Category Archives: Exchange 2010
Migration From Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2013 Part 3
Exchange 2013 Migration Step 8 Migrating Certificates from 2010 to 2013 Only consider doing this if you have a purchased (i.e. NOT using a self signed) certificate on your Exchange 2010 server. Bear in mind if you have the internal FQDN of your Exchange 2010 server as a SAN (Subject Alternative Name), then you cannot […]
Migration From Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2013 Part 2
Migrating Public Folders from Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2013 Exchange 2013 Migration Step 7 “Migrate Public Folders” 1. Make sure the user you will be performing the migration as, is in the right security groups, (Organizational Management and Recipient Management). 2. On the Legacy Exchange server download the migration scripts. Then extract them to the […]
Migration From Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2013 Part 1
Problem To complete a migration from Exchange 2010 (or 2007) to Exchange 2013, you need to introduce Exchange 2013 into your existing Exchange environment, then migrate your content onto the new server(s), and finally remove Exchange 2010. Solution Assumptions: In this example I’ve got an existing Exchange 2010 environment running on Windows Server 2008 R2. I’m […]
How to Remove an Exchange 2010 Public Folder Database
Before you can uninstall Exchange Server 2010 from a server you must remove all databases, including public folder databases. A public folder database can’t be removed until it no longer hosts any public folder replicas. If you try to remove it while it still hosts replicas you’ll receive an error message. ——————————————————– Microsoft Exchange Error […]
Microsoft Exchange Server Build Numbers
Problem To find out what service pack and rollups have been applied to Microsoft Exchange you need to locate its “Build Number”. 2000/2003 2007 2010 2013 Solution Exchange Server Product name Build number Date Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 6.5.6944 6/30/2003 Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP1 6.5.7226 5/25/2004 Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP2 6.5.7638 10/19/2005 Microsoft […]
Exchange 2010 Service Pack 3 Error – ‘The IIS 6 WMI Compatibility component is required’
Problem If you attempt to install Exchange Service Pack 3 on an Exchange server that is currently running Service Pack 1 you will see this error. Error: The ‘IIS 6 WMI Compatibility’ component is required. Install the component via Server Manager. Solution Note: This was a prerequisite for SP2, so if you do not see […]
How To Check Exchange Database Size with PowerShell
Checking your Exchange database size in PowerShell is key in several scripting scenarios, such as creating mailboxes in the smallest database, or generating basic database reports. The problem in Exchange 2007 was that this was a lot harder than it sounded. The Get-MailboxDatabase cmdlet did not return the size of the database. If you needed […]
How to Configure a Relay Connector for Exchange Server 2010
In most Exchange Server 2010 environments there will be the need to allow relaying for certain hosts, devices or applications to send email via the Exchange server. This is common with multi-function devices such as network attached printer/scanners, or applications such as backup software that send email reports. SMTP communication is handled by the Hub […]
Exchange 2010 “Anonymous Relay” Receive Connector
In almost every environment I have ever seen there are usually some devices and/or systems that need to send email and typically these will require some SMTP server to relay these messages. More often than not these also do not have the ability to authenticate to the relaying host. How do we deal with these […]
Modify the Default SMTP Banner
The SMTP banner is the SMTP connection response that a remote SMTP messaging server receives after it connects to a Receive connector configured on a computer running Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 that has the Hub Transport server role or the Edge Transport server role installed. You may want to modify the default SMTP banner for Internet-facing […]