Leitura de fim-de-semana

• The Impact of Windows Server 2008 on Exchange Server Environments
• Exchange backups on Windows Server 2008
• Performance of Exchange Server 2007 in a Fault Tolerant Virtual Machine
• How to Install Exchange 2007 Service Pack 2 on Windows Essential Business Server 2008
• You cannot install Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 on a Windows Small Business Server 2008-based computer
• Now's the time to get serious about Exchange 2010
• Multiple Exchange Accounts in Outlook 2010
• Some Thoughts on FBA (part 2)
• Why Aren’t My Exchange Certificates Validating?
• Exchange 2010 RC: Quick Installation Guide
• Configuring Exchange 2007 to Accept Email for Additional Domain
• Exchange Details Templates
• Exchange 2007 SP2 New Feature - VSS Plug-in
• How I install Exchange 2010 RC on Windows 2008 R2
• Exchange 2007 SP2 Released, Adds PowerShell v2 and Exchange 2010 Support
• Archive Mailbox In Exchange 2010…
• Diagnostic Logging In Exchange 2007 SP2 EMC…
• Bulk Editing In 2010 EMC…
• Phone List AD GAL update utility – An alternate to bulk imports
• Setting the Out of Office (OOF) with powershell and the EWS Managed API
• Configuring and Managing Mailbox Database in Exchange server 2010-Part 1
• Back in Bla…er…Blog! And, a little Exchange Archiving too.
• White Paper: Configuration and Mailbox Access Auditing for Exchange 2007 Organizations
• Configuring Edge Transport Server Without Edge Synchronization (Part 4)
• Using Safelist Aggregation (PART 2)
• Name that Port, Powershell Style!
• How to Create Custom Error Notifications for IP Block List Providers in Exchange 2007
• Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2007 Reach Milestones
• Announcing the release of Service Pack 2 for Exchange Server 2007!
• Tell us what you think: Silverlight for Exchange management UI?

Algumas notas sobre o Exchange Server 2007 SP2

O tão aguardado Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 está finalmente disponível para download. São muitas as novidades, mas gostaria de destacar 2 delas:

• Suporte ao Exchange Server 2010: o SP2 é um pré-requisito à instalação do Exchange Server 2010 numa organização já existente de Exchange Server 2007.
• Suporte ao Windows Server 2008 Backup: finalmente é possível efectuar cópias de segurança (VSS) ao Exchange Server 2007, utilizando a ferramenta de backup que acompanha o Windows Server 2008.

Aqui fica uma lista com as principais novidades do Exchange Server 2007 SP2, retirada do blog You Had Me At EHLO:

• Enhanced Auditing - New Exchange auditing events and audit log repository enable Exchange administrators to more easily audit the activities occurring on their Exchange servers. It allows the right balance of granularity, performance, and easy access to audited events via a dedicated audit log repository. This simplifies the auditing process and makes review of audited events easier by segregating audited events in a dedicated location.
• Exchange Volume Snapshot Backup Functionality - A new backup plug-in has been added to the product that will enable customers to create Exchange backups when a backup is invoked through the Windows Server 2008 Backup tool. Exchange Server 2007 didn't have this capability on Windows Server 2008 and additional solutions were required to perform this task.
• Dynamic Active Directory Schema Update and Validation - The dynamic AD schema update and validation feature allows for future schema updates to be dynamic deployed as well as proactively preventing conflicts whenever a new property is added to the AD schema. Once this capability is deployed it will enable easier management of future schema updates and will prevent support issues when adding properties that don't exist in the AD schema.
• Public Folder Quota Management - SP2 enables a consistent way to manage quotas by improving the current PowerShell cmdlets to perform quota management tasks.
• Centralized Organizational Settings - SP2 introduces new PowerShell option that enable centralized management of many of the Exchange organization settings.
• Named Properties cmdlets - SP2 enables Exchange administrators to monitor their named property usage per database.
• New User Interface for Managing Diagnostic Logging- SP2 enables Exchange administrators to easily configure and manage diagnostic logging from within the Exchange Management Console.

Antes de instalar o Exchange Server 2007 SP2 aconselho vivamente a leitura das release notes.
Aqui ficam algumas notas pessoais resultantes da minha experiência de instalação:

• O Windows Installer version 4.5 é um pré-requisito para a instalação do Exchange 2007 SP2 (o Windows Server 2008 SP2 inclui o Windows Installer 4.5). Depois da instalação do Windows Installer 4.5, é necessário reiniciar o servidor.
  
• O Setup Wizard valida se o Windows Installer 4.5 está ou não instalado. Em caso negativo, o seguinte erro aparecerá: 
  
  
• Como ainda estava a utilizar o Windows 2008 SP1, decidi instalar o SP2. Depois do setup do Windows 2008 SP2 ter terminado, lancei a instalação do Exchange SP2. Foi com alguma surpresa que constatei que mais um reboot era necessário: 
  
  
• As “release notes” mencionam que o schema da AD deverá ser previamente preparado em 2 ocasiões:
      a) num in-place upgrade da versão beta do Exchange 2007 SP2
      b) na 1ª instalação do Exchange 2007 SP2 numa organização 
  No meu caso (cenário b), quando instalei o SP2 pela 1ª vez, o assistente de instalação fez todo o trabalho por mim, conforme se pode comprovar nas seguintes figuras: 
  
  
  
• Aqui fica um screenshot do meu servidor com o SP2, a versão é agora a 8.2 (Build 176.2). Atenção que eu não segui a ordem de instalação recomendada: CAS > UM > Hub > Edge > Mailbox!
  

Links Relacionados:

• Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) Release Notes
• What's New in Exchange Server 2007 SP2
• System requirements for Exchange Server 2007 SP2

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• As Exchange Grows Up, It Plays More Strategic Role
• Exchange Server 2007: Doing a cross-forest migration with your hands tied behind your back
• DL Management from Outlook
• Review of the Outlook 2010 Object Model
• Announcing the Release Candidate of Forefront Security 2010 for Exchange Server
• Meeting Requests with a Preview of your Calendar
• Yahoo! Revives Pay Per Email Model to Fight Spam
• OWA- Exchange Control Panel (ECP) – Part1 RBAC
• OWA- Exchange Control Panel (ECP) – Part2 features
• Tarpitting in Exchange 2007
• Released: Exchange 2010 Release Candidate
• OWA got a name change in Exchange 2010
• Exchange 2007 Memory usage and helpful troubleshooting tips
• Remove OWA Directories in Exchange 07 for re-creating them
• Exchange 2007 installed on Domain Controller
• The DSProxy dll is required but cannot be loaded, error 'c00700c
• Using Disclaimer in Exchange Server 2010
• Using Safelist Aggregation (PART 1)
• Name that Port!
• Exchange 2007 SP1 / Windows 2008 – How to recover a deleted VCO…
• Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate Available Today!
• Exchange 2010 Release Candidate - The technical details you need to know!
• Spotlight on Exchange 2010: Receiving faxes using Exchange 2010 Unified Messaging
• Hungry for More Info on Exchange 2010? Try some Learning Snacks!

Visio stencils for IT Pro posters

Como é que eu não reparei nisto mais cedo??? Há séculos que andava à procura deste stencil de Visio!!!!

Estão a ver aquelas figuras de Visio “simplificadas” que aparecem muito na documentação técnica da Microsoft? Pois bem, estão disponíveis para download, o conjunto chama-se Visio stencils for IT Pro posters.

Overview
Download this zip file of Microsoft Office Visio stencils to create your own diagrams for models of server deployments. For examples of how the IT pro content publishing team for Microsoft Office used these shapes, see these pages:

• Supplemental documentation for Office Project Server
• Technical diagrams and other supplemental documentation for Office SharePoint Server
• Supplemental documentation for Windows SharePoint Services

Instructions
Download and uncompress .zip file

1. Download the .zip file by clicking Download.
2. Find the downloaded file on your computer.
3. Decompress the .zip file to the folder C:\Users\User_Name\Documents\My Shapes, where User_Name is your Windows user name .

The .zip file contains the following files:

• UAflowcart.vss
• UAscripting.vss
• UAsymbols-callouts.vss
• UAsymbols-grayscale.vss
• UAsymbols-orangehighlight.vss
• UAsymbols-primary.vss

Open stencils in Visio

1. Open Visio.
2. Create a new drawing.
3. On the File menu, click Shapes, point to My Shapes, and then click one of the files listed above.
4. Repeat for all six files.
5. If you want these shape stencils to open whenever you create this kind of drawing, you can save the drawing as a template.

TechNet Magazine – Setembro 2009

A edição de Setembro da TechNet Magazine já está disponível para leitura online ou, se preferirem, podem fazer download em formato  HTML Help (ficheiro .chm) para consulta posterior.

O tema da capa deste número é o System Center e a orquestração do Datacenter. Claro que não podiam faltar algumas das habituais pérolas de Exchange Server, como é o caso da coluna Exchange Q&A: A Second Look at Exchange 2010 Features and Improvements.

Do que é que estão à espera? O Exchange Server 2010 RC já chegou!

Boas notícias para todos os fãs de Exchange! O Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate já está disponível para download desde ontem.

Overview
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate helps IT Professionals achieve new levels of reliability with greater flexibility, enhanced user experiences, and increased protection for business communications.

• Flexible and reliable - Exchange Server 2010 gives you the flexibility to tailor your deployment based on your company's unique needs and a simplified way to keep e-mail continuously available for your users.
• Anywhere access - Exchange Server 2010 helps your users get more done by giving them the freedom to securely access all their communications - e-mail, voice mail, instant messaging, and more - from virtually any platform, Web browser, or device.
• Protection and compliance - Exchange Server 2010 delivers integrated information loss prevention, and compliance tools aimed at helping you simplify the process of protecting your company's communications and meeting regulatory requirements.

This software is intended for evaluation purposes only. You must accept the license terms before you are authorized to use the software. There is no product support for this trial software. You are welcome to participate in the forums to share your trial experiences with others and to ask for advice.

System Requirements

• Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2008; Windows Server 2008 R2; Windows Vista

• Operating System for Installing Management Tools: The 64-bit editions of Windows Vista® SP2 or later, or Windows Server® 2008 SP2.
• PC: x64 architecture-based computer with Intel processor that supports Intel 64 architecture (formerly known as Intel EM64T) or AMD processor that supports the AMD64 platform.

Additional requirements to run Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate

• Memory - Minimum of 4 gigabytes (GB) of RAM per server plus 5 megabytes (MB) of RAM recommended for each mailbox
• Disk space
  • At least 1.2 GB on the drive used for installation
  • An additional 500 MB of available disk space for each Unified Messaging (UM) language pack that you plan to install
  • 200 MB of available disk space on the system drive
• Drive - DVD-ROM drive, local or network accessible
• File format - Disk partitions formatted as NTFS filing systems
• Monitor - Screen resolution 800 x 600 pixels or higher

Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate Prerequisites
If these required prerequisites are not already installed, the Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate setup process will prompt and provide links to the installation locations; Internet access will be required if the prerequisites are not already installed or available on a local network.

• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
• Windows PowerShell v2.0

Actual requirements will vary based on system configuration and specific features installed. For more detailed system requirements, please refer to the Exchange Server 2010 Technical Documentation Library. For a list of Windows Server 2008 requirements, visit http://technet.microsoft.com/windowsserver/2008.

Links Relacionados:

• Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate Available Today!
• Exchange 2010 Release Candidate - The technical details you need to know!
• Microsoft Exchange 2010 hits final beta
• Exchange 2010 RC download glitch fixed

Forefront Security 2010 for Exchange Server RC

A Microsoft disponibilizou recentemente o Forefront Security 2010 for Exchange Server Release Candidate.

Brief Description
Microsoft Forefront Security 2010 for Exchange Server provides fast and effective protection against malware and spam by including multiple scanning engines from industry-leading security partners. It also integrates with Forefront Online Security for Exchange to provide the defense-in-depth benefits of hosted and on-premise filtering in a single solution.

Overview
Forefront Security 2010 for Exchange Server provides fast and effective detection of viruses, worms, spyware, and spam by integrating multiple scanning engines from industry-leading security partners. Its comprehensive messaging protection also prevents out-of-policy content from entering or leaving your network using content filtering. Through integration with Exchange Server and core Microsoft infrastructure technologies, Forefront Security 2010 for Exchange Server provides high performance, easily customized antivirus and antispam optimized for Exchange environments. It also integrates with Forefront Online Security for Exchange to provide the defense-in-depth benefits of hosted and on-premise filtering in a single solution.

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• Microsoft Exchange 2010 beta 1: Review
• When OWA's default configurations aren't good enough
• Obtaining and verifying SSL certificates in Exchange Server
• Configuring and managing the Pickup Directory-Part 2
• Outlook 2007 Programming Bug – Adding Categories
• Mailbox Permissions: Pulling Back the Curtain...
• New update of the Forefront Server Security and Antigen documentation on TechNet
• Introducing MailTips
• Outlook for Mac to Ship With Next Version
• Understanding Blocklist Providers
• Configuring Message and Mailbox Limits in Exchange 2007
• Uncovering the new Exchange 2007 SP2 Volume Snapshot (VSS) Plug-in (Part 2)
• Moving from MDaemon to Exchange Server 2003/2007 (Part 6)
• Preventing Exchange Activesync Direct Push when roaming
• An additional consideration for Exchange log file drive sizing…
• Exchange 2007 SP1 - /recoverCMS and version errors.
• I accidentally deleted an Exchange 2007 clustered resource…what should I do?
• Exchange 2010: Changes to Fax Handling

Microsoft Entourage 2008 for Mac, Web Services Edition

O Microsoft Entourage 2008 for Mac, Web Services Edition saiu de Beta e já pode ser descarregado a partir do Microsoft Download Center.

Brief Description
To take advantage of the latest innovations that Exchange 2007 has to offer, Entourage 2008, Web Services Edition uses Exchange Web Services to communicate with Exchange Server. In this update, Entourage uses Exchange Web Services to provide several calendaring improvements. The update includes support for notes, tasks, and category synchronization with the Exchange Server.

Overview
Microsoft Entourage 2008 for Mac, Web Services Edition uses Exchange Web Services as the primary protocol to communicate with Exchange Server. In addition to several calendaring improvements, this new version of Entourage synchronizes notes, tasks, and categories with Exchange Server. This update also enables logging that can be used for diagnostic purposes. For detailed information about this update, see the IT Pros section of the Microsoft Web site.
Applies to: Office 2008, Entourage 2008, Office 2008 Special Media Edition.

Instructions
To install this update
Caution If you want to go back to the earlier version of Entourage after you install Entourage 2008, Web Services Edition, you have to remove the complete Office 2008 application.

1. Print this page if you want to use it as a reference when you are offline.
2. Quit any applications that are running, including all Office applications, Microsoft Messenger, and Office Notifications, because they might interfere with installation.
3. Make sure that your computer meets the minimum system requirements.
4. Click Download, or click the link for the language version that you want.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to save the file to your hard disk. If you are using Safari, the downloaded file is saved to the desktop unless you specified a different location in the Preferences dialog box of Safari. To check your preferences, on the Safari menu, click Preferences, and then click General.
6. Double-click the file that you downloaded in step 5 to put the Entourage 2008, Web Services Edition Update on your desktop, and then double-click the Entourage 2008, Web Services Edition Update to open it. This step might have been performed for you.
7. In the Entourage 2008, Web Services Edition Update window, follow the instructions on the screen to start the installation process.

Note You cannot run Entourage 2008 for Mac and Entourage 2008 for Mac, Web Services Edition, on the same computer. Also, during the installation process, your Entourage 2008 identity is not imported or upgraded automatically for use with Entourage 2008, Web Services Edition. You must import from the existing identity. When you first launch the new version of Entourage, you will have the option to import your existing Entourage 2008 identity. For detailed information about this update, see the IT Pros section of the Microsoft Web site.

To remove this update
Quit all applications before you run Remove Office. Also, you must have administrative credentials on the computer to remove Office.

1. Open/username/Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/Additional Tools/Remove Office/, and then double-click Remove Office.
2. Follow the instructions to remove Office.
3. On the Finder menu, click Empty Trash.

If you want to reinstall an earlier version of Office 2008 for Mac, you have to reinstall the complete Office 2008 suite from the Office 2008 for Mac disk. You will also have to import your Entourage 2008 identity from the archived Entourage 2008 database. You cannot use your Entourage 2008, Web Services Edition identity with the earlier version of Office 2008 for Mac.

Recursos Técnicos de certificados SAN

Embora os certificados SAN não sejam uma tecnologia propriamente recente, não posso deixar de pensar que os lançamentos do Exchange Server 2007 e do Office Communications Server 2007 trouxeram este tipo de certificados para as luzes da ribalta.

Como algumas pessoas ainda encaram os certificados SAN como bichos de sete cabeças, a comunidade técnica está permanentemente a publicar novos documentos e a desenvolver ferramentas bastante úteis que permitem simplificar as tarefas de criação e gestão deste tipo de certificados.

Recentemente, enquanto lia os blogs Pro-Exchange e TelnetPORT25, deparei-me com estes 2 fantásticos recursos técnicos sobre o tema que gostaria agora de partilhar com toda a gente:

• The Shortcut Guide to Subject Alternative Name Certificates - The Shortcut Guide to Subject Alternative Name Certificates provides information about SAN certificates to show how they can be used in a variety of technologies. These special certificates allow multiple hosts to use the same certificate, avoiding the costs of obtaining, deploying, and managing multiple nearly-identical certificates. This guide will explore what SAN certificates are, how they work, and how they can help you deploy server farms more efficiently. You may even discover that you already have SAN certificates available that can be put to good use with no additional expense!
  
• Exchange 2007 CSR Portable SAN Generation Tool - For many of us, we are just looking for a simple means to create an SSL certificate for our Client Access Servers which the DigiCert tool certainly offers, however – if like me you find (or found) yourself in the position where you have no direct access to the Internet from the Client Access Server (either for security reasons, or you are working on a machine with no web connection) you will have to remember the PS1 command syntax to generate the CSR. For situations like the above I decided to write the Exchange 2007 SAN CSR Generator which is a small Application based around the .NET 2.0 Framework which fits quite nicely on a USB pen or other media that you might use during the course of your Exchange endeavours.

ACTUALIZADO: Ferramentas de migração de Lotus Notes para Exchange 2003

A Microsoft actualizou algumas das suas ferramentas de migração de Lotus Notes para Exchange Server 2003.

• Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Migration Wizard for Lotus Notes v.06.05.8131 - The Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Migration Wizard for Lotus Notes supports the migration of Lotus Domino R5 and R6 mailboxes and associated Domino directory information to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 Active Directory. This tool replaces the Migration Wizard that ships with Exchange Server 2003 (including SP2), and includes improved retention of contents and Unicode characters during the migration from Domino to Exchange Server 2003.
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Connector for Lotus Notes v.06.05.8131 - The Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Connector for Lotus Notes supports messaging and calendaring interoperability between Lotus Domino R5/R6 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 Active Directory. This tool replaces the Connector that ships with Exchange Server 2003 (including SP2), and includes several updates to support better message fidelity when routing email between Exchange and Domino, support of iNotes and Domino Web Access clients, enhanced Unicode support and reliability.
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Calendar Connector for Lotus Notes v.06.05.8131 - The Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Calendar Connector for Lotus Notes supports the sharing of calendar free/busy schedules between Lotus Domino R5 and R6 and Exchange Server 2003. This tool replaces the Calendar Connector that ships with Exchange Server 2003 (including SP2), and is designed to be used with the Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Connector.

Actualização do filtro Junk Email do Outlook (Agosto 2009)

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

"This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail."

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

• Description of the Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Junk Email Filter (KB972691)
• Description of the Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter (KB972688)

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• Updating Exchange and OCS part deux
• Exchange Server 2007 support ends at Windows Server 2008
• Microsoft Exchange 2007 SP2 installation is blocked on Windows SBS 2008
• Publishing Exchange 2007 Autodisover in ISA 2006 – Part 2
• Prepare now for an upcoming change in Kaspersky Antivirus Technology
• Downloading Antigen 9.0 with SP2
• Office Web Apps complement, not replace, Office
• Why is it Really So Hard to Tackle Spam?
• Exchange 2007: OWA Themes Selection
• Back Pressure Feature In Exchange 2007 Transport Servers…
• How Offline Address Book Works In Exchange 2007…
• Conversation View In OWA 2010…
• Twitter your Exchange Calendar reminders using Powershell and the EWS Managed API
• MSExchangeFBPublish 8207 Error
• CAC Enabled Login
• The Case of the Mysterious Exchange Server Hang
• Uncovering the new Exchange 2007 SP2 Volume Snapshot (VSS) Plug-in (Part 1)
• Configuring Edge Transport Server Without Edge Synchronization (Part 3)
• Mainstream support and Extended support, how about Exchange?
• Exchange 2007 CSR Portable SAN Generation Tool…
• Exchange Partners Share Their Enthusiasm for Exchange 2010
• Service Pack 2 Preview: Get-NamedProperty

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• Digging deeper into Exchange Server 2010
• Noteworthy post-SP2 Outlook 2007 update for Windows 7 users and those experiencing slow performance after installing Office 2007 SP2
• Spamhaus Update
• Introducing Quick Steps
• Delegates not receiving meeting requests on Exchange 2007
• Some thoughts about applications sending SMTP messages to Exchange
• Export and Import mailboxes to PST files in Exchange 2007
• Relocate the ADAM (Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS))
• Exchange 2007: Database Statistics in Powershell
• Address Rewriting in Exchange 2007
• Configuring Database Availability Group In Exchange 2010…
• Exchange Server 2010 favorite feature
• Address Lists in Exchange 2007 (Part 2)
• Configuring Edge Transport Server Without Edge Synchronization (Part 2)
• OUTBOX: Setting ‘Don’t Crawl On Me’ via Outlook’s object model
• How to Tell Which Version of PowerShell is Installed
• More than 4.7 million users move to Exchange from Notes
• Q&A: The storage implications of Exchange 2010
• Moving the Database location in a DAG

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• Exchange 2007 SP1 Update Available, SP2 Coming Soon
• Troubleshooting Outlook Error 287570
• Using Powershell to Import multiple PST files into Exchange 2007
• Microsoft admits it tested SQL Server as store for Exchange 2010
• Running Unified Messaging on Windows Essential Business Server 2008
• Capacity Planning for Exchange
• Failover Clusters, Performance Counters, and PowerShell
• Exchange UM – Disabling Missed Call Notifications
• Get-MsxServerPLUS.ps1 v1.24
• MAPI in the registry (Or, setting the "use HTTP first" boxes via VBScript)
• Announcing Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview
• What’s up with my Inbox in Outlook 2010?!
• Connecting to Hotmail accounts in Outlook 2010
• EAS: King of Sync?
• 7 Major Sources of Spam on the Internet
• How do spammers get your email address?
• Downloading the OAB takes for every or you are repeated over and over for credentials when running Exchange 2007 on Windows Server 2008.
• Shared Mailbox added in outlook profile but, where will Sent Item be saved?
• OWA 2010 Part1 – Inbox
• Gather Organizational Info In Exchange 2010 Console...
• Database Name In Exchange 2010...
• Setting single line view in OWA for a folder via Powershell using the EWS Managed API
• Creating Sticky Notes in the EWS Managed API from Powershell
• How to collect per request Performance Stats for IIS on Exchange 2007
• ESE, SQL and your feedback!
• Troubleshooting Exchange 2007 Store Log/Database growth issues
• Moving from MDaemon to Exchange Server 2003/2007 (Part 4)
• Moving from MDaemon to Exchange Server 2003/2007 (Part 5)
• Deploying Exchange 2007 Multi-site CCR Clusters Do's and Don'ts (part 4)
• Configuring Edge Transport Server Without Edge Synchronization (Part 1)
• Your Out of Office settings cannot be displayed, because the server is currently unavailable. Try again later. ?!?
• Your Exchange Server administrator has blocked the version of Outlook that you are using...?
• Exchange Database Size and Limits
• Outlook Whenever Wherever – Outlook Anywhere (Shakira, Shakira) – Part 1: DNS Domains and SSL Planning…
• FYI: DeleteItem behavior, Exchange 2010 SDKs, EWS performance and SyncFolderItems, and Named Property Mapping in Exchnage 2007+
• Enabling Standby Continuous Replication to use an alternate network interface in Exchange 2007 SP1
• SQL Server for Exchange: Tested and Rejected
• Troubleshooting Exchange Store Log and/or Database growth issues

Update Rollup 9 for Exchange Server 2007 SP1

O Update Rollup 9 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 foi recentemente disponibilizado.

Overview
Update Rollup 9 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) resolves issues that were found in Exchange Server 2007 SP1 since the software was released. This update rollup is highly recommended for all Exchange Server 2007 SP1 customers.
For a list of changes that are included in this update rollup, see KB970162.
This update rollup does not apply to Exchange Server 2007 Release To Manufacturing (RTM). For a list of update rollups applicable to Exchange Server 2007 RTM, refer to the section Update rollups for Exchange Server 2007 RTM in the Knowledge Base article KB937052.
This is a cumulative update rollup and replaces the following:

• KB945684 Update Rollup 1 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (KB945684)
• KB948016 Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (KB948016)
• KB949870 Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (KB949870)
• KB952580 Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (KB952580)
• KB953467 Update Rollup 5 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (KB953467)
• KB959241 Update Rollup 6 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (KB959241)
• KB960384 Update Rollup 7 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (KB960384)
• KB968012 Update Rollup 8 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (KB968012)

De acordo com informação publicada no blog da equipa de Exchange da Microsoft, estas são as principais correcções:

1. KB 969911 - This is bug likely to affect customers who have deployed the Messaging Records Management feature and have specified a storage limit for a managed folder. After a move mailbox, the property which marks the folders as managed is not preserved.
2. KB 968621 - Store stops responding under certain conditions when scheduled backup is canceled and online maintenance is in progress.
3. KB 945877 - Performance improvements to eseutil when it verifies the checksum of transaction logs.
4. Support for Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controllers in the environment (Note: Exchange Server 2007 itself is not supported to be installed on a Windows Server 2008 R2 system.
5. KB 968715 - This bug is likely to affect customers who have deployed CAS-CAS proxying. When a user selects This is a public or shared computer or This is a private computer on the Outlook Web Access logon page, this value is not maintained  between the CAS servers when the request is proxied. This bug will most likely affect customers with Internet facing CAS sites which proxy the requests to internal sites. Now the bug was that we defaulted to private access irrespective of the option selected by the user. Outlook Web Access has the following features which allow the administrator to control access of users depending on the logon type.:
   • Public and Private Computer File Access
   • WebReady Document Viewing

After deploying this rollup, the logon type will now be correctly maintained between CAS servers if the request is proxied.
Administrators should watch out for scenarios where they have configured different behavior based on the logon type and required users to select the private computer option to access files, but users were able to access files without selecting the private computer option due to this bug. These users will now be unable to do so because we fixed the bug.

Como é habitual, usei as minhas máquinas virtuais como cobaias e o resultado foi bastante satisfatório!

Links Relacionados:

• Update Rollup 9 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 has been released
• Description of Update Rollup 9 for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

Actualização do filtro Junk Email do Outlook (Julho 2009)

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

"This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail."

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

• Description of the Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Junk Email Filter (KB971933)
• Description of the Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter (KB971931)

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• New Exchange 2007 Management Pack and Keeping Old Management Pack Data
• Virtualizing Exchange Server 2007 -- Where it works
• Tutorial: Troubleshoot Microsoft Outlook Web Access problems
• Get all your e-mail in one place!
• Removing Old Emailaddresses/ProxyAddresses in Exchange 2007
• msExchTargetBridgeheadServersDN and msExchSourceBridgeheadServersDN Errors with Routing Group Connectors
• Top Ten Anti-Spam Tips for Business
• Exchange 2010: ‘Send As’ and ‘Send on Behalf Of’ in OWA
• How to: Setup Read Only Mailbox in Exchange 2003/2007
• An Introduction to Exchange 2007 Backup and Recovery (Part 2)
• Cluster Continous Replication Network Design
• Testing SCR in a Production Environment (Part 4)
• Deploying Exchange 2007 Multi-site CCR Clusters Do's and Don'ts (part 3)
• Troubleshooting a busy Exchange server that is not so busy
• IISADMPWD Change Password application in mixed Exchange 2003/2007 environments
• Are you serious about Exchange 2007 Security ?
• Great tool : Forms Based Authentication Editor
• Remote PowerShell in Exchange 2010
• Large Message Processing in Exchange, Part 1: Prevention and Planning
• Troubleshooting Move-Mailbox operations in Exchange 2007 that fail due to an attribute "Being Too Long"

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• What services do I need at my disaster recovery and backup location for my Exchange Server environment, other than mailbox servers?
• Offline Address Book Generation Fails on a Server That Is Running Exchange 2007 Cluster Continuous Replication
• Using Mobile Device Manager 2008 server roles in Exchange 2007
• Creating Meeting Workspaces in MOSS 2007 and Outlook 2007
• High level Exchange 2010 architecture
• Exchange 2007 OWA via ISA RSA – Authentication Delegation
• Now Available – Antigen and Forefront server security service packs!
• Some Thoughts on FBA (part 1)
• Comparing PowerShell Switch Parameters with Boolean Parameters
• Protecting Exchange Server 2007 Distribution Groups from Spam
• Exchange Server 2010 and Windows Mobile 6.1/6.5 Videos
• What to Do If You Lose Quorum (Server Clusters: Majority Node Set Quorum)
• Placement of the File Share Witness (FSW) on a Geographically Dispersed CCR Cluster
• Global Address list shows the legacyExchangeDN instead of the email address
• Exchange 2007 SCW and Windows 2008 SP2?
• Kudos to the Exchange Documentation team
• OWA Exchange 2010 New look and Features and Improvements
• VIDEO: Update-Safelist
• Moving from MDaemon to Exchange Server 2003/2007 (Part 3)
• Setting up a Windows 2008 cluster where nodes reside in a disjointed DNS namespace…
• Spotlight on Exchange 2010: Voice Mail Preview - Part 1: Introduction

Antigen e Forefront para Exchange com SP2

A Microsoft acaba de disponibilizar novas actualizações dos seus produtos de segurança para o Exchange Server.

The service packs introduce technology that will notify customers of engine changes – including the addition or elimination of engines – and allow administrators to update their engine configurations without having to deploy any new product updates. This update allows customers to accommodate engine changes effortlessly, helping maintain the high level of security provided in the Forefront server security products.
As an example of Microsoft’s commitment to continual improvement of our malware detection leadership, we are investing in new antispam technology through a partnership with Cloudmark that will provide an overall better antispam experience including higher detection rates, lower false positives, and improved submission and service experience. The Cloudmark engine is now included in latest service pack releases of Antigen for Exchange with Antigen Spam Manager 9.0 and Antigen for SMTP Gateways with Antigen Spam Manager 9.0 products as Beta while it undergoes customer trials.

• Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server with Service Pack 2: Forefront Security for Exchange Server integrates multiple scan engines from industry-leading security firms into a comprehensive, layered solution, helping protect your Microsoft Exchange Server messaging environments from viruses, worms, spam, and inappropriate content. Features include antimalware engine amendments and rollup of software fixes.
  Note:
  • Forefront Security for Exchange users who are running Exchange 2007 RTM and wish to upgrade to Exchange 2007 SP1 must first upgrade to Forefront Security for Exchange to the service pack 2 version.
  • For more information on antimalware engine amendments, refer to Antimalware Engine Notifications and Developments site
• Microsoft Antigen for Exchange with Antigen Spam Manager with SP2: The Messaging Security Suite includes Antigen for Exchange with Spam Manager, Antigen for SMTP Gateways with Spam Manager, and provides server-level protection against the latest e-mail threats. Features include antimalware engine amendments, support for new antispam engine from Cloudmark and rollup of software fixes.
  Note:
  • For more information on antimalware engine amendments, refer to Antimalware Engine Notifications and Developments site
• Microsoft Antigen for SMTP Gateways with Antigen Spam Manager with SP2: The Messaging Security Suite includes Antigen for Exchange with Spam Manager, Antigen for SMTP Gateways with Spam Manager, and provides server-level protection against the latest e-mail threats. Features include antimalware engine amendments, support for new antispam engine from Cloudmark and rollup of software fixes.
  Note:
  • For more information on antimalware engine amendments, refer to Antimalware Engine Notifications and Developments site

Links Relacionados:

• Now Available – Antigen and Forefront server security service packs!
• Description of Forefront Security for Exchange Server with Service Pack 2
• Description of Antigen 9.0 with Service Pack 2

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• Control Outlook 2007 in cached mode settings with group policies
• Exchange Server 2007 SP2 reinstates built-in backup capabilities
• Exchange Server 2007 Backup and Recovery Part 3 - Transport Servers
• How well does your smartphone support your Exchange server?
• Creating a new SSL certificate in Exchange 2007 CAS
• test-Imapconnectivity together with PS1,VBS and R2
• The Power of Word in Outlook
• Report: Spam Levels Continue To Surge
• Tech Ed 2009 Video Interviews with Exchange Folks
• Exchange Server 2010 Archiving and Retention (06-10-09) Questions and Answers Log
• Spotlight on Exchange 2010: Call Answering Rules (Part I) - Creating your first Call Answering Rule
• Upcoming Microsoft Certified Master Dates Announced
• Spotlight on Exchange 2010: Delivery Reports Part II (for Administrators)
• The iPhone 3GS and Exchange
• FYI: Can’t use Exchange Impersonation with GetUserOofSettings, SetUserOofSettings, or GetUserAvailability
• Testing SCR in a Production Environment (Part 3)
• Deploying Exchange 2007 Multi-site CCR Clusters Do's and Don'ts (part 2)
• Exchange 2010 & New Futures
• Text Message Notification Exchange 2010
• Windows 7 and Direct Access: The Anywhere Experience
• An Introduction to Exchange 2007 Backup and Recovery (Part 1)
• Using Email Marketing the Right Way

Microsoft Exchange Server User Monitor [v14.00.0611.003]

O Microsoft Exchange Server User Monitor v14.00.0611.003 está disponível para download.

Brief Description
Enables system administrators to view and evaluate individual users' usage and experience with Microsoft Exchange Server.

Overview
Use the Microsoft Exchange Server User Monitor to gather real-time data to better understand current client usage patterns, and to plan for future work. Administrators can view several items, including IP addresses used by clients, versions and modes of Microsoft Office Outlook, and resources such as CPU usage, server-side processor latency, and total latency for network and processing. Works with Microsoft Exchange Server 2000, 2003 and 2007.

Tech·Ed Europe 2009

Já é possível efectuar o registo para o Microsoft Tech•Ed Europe 2009.

Este ano o evento decorre de 9 a 13 de Novembro em Berlim e retoma o modelo antigo de juntar Developers e IT Pros numa mesma semana.

Tech·Ed Europe 2009 will be focused into a single week for both the developer and IT professional communities

The change in format back to a combined event is based on feedback from both our developer and IT professional audiences who in this time of economic uncertainty prefer a single week activity.

For more than 16 years, Tech·Ed Europe has provided our customers the best technical education event in the industry and we look forward to continuing to deliver the great content, education and connection opportunities.

WHAT EVERYONE CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT

• MICROSOFT WINDOWS 7 - Learn about Microsoft's next-generation operating system
  Come and hear about the advancements Windows 7 brings to user productivity, security and PC management - all of which save businesses time and money.

• MICROSOFT OFFICE and new ways to maximise business productivity
  This year's Office System track will help you deploy, adopt and develop on business productivity applications. Learn about deploying Microsoft Office to your users, building pervasive Microsoft Office SharePoint solutions and managing your work with Microsoft Business Productivity Visio.

WHAT IT PROFESSIONALS CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT

• VIRTUALISATION that helps leverage existing investments
  Get an in-depth understanding of today’s low-cost virtualisation technologies and how they can help you make the most of your current software and hardware investments.

• HOSTING for economies of scale
  Learn how to take advantage of Microsoft’s hosted services to scale your IT department’s communications and collaboration offering. You’ll also lower your hardware, management and power costs.

• UNIFYING to reduce costs and help increase efficiencies
  Truly unified communications create a single communication infrastructure. That means you can reduce costs for PBX enhancements while improving productivity through unified inboxes along with rules that help workers manage interruptions.

• DEPLOYMENT - maximise your existing IT infrastructure and do more with what you've got
  In economic times like these, it's important to get maximum value out of your existing IT infrastructure. What you learn at Tech·Ed Europe 2009 can help you ensure that your infrastructure works as efficiently and productively as possible.

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• Named Properties, What Lies Ahead...
• Forefront Online Security for Exchange (FOSE) version 9.1 is released
• Living in Outlook: Voting Buttons
• Google Apps Sync Disables Outlook Search
• UPDATE: Microsoft Finds Bug in Google's Sync for Outlook
• Antispam Frameworks Explained
• Exchange 2010 new Management Features with Astrid McClean
• Exchange Impersonation vs. Delegate Access
• Exchange 2007 SP1 certificate generation
• How To: Open Shared Calendar in OWA
• Simple Exchange Email client for Powershell using the EWS Managed API~
• Exchange 2007: One or more users cannot be added to the folder access list. Non-local users cannot be given rights on this server
• Moving from MDaemon to Exchange Server 2003/2007 (Part 2)
• Using an Exchange 2007 Edge Server as the Mail Relay of an Exchange 2003 Organization (Part 2)
• White Paper: Comparing the Power Utilization of Native and Virtual Exchange Environments
• Geneva, Exchange Online

Recursos de formação em Exchange Server

A Microsoft lançou recentemente o Exchange Server Training Portal, um site repleto de recursos de aprendizagem do novíssimo Exchange Server 2010 e também do Exchange Server 2007.

Tal como o Scott chama a atenção, não percam esta oferta especial: Clinic 6899: Exploring Features of Exchange Server 2010.

 

 

 

 

Outro site interessante é o Microsoft Learning Snacks:

“Learning Snacks are short, interactive presentations about popular topics created by Microsoft Learning experts. Each Snack is delivered by using innovative Microsoft Silverlight technology and includes various media, such as animations and recorded demos. At the end of each free presentation, you can view more Snacks, learn more about the topic, or visit a related Web site.”

Neste momento existem disponíveis 2 snacks de Exchange Server 2010:

• High Availability and Storage in Exchange Server 2010: For most organizations, flexible and cost-effective communication tools are important factors for meeting goals such as high availability and enhanced database recovery. Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 helps organizations achieve these goals with a simplified, unified framework that helps them lower their costs and enhance business productivity. This Learning Snack explains how mailbox availability is achieved in Exchange server 2010 and how the new and improved database recovery and storage features help organizations manage their Exchange environment better.
• Unified Messaging in Exchange Server 2010: Today, one of the topmost priorities for most organizations is to enable users to communicate and connect with others anytime quickly and easily. To meet this need and at the same time reduce costs, many organizations are now adopting Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 to take advantage of the enhanced unified messaging feature. Unified messaging provides users with flexible and powerful new ways of accessing information and increasing productivity. This Learning Snack explains how unified messaging works and also describes its architecture. In addition, it describes the voice mail integration feature of Exchange Server 2010.

Exchange Server 2007 MP for OpsMgr 2007 R2

O tão esperado Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 (nativo) chegou finalmente. O único “senão” é que este MP requer o OpsMgr 2007 R2, não pode ser usado com a versão anterior.

Brief Description
This Management Pack includes an extensive set of monitoring including synthetic transactions to effectively monitor Exchange 2007 and report on performance, availability, and reliability of its server roles.

Overview
The Exchange Server 2007 Management Pack is designed to monitor Exchange 2007 key health indicators, collect Exchange component-specific performance counters in one central location, and raise alerts for operator intervention as necessary. By detecting, sending alerts, and automatically responding to critical events, this Management Pack helps indicate, correct, and prevent possible service outages or configuration problems, allowing you to proactively manage Exchange servers and identify issues before they become critical. The Management Pack monitors and provides alerts for automatic notification of events indicating service outages, performance degradation, health monitoring, and centralized management.
Note: This Management Pack requires Operations Manager 2007 R2.

Feature Summary

• A number of synthetic transactions ensure the Exchange servers are available and responding in a timely manner. The synthetic transactions are maintenance-mode aware, so that if the target of a transaction is in maintenance mode, the source will not run the transaction, and not alert unnecessarily.
• This Management Pack includes a Management Pack template that provides a wizard-like interface for configuring synthetic transactions against Outlook Web Access (OWA), Exchange ActiveSync, Web Services, POP3, and IMAP.
• This Management Pack includes a Management Pack template that provides a wizard-like interface for configuring mail flow synthetic transactions between agent-managed Exchange 2007 Mailbox servers.
• This Management Pack provides 30+ reports specific to Exchange 2007 that track availability and performance compared to service level objectives. For the list of reports and for more information about the reports, see the Management Pack Guide.
• All the synthetic transactions in this Management Pack use an Operations Manager 2007 R2 hosting feature for Windows PowerShell technology that provides a performance improvement when running synthetic transactions.
• A significant number of rules and monitors that are not actionable or may be noisy are disabled. Note that many of these rules are still in the Management Pack so that you can enable them if necessary.
• Support for monitoring any number of Exchange organizations using a single Operations Manager 2007 management group.
• Full support for Microsoft clustered configurations. For more details, see the Management Pack Guide.
• Discovery of Exchange 2007 server roles is disabled by default, and no Exchange 2007 monitoring is applied by default. This allows you to discover and monitor your servers gradually, as well as tune the Management Pack as you bring more agent-managed Exchange 2007 servers into the Operations Manager environment.

Actualização do filtro Junk Email do Outlook (Junho 2009)

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

"This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail."

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

• Description of the Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Junk Email Filter (KB970012)
• Description of the Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter (KB970011)

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• File Filtering for Specific Users in FSE
• Installing Exchange 2007 on Server Core 2008 R2
• Running Exchange 2007 Virtually
• Is SAN storage supported in Microsoft Exchange Server 2010?
• Introducing the Exchange 2010 Beta SDKs
• Troubleshooting Error Code 0×8004011b
• Recording Custom Exchange UM Auto Attendant Prompts
• Configuring Custom Exchange UM Auto Attendant Prompts (Part 1)
• Cross-Forest Mailbox Move Changes in Exchange 2010
• A Note on Recent Phishing Attacks Against Outlook Users
• Thinking about Exchange 2010? Understand the Prerequisites
• Working with the Exchange Management Shell
• Macs discover AutoDiscover: Exchange Server Support in Snow Leopard
• User Self-Service: Message Tracking from OWA
• Downloading Attachments and Exporting Email as eml files in the EWS Managed API using Powershell
• Using SearchFilter and other Nested Types in the EWS Managed API from Powershell
• Enable-ContinuousReplicationHostName Error
• Automating Jetstress…
• PS Sent Mail Script
• How to Export Mailbox into PST Exchange 2007
• Deploying Exchange 2007 Multi-site CCR Clusters Do's and Don'ts (part 1)
• VIDEO: Creating managed folders - Part 2
• Do you need the Exchange Management Shell?
• Failure of FSW Causes Cluster Group to Failover
• Evicting an Exchange 2007 clustered node.
• When to use restore-storagegroupcopy with the –force switch and standby continuous replication (SCR)
• Exchange 2007 SP1 CCR / LCR / SCR – Transaction Log Roll
• Exchange 2010: No 32-Bit for You
• Spotlight on Exchange 2010: Delivery Reports
• Spotlight on Exchange 2010: E-mail Moderation
• Named Properties, Round 2: What lies Ahead
• Video: High Availability in Exchange Server 2010 - Part 4

TechNet Magazine – Julho 2009

A edição de Julho da TechNet Magazine já está disponível para leitura online ou, se preferirem, podem fazer download em formato  HTML Help (ficheiro .chm) para consulta posterior..

A capa remete-nos para o artigo sobre gestão da Active Directory com o Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM) 2007. Apesar de este ser um tema que interessa a todos os Administradores de Messaging, existem neste artigo 2 outros artigos que são mais específicos relativamente ao Exchange Server:

• Utility Spotlight Exchange Server Remote Connectivity Analyzer
• Exchange Q & A New Features and Improvements in Exchange Server 2010