30 de junho de 2007

TechEd IT Forum 2007

Ainda estamos a alguns meses do maior evento técnico realizado pela Microsoft na Europa, mas quem quiser ter direito a 300€ de desconto deverá efectuar o registo até 31 de Julho.

Informe-se sobre as últimas tecnologias e os próximos lançamentos de produtos num ambiente desenhado para aproveitar todo o seu potencial. Partilhe ideias com mais de 5000 Profissionais de TI, Gestores de Produto e especialistas da Microsoft e obtenha os esclarecimentos de que necessita sobre os produtos com que trabalha todos os dias.

  • Interaja com especialistas e avalie tecnologias da Microsoft antes de as implementar, incluindo: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, 2007 Microsoft Office System, SharePoint Server 2007, Windows Vista, Microsoft Forefront e Windows Server code name "Longhorn."

  • Saiba mais sobre os temas mais quentes com que a gestão e a produtividade da sua infra-estrutura de TI se deparam.

  • Aprenda como ultrapassar obstáculos relacionados com implementação e integração, resolução de problemas e gestão de infra-estrutura.

  • Descubra as ferramentas, a informação e os recursos que o podem auxiliar a gerir melhor a infra-estrutura da sua organização.

Desde o Microsoft System Center até ao SQL Server 2005, personalize a sua agenda de forma a cobrir as suas necessidades de informação sobre as ferramentas de infra-estrutura da Microsoft.

Não perca a oportunidade de se registar antes de 31 de Julho de 2007, data final do período "Super Early Bird" (SEB) – Poupe €300 e receba benefícios adicionais. O preço SEB é de €1,945 + 16% IVA - Refira o código SEE11555 para usufruir destas condições.


29 de junho de 2007

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Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2007 (KB935999)

A Microsoft disponibilizou o Update Rollup 3 for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. Pergunto-me quantos mais rollups vamos ter até ao lançamento do Service Pack 1...

Este Update Rollup corrige os problemas descritos nos seguintes artigos da Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  • 931328 An integer is added to the end of the legacyExchangeDN attribute of a newly created mailbox in Exchange 2007
  • 930468 The attachment is not displayed when you use Outlook 2003 to open an e-mail message that contains an attachment
  • 931842 Error message when the sender or the receiver of a meeting request has a double-byte character set (DBCS) display name in Exchange Server 2007: "The requested property was not found"
  • 932207 Error message when a user tries to open a forwarded message to accept or to deny a resource request in Exchange Server 2007: "Cannot open the free/busy information"
  • 932515 You receive a 5.2.0 non-delivery report (NDR) message when you send an e-mail message to an Exchange 2007 server that is running the Isinteg.exe tool in a dismounted mailbox store
  • 934887 DBCS characters are converted into two question marks in a forwarded e-mail message in Exchange 2007
Overview
Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2007 resolves issues that were found in Exchange Server 2007 since the software was released. This update rollup is highly recommended for all Exchange Server 2007 customers.
For a list of changes included in this update rollup see
KB935999.

This is a cumulative update rollup and replaces the following:

  • KB930809 Update Rollup 1 for Exchange Server 2007 (KB930809)
  • KB935490 Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 2007 (KB930809)

28 de junho de 2007

Webcasts de Exchange em Julho

Lista de webcasts de Exchange em Julho (source: Eileen Brown's Weblog):

TechNet Webcast: Giving the Administrator More Control with Exchange Server 2007 (Level 200)
Monday, July 02, 2007 - 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time
Chris Avis, IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032343422&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Overview of Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (Level 300)
Thursday, July 05, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time
Ed Banti, Technical Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032341340&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Introduction to Windows PowerShell Scripting in Exchange Server 2007 (Level 200)
Wednesday, July 11, 2007 - 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Pacific Time
Matt Hester, IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032343632&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Deploying and Migrating to Exchange Server 2007 (Level 200)
Wednesday, July 18, 2007 - 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Pacific Time
Keith Combs, IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032343650&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Technical Overview of Forefront Security for Exchange Server (Level 200)
Wednesday, July 25, 2007 - 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Pacific Time
Bryan Von Axelson, IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032343668&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Recipient Management, Policies, and Permissions in Exchange Server 2007 (Level 200)
Friday, July 27, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time
Kevin Remde, IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032343672&Culture=en-US

18 de junho de 2007

Management Pack for Exchange Server 2007 for MOM 2005

A Microsoft disponibilizou recentemente uma versão actualizada (08.01.0021.001) do Management Pack for Exchange Server 2007 for MOM 2005.

Brief Description
This version of the Exchange Server Management Pack monitors Microsoft Exchange Server 2007.

Overview
The Exchange Server 2007 Management Pack includes rules and scripts to monitor and report on performance, availability, and reliability of all Exchange 2007 server roles including Mailbox, Client Access, Hub Transport, Edge Transport and Unified Messaging.
The Exchange Server 2007 Management Pack for MOM 2005 topics explain how to monitor and maintain messaging resources. You can view these specific monitoring topics online in the visit the
Exchange Server 2007 Help.
Additionally, the complete Help for Exchange Server 2007 is available
here.

Release and Update History:
12/11/2006 Original product release date (Version 08.00.0685.00).
6/14/2007 Localized RTM management packs (Version 08.01.0021.001).

Instructions
To Download the Management Pack
1. Click on the link to the right, and download the Management Pack msi.
2. Double Click on the Management Pack msi and follow the instructions to extract the Management Pack files to a temporary directory.
Importing a Management Pack and Reports
You can import this Management Pack and reports using the Microsoft Operations Manager administrator console and following these steps:
1. Open the Microsoft Operations Manager administrator MMC console.
2. Expand the Microsoft Operations Manager node.
3. Right click on the Management Packs sub-node and then select the Import/Export Management Pack… option.

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16 de junho de 2007

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8 de junho de 2007

Nova actualização de ferramentas de Exchange

Já se está a tornar um hábito, todos os meses a Microsoft actualiza algumas das ferramentas de Exchange:

[UPDATE]

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6 de junho de 2007

Novos documentos de Exchange 2007

A Microsoft disponibilizou nova documentação técnica sobre o Exchange Server 2007:

  • Managing Client Access in Exchange Server 2007 - The purpose of this document is to help you manage and configure Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Client Access servers. The information in this document focuses on the features of an Exchange 2007 Client Access server. This document provides overviews of supported client protocols and features and the tasks you must perform to manage and configure them.
  • Planning for Exchange Server 2007 Client Access Servers - The purpose of this document is to help you plan your Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Client Access server deployment. The information and procedures included in this document focus on the planning considerations for the design of an Exchange 2007 Client Access server infrastructure.
  • Getting Started with Exchange Server 2007 - This document describes the features and functionality offered by Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. It also describes the basic concepts of Unified Messaging and the steps that are required to install the Unified Messaging server role. This document is designed to help users who are new to Exchange 2007 explore how they can use Unified Messaging in their Exchange organization.
  • Educating Information Workers About Exchange Server 2007 - The information and procedures in this document focus on the information worker features that can be accessed on a computer that is running Exchange Server 2007 that has the Client Access or Unified Messaging server role installed. This document provides overviews of these features and the tasks you must perform to manage and configure them.

4 de junho de 2007

Mais documentação de PowerShell

Pois é, ainda há bem pouco tempo bloguei sobre documentação técnica de PowerShell, com uma pequena compilação de recursos disponíveis, já a Microsoft disponibilizou mais umas ajudas preciosas:

Windows PowerShell Graphical Help File
View the Windows PowerShell 1.0 help (including cmdlet help and the About topics) in a fully-searchable, graphical format (a standard Windows .chm file). Also included in the help file is the VBScript to Windows PowerShell Conversion Guide.

Windows PowerShell Quick Reference
Quick reference guide to commonly-used Windows PowerShell commands. For best results, open the file in Microsoft Word, print the contents to legal-sized paper (8 inches by 14 inches), and fold the resulting printout in half, making a four-page booklet.

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1 de junho de 2007

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Windows Live Mail Beta

Já está disponível para download o Windows Live Mail Beta. Recorde-se que o anúncio desta nova versão do cliente de mail da Microsoft, seguiu-se ao lançamento oficial do Windows Live Hotmail.

O Windows Live Mail é suposto substituir o Outlook Express, o Windows Mail que acompanha o Windows Vista e ainda o já defunto Windows Live Mail desktop.

Uma interface gráfica melhorada e um melhor desempenho são os grandes argumentos para instalar esta nova versão. Eu já experimentei e, até agora, estou satisfeito.

Para mais detalhes sobre este novo produto, leia o post Windows Live Mail Beta now available for download!

27 de maio de 2007

Um pouco de história do Exchange

Estava a ler o documento An Overview of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 White Paper, quando descobri esta tabela com todas as datas de lançamento das principais releases do Exchange:



O Exchange completou recentemente o seu 11º aniversário, está a ficar mais velho e melhor!

Quanto à minha experiência pessoal, apesar de ter trabalhado com o defunto MS Mail 3.1, o meu primeiro contacto com o Exchange deu-se já na versão 5.0. Foi amor à primeira vista ;-)

E quanto aos nomes de código das várias versões do exchange? Aqui fica a tabela:

E quanto ao futuro? Bem, neste momento está já a ser desenvolvida a próxima versão, nome de código Exchange "14" (conseguem imaginar porque saltaram a 13?), que deve ver a luz do dia lá para 2010. Mas até lá relaxem e disfrutem das muitas das novas funcionalidades do exchange Server 2007.

[UPDATE]
Enquanto fazia pesquisa para este post, fiquei obviamente intrigado pelo Magma. O David Lemson da Microsoft fez o favor de me esclarecer sobre o assunto:
"Magma was the code-name for the portion of Exchange (the store, mostly) that shipped as part of SharePoint Portal Server 1.0. That product, now MOSS, switched to SQL as their store in the next release. Magma was only built with Exchange 2000 internally, since there is no remaining consumer, it is no longer being built. Magma wasn’t really a product, first because it never shipped except to SPS, and second because it was really just a portion of the store, it didn’t have its own code."
O nome Magma foi inspirado pelo filme Austin Powers.

25 de maio de 2007

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Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Shell Help

A Microsoft disponibilizou uma actualização para a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Shell Help. O download contém um ficheiro XML que deverá ser colocado na pasta de instalação do Exchange.

Brief Description
This download contains an update to the Exchange Management Shell Help

Overview
The Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Exchange Management Shell Help file helps you use cmdlets in the Exchange Management Shell to perform day-to-day administration of Exchange 2007. You can view help in the Exchange Management Shell by using the Get-Help cmdlet.

Instructions

  1. Close the Exchange Management Shell
  2. Click Download on this page to start the download, or choose a different language from the drop-down list and click Go.
  3. Do one of the following:
    - To start the installation immediately, click Open or Run this program from its current location.
    - To copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save or Save this program to disk.
  4. Install the Exchange Management Shell Help file, Microsoft.Exchange.Management-Help.xml, to the correct folder that represents your locale. The default installation location is C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\bin\en. "en" is the English language locale code. If you downloaded another language version of the Exchange Management Shell Help file, change the locale code "en" to the locale code for your language, and then install the file. For more information about locale codes, see CultureInfo Class.
  5. Open the Exchange Management Shell after you have completed installation.

23 de maio de 2007

TechNet Magazine - Edição de Junho 2007

Já está disponível online a edição de Junho da TechNet Magazine.
Desta vez o tema central é a segurança, pelo que poderão lá encontrar alguns artigos bastante interessantes, assinados por autores conceituados, tais como Steve Riley ou Mark Russinovich.
Até agora ainda não encontrei lá nada particular sobre Exchange ou messaging, mas há sempre a rúbrica do Windows PowerShell, que está de algum modo relacionada com a gestão do Exchange Server 2007.
A revista está igualmente disponível para download em formato HTML Help (.chm).

22 de maio de 2007

ESEUTIL para copiar ficheiros?

Não há administrador de Exchange que não saiba o que a ferramenta ESEUTIL pode fazer. É bastante útil para desfragmentar as bases de dados do Exchange, recuperando o espaço livre, e também para as reparar em caso de erro.
O que provavelmente muitos não saberão (eu não sabia) é que esta também é a ferramenta indicada para copiar ficheiros muito grandes através da rede, de acordo com a Performance Team da Microsoft.
A sintaxe é bastante simples: eseutil /y /d .
Para ler o post completo: Slow Large File Copy Issues.

(Fonte: blog do Flaphead)

19 de maio de 2007

Documentação técnica de Powershell

Enquanto lia o blog do Anderson Patricio, descobri que está disponível para download um novo (e grátis) Powershell book. Acho que a situação merece uma pequena compilação de documentação técnica de Powershell, disponível gratuitamente na Internet:

  • Windows PowerShell course book - This "Windows PowerShell" book will give you an introduction to Windows PowerShell as well as practical examples, in order to give you a quick introduction to this subject even if you have no significant previous scripting experience. The book is explicitly not aimed at professional scripters; the extensive Windows PowerShell help and the many Internet forums and additional literature are designed to give experts everything they need.
  • Windows PowerShell Help - chm file - A compilation of tips for Powershel by Paul Flaherty.
  • Windows PowerShell 1.0 Documentation Pack - Documentation of Windows PowerShell 1.0, which includes the Windows PowerShell Getting Started Guide, the Windows PowerShell Primer, the Windows PowerShell Language Quick Reference, and Windows PowerShell V1.0 Release Notes.
  • Introduction to the Exchange Management Shell: Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 introduces a new management platform called the Exchange Management Shell, based on Microsoft Windows® PowerShell, formerly codenamed "Monad". This document outlines the key benefits that the Exchange Management Shell provides to Exchange administrators and developers, and explains how cmdlets are structured, and how data is managed.
  • Quick Reference for Exchange Management Shell: Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 introduces a new management platform called the Exchange Management Shell, based on Microsoft Windows® PowerShell, formerly codenamed "Monad". This topic provides a list of many frequently used cmdlets, important conventions, and useful tips. The information is presented by feature area, such as recipient, transport, and database administration.

Using Exchange 2007 for Unified Messaging and Fax

A Microsoft disponibilizou para download o podcast Using Exchange 2007 for Unified Messaging and Fax.

Overview
How can you best implement the Unified Messaging (UM) features of Exchange Server 2007? Microsoft IT uses the UM features of Exchange Server 2007 to integrate voice messaging with the internal e-mail messaging environment. This content will detail the technical implementation and deployment strategy for deploying Exchange 2007 Unified Messaging features in the Microsoft enterprise messaging environment as well as answer the following questions: What is Unified Messaging and why is it a compelling service offering for Microsoft employees? What are the typical features and functions that have been deployed? What design issues do my IT specialists need to be aware of when planning to integrate Exchange Server 2007 with an existing PBX infrastructure?