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Quota violation error when moving Exchange 2007 storage group log path

On Exchange Server 2007 you may encounter a quota violation error when attempting to move the storage group logs path for one of your storage groups. Summary: 1 item(s). 0 succeeded, 1 failed. Elapsed time: 01:35:36 SG Public Folders Failed Error: WMI exception occured on server ‘exchangeserver.domain.local’: Quota violation Quota violation Exchange Management Shell command […]

March 27, 2009

Are you anonymous at work? (ChrisBrogan.com)

Over at ChrisBrogan.com guest poster GL Hoffman shares 10 terrific tips on how to stand out (the good way) at your workplace.  Being visible and known for being a good worker might be important for you in the current economic climate as the axe swings on jobs across the industry. Read Are you Anonymous at […]

March 16, 2009

Managing Diagnostic Logging with Exchange Server 2007

For those familiar with the GUI interface for Exchange Server 2003 diagnostic logging the new Exchange Server 2007 diagnostic logging cmdlets might seem a little daunting at first.  But with a little PowerShell understanding they become much easier to manage.  Lets take a look at a few examples. First of all the two shell cmdlets […]

February 23, 2009

Emails not sending from Exchange 2003 to new Exchange 2007 server

When you introduce a the first Exchange Server 2007 server into an existing Exchange Server 2003 organization you may encounter an issue with mail flow between the two servers. Emails sent from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2003 work fine, however emails sent from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007 do not work and can be seen […]

February 20, 2009

Windows Server 2003 32-bit R2 media needed to prep a non-R2 domain before first 64-bit R2 DC can be promoted

In one of life’s “chicken and egg” situations I recently encountered the issue of promoting a Windows Server 2003 64-bit R2 server to be a Domain Controller in an environment with only Windows Server 2003 32-bit (non-R2) servers as existing Domain Controllers. DCPromo will tell you that the Forest has not been prepared for the […]

February 19, 2009

Broadcom NIC teaming using Dell-supplied drivers

While deploying a new Dell PowerEdge 2900 for a customer I enountered a problem where the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite displayed no options for NIC teaming.  I checked the Dell Support website first and confirmed that the latest Dell-supplied drivers were already installed on the server. After a little hunting around I decided to download […]

February 18, 2009

Articles about Exchange Server and spam prevention

I’ve written some more articles recently at AllSpammedUp.com.  One of the interesting things about writing these articles is that is has forced me to take a deeper look at Exchange Server 2007 antispam features and consider their effectiveness.  My view at the moment is that with the right attention and configuration Exchange Server 2007 can […]

February 18, 2009

Exchange Server 2007 Update Rollup 6 (Critical)

Microsoft has released Update Rollup 6 for Exchange Server 2007.  The update includes a critical security fix outlined in bulletin MS09-003. The full list of fixes can be found here, and the download files are here. I’ve updated our Exchange servers here last night and it went smoothly, no problems encountered. Make sure you read […]

February 12, 2009

Multiple ISP support in Forefront TMG

From Tom Shinder:   For years we’ve been asking for multiple ISP support for our ISA firewalls. Well, that never happened, but the great news is that TMG firewall now feature multiple ISP support. You can use two Internet connections, either for failover or load balancing. You can even set different weights on your ISPs, […]

February 9, 2009

Exchange Server 2007 Transition Script

Every time I do an Exchange 2000/2003 to Exchange 2007 transition I have to run the same shell commands at the end to upgrade the default Email Address Policy, Address Lists, and Global Address List. So I wrote this script to do it automatically.  To use the script copy this code into Notepad and save […]

February 6, 2009