Below is my quick command that requires no customization to run on any installation: Get-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup |%{ .\CollectOverMetrics.ps1 -DatabaseAvailabilityGroup "$($_.name)" -StartTime ((get-date).AddDays(-365)) -EndTime ((get-date)) -MergeCSVFiles} Note that this script is located in the "Scripts" directory of your Exchange v15 installation.
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There are lots of great blogs out there on how to do the overall migration of Public folders from previous versions of Exchange to 2013, but few of them detailed how to deal with a few choice issues that I encountered in a recent migration that I performed. For a good, detailed, checklist of how to do the migration, see any of the following: http://exchangeserverpro.com/exchange-server-2010-2013-migration-moving-public-folders/ http://blogs.technet.com/b/meamcs/archive/2013/07/25/part-4-step-by-step-exchange-2007-to-2013-migration.aspx http://www.msexchange.org/articles-tutorials/exchange-server-2013/migration-deployment/migrating-public-folders-exchange-2013-part1.html My migration was for 50,000 folders, and about 130GB of data. The issues that I ran into were (but not limited to): Needing a System Attendant mailbox on each server hosting Public Folders Spaces at the end of the names of fold...
How Anonymous Relay works in Exchange 2013 http://www.shudnow.net/2013/06/04/how-anonymous-relay-works-in-exchange-2013/ Summary of commands: $server = "LAB-EX2013" $ReceiveConnector = "MyRelay" New-ReceiveConnector -Name $ReceiveConnector -Usage 'Custom' -Bindings '0.0.0.0:25' -RemoteIPRanges '10.10.10.7' -Server $server -TransportRole FrontendTransport Get-ReceiveConnector $ReceiveConnector | Add-ADPermission -User “NT AUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS LOGON” -ExtendedRights “Ms-Exch-SMTP-Accept-Any-Recipient” Get-RecieveConnector $ReceiveConnector | select Tarp*,Conn*,Max* Get-ReceiveConnector -Identity $ReceiveConnector | Set-ReceiveConnector -TarpitInterval 00:00:00 -ConnectionTimeout 00:30:00 -ConnectionInactivityTimeout 00:20:00 -MaxAcknowledgementDelay 00:00:00 -MaxInboundConnection 10000 -MaxInboundConnectionPercentagePerSource 100 -MaxInboundConnectionPerSource unlimited Also see: Incorrectly Adding New Receive C...
Installing Exchange 2013 CU's in a MultiSite,MultiServer environment. I recently attempted to install Exchange 2013 CU7 in an environment with 4 Exchange servers spread across 2 Sites. The servers were at Exchange 2013 SP1 (CU5?). It did not start out well until I found this set of instructions from Paul Cunningham. http://exchangeserverpro.com/exchange-2013-installing-cumulative-updates/ In summary, perform the following: Choose a server in the site that contains the AD FSMO Roles. (This may only apply to Exch2013 SP1, since there is a bug that CU7 fixes, in which you cannot launch ECP on a server that is in a remote site to the user's Mailbox. I suspect this also applies to the FSMO role of PDC. The install initially failed the pre-requisite check with a bunch of nonsensical errors saying that the user ID was not a member of the required groups, etc.) Perform the following to prepare the Exchange Server for upgrade: $server = "ThisServer" Set-ServerComp...
Recreate and enable missing arbitration user accounts and mailboxes in Exchange Serve These are a couple of article explaining the process of recreating and enable missing arbitration users and mailboxes. It addresses the issue of lost or deleted system mailboxes and how to get them back. How to recreate missing arbitration user accounts in 2010 http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/5317.recreate-and-enable-missing-arbitration-user-accounts-and-mailboxes-in-exchange-server-2010.aspx How to recreate System Mailbox , FederatedEmail & DiscoverySearchMailbox in Exchange 2010 http://careexchange.in/how-to-recreate-system-mailbox-federatedemail-discoverysearchmailbox-in-exchange-2010/
The following are some links referencing the issue and some fixes for the flawed CU6 update for Exchange 2013. Released: Cumulative Update 6 for Exchange Server 2013 The Exchange Team, 26 Aug, 2014 http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2014/08/26/released-cumulative-update-6-for-exchange-server-2013.aspx Microsoft Releases Flawed Cumulative Update 6 for Exchange 2013 Redmond Magazine, by Kurt Mackie 09/02/2014 http://redmondmag.com/articles/2014/09/02/cu-6-for-exchange-2013.aspx Exchange 2013 CU6 hybrid and co-existence bugs cause administrators to despair WindowsITPro, Aug 30, 2014 by Tony Redmond http://windowsitpro.com/blog/exchange-2013-cu6-hybrid-and-co-existence-bugs Don't Deploy Exchange 2013 CU6 If You're a Hybrid Customer Friday, August 29, 2014 by Jeff Guillet http://www.expta.com/2014/08/dont-deploy-exchange-2013-cu6-if-youre.html I ssues with Exchange 2013 Cumulative Update 6 (CU6) Exchange World, 10 Sep 2014 by nawaral http://blogs.technet.com/b/nawar...
Reference Article: how to export import remoteipranges from receive connectors on exchange http://www.exchangedictionary.com/solutions/how-to-export-import-remoteipranges-from-receive-connectors-on-exchange-2007-2010-2013-servers
Exchange Server Supportability Matrix http://technet.microsoft.com/library/ff728623%28v=exchg.150%29.aspx
Use the following site to audit and assist in the creation of a valid SPF record for your email domain: http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/safety/content/technologies/senderid/wizard/
Resources: Presentations and resources for Exchange, Office 365, and More... http://ignite.office.com Office 365 Fast Track resource Site http://fasttrack.office.com Provision a new Trail Tenant and FastTrack a deployment http://aka.ms/getfasttrack ID Fix (Tool to remediate AD Issues) http://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=36832 Setup and Use Office 365 on your phone or Tablet http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/office365-suite-help/set-up-and-use-office-365-on-your-phone-or-tablet-HA102818686.aspx Office 365 Blog http://blogs.office.com/office365updates/ Office 365 NDA Preview http://prereleaseprograms-public.sharepoint.com
Exchange 2013 SP1, New install Problem: Exchange 2013: Remote host said: 451 4.7.0 Temporary server error. Please try again later. PRX2 The server used were a multi-role server and found as this is a bug in the program. The fix: 1. Create host file entries on the server with two names: server,server.domain.local 2. Restart “Microsoft Frontend Transport” and “Microsoft Exchange Transport” services
Office 365 Windows Azure Active Directory Sync tool - Version Release History You can check your DirSync version by running the following PowerShell command : (GP 'hklm:SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Online Directory Sync').DisplayVersion The latest version can be downloaded here: Windows Azure Active Directory Sync tool – 64 bit http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/18429.windows-azure-active-directory-sync-tool-version-release-history.aspx Configuring SMTP relay for Office365 / Exchange Online http://windows.ittips.eu/2014/04/configuring-smtp-relay-for-office365.html
Exchange 2013 Info Exchange 2013 Build Numbers and Release Dates http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh135098%28v=exchg.150%29.aspx Display Current Build (including CU) Display HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Exchange V15\DisplayName Example "Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 2" Client connectivity in an exchange 2013 coexistence environment http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2014/03/12/client-connectivity-in-an-exchange-2013-coexistence-environment.aspx Some CAS Transistion exxamples http://msexchangeguru.com/2012/10/23/e2k7-to-e2010-cas-transition/ Exchange 2013 Procedures: Exchange 2010 and below Build Numbers http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/240.exchange-server-and-update-rollups-build-numbers.aspx Installing Cumulative Updates for Exchange Server 2013 http://exchangeserverpro.com/exchange-2013-installing-cumulative-updates/ Hybrid configuration wizard fails on parameter AntiSpamF...
This article discusses how to deal with the fact that you can no longer get a 3rd party SSL Certificate for an internal domain. The issue is that 3rd party Certs will not allow non-verifiable Certs after Oct 2016. Essentially, that means that you should now configure your Exchange environment (2007/2010/2013) to not depend on Certs for internal names. The solution is too simple. Just configure your DNS server to implement a "Split-DNS-Horizon". Note that this also works perfectly for auto-configuring your Outlook clients, regardless of whether they are connected internally or externally. For this example, lets assume that your internal domain is domain.local, and that your email domain is domain.com The easiest and simplest trick is to configure an entry in your internal DNS servers, to point autodiscover.domain.com to the internal IP address of your CAS server. The best way to do this is to create a new DNS Zone with the name "autodiscover.domain.com", and then c...