Exchange 2010 Mailbox Server Role Requirements Calculator v16.5

O Ross Smith IV anunciou no Microsoft Exchange Team Blog que a ferramenta Mailbox Server Role Storage Requirements Calculator foi mais uma vez actualizada, agora para a versão 16.5.

De acordo com a página de registo de actualizações, estas são as principais novidades:

 

Version 16.5 Updates

Bug Fixes

• Fixed two-node stretched DAG scenario that resulted in calculator not reporting Fixed an issue with diskpart.ps1 that prevented the script from executing.

Version 16.4 Updates

Bug Fixes

• Fixed secondary datacenter disk calculations to use the correct formula for calculating the formatted disk capacity for the transaction log disks.
• Fixed “—“ rounding logic error that could occur in the results tables of the Activation worksheet for site resilient scenarios.
• Fixed a scenario where the calculator would report there were too many copies in the secondary datacenter validation checks.

Enhancements

• Added throughput requirements information for supporting Background Database Maintenance operations.

New Functionality – Virtualization Support

New Functionality – Database Copy Distribution

Para obter instruções detalhadas sobre a utilização da ferramenta, consultem Exchange 2010 Mailbox Server Role Requirements Calculator.

Para fazer download da ferramenta, cliquem aqui.

Understanding and Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server Integration with Lync

Understanding and Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server Integration é o mais recente whitepaper técnico que cobre a integração entre o Lync Server 2010 e o Exchange Server 2010.

Please note that this document does not cover Microsoft® Lync™ 2010 instant messaging (IM) and Microsoft Exchange Outlook Web Access (OWA) integration. For details, see the following:

• “Enable Exchange 2010 SP1 Outlook Web App and IM Integration” in the Microsoft TechNet Library at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=217004
• “Configuring Lync RC and Exchange 2010 SP1 to Enable OWA as a Lync Endpoint” on Ilse Van Criekinge’s Weblog at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=217007
• “Exchange 2010 RTM/SP1 OWA IM Integration with Microsoft Lync Server 2010” on Jens Trier Rasmussen’s blog at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=217011

Overview
This document introduces you to some of the new client features that are available whenever Microsoft Lync Server 2010 communications software is integrated with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. Successfully integrating these two enterprise communications solutions can be challenging, especially considering that there are subtle differences in the way that services from each product are leveraged by Lync Server 2010 clients.

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Best Practices for Virtualizing Exchange Server 2010 with Hyper-V

Está disponível para download o whitepaper Best Practices for Virtualizing Exchange Server 2010 with Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper V.

Brief Description
The purpose of this paper is to provide guidance and best practices for deploying Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010 in a virtualized environment with Windows Server® 2008 R2 Hyper V™ technology. This paper has been carefully composed to be relevant to organizations of any size.

Overview
Many organizations today rely on some degree of virtualization. Whether it is a few virtual machines running on a single physical computer or a whole server farm across multiple root servers, virtualization optimizes investment in hardware and network infrastructure by:

• Increasing the utilization of underused hardware.
• Improving server availability.
• Reducing IT costs.

The purpose of this paper is to provide guidance and best practices for deploying Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010 in a virtualized environment with Windows Server® 2008 R2 Hyper V™ technology. This paper has been carefully composed to be relevant to organizations of any size.

Update for Outlook Social Connector 2010 (KB2441641)

Está disponível para download o último Update for Outlook Social Connector 2010 (KB2441641). Existem 2 versões para descarregar: 32-bit e 64-bit.

Brief Description
Microsoft has released an update for the Outlook Social Connector. This update provides the latest fixes to the Outlook Social Connector. Additionally, this update contains stability and performance improvements.

Overview
You can get specific information about this update in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article Update for Outlook Social Connector 2010 (KB2441641).

Actualização do filtro Junk Email do Outlook (Maio 2011)

Está disponível uma nova actualização para o filtro Junk E-mail do Outlook 2003/2007/2010.

"Esta actualização fornece ao Filtro de Correio Publicitário Não Solicitado do Microsoft Office Outlook uma definição mais actualizada das mensagens de correio electrónico que devem ser consideradas correio publicitário não solicitado."

O download está disponível para as versões Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007 e Outlook 2010 (32-bit, 64-bit), ou através do Microsoft Update. Como é habitual, está acompanhado pelo respectivo artigo da Knowledge Base:

• Descrição da Actualização para Filtro de Correio Publicitário Não Solicitado do Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 (KB2536411)
• Descrição da Actualização para Filtro de Correio Electrónico Não Solicitado do Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 (KB2536413)
• Descrição da Actualização para os conjuntos de aplicações do Microsoft Office 2010 (KB982726)

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TechNet Magazine – Abril 2011

A edição de Abril 2011 da TechNet Magazine já está disponível para leitura online.

• Editor's Note: Projects for the People

Artigos em Destaque:

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• A Guide to Deploying Microsoft Lync Server 2010
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  The Microsoft unified communications platform helps information workers stay connected across the hall or across the globe.
• Windows 7 : Deployment Dilemmas
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• Microsoft Project Server: Your Guide to Managing Project Server
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  The reintroduced Microsoft Project Server Role Guides provide just the right lenses for particular audiences to get the job done.
• SharePoint 2010 : The First 10 Years
  By Lafe Low
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• Digital Marketing: IT and the Future
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• Business Intelligence: Built-in BI
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• SQL Server: Protect Data at All Costs
  By Paul S. Randal
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  By Lance Whitney
  The Internet Explorer 9 Blocker Toolkit will help prevent any inadvertent installations of Microsoft’s latest browser.

Actualização do filtro Junk Email do Outlook (Abril 2011)

Está disponível uma nova actualização para o filtro Junk E-mail do Outlook 2003/2007/2010.

"Esta actualização fornece ao Filtro de Correio Publicitário Não Solicitado do Microsoft Office Outlook uma definição mais actualizada das mensagens de correio electrónico que devem ser consideradas correio publicitário não solicitado."

O download está disponível para as versões Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007 e Outlook 2010 (32-bit, 64-bit), ou através do Microsoft Update. Como é habitual, está acompanhado pelo respectivo artigo da Knowledge Base:

• Descrição da Actualização para Filtro de Correio Publicitário Não Solicitado do Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 (KB2522981)
• Descrição da Actualização para Filtro de Correio Electrónico Não Solicitado do Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 (KB2522999)
• Descrição da Actualização para os conjuntos de aplicações do Microsoft Office 2010 (KB982726)