Category Archives: Exchange 2013 SP1

Voicemail not delivered to mailbox

The voicemail policy and dialplan looks fine and so did the Lync configuration. I could connect to the users voicemail and was also redirected fine if a user didn’t answer the phone. But the messages was never delivered to the end user. The eventlog didn’t show anything. So to get some more information about what […]

Integrating Exchange 2013 + Lync 2013 for UCS & OWA integration

Because of the Unified Communications Managed API (UCMA) 4.0 requirement on Exchange 2013 for the integrated UM role, both platforms have a similar set of prerequisite requirement. That was half the battle in 2010, because if you didn’t have the correct version of the patches, or didn’t install them in the right order, things would […]

Exchange 2013 Setup error – There is a pending reboot from a previous installation

PROBLEM The Exchange Server 2013 setup fails at the readiness checks with the following error: There is a pending reboot from a previous installation of Windows Server role or feature. Please restart the computer and then run Setup again. The problem remains even after several restart attempts and setup is not able to continue. CAUSE […]

How Anonymous Relay works in Exchange 2013

This article is to provide you, the reader, the knowledge on how to properly create an Exchange 2013 Relay Connector. In Exchange 2013, I am utilizing a multi-role server that has both the Client Access Server and Mailbox Server roles. We’ll want to head to the mail flow section in the Exchange Administration Center (EAC) […]

MAPI over HTTP

Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) over HTTP is a new transport protocol implemented in Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Microsoft Outlook 2013 SP1. MAPI over HTTP improves the reliability and stability of the Outlook and Exchange connections by moving the transport layer to the industry-standard HTTP model. This allows a higher […]