exchange 2010
• Operating a Global Messaging Environment by Using Exchange Server 2010
• Message Headers In Outlook 2010…
• Disable Email Policy Integration Mode In TMG 2010…
• Backscatter Filtering In Forefront Protection 2010 For Exchange Server…
• The Certificate Chain Did Not End In A Trusted Root; The Server Is Not Sending All Required Intermediate Certificates…
• Exchange 2010 Calendar Repair (Part 1)
• A look at the Import/Export Mailbox improvements in Exchange 2010 Service Pack 1 (Part 2)
• What is Exchange 2010 automatic mailbox distribution?
• Exchange 2010 Cross-Forest Mailbox Moves
• Summer reading fun
• Manipulating Mailbox Contents in Exchange 2010

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• Microsoft Exchange in the Cloud: Four Migration Tips
• Massive Password Reset (Microsoft Exchange Hosted Services)
• Rebuild an Exchange 2007 server after a crash
• Slideshow: Top 10 new features in Microsoft Outlook 2010
• How to install Exchange 2007 SP3 on SBS 2008
• Publishing Exchange Outlook Web App (OWA) with Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) 2010 Part 2 – Configuring TMG
• The new Hotmail is now available to everyone!
• Three new DPM 2010 whitepapers and two datasheets are now available
• Changes in Exchange 2010 SP1 Administrator Audit Logging
• Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange in-depth overview presentation
• Power to the People: Exchange 2010 SP 1 Allows Users to Reset their OWA passwords
• Unified Communications Gartner Magic Quadrant 2010
• How to use CHKSGFILES multi-threaded for faster consistency checks
• Introduction to Exchange Server 2010 Backup and Recovery
• What Needs Backing Up for Exchange Server 2010?
• Importing a Outlook Express dbx file into Exchange using the EWS managed API and powershell
• Integrating OCS Instant Messaging into Outlook Web App (Part 2)
• How to configure SSL Offloading in Exchange 2010 TechNet Wiki page
• How to Turn Off the Outlook 2010 Social Connector
• Outlook 2010 and OneNote 2010 Integration: Part 1–Email Messages
• The Facebook Provider for the Outlook Social Connector
• Printing Selected Pages of Emails in Outlook 2010
• Throttling Policy Associations in Exchange 2010 SP1
• Understanding Remote Mailbox Move and Unified Messaging

Forefront Server Protection Script Kit

Já está disponível para download o Microsoft Forefront Server Protection Script Kit.

The Forefront Protection Server Script Kit (FPSSK) is a set of interrelated Windows PowerShell scripts that you control from a single master script, the FPSSK.ps1 script file. These scripts enable you to manage the configuration of two Forefront Protection products: Forefront Protection 2010 for Microsoft Exchange Server and Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint.
The script kit enables you to capture the names of all computers running Forefront Protection 2010 in a an Active Directory domain, capture Forefront Protection 2010 configuration settings from specified computers, deploy those settings to specified computers, compare captured settings to those on specified running computers, and run basic computer status reports.

Brief Description
The Microsoft Forefront Protection Server Script Kit provides multi-server management for Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server and Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint.

Overview
The Forefront Protection Server Script Kit provides multi-server management for Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server and Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint. In addition to the ability to manage multiple Forefront Protection Servers from a single location, this Solution Accelerator provides easily extensible command-line scripts that help enable server discovery, configuration, deployment, and integration with existing management technologies. It also offers basic reporting capabilities to detect configuration drift and monitor server statistics.

Supported Protection Servers

Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server

Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint

 

Configuration Management and Reporting

Capture server configuration snapshots and push snapshots to any number of servers

Compare configuration of any number of servers or baselines

Obtain statistics from one or many servers, including information about infected files, detected malware, server health, and more

See summary and/or server detail views

 

Ease of Use

Discover Forefront Protection Servers and export information to a .CSV file

Use customizable Windows PowerShell™ scripts to enhance your existing automation
To learn more about the Forefront Protection Server Script Kit, visit the TechNet Library.
Send questions or feedback directly to the security team at secwish@microsoft.com.

TechNet Magazine – Julho 2010

A edição de Julho 2010 da TechNet Magazine já está disponível para ser lida online.

• Editor’s Note: It Can Be Easy Being Green

Artigos em Destaque:

• Going Green – Does Your Company Care?
• Is Greener Always Better?
• SharePoint 2010: Going with the Flow -- Working with SharePoint Workflows
• SharePoint 2010: Improve SharePoint 2010 Performance with RBS
• Active Directory: The UnicodePwd Mystery of AD LDS

Colunas:

• Windows PowerShell: Getting Transactional
• Windows Confidential: Beware the Balloon
• Geek of All Trades: Configure Office 2010 with the Office Customization Tool
• Toolbox: New Products for IT Professionals
• The Business of IT: 7 Steps to Improving the IT Professional Image
• The Cable Guy: Connecting to Wireless Networks with Windows 7
• SQL Q&A: Shrinking, Growing and Redesigning Databases
• Utility Spotlight: Configure Office 2010 with the Office Customization Tool

Exchange UM 2010 Troubleshooting Tool

A Microsoft disponibilizou recentemente a versão beta da ferramenta Exchange Unified Messaging Troubleshooting Tool. Para obter instruções de uso detalhadas e exemplos de utilização, invocar o comando PowerShell get-help:

Get-help Test-ExchangeUMCallFlow -detailed

Brief Description
The Exchange 2010 UM Troubleshooting Tool is used to diagnose configuration errors specific to call answering scenarios and to test whether voice mail is functioning correctly in Exchange 2010 SP1 Unified Messaging deployments.

Overview
The Exchange 2010 UM Troubleshooting Tool is an Exchange Management Shell cmdlet that you can use to diagnose configuration errors specific to call answering scenarios and to test whether voice mail is functioning correctly in both on-premises and cross-premises UM deployments. You can use this cmdlet in deployments with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 or Microsoft Communications Server "14" or in UM deployments with IP gateways or IP PBXs.
This cmdlet emulates calls and runs a series of diagnostic tests that help on-premises administrators to identify misconfigurations in telephony equipment, Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Unified Messaging settings, and connectivity issues between on-premises and cross-premises deployment of Exchange 2010 SP1 Unified Messaging.
When you run the cmdlet, it states the reason and possible solutions for issues that have been detected. It also outputs general audio quality metrics for diagnosing audio quality issues related to network connectivity such as jitter and average packet loss.

System Requirements

• Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7; Windows Server 2008 R2; Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise; Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems; Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation; Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard; Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2; Windows Vista

The components listed below must be installed on a computer running Windows 7, Windows Vista, or the 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 prior to installing the Test-ExchangeUMCallFlow cmdlet:

• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1) - Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1
• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Family Update for Windows Vista x64, and Windows Server 2008 x64 updates - Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Family Update for Windows Vista x64, and Windows Server 2008 x64
• Windows Remote Management (WinRM) 2.0 and Windows PowerShell V2 (Windows6.0-KB968930.msu) - Windows Management Framework
• Unified Communications Managed API 2.0, Core Runtime (64-bit) (UcmaRuntimeWebDownloadX64.msi)

Publishing Exchange Server 2010 with Forefront UAG 2010 and Forefront TMG 2010

Publishing Exchange Server 2010 with Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 and Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 é um documento técnico recentemente disponibilizado pela Microsoft com instruções detalhadas de como publicar o Exchange Server 2010 de forma segura na Internet.

Brief Description
This white paper provides information about publishing Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 using Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 and Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010, including how to choose between them for different scenarios, and provides specific steps you can take to configure Forefront TMG and Forefront UAG to publish Exchange 2010.

Overview
Allowing access to corporate resources from any location, perhaps using devices that are not controlled by the organization, presents additional risk to the security of the data and services being accessed. Therefore it's critical to take measures to ensure that the data is being accessed securely, which means implementing technologies such as certificates, firewalls, enforcing pre-authentication, and device or endpoint validation. This white paper provides detailed information about publishing Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 using Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 and Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010, including how to choose between them for different scenarios, and provides specific steps you can take to configure Forefront TMG and Forefront UAG to publish Exchange 2010.

O documento contém uma tabela muito interessante com as prinicpais diferenças entre publicar o Exchange Server 2010 com o UAG versus TMG:

Exchange Server 2010 Design and Architecture at Microsoft

Aqui está um excelente documento técnico que foi disponibilizado há poucas semanas: Exchange Server 2010 Design and Architecture at Microsoft, How Microsoft IT Deployed Exchange Server 2010.

Situation
With Exchange Server 2007, Microsoft IT streamlined the messaging environment through server clusters based on Windows Clustering, and a highly available, direct-attached storage technology helped ensure 99.99 percent availability. However, the costs and general limitations associated with the platforms and technologies used in the Exchange Server 2007 environment prevented Microsoft IT from efficiently meeting emerging messaging and business needs.

Solution
By replacing all servers running Exchange Server 2007 with servers running Exchange Server 2010, Microsoft IT created new opportunities to reduce costs and system complexities while increasing security and deploying new features not available in previous versions of Exchange Server.

Benefits

• Increased reliability through new high-availability technologies, such as database availability groups.
• Increased mailbox sizes through Mailbox servers equipped with cost-efficient storage solutions.
• Reduced total cost of ownership (TCO) through cost-efficient storage solutions and elimination of backups.
• Increased compliance through transport rules, litigation hold, and Information Rights Management.
• Enhanced remote access and mobility options through Client Access servers.