Month: July 2012

Hi Folks, I got an error this last week where the user running Exchange Server 2010 wasn’t able to configure MaxMessageSize using Set-ADSiteLink cmdlet. At the beginning I thought was something on his environment however since I was using Exchange Server 2013 on my Windows 8/Hyper-V 3.0 I tried to run the same cmdlet and I got the same issue ! Well, I tried in a couple of different Exchange Server 2010 and I got the same issue however if you run from an Exchange 2007 Management Shell it works like a charm! Just to make sure that we are … Continue reading Set-ADSiteLink error 4003 (INSUFF_ACCESS_RIGHTS) in Exchange Server 2010/2013

This poster provides a visual reference for understanding key Hyper-V technologies in Windows Server 2012. This Hyper-V poster focuses on Hyper-V Replica, networking, virtual machine mobility (live migration), storage, failover clustering, and scalability. You can find previously published posters here: • Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 Hyper-V Component Architecture• Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Component Architecture• Windows Server 2008 R2 Feature Component Poster • Windows Server 2008 Component Posters Get it here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29189 Cheers, Anderson Patricio http://www.andersonpatricio.ca http://www.andersonpatricio.org (Portuguese) Twitter: @apatricio

Hello folks, You may have notice that Exchange Server 2013 has additional Receive Connectors to support the new architecture and we are going over them in a near future post however in Today’s post I would like to show you a small but still interesting improvement on the receive connector listening on 25 port. By default on Exchange Server 2007/2010 wasn’t able to receive Internet traffic however in Exchange Server 2013 the connector responsible for 25 has the Anonymous checked as standard value which means that any relay to an accepted domain will be received without any additional configuration. In … Continue reading Exchange Server 2013 Preview: Anonymous permissions behaviour on Default Frontend Receive Connector

Hi folks, As you may have read on the Internet or even on this blog (www.andersonpatricio.ca) the Exchange Server 2013 Preview was released recently and in this post I will be going over the prerequisites required to install this new release on Windows Server 2008 R2. This Preview version can also be installed on Windows Server 2012 (topic for a near future blog post here!). The installation process is well documented in the product documentation however I will go over and try to give you some hints to speed up the process and get you to the fun part which … Continue reading Installing Exchange Server 2013 on Windows Server 2008 R2– Prerequisites…

Microsoft® Lync® 2013 is an enterprise-ready unified communications platform. Lync connects people everywhere, on Windows 8 and other devices, as part of their everyday productivity experience. Lync provides a consistent, single client experience for presence, instant messaging, voice, HD video, and conferencing, and eliminates the need to use a VPN for encryption. Lync 2013 supports HD video conferencing and takes advantage of Windows 8 “touch first” capabilities to provide fast, natural, hands-on control of communications. To evaluate Lync Server 2013 Preview’s new features, you need the Lync 2013 client application. Download Lync 2013 Preview as part of Office 365 ProPlus … Continue reading Download Microsoft Lync Server 2013 Preview

Hi folks, It’s finally here the new Exchange Server is available and you we can start testing! Have fun!! Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 enables you to maintain control, increase user productivity, and keep your organization safe. You can move to the cloud on your terms with flexible migration options. Your users can do more on any device, helping them manage increasing volumes of email and work together more effectively as teams. You can also protect your business communications and sensitive information, while meeting internal and regulatory compliance requirements. With Exchange Server 2013, you can work smarter, anywhere. Remain in control, … Continue reading Download Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Preview

Hi folks, One of my customers was saying that some machines were not able to retrieve the Autodiscover settings in Outlook internally with the following error message: Before doing a deep drive on the server side I asked the guy a couple of simple questions, such as: Do you have success in different computers? The answer was yes. If you log on with a different windows profile on the same machine, does it work? the answer was Yes. At this point the odds are that is an issue on the client side, just to be safe I went ahead and … Continue reading Autoconfiguration was unable to determine your settings!

Hi Folks, ExchangeTeam created a series of posts about Exchange Content Index Rebuild Baselines, here are the complete series, really good stuff! Establishing Exchange Content Index Rebuild Baselines – Part 1 http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/06/25/establishing-exchange-content-index-rebuild-baselines-part-1.aspx Establishing Exchange Content Index Rebuild Baselines – Part 2 http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/06/27/establishing-exchange-content-index-rebuild-baselines-part-2.aspx Establishing Exchange Content Index Rebuild Baselines – Part 3 http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/07/02/establishing-exchange-content-index-rebuild-baselines-part-3.aspx Cheers, Anderson Patricio http://www.andersonpatricio.ca http://www.andersonpatricio.org (Portuguese) Twitter: @apatricio