I came across a problem the other day when using version 6.5.8211.0 of Microsoft Exchange MAPI and CDO 1.2.1 on a server running Good Mobile Messaging. The Good software accesses user mailboxes via the MAPI CDO client. At first the mailbox access was failing horribly with the following errors: 2011-03-11 13:24:33 12:00 ERROR:-2147219707 2011-03-11… Read More: Microsoft Exchange MAPI and CDO 1.2.1 with no Public Folders »
A couple of weeks ago I blogged about using Quest’s ActiveRoles Quick Connect Express for Exchange 2010 Global Address List synchronisation (GAL Sync). Since then I’ve written a step-by-step guide which will hopefully help others who want to use this very useful freeware utility. You can download the guide (pdf format) here: GAL Sync with ActiveRoles Quick… Read More: Quest ActiveRoles Quick Connect Express: GAL Sync Step-by-step Guide »
Quest has just released a freeware product called Quick Connect Express for Active Directory. If you’re looking for something that fills the gap left by the (now pensionable) Microsoft Identity Integration Feature Pack, then this may well be it. I’ve spent the last day looking at the product’s capabilities for running Exchange 2010 Global Address… Read More: GAL Sync with Quest Quick Connect Express for Active Directory »
If you’ve been working with Exchange 2010 Service Pack 1 you will know that there are several pre-requisites to download and install. Once downloaded you end up with a bunch of *.msu (Windows Update) files. If, like me, you have to install them on several servers and don’t like the idea of having to… Read More: Powershell script to install Windows Updates from folder »
I had always been under the impression that the custom attributes introduced by the Exchange schema extensions were handy for all sorts of things. Earlier this week I discovered that there are hidden dangers when using them for anything other than Exchange-related purposes. When you prepare the schema for Exchange you will see, amongst others,… Read More: Exchange Extension Attributes – A Cautionary Tale »
As part of a recent domain migration, I had to convert a number of linked mailboxes to standard “user” mailboxes. The well known method for converting linked mailboxes is to disconnect the mailbox, change the type and then reconnect. This is fine you just have a few linked mailboxes to deal with, but not if… Read More: Powershell script to bulk convert linked mailboxes »
I had a problem in my lab environment yesterday when trying to fix a corrupted search catalog on one of my Exchange 2010 mailbox servers. I knew the search catalog was corrupted because I was seeing the following events: Log Name: Application Source: ExchangeStoreDB Date: 21/06/2010 12:02:03 p.m. Event ID: 123 Task Category: Database recovery… Read More: Error when trying to fix a corrupted search catalog »
The other day I had to uninstall Exchange 2010 from a server with the CAS and Hub Transport roles. It all went well until the point where it was uninstalling the Hub Transport role. The uninstall then ground to a halt with the following error: Log Name: Application Source: MSExchange Configuration Cmdlet – Management Console… Read More: Error when uninstalling Exchange 2010 from server »
This is an updated version of the script that I wrote for Exchange Server 2007. The new version works for both E2007, E2010 as well as environments where both versions coexist. Ok, so the script is a bit messy and could use some polish – but, hey, it works for me 🙂 ########################################################## # Name:… Read More: Powershell script to show Exchange Server 2010 build information »
You receive the following message when installing Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2010: “Setup Wizard for Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2010 (KB981401) ended prematurely because of an error. Your system has not been modified. To install this program at a later time, please run the installation again.” In my case this turned… Read More: Setup Wizard for Update Rollup 3 Ended Prematurely »