EMS – Script your Exchange Server 2007 Storage Groups and Mailbox Databases
A sample PowerShell script for automating creation of Exchange Server 2007 storage groups and mailbox databases.
March 4, 2008
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The case for in-house IT, or how BRW Magazine convinced me they don’t know anything
A BRW Magazine subscription will run you $235 for 12 months. Actually it is more like 18 months, because once your 12 months is up and you choose not to renew they will keep sending you the magazine in the hope you will see the valuing in subscribing again. They used to be a good […]
March 3, 2008
EMS – Check your Exchange Server 2007 services
Thanks to the Exchange Management Shell you can check the status of your Exchange Server 2007 services with a single command line. [PS] C:\>Get-Service | Where {$_.Name -match "Exchange"} Status DisplayName ------ ----------- Running Microsoft Exchange Active Directory... Running Microsoft Exchange Anti-spam Update Running Microsoft Exchange EdgeSync Running Microsoft Exchange File Distribution Stopped Microsoft Exchange […]
March 2, 2008
EMS – Exchange Server 2007 Product Keys
Exchange Server 2007 permits you to install the product and use it for 120 days in trial mode without entering a product key. If you intend to use your system in production you should enter your Exchange Server 2007 product key within that 120 day period (preferably before your system goes into production). You can […]
February 29, 2008
Event ID 454 and 17003 – A corrupt Sender Reputation database causes Exchange Server 2007 Transport service to stop
A corrupt Sender Reputation database may cause Exchange Server 2007 Transport service to stop.
February 28, 2008
Project Coconut: Part 1 – Getting the environment up to scratch
Project Coconut is underway and the first bit of action is getting the environment up to the pre-requisites for Exchange Server 2007. The existing environment is Active Directory in Windows 2000 Native Mode, with Windows 2000 Server domain controllers, and an Exchange 2000 Server organisation also running on Windows 2000 Server member servers. Part 1 - Getting the environment up to scratch
February 25, 2008
I don’t write about Apple products
Even though I own an Apple computer (a G4 iBook) and am on my second iPod I just never write about Apple products on here. There isn’t much to write about I guess. The iBook is used for Garageband, the iPod syncs to a Windows computer to make sure I’ve got enough podcasts and music […]
February 19, 2008
Slipstreaming Service Pack 2 into your Windows Server 2003 R2 media
If you are like most people you will have Windows Server 2003 R2 installation media that only includes Service Pack 1. This means that any R2 server you deploy needs to have SP2 installed afterwards, which is time consuming and also pretty boring. The good news is you can slipstream SP2 into your R2 media […]
February 19, 2008
Recovering a single Domain Controller from a USN Rollback
Some time ago I wrote about my experience recovering a customer’s Active Directory from a USN Rollback condition that had been caused by some virtualisation work. There has been some discussion in the comments in that post about what to do when you have a single domain controller that thinks it is in a USN […]
February 7, 2008
Kaspersky scan engine updates for Forefront causing high volume of downloads
Our office discovered today that internet usage for the month has skyrocketed when compared to the later months of last year. Sometimes this can be attributed to some overzealous Youtube sessions, or a new product release that requires us to download large ISO files. In this particular case the firewall logs indicated that one of […]
February 6, 2008
VMWare ESX 3.5 – How Do I Open Firewall Ports?
I’ve scored myself a gutsy server with VMWare ESX 3.5 running on it and have been toying with it a little tonight. I’m fortunate to work right next to some of the world’s finest VMWare specialists, some even scoring as much as 70% on their VCP exam. One of them also writes a blog from […]
January 23, 2008
5 ways Windows Live Writer improves your WordPress posting
I am posting this using Windows Live Writer, a free application from Microsoft that you can use for writing your blog posts and publishing them to WordPress, Windows Live Spaces, SharePoint, and many other blogging platforms. I hadn’t considered trying Windows Live Writer until I read this post on BloggingTips.com. That day I downloaded the […]
January 3, 2008