1 de junho de 2011

Exchange Deployment Options Whitepaper

Já foi disponibilizado há umas semanas, mas continua a ser uma leitura recomendada. Façam já download do Exchange Deployment Options Whitepaper!

Overview
The purpose of this paper is to help you choose how to deploy Microsoft Exchange: as Exchange Server 2010 on-premises, Exchange Online with Microsoft Office 365 in the cloud, or using both in a temporary or permanent hybrid scenario. Knowing the benefits and limitations of each deployment option can help you make the right decision for your organization. Whatever you decide, the deployment flexibility that Microsoft provides with Exchange makes it easier for you to get the right solution for your business

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Exchange Server 2010 SP1 UM Language Packs v14.01.0218.015

Estão disponíveis para download os Exchange Server 2010 SP1 UM Language Packs version 14.01.0218.015.

Brief Description
These downloads contain pre-recorded prompts, grammar files, text to speech data, Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) files, and Voice Mail Preview capabilities for a specific language that is supported by Exchange 2010 SP1 Unified Messaging (UM). Warning: This UM language pack must only be installed as an add-in to Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Unified Messaging.

Overview
Unified Messaging (UM) language packs allow an Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) 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 setup to install the UM language pack.
Example:
Setup.com /AddUmLanguagePack:UmLanguagePackName /s: d:\MyLocalFolder

30 de maio de 2011

Exchange 2010 Mailbox Server Role Requirements Calculator v16.5

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

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

 

Version 16.5 Updates

Bug Fixes

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

Version 16.4 Updates

Bug Fixes

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

Enhancements

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

New Functionality – Virtualization Support

New Functionality – Database Copy Distribution


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

Para fazer download da ferramenta, cliquem aqui.

Understanding and Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server Integration with Lync

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

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

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

28 de maio de 2011

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20 de maio de 2011

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17 de maio de 2011

Best Practices for Virtualizing Exchange Server 2010 with Hyper-V

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

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

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

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

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

Update for Outlook Social Connector 2010 (KB2441641)

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

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

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

Actualização do filtro Junk Email do Outlook (Maio 2011)

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

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

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

7 de maio de 2011

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1 de maio de 2011

TechNet Magazine – Abril 2011

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

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Actualização do filtro Junk Email do Outlook (Abril 2011)

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

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

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

24 de abril de 2011

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7 de abril de 2011

Exchange 2010 UM PBX Configuration Note for CUCM 8.0

Está disponível para download o Microsoft Exchange 2010 Unified Messaging PBX Configuration Note for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.0.

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Brief Description
This PBX configuration note contains information about deploying Exchange 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) with Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.0 using a direct SIP connection. The PBX configuration note contains configuration settings that are specific to Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.0.

Overview
This download contains the PBX configuration note for Microsoft Exchange 2010 Unified Messaging with:

  • PBX Vendor: Cisco
  • PBX model: Unified Communications Manager 8.0
  • PBX software: 8.0.3.10000-8
  • Protocol: Direct SIP Connection

Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Monitoring Management Pack [v14.02.0071.0]

A Microsoft disponibilizou finalmente o Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Monitoring Management Pack [v14.02.0071.0] for Operations Manager 2007 (e R2).

Esta nova versão tem algumas novidades, das quais gostaria de destacar… a documentação! O guia de instalação que acompanha o MP está mais completo, incluindo alguns passos que foram deixados de fora na primeira versão.

Brief Description
This management pack includes scripts and rules to effectively monitor Exchange 2010 and report on performance, availability, and reliability of its server roles.

Overview
The Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 monitoring management pack is designed to be used for monitoring Exchange 2010 events, collecting Exchange component-specific performance counters in one central location, and for raising alerts for operator intervention as necessary. By detecting, sending alerts, and automatically correlating 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, and health monitoring.

Feature Summary
The Exchange Server 2010 Monitoring Management Pack includes rules and scripts to monitor and report on performance, availability, and reliability of all Exchange 2010 server roles including.

  • Mailbox Server Role
  • Client Access Server Role
  • Hub Transport Server Role
  • Edge Transport Server Role
  • Unified Messaging Server Role

Release History

  • 4/6/2011 - Updated release, version 14.02.0071.0
  • 11/9/2009 - Original release of the English version and language packs, version 14.0.650.7.

3 de abril de 2011

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