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Customized Exchange2007MBtoMEU.ps1 Script for Office 365 Migrations
One of the tools that Microsoft has provided to the community for Office 365 migrations is the Exchange2007MBtoMEU.ps1 PowerShell script. If you’ve completed a staged Exchange migration to migrate your...
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Discussing Exchange Server 2013 High Availability on RunAs Radio
Just a quick note to let you know that I’m on the latest episode of RunAs Radio talking about Exchange Server 2013 migration and high availability. Richard Campbell and I chat for about half an hour...
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Exchange Server 2013 Lagged Database Copies In Action
This article is an excerpt from the Deploying and Managing Exchange Server 2013 High Availability ebook. A lagged database copy is a passive database copy in a database availability group that has a...
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Are Lagged Database Copies a Waste of Time?
In a comment on my recent article on Exchange Server 2013 lagged database copies Chris wrote: I do not see any advantage in a lagged copy of a database. If any kind of corruption happens on a database...
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Deploying and Managing Exchange Server 2013 High Availability
High availability for Exchange Server 2013 is a complex, challenging area with many important technical details that are often difficult to discover on your own. So it’s no surprise that high...
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Datacenter Activation Coordination Mode
One of the topics I receive a lot of questions about is Datacenter Activation Coordination Mode, or DAC Mode for short. Here is an excerpt from Deploying and Managing Exchange Server 2013 High...
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Exchange Server 2013 High Availability: What Would You Like to Know?
So far the feedback from readers of Deploying and Managing Exchange Server 2013 High Availability has been positive, but there’s always more to learn about a topic as complex as high availability....
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Exchange Server 2013 Setup Fails with Error “Couldn’t Find the Enterprise...
When attempting to install Exchange Server 2013 setup may fail with an error message: Setup encountered a problem while validating the state of Active Directory: Couldn’t find the Enterprise...
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Hybrid Mailbox Move Fails with Mismatched Archive GUID Error
While performing a remote mailbox move to off-board a user from Office 365 to Exchange Server 2013 on-premises you may encounter an error due to a mismatched archive GUID. Error:...
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New Updates Released for Exchange Server 2013, 2010 and 2007
The Microsoft Exchange Team has announced new update releases for all current versions of Exchange Server. The updates include: Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 7 Exchange Server 2010 SP3 Update...
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Completing Individual Move Requests from a Migration Batch
Mark left a comment asking whether he could complete the mailbox moves for only specific mailboxes that were included in a very large migration batch. Consider a scenario in which you create a...
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Exchange Server 2013 High Availability Q&A Recording Now Available
This week I got together on a Lync call with my fellow Exchange Server MVPs Michael Van Horenbeeck and Steve Goodman and we recorded a Q&A session about Exchange Server 2013 high availability. The...
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How to Remove an SSL Certificate from Exchange Server 2013
Victor asks: I assigned a new SSL cert to the SMTP service on my Exchange 2013 server and got the prompt about overwriting the old one. However, the old cert is still bound to the SMTP service and I...
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PowerShell Script to Remove Mailbox Folder Permissions
In a previous article I demonstrated how to use a PowerShell script to grant read-only permissions to an Exchange mailbox. The script achieves this by granting the “Reviewer” permission to each folder...
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Office 365 Exchange Online Message Size Onboarding Limit Increased to 150mb
Included in the latest round of Office 365 announcements is details of the new Exchange Online message size limit for onboarding (mailbox migrations). Previously the limit was 25mb (attachment size) +...
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How to Permanently Remove Deleted Users from Office 365
When you delete a user from the Office 365 control panel they are moved into a recycle bin for 30 days so that they can be recovered easily if the deletion was not intended. However, if you want to...
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Office 365 ProvisioningFailedException: Failed to Update One of the Recipient...
During an Office 365 migration (cutover migration in this case) you may encounter an error message on one or more of the users that is automatically provisioned for you in the cloud:...
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Exchange Server 2010 Reaches the End of Mainstream Support
This week, 13th January 2015 to be precise, marks the end of mainstream support for Exchange Server 2010. The product now enters the extended support phase, which will end in January 2020. What does...
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Amazon Enters the Cloud Email Race with WorkMail
Interesting news out of Amazon Web Services (AWS) this week with the announcement of WorkMail, Amazon’s cloud email service for businesses. On-premises email has many players competing but the cloud is...
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How to Block or Quarantine the Outlook for iOS and Android App in Exchange...
Microsoft has released the Outlook for iOS and Android app, which is intended to replace the OWA for Devices mobile client on Apple iOS and Google Android smartphones and tablets. The Outlook for iOS...
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