How to Export Mailboxes with Exchange Server 2010 SP1
Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 introduced a new method for exporting mailboxes called Mailbox Export Requests. This new method replaces the previous Export-Mailbox command. Before we look at how...
View ArticleHow to Import PST Files into Mailboxes with Exchange 2010 SP1
In a recent article we looked at how to export mailboxes to PST file with Mailbox Export Requests for Exchange Server 2010 SP1. In this article we’ll look at the process for importing PST files into...
View ArticleExchange Server 2010 Mailbox Import Request Logging
Exchange Server 2010 SP1 has a useful feature for importing PST files into mailboxes. However if you’ve used this feature a few times you may start to encounter problems with the imports failing, such...
View ArticleGetting Started with Email Archiving in Exchange Server 2010
In my first job in IT I was given an email address and a mailbox with a 20mb quota. Thats 20 megabytes. Unthinkable in today’s business world, particularly when you consider Exchange Server 2010′s...
View ArticleChanges to Mobile Device Management Cmdlets in Exchange Server 2013
There’s been a few interesting changes to the PowerShell cmdlets for managing ActiveSync in Exchange Server 2013. Exchange Server 2010 had about 22 ActiveSync-related cmdlets; those named...
View ArticleConfiguring a Default Mobile Device Mailbox Policy for ActiveSync in Exchange...
An Exchange Server organization can have multiple mobile device mailbox policies, but only one can be the default policy. The default policy is automatically assigned to new mailbox users, and also to...
View ArticleMicrosoft MVP Award 2013
I am pleased to announce that I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP for Exchange Server for another year. This is my second MVP award and caps off quite an exciting year, with the last 12 months...
View ArticleExchange Server 2013 EASProbeDeviceType Mobile Devices
In an Exchange Server 2013 environment you may notice one or both of the following conditions. 1. A number of “EASProbeDeviceIDxxx” mobile devices in the results of Get-MobileDevice, which is one of...
View ArticleHow Do You Feel About Microsoft Ending the TechNet Subscription?
Microsoft’s announcement this week that they will be ending the popular TechNet Subscription offering has received a lot of coverage in the news. Microsoft says the decision is based on their desire to...
View ArticleSite News: Closing the Exchange Server Pro Forums
In October 2011 I launched a new discussion forum here at Exchange Server Pro. Since then the forums have seen almost 1,200 threads with just over 4,300 posts in total. Today I am announcing the...
View ArticleMSExchangeRepl Error: “The process cannot access the file because it is being...
Recently my Get-DAGHealth.ps1 report alerted me that the active copy of a mailbox database in the DAG was on a server that was not the first activation preference. This indicated that an unplanned...
View ArticleExchange Server 2013 RTM Cumulative Update 2 (CU2) Released
Microsoft has released Cumulative Update 2 (CU2) for Exchange Server 2013 RTM. In their blog post the Microsoft Exchange team highlights the following improvements delivered in CU2. Per-server database...
View ArticleThe Good and the Not So Good of Exchange 2013 Cumulative Updates
After Microsoft released Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 2 this week I found myself contemplating how the new servicing model for Exchange is going so far. The ability to do “build to build”...
View ArticleHow to Send As a Hidden Mailbox
Some end users in your Exchange Server environment may have a requirement to “send as” a mailbox that they also need to remain hidden from the global address list. This scenario presents a few...
View ArticleHow to Remove a DAG Member in Exchange Server 2013
When you are running an Exchange 2013 database availability group in your environment you may have a need to remove one of the servers from the DAG, for example during decommissioning of server...
View ArticleHow to Reseed a Failed Database Copy in Exchange Server 2013
When you’re running an Exchange 2013 database availability group you will eventually need to deal with a failed database copy that needs to be reseeded. Database copies may be in a failed state due to...
View ArticleHow to Export Mailboxes with Exchange Server 2010 SP1
Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 introduced a new method for exporting mailboxes called Mailbox Export Requests. This new method replaces the previous Export-Mailbox command. Before we look at how...
View ArticleHow to Import PST Files into Mailboxes with Exchange 2010 SP1
In a recent article we looked at how to export mailboxes to PST file with Mailbox Export Requests for Exchange Server 2010 SP1. In this article we’ll look at the process for importing PST files into...
View ArticleExchange Server 2010 Mailbox Import Request Logging
Exchange Server 2010 SP1 has a useful feature for importing PST files into mailboxes. However if you’ve used this feature a few times you may start to encounter problems with the imports failing, such...
View ArticleGetting Started with Email Archiving in Exchange Server 2010
In my first job in IT I was given an email address and a mailbox with a 20mb quota. Thats 20 megabytes. Unthinkable in today’s business world, particularly when you consider Exchange Server 2010′s...
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