Cluster Help : Exchange

Exchange Server 2007 CCR on Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster

cluster — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:38:00 GMT

I did a one day workshop on March 15 in Orlando at the Exchange Connections conference. As usual, it was a great deal of fun. However, for some reason, I never posted this blog entry until today. Anyways, I decided to put some of the key bits of information...(read more)

Exchange Server 2007 Disaster Planning

cluster — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:03:00 GMT

During my one day pre-conference session at Exchange Connections, I heard a desire for something that doesn't exist today. Later in the week, I sat in the back during a Harold Wong session, and the same topic/request/demand/whatever came up. The basic...(read more)

Exchange Server 2007 and Virtualization

cluster — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:39:00 GMT

During my booth duty at the Failover Clustering booth, I must have heard questions regarding this topic about once per hour if not more. The official stance : Microsoft does not support the virtualization of Exchange Server 2007 roles at this time. Why...(read more)

Exchange Server 2003 Assessment Configuration Packs

cluster — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:53:00 GMT

Microsoft released assessment configuration packs for the following today: Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA) European Union Data Protection Directive (EUDPD) Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) Health Insurance Portability...(read more)

Exchange Server 2007 Architecture Poster

cluster — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:36:00 GMT

Get it here , fresh off the presses and just released today!...(read more)

Which Exchange Server 2007 Server Cluster Type Should I use, CCR or SCC?

cluster — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:36:00 GMT

This is becoming a pretty common question in my Exchange classes. Which should I use? Why one over the other? My current recommendation is to use CCR whenever possible vs. SCC. Why? I am glad you asked that question. High Availability, see my definition...(read more)

Wonderful Changes in Exchange Server 2007

cluster — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:13:00 GMT

I want to end the work day on a positive note. Yes, there are a couple of things about Exchange Server 2007 that tick me off, but overall, I love the product. I just wanted to take a couple of minutes to mention some of my favorite features. Databases...(read more)

More on Managing Exchange Server 2007 CCR

cluster — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:56:00 GMT

I have been thinking about this a great deal lately. I, as I said in my previous blog post, I am pretty concerned at the way a CCR implementation is supposed to be moved using the Exchange Management Shell (EMS). Scott Schnoll, somebody I respect greatly...(read more)

Issue: Managing an Exchange Server 2007 Cluster

cluster — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:08:00 GMT

Scott Schnoll posted on the Microsoft Exchange Team Blog the other day regarding the proper tools to use when managing an Exchange Server 2007 Cluster . Yes, there is some confusion. If you research the topic on Microsoft's website, documentation...(read more)

Exchange Server 2007 Hub Transport (HT) and Client Access Service (CAS) on the Same NLB Cluster - Updated Jan 9, 2008

cluster — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:47:00 GMT

In order to keep the number of servers down in a high availability environment, administrators have been looking at using Network Load Balancing (NLB) for CAS and then co-locating the HT role on each node of the NLB cluster to also provide high availability...(read more)

Standby Continuous Replication for Exchange Server 2007

cluster — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 04:11:00 GMT

As previously discussed, when SP1 for Exchange Server 2007 ships, it will include some new technologies, too. One is Standby Continuous Replication (SCR). I am completely psyched by this new technology. Myself, I see SCR as the perfect remote site Disaster...(read more)

Standby Continuous Replication (SCR) for Exchange 2007 SP1

cluster — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 22:18:00 GMT

Have I said how much I love the Exchange team lately? These guys/gals are awesome! So, today, I see the blog about SP1 for Exchange Server 2007 and just had to read it. There is some really nice stuff coming out as part of SP1 that you will probably want...(read more)

An Overview of Sender ID

cluster — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 04:07:00 GMT

Yesterday, Microsoft posted an Excellent pdf on the businss value of Sender ID. It is really nice and formatted like a folding brochure that can be left with potential clients. I recommend you download it and give it a quick read: http://www.microsoft...(read more)

Exchange Server 2007 Resources

cluster — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 07:25:00 GMT

I have been busily upgrading my brain from Exchange Server 2003 to Exchange Server 2007. Along the way, I have been accumulating information on Exchange Server 2007 resources. So, to make life easy for me (yep, for me), I am going to consolidate my resource...(read more)

Exchange Server 2003 Mobility

cluster — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 05:29:00 GMT

Time for some fun. The following are my links and favorite sources of information for Exchange Server 2003 mobility. First, one of my favorite sites is Eileen Brown's Blog. The following are some fantastic articles on Mobility that she has on her...(read more)

2400: Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003

cluster — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 18:08:00 GMT

My boss decided to put up blogs for all of the trainers at the company. Rather than give up my current blogs (this one and my more personal blog), I decide to focus the blog at Ameriteach on the courses that I teach. So, as I teach courses, I will create...(read more)

Exchange Server 2007 Clustering

cluster — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 22:28:00 GMT

Yes, of course you can use Microsoft clustering to provide a highly available platform for Exchange Server 2007. In fact, there are two ways to do it. First there is the technology known as Single Copy Clusters(SCC). This is basically the same kind of...(read more)

Exchange Troubleshooting Assistant v1.0

cluster — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 06:52:00 GMT

I don't know how this managed to slip by me. The Exchange Troubleshooting Assistant, ExTRA, looks like a great tool that can be extremely valuable. I am guessing that, in combination with ExBPA, troubleshooting performance problems or connection issues...(read more)

Exchange 2007 and Public Folders

cluster — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:48:00 GMT

It appears that the rumors of the demise of Public Folders has been greatly exaggerated. Per the Exchange Team Blog, Exchange 12 (Exchange 2007) will continue to support public folders and will actually improve manageability.

Personally, I recommend using SharePoint Services (Windows SharePoint Services - WSS) and SharePoint Portal Server (SPS) for collaborate application development for all future in-house initiatives and strongly suggest moving any public folder applications that you might have to WSS or SPS in the near future.

The writing is on the wall that WSS and SPS are the way to do this in the future.

Exchange Permissions for SP2

cluster — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 15:42:00 GMT

I was reading the Exchange team blog, You Had Me at Ehlo..., today and read their post regarding permissions for SP2.

SP1 for Exchange Server 2003 can be installed by an Exchange administrator for the administrative group where the Exchange server lives and a local administrator on the Exchange server. Things have changed, though, for SP2.

Now, for SP2, the initial installation must be done by an Exchange Administrator at the organization level. The reason it has to be done at the organization level is because the Intelligent Message Filter (IMF) is part of SP2 and it requires and Org level Admin to install it properly. After the first install is done, then Exchange Admins can perform the installations in their administrative groups.

Note 1: If IMF versions before 2.0 are installed, SP2 will require that they be removed before installing SP2.

Note 2: IMF will be installed on cluster nodes but will be disabled and will not function on cluster nodes as it is not supported in Exchange clustering.