August 2011 - Posts

Exchange Federated Free/Busy doesn't work in one direction
Mon, Aug 29 2011 13:36
In an earlier article I explained How to Configure Exchange 2010 SP1 Federation . Buried within that article are the steps to solve federation issues that stem from Exchange 2003 migrations. Here, I'm listing just those steps. When federation doesn't...
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Tips for Attending Exchange MCM Training
Sat, Aug 27 2011 17:30
I've gotten the following tips about attending the Exchange Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) training in Redmond from previous attendees. I plan to update this list after my own experience. Logistics Stay at the Homestead Suites - Redmond . It's...
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Fix for SMExchangeStoreDriver - Event 1020 in Exchange 2010
Wed, Aug 24 2011 19:14
I ran into a new problem today with an Exchange 2010 SP1 migration. The customer migrated a few years ago from Exchange 2003 to 2007, and I'm now migrating their pure Exchange 2007 SP2 environment to Exchange 2010 SP1. The customer has several Public...
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MCM Update - Studying
Wed, Aug 17 2011 16:59
So, I've taken to reading the Exchange 2010 SP1 online documentation, line by line, to get ready for my MCM training next month. It's rather slow going, but I expect to hit a rhythm and power on through it. Once you have an account setup on the...
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Finding users who have Send-As or Full Access permissions to mailboxes
Tue, Aug 16 2011 13:13
Pat Richard posted a couple of nice one-liners to determine users who have Send-As or Full Access permissions to mailboxes . He posted this over at UCBlogs.net . The following one-liner lists all mailboxes where another user has Send-As permissions, and...
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Exchange MCM Rotation Dates
Mon, Aug 15 2011 21:40
I've paid my dues ($18,500 worth) and will be entering the September 12 - October 1, 2011 rotation for the Exchange Microsoft Certified Master program in a few weeks. There's quite a bit of prep just leading up to the class. For example, here's...
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Exchange 2010 SP1 Quorum Configuration Doesn't Failback to Node Majority
Thu, Aug 4 2011 10:57
Fellow MVP and work colleague, Tom Pacyk , wrote about a problem we've seen with Exchange 2010 SP1 UR3 where the quorum configuration does not change back to Node Majority after all odd numbered DAG members are online. You can read Tom's article...
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Fun with NSLOOKUP
Wed, Aug 3 2011 20:24
Microsoft Exchange and Lync Server use TXT and SRV records in DNS to publish domain and service connection point information. Exchange 2007 and 2010 use TXT records for federation and Sender Protection Framework (SPF) records. Lync 2010 uses SRV records...
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