Exchange Server–Use ExTRA to take traces for search issues

 To diagnose a problem more indepth, we will use the Exchange Troubleshooting Analyzer (from the Toolbox on the Exchange Management Console) :- Select a task- Click on trace control- Click on set manual trace log- On components to trace, choose Store.- On trace tags, choose: tagQueryCi , tagQueryCiDump, and tagSearch- Click on start tracing- Then...

September 12, 2011



Exchange Server 2010 SP1–The replacer of PFDAVAdmin - ExFolders

 To manage your public folders permissions, including the system folders if you still use them with Outlook 2003 clients, you no longer use PFDAVAdmin, but use ExFolders in replacement.Some of the many new features that deserve to be underlined are : This can be run from an Exchange 2010 server only Can connect to Exchange...

September 12, 2011



More everyday procedures to come later on …

 - How-To procedure - Exchange Server 2010 SP1 - Operations - Exclude PDC Emulator from Exchange servers- How-To procedure - Use the Shell to create a transport rule for messages that have a blank subject- How-To Use ADTD to export Exchange, AD information- How-to procedure - Exchange Server 2010 SP1 - Configuring - What to...

September 6, 2011



Exchange 2003–2007 and 2010 – Troubleshooting steps for client connection or latency issues on the Server side – nothing complicated at all, just follow the process !

  Users experiencing issues connecting or using Exchange messaging service via Outlook or OWA ? Here is how to sort this out on most of the cases : · First thing to look at is the Application Log, then the System Log,. · Second thing to look at are the performance counters to check if...

September 6, 2011



Exchange 2010 - Everyday How-To procedures – Enabling Calendar Repair Assistant

  Having trouble with “disappearing” meetings in calendars ? Sometimes for meeting organizers, sometimes for attendees ? - First check the file-level ANTI-VIRUS EXCLUSIONS ON THE CLIENT ! (OST and OAB files on the Outlook workstation) - Second, check the file-level Anti-virus exclusions on the Server itself (EDB, LOG, TMP, CHK, Binaries, etc…) - Third,...

September 6, 2011



Exchange 2010 – Everyday How-To Procedures – Repair a corrupted mailbox online

  Remember the good old ISINTEG ? Now in Exchange 2010 SP1 we can do the same without dismounting a database ! Again, put this procedure on your Wiki intranet or in your favorite folders, just in case…   Download this procedure here => Repair a corrupted mailbox

September 6, 2011



Exchange 2010 - Everyday How-To procedures – Updating members of a DAG

  I will now publish a series of procedures to help you, Exchange administrators, to remove the fear you may have about the best version of Exchange ever ! Here is the first one, download it, put it on your intranet Wiki site, use it every time you update or patch your Exchange MAilbox servers...

September 6, 2011



Exchange Server 2010–Move Mailbox Request - why the move requests stay in the “Move Request” list after the move ?

  When you move a mailbox, in my example between an Exchange Server 2010 and Exchange Server 2003 – yes in this order, it’s a back-move, just to show it is possible to do so – after the move is complete, the Move Request stays in the “Move Request” queue, with a “Completed” status. But...

June 10, 2011



Matrice de fonctionnalités versions d’Outlook vs versions d’Exchange

    Outlook 2003  Outlook 2007  Outlook 2010  Exchange 2003 (SP2)  Outlook Anywhere RMS e-mail Cached mode Reduced Network traffic (50-70%) Search Folders         Exchange 2007 (SP1)  Outlook Anywhere RMS e-mail   Managed Folders   Sender ID Anti-Spam   AutoDiscover Settings Cached mode Reduced Network traffic (50-70%)   Server Search Search Folders...

June 2, 2011



Exchange Server 2010 (RTM et SP1)–Calendar Repair Agent

 Des rendez-vous qui disparaissent chez les organisateurs de réunions ou chez les participants ?L’agent de réparation de calendrier est votre ami ! Sous Exchange 2010 RTM, l’agent de réparation de Calendrier (Calendar Repair Agent (CRA)) fonctionnait avec la mise en place d’un planning d’exécution configuré avec le paramètre CalendarRepairSchedule.Exemple :Avant, on configurait le CRA pour un...

April 5, 2011