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• 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

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• 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

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• 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.

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• Hotmail rollout picks up steam!
• Office for Mac to get conversation view
• Manually updating engines and definitions in Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server and SharePoint
• Insert and send a calendar!
• Help Outlook Work Better with Exchange Online
• Exchange 2007 and Export-Mailbox with the –IncludeFolders switch
• Archiving and Large Mailboxes
• Exchange 2010 Certificate Revocation Checks and Proxy Settings
• How to Remove Mail Users from the Global Address List
• Quarantine and Reporting for Exchange IMF/Content Filter Agent
• Exchange 2010 Role Based Access Control (Part 4)
• Video: Exchange Autodiscover
• More Exchange 2010 Management Tools Fun
• Exchange 2010 Database Sizes
• Digicert Certificate Tester Tool…
• Backing Up Exchange 2010 Using Windows 2008 R2 Server Backup…
• Comprehensive Guide on Addressing Exchange Calendaring Issues
• Fax Services for Unified Communications Deployment
• EMC and certificates with failed revocation checks in Exchange 2010
• Exchange 2010 SP1: What’s new with the Exchange Best Practices Analyzer?
• Confused About Named Properties Quotas in Exchange 2003 and Exchange 2007? Join the Club!

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• DAGs Protection Hints – DPM 2010
• Securely Publishing Microsoft Exchange Server With Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) – Part 3
• Country Specific Email Disclaimers
• Exchange 2007: Transport error when sending emails using TLS (0x80040213)
• Who's Doing What with Exchange ActiveSync
• Outlook 2003 update for Exchange 2010 released!
• Comprehensive Guide on Addressing Exchange Calendaring Issues
• How SharePoint 2010 can benefit Exchange organizations
• Restoring Exchange Server 2010 using Windows Server Backup
• Outlook 2010 a sturdy upgrade
• Quick Rule Creation in Outlook 2010
• Error in Exchange Management Console when removing Domain Controllers
• Exchange Best Practices Analyzer Reports Default Global Address List Missing
• Exchange Best Practices Analyzer Reports Unrecognized Exchange Signature
• Unable to Modify Default Global Address List
• DigiCertUtil – The Certificate Management & Troubleshooting Tool…
• Exchange Email Address Template Objects in PowerShell
• Integrating OCS Instant Messaging into Outlook Web App (Part 1)
• A look at the Import/Export Mailbox improvements in Exchange 2010 Service Pack 1 (Part 1)
• Moving mailboxes, Exchange 2010 way
• Patching the Multi-Role Server DAG
• More About Exchange Content Indexing and PDFs
• Combining Web Farm publishing with Software or Hardware Based Load Balanced CAS arrays

Actualização do filtro Junk Email do Outlook (Julho 2010)

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 2003 Junk Email Filter (KB2202122)
• Description of the Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Junk Email Filter (KB2202131)

Exchange 2010 Unified Messaging PBX Configuration Note for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.0

Interessado em integrar as funcionalidades de UM do Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 com o Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.0 (ou 6.0)? Então este whitepaper técnico tem toda a informação que precisa: Microsoft Exchange 2010 Unified Messaging PBX Configuration Note for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.0.

Brief Description
This PBX configuration note contains information about deploying Exchange 2010 UM RTM and Service Pack 1 (SP1) with a Cisco Unified Communication Manager 7.0 using direct SIP connection. The PBX configuration note contains configuration settings that are specific to Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.0.

Overview
This download contains the PBX configuration note for Microsoft Exchange 2007 Unified Messaging with:

• PBX Vendor: Cisco
• PBX model: Unified Communications Manager 7.0
• PBX software: 7.0.2.20000-5
• Protocol: Direct SIP Connection
• Also applicable to Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.0

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• Comprehensive Guide on Addressing Slow / Sluggish Outlook Performance to Microsoft Exchange
• Exchange 2010 and the Exchange Trusted Subsystem
• Manage Exchange 2007 Out-Of-Office (OOF) Settings with PowerShell and the EWS Managed API
• Use the Outlook Social Connector with Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace and Windows Live!
• Developing a provider for the Outlook Social Connector version 1.1
• Exchange 2007/2010 iPhone activesync discovery script
• Exchange Archiving
• Master your messages with Exchange 2010
• There is no available Hub Transport Server in the local site. Event ID: 1008…
• Deploying Exchange Server 2007 and Office Communications Server 2007 R2 (Part 10)
• Exchange 2010 Role Based Access Control (Part 3)
• Continuous Replication Hostnames fail to create or function correctly with Exchange 2007 SP3 Cluster Continuous Replication (CCR) on Windows 2008 R2
• Exchange 2010 – File Share Witness oddities…
• Why all Exchange ActiveSync experiences aren’t the same… and how to know what you’re getting
• Publishing Exchange Server 2010 with Forefront UAG and TMG

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• Configuring AD RMS and Exchange 2010 Sp1 Beta
• Bulk import pictures
• Switching from Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 to 2007, or 2010?
• Exchange 2010 DAG questions
• Apple Offers Help for Exchange/iPhone 4 Synch Issues, Server Slowness
• 10 ways vuvuzelas aren’t like spam
• Expired Passwords and Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3
• Installing Operating System roles and features automatically in Exchange Server 2010 SP1
• Public Folders Not Replicating Between Exchange 2007 and 2010
• Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010 password change feature
• An Overview of Exchange 2010 SP1
• Multi-User quick create Powershell form for Exchange 2007
• Mailbox Move Request Details Exposed In Exchange 2010 SP1 Beta Console…
• Seeding And Replication Of Mailbox Database In Exchange 2010…
• Turn On Mailbox Quota Information In Outlook 2010…
• Strict Split Permission Security Model In Exchange 2010 SP1 Beta Setup…
• Changes to Unified Messaging with Exchange 2010
• Eseutil - Part 2: Eseutil Switches
• Exchange 2007/2010 Performance Data Collection Script
• How to Apply a Default Managed Folder Mailbox Policy to All Users in Exchange 2007
• Mount point design and MSSearch
• Exchange Search Indexing and the Problem with PDFs
• What’s New with the Exchange Deployment Assistant?
• Exchange 2007 SP3 and OWA S/MIME Version Mismatch

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• Exchange 2010 Database Activation Coordination (DAC)
• Hotfix Rollup 1 for Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server is available
• Securely Publishing Microsoft Exchange Server With Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) – Part 2
• New Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server Administrator Console overview videos available
• Choosing the right communication modality with the contact card
• Preventing Internal Email Abuse with Exchange Server 2010
• Exchange Server 2010 Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Export/Import Mailbox Improvements In Exchange 2010 SP1 Beta…
• Mailbox Move Improvements In Exchange 2010 SP1 Beta…
• Moving All Exchange 2010 SP1 Beta Archive Mailboxes To A Dedicated Database…
• Deploying Exchange Server 2007 and Office Communications Server 2007 R2 (Part 9)
• Load Balancing Exchange 2010 Client Access Servers using an Hardware Load Balancer Solution (Part 3)
• Exchange 2007 Service Pack 2 with the Exchange Plug-in, Recovery Storage Groups and Windows 2008 Server Backup…
• Exchange Setup Repeatedly Says 'A Restart from a Previous Installation is Pending'
• The New Exchange 2007 SP3 Password Reset Tool
• Installing Office 2010 with Office 2007: Outlook Coexistence Issues
• Outlook 2010 AutoComplete Cache and Suggested Contacts
• What Features Were Removed for Outlook 2010?
• Still Looking Out for Some Outlook Improvement
• iOS 4 and Exchange ActiveSync
• Video Interviews From TechEd 2010

Tech·Ed Europe: Registe-se até 5 de Julho e poupe €500!

O Tech·Ed Europe está de volta a Berlim este ano, desta vez de 8 a 12 de Novembro. Todos os registos efectuados até 5 de Julho beneficiam de um desconto de €500.

Tech·Ed Europe is Microsoft’s premier technical education event providing the most comprehensive technical training on Microsoft’s suite of products, technologies, solutions and services. If you are a technology professional involved in building, deploying or maintaining IT solutions using Microsoft technologies, Tech·Ed Europe is the conference that will help you solve today's real-world challenges and prepare you for tomorrow's innovations. >> Learn more about Tech·Ed.

What you’ll get at this year’s event

• Hear about the future of Microsoft’s products, technologies, solutions and services directly from Microsoft’s leaders
• Choose from over 370 technical sessions delivered by Microsoft and industry experts
• Participate in more than 150 Hands-on Labs and Technical Learning Centres designed to give you practical experience with the latest tools and technologies
• Network with Microsoft and industry experts, and fellow delegates that share your technology interests and business challenges
• Plan the features and architecture to support your product and business goals and to prepare your skills for the future

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• Securely Publishing Microsoft Exchange Server With Forefront Unified Access Gateway - Part 1
• Determine the version of Microsoft Exchange Server my account connects to
• Exchange Server Updates Galore: 2007 SP3, 2010 Rollup 4, 2010 SP1 Beta
• List Delegates in Exchange 2007
• Work with Microsoft Exchange content when offline
• Windows Phone 7 enterprise features overview
• Grab Exchange Server 2010 SP1 beta and check out the the new OWA enhancements
• Shared Mailbox and Archive: Q & A
• Support for multi-tenancy in Exchange 2010?
• Understanding the Spam Confidence Level in Exchange Server
• Journal Rules In Exchange 2010 SP1 Beta Control Panel (ECP)…
• Setup Wizard For Update Rollup Ended Prematurely…
• More Database Availability Group (DAG) Options Exposed In Exchange 2010 SP1 Beta Console…
• Litigation Hold Exposed In Exchange 2010 SP1 Beta Control Panel (ECP) And Management Console (EMC)…
• Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer explained so I can understand it
• Audit Exchange 2007 SP2 Auditing
• Exchange 2010 Role Based Access Control (Part 2)
• Video: Preview of Exchange Server 2010 Servicepack 1
• Exchange 2010 – Set Default Language in Outlook Web App (OWA)
• Exchange 2010 SP1: Add/Modify Mailbox Folder Permissions (Add-MailboxFolderPermission and Set-MailboxFolderPermission)
• Exchange 2007 SP3 Password Reset Tool
• How to add a "Sign In Again" button to the Exchange 2010 OWA Sign Out page
• How to add a "Log On Again" button to the Exchange 2007 OWA Log Off page
• TechNet Wiki: The Beginning of Something Big
• Overview of Exchange 2007 SP2 Rollup Installation
• Sample script to disable and enable Forefront service during patching
• Droid . . . doesn't? Sync with Exchange Server, That Is
• Mailbox Search Improvements In Exchange 2010 SP1 Beta Control Panel (ECP)…
• New Management Packs for Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server and SharePoint are available
• Office Labs: Forgotten Attachment Detector now supports Arabic, German, and Japanese

Chegou o Exchange 2007 SP3!

O tão esperado Service Pack 3 for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 finalmente chegou! Isto quer dizer que o Exchange Server 2007 é agora completamente suportado em Windows Server 2008 R2.

Antes de instalar esta actualização, não se esqueçam de ler How to Install the Latest Service Pack or Update Rollup for Exchange 2007!

Overview
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 (SP3) has been designed specifically to meet the challenges facing our customers and to help address the needs of all the different businesses and organizations utilizing our Exchange Server 2007 enterprise messaging system.
Exchange Server 2007 SP3 is a mission-critical communications tool that enables employees to be more productive and access their information anywhere and anytime while providing a messaging system that enables rich, efficient access to e-mail, calendar items, voice mail, and contacts.
For administrators, Exchange Server 2007 SP3 provides further flexibility with the addition of Windows Server 2008 R2 support for server roles and Windows 7 support for the Exchange management tools. These additions, along with enhancements for the advanced protection options against e-mail security threats, such as spam and viruses and the tools which help manage internal compliance and high availability needs provide Exchange administrators with the tools they need to manage their Exchange 2007 environments efficiently.
Clean installations of Exchange 2007 SP3 on a new server are possible by using this download in the same manner as you would install Exchange 2007 RTM, Exchange 2007 SP1 or Exchange 2007 SP2.
For an overview of the new features that are available in Exchange Server 2007 SP3, see "What's New in Exchange Server 2007 SP3".

System Requirements

• Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7; Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-Bit x86); Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 editions; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 x64 Edition; Windows Server 2008; Windows Server 2008 R2; Windows Vista; Windows XP Service Pack 3

• Review the Release Notes prior to installation of Exchange Server 2007 SP3
• For information regarding system requirements for Exchange Server 2007 SP3.
• Customers using CDO for Exchange (CDOEx) read the detailed information in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 982720
• Customers using Small Business Server 2008 review How to install Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 on servers that are running Windows Small Business Server 2008

 

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 Unified Messaging Language Packs

E com a disponibilização do SP3 chegam também versões actualizadas dos Unified Messaging Language Packs, 32 e 64-bit.

RTM’ed: Jetstress 2010 & Load Generator 2010 (BONUS: actualização dos mailbox calculators)

Enquanto lia o  blog do Scott Schnoll, reparei que 2 óptimas ferramentas de Exchange foram recentemente disponibilizadas em RTM (já havia uma versão Beta pública):

• Microsoft Exchange Server Jetstress 2010 (64 bit) – Use Jetstress 2010 to verify the performance and stability of a disk subsystem prior to putting a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, 2007 and 2010 server into production. Jetstress helps verify disk performance by simulating Exchange disk Input/Output (I/O) load. Specifically, Jetstress simulates the Exchange database and log file loads produced by a specific number of users. You use Performance Monitor, Event Viewer, and ESEUTIL in conjunction with Jetstress to verify that your disk subsystem meets or exceeds the performance criteria you establish. After a successful completion of the Jetstress Disk Performance and Stress Tests in a non-production environment, you will have ensured that your Exchange disk subsystem is adequately sized (in terms of performance criteria you establish) for the user count and user profiles you have established. It is highly recommended that the Jetstress user read through the tool documentation before using the tool.
• Exchange Load Generator 2010 (64 bit) – Use Microsoft Exchange Load Generator 2010 (LoadGen) as a simulation tool to measure the impact of MAPI, OWA, ActiveSync, IMAP, POP and SMTP clients on Exchange 2010 and 2007 servers. LoadGen allows you to test how a server running Exchange 2010/2007 responds to e-mail loads. To simulate the delivery of these messaging requests, you run LoadGen tests on client computers. These tests send multiple messaging requests to the Exchange server, thereby causing a mail load. LoadGen is a useful tool for administrators who are sizing servers and validating a deployment plan. Specifically, LoadGen helps you determine if each of your servers can handle the load to which they are intended to carry. Another use for LoadGen is to help validate the overall solution.
  This version is intended for Microsoft Exchange 2010 and 2007 Servers only.
  Important! LoadGen should be used only in laboratories that have no connection to the production environment. This tool should not be used in any way in a production environment or an environment that is mission critical or contains important information of any kind anywhere in the network.

Ao mesmo tempo, as calculadoras de requisitos de storage para Exchange 2007 e Exchange 2010 também foram actualizadas. Para uma lista completa de alterações, sigam os seguintes links:

• Updates Tracking (Exchange 2007)
• Updates Tracking (Exchange 2010)

Microsoft Tech•Ed Online

“Couldn’t make it to all the sessions? Watch them online!”, é esta a frase que nos recebe no site do Microsoft Tech•Ed Online, onde poderemos encontrar inúmeras gravações de vídeo das sessões que ocorreram naquele evento.

Existe uma área inteiramente dedicada às Unified Communications, onde, para além de outras, poderemos encontrar várias sessões sobre Exchange que tiveram lugar no Tech•Ed North America 2010 (estão lá muitas mais de eventos anteriores):

• Microsoft Exchange Server 2010: Sizing and Performance - Get It Right the First Time
• Going Big! Deploying Large Mailboxes with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 without Breaking the Bank
• Using Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 to Achieve Rich Coexistence with Exchange Online
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Unified Messaging in the Real World
• How Microsoft IT Implemented Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2010: High Availability Deep Dive
• Role Based Access Control (RBAC) in Microsoft Exchange Server 2010: A Real-Life Implementation
• What's New in Archiving, Retention, and Discovery in Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 High Availability Design Considerations
• Upgrading from Microsoft Exchange Server 2003/2007 to Exchange Server 2010: Tips, Tricks, and Lessons Learned
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1: An Overview of What’s Coming
• What You Need to Know about Exchange Web Services
• Deploying Windows Phone 7 with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 

Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2010

O Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2010 (KB982639) foi recentemente disponibilizado.

Overview
Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2010 resolves issues that were found in Exchange Server 2010 since the software was released. This update rollup is highly recommended for all Exchange Server 2010 customers.
For a list of changes that are included in this update rollup, see KB982639.
This is a cumulative update rollup and replaces the following:

• KB976573 Update Rollup 1 for Exchange Server 2010 (KB976573)
• KB979611 Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 2010 (KB979611)
• KB981401 Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2010 (KB981401)

Para mais detalhes técnicos, queiram por favor ler o post no blog da Microsoft Exchange Team: Released: Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2010 (contém informação bastante importante para os utilizadores de Forefront!), e, claro, o artigo da Knowledge Base correspondente: KB 982639.

Eu já instalei esta actualização no meu ambiente de testes, e posso-vos dizer que tudo correu conforme o esperado, sem qualquer tipo de problema.

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• Microsoft starts rolling out new Hotmail
• Amazing Exchange storage design... by Microsoft IT
• Part 2: more MS Exchange surprising storage secrets
• Don’t forget to update your LDAP filters to OPATH filters when transitioning from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010
• Exchange Unified Messaging Provisioning Scripts
• Antivirus Exclusions and Windows
• Exchange 2010 DAG and MaxQuorumLogSize cluster setting
• 3 into 4 can go…
• Updating a Extended property based on Group Membership Powershell GUI
• Exchange 2010 Personal Archive: End the PST Nightmare!
• Avoiding IP Reputation Problems with Redundant Mail Paths
• Eliminating Traditional Backups using native Exchange 2010 Functionality (Part 4)
• Video: Multi Mailbox Search in Exchange Server
• Reset Virtual Directory In Exchange 2010 SP1 Beta…
• Message Records Management (MRM) Changes In Exchange 2010 SP1 Beta…
• Outlook 2007 Certificate Prompts with Exchange 2003
• Exchange 2010 SP1 – Enable Personal Archive (Mailbox)
• Exchange 2010 SP1: Personal Archive (Mailbox) Quota
• How to Import PST files into Personal Archive Mailbox in Exchange 2010 SP1 Beta
• Exchange 2010 SP1 Automation Goodness

GRÁTIS: Ferramentas de desenvolvimento para Outlook [.PST]

A Microsoft disponibilizou recentemente 2 ferramentas de desenvolvimento para Outlook, no modelo open source, que visam ajudar os programadores a tirar partido do formato .PST, que tem vindo a ser gradualmente aberto pela Microsoft.

• The PST Data Structure View Tool (http://pstviewtool.codeplex.com/) is a graphical tool allowing the developers to browse the internal data structures of a PST file. The primary goal of this tool is to assist people who are learning .pst format and help them to better understand the documentation.
• The PST File Format SDK (http://pstsdk.codeplex.com/) is a cross platform C++ library for reading .pst files that can be incorporated into solutions that run on top of the .pst file format. The capability to write data to .pst files is part of the roadmap will be added to the SDK.

Links Relacionados:

• Microsoft Delivers on Interoperability Principles With Office Outlook
• Two open source projects to facilitate interoperability with Outlook .pst data files
• Announcing the PST File Format SDK
• Microsoft Offers Dev Tools for Outlook
• Microsoft does right by freeing Outlook archives
• [MS-PST]: Outlook Personal Folders File Format (.pst) Structure Specification

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• PST Migration, Storage Performance, and Other Third-Party News from TechEd 2010
• Using Exchange features from .NET applications
• Backing up Exchange 2010 For Free
• How do you setup an Exchange 2010 Transport Rule to find number patterns like social security number?
• RBAC-Exchange 2010 Sp1 Beta – Scopes = EMC, EMS, and ECP (!)
• Exchange 2010 Sp1 Beta is available now, let’s have a first look
• Announcing the PST File Format SDK
• Enumerting the members of a nested group with ADSI and powershell
• Configuring Exchange Server 2010 Anti-Spam Settings for Individual Mailboxes
• Outlook Clients Unable to Connect to Exchange 2010 After Client Access Server Role Moved
• Exchange 2010 SP1: Change to how static ports are assigned on a CAS server
• Eseutil - Part 1: Database Technologies
• Exchange 2010 Role Based Access Control (Part 1)
• Themes Are Back In Exchange 2010 SP1 Beta…
• Delivery Reports In Exchange 2010 SP1 Beta Outlook Web App…
• Public Folder Permissions Added To Exchange 2010 SP1 Beta EMC…
• NGen (Native Image Generation) During Exchange 2007 SP2 Rollup Installation
• TechEd 2010 Unified Communications News Roundup
• Multi-Mailbox Search in Exchange Server 2010

Actualização do filtro Junk Email do Outlook (Junho 2010)

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 2003 Junk Email Filter (KB983503)
• Description of the Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Junk Email Filter (KB983486)

Exchange Server Active Directory Schema Changes Reference, June 2010

O documento Exchange Server Active Directory Schema Changes Reference, June 2010 está disponível para download.

Brief Description
This download includes the Active Directory Schema Reference, which provides information about the changes that Microsoft Exchange Server makes to the Active Directory schema when it is installed.

Overview
This download includes the Active Directory Schema Reference, which provides information about the changes that Microsoft Exchange Server makes to the Active Directory schema when it is installed. The Active Directory Schema Changes Reference includes changes made Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1, Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2007 SP3, Exchange Server 2007 SP2, Exchange Server 2007 SP1, Exchange Server 2007, and Exchange Server 2003.

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Beta

Só quem andou muito distraído, ou foi eventualmente raptado por extraterrestres, não reparou que o Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Beta foi disponibilizado. Algumas das novidades incluem melhorias no processo de archiving e discovery, Outlook Web App (OWA) mais rápido, funcionalidades de mobilidade actualizadas e diversas melhorias na consola de administração. Para saber mais detalhes, leiam Yes Virginia, there is an Exchange Server 2010 SP1.

Additional Information
The downloadable software is for evaluation purposes only and is not a released product. If you plan to install the software on your primary computer, it is recommended that you back up your existing data prior to installation. Before you install the Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Beta, we recommend that you review the summary of system requirements and technical information located in the Exchange Server 2010 Technical Documentation Library.

Expiration Notice
This time-limited, free pre-release version of Exchange Server 2010 SP1 will end 120 days after installation.
To learn more about Exchange Server 2010, visit http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/2010.

 

Entretanto, também os Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Beta UM Language Packs foram disponibilizados para download (YESSS!!!! Finalmente disponibilizaram o Language Pack pt-PT!).

Overview
Unified Messaging (UM) language packs allow an Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Beta UM server to speak additional languages to callers and recognize other languages when callers use ASR or when voice messages are transcribed. UM language packs contain:

• Pre-recorded prompts, for example "After the tone, please record your message. When you’ve finished recording, hang up, or press the # key for more options." in the language of the UM language pack.
• Grammar files that are used by a UM server to lookup the names of given users in the directory in the language of the UM language pack.
• Text to Speech (TTS) translation so that content (e-mail, calendar, contact information, etc.) can be read to callers in the language of the UM language pack.
• Support for Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), which allows callers to interact with UM using the voice user interface (VUI) in the language of the UM language pack.
• Support for Voice Mail Preview which allows users to read the transcript of voice mail messages in a specific language from within a supported e-mail client such as Outlook or Outlook Web Access.

Instructions
Download the file, and use Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Beta setup to install the UM language pack.
Example: Setup.com /AddUmLanguagePack:UmLanguagePackName /s: d:\MyLocalFolder

Grátis: Certificate Manager for Exchange 2007

A U-BTech disponibilizou uma ferramenta grátis que permite gerir os certificados do Exchange Server 2007: Certificate Manager for Exchange 2007.

Exchange 2007 enables SSL within IIS by default. Using PowerShell commands, certificate creation and management is quite confusing and often results with incorrect results due to the nature of the syntax. U-BTech Solutions is providing Certificate Manager for Exchange Server 2007 freely, to ease the process with a simple, easy to use GUI which enables you to:

1) Manage your current server certificates.
2) Enable certificates for Exchange 2007 Services (POP, IMAP, SMTP, IIS, UM).
3) Generate an Exchange 2007 Certificate Signing Request and process the Certificate Authority answer.
4) Generate an Exchange 2007 Self-Signed certificate (not for production use).
5) Easily include additional subject names in a single certificate.
6) Import & Export ability for existing certificates.
To read more about Certificate Use in Exchange 2007 at Microsoft TechNet follow the link: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb851505.aspx

Certificate Manager for Exchange Server 2007 is currently offered by U-BTech Solutions free of charge, enjoy!

TechNet Magazine – Junho 2010

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

• Editor’s Note: Securing the Cloud

Artigos em Destaque:

• Compliance Reporting: First Step in Controlling Client Cloud Access
• Cloud Computing: Where to Start When You Have Already Started
• Windows Azure: Getting to Know the Runtime Environment
• Desktop Image Management: Build a Better Desktop Image

Colunas:

• Windows PowerShell: Implicit Remoting
• Geek of All Trades: Automate Baseline Security Settings

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• Exchange Server Tools
• Do You Know Who's Connecting to Your Exchange Servers?
• Outlook 2007: 10 top tips
• Securing Exchange 2010 with Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) 2010, Part 5 – Putting it all together
• OpsMgr 2007 R2 by Example: the Exchange 2010 MP
• Use a Friendly FQDN when You Configure Communications Server 2007 R2 and Outlook Web App Integration
• Troubleshoot: Spam delivered to Inbox instead of Junk E-mail folder
• Troubleshoot: Exchange 2010 EMC shows DC errors
• Authentication Delay for sites Published through ISA server 2006 using Forms Based Authentication
• Unified Communications (Exchange, OCS) Load Balancer Information
• Using the contact card to learn who someone is
• 5 of The Worst Viruses of All Time
• More Exchange Data Protection – Beyond Replication
• Exchange 2007 Summary Script
• Exchange Daily Messaging Report
• Exchange proxyaddress display and removal powershell gui for Exchange 2003,2007,2010
• When I use the move-mailbox command will my Outlook clients need to recreate their .OST files?
• Using Cmdlet Extension Agents to cause automatic events to occur in Exchange 2010 - life just got simpler!
• Error “Object is Read Only” During Exchange Server 2007 Public Folder Database Removal
• Dealing With The First Exchange 2010 Mailbox Database…
• How To Block A Mailbox Database Copy From Activation…
• Archive Mailbox Improvements In Exchange 2010 SP1 Beta…
• Eliminating Traditional Backups using native Exchange 2010 Functionality (Part 3)
• Managing Inbox Rules in Exchange Server 2010
• VBscript to Tell the Last Time the OAB was Downloaded
• Using Dynamic Signatures in Exchange 2010
• Exchange 2007 Test-ReplicationHealth Shows False Warning for CCR Geo-Clusters
• Network port design and Exchange 2010 Database Availability Groups
• MySpace for Outlook
• Opening Outlook 2010 Email in a Web Browser
• Using the Outlook Hotmail Connector
• GAL Photos: Frequently Asked Questions
• Customizable Script In Exchange 2007 SP2 Rollup Installation
• Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Beta Now Available for Download