Live Search still terrible
Searching for “Windows Deployment Services” this evening I was reminded that Microsoft is still awful at this internet search business.
April 7, 2008
Using Baretail to monitor Exchange Server 2007 setup
Exchange Server 2007 installation is a very complex process, but both the GUI and command line methods reveal little about what is actually going on during the installation process. The installation process writes all of the actions and outcomes to a log file at C:ExchangeSetupLogsExchangeSetup.log. This is helpful for troubleshooting errors during installation, but can […]
April 4, 2008
Customers that want what they are telling you they don’t want
The title might make no sense, but it comes from a conversation that went on in the office today. There seemed to be three things that are heard from customers on a regular basis that can be paraphrased like this: I don’t want a proposal, I just want you to tell me what you’re going […]
April 3, 2008
Project Coconut: Part 3 – Deploying the first Exchange Server 2007 server
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 3 - Deploying the first Exchange Server 2007 server.
March 31, 2008
EMS – Exchange Server 2007 Message Tracking log file retention
In earlier versions of Exchange Server the Message Tracking log settings were configured through the GUI interface. Now with Exchange Server 2007 you can set the Message Tracking log path in the GUI, but you need to hit the Exchange Management Shell for other settings such as the log retention period. To view the retention […]
March 31, 2008
Installing Exchange Server 2007 pre-requisites on Windows Server 2008
The Windows Server 2008 ServerManagerCmd.exe tool makes installing the Exchange Server 2007 pre-requisites a snap. In this example I am installing the pre-requisites for a typical Exchange Server 2007 installation (Mailbox Server, Client Access Server, Hub Transport Server). The components are installed using ServerManagerCmd.exe. The following commands can be executed in a command shell to […]
March 27, 2008
Apply the Exchange 2007 Schema Extension Using a 32-bit Schema Master
How to apply the Exchange Server 2007 schema update on a 32-bit domain controller that holds the Schema Master FSMO role.
March 17, 2008
Project Coconut: Part 2 – Sizing the Exchange Server 2007 servers
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 2 - Sizing the Exchange Server 2007 servers.
March 11, 2008
Are you getting enough IOPS in your diet?
Storage guys do not love talking about IOPS, especially when far too much attention is being paid to them by customers buying Exchange solutions. You would think a die hard storage guy would delight in pulling out one of their many spreadsheets and calculating the optimal disk layout to meet your IOPS needs, but sadly […]
March 11, 2008
MOSS 2007 with SP1 slipstreamed install package released
Microsoft has announced the release of Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server (MOSS) 2007 with SP1 and Windows Sharepoint Services (WSS) 3.0 with SP1. This is a significant release as it allows Sharepoint administrators and developers to deploy an SP1 integrated installation of MOSS or WSS on a new server. The RTM version of MOSS and WSS […]
March 10, 2008
Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Public Folders and Outlook Web Access
One of the enhancements to Exchange Server 2007 with Service Pack 1 is the ability to view public folders when logged in to Outlook Web Access. When an Exchange Server 2007 mailbox user attempts to open a public folder they may see the following information in the OWA window. This will appear if the public […]
March 8, 2008
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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