Archive Mailbox In Exchange 2010… Article re-printed from howexchangeworks.com Archive Mailbox is one of the many welcoming features in Exchange 2010 Server. This feature solves issues related to PST files which gives headache for any exchange admins. Let me explain how archive mailbox feature will address the existing problems. There is no company which doesn’t [...]
READ MORE »Article from MS Technet PowerShell ##################################################################################### # Exchange 2010 Mailbox Database HTML Email Report # Author: Thiyagu14 # Date Jan 28th 2010 # Script gathers below information # 1. Server currently hosting the Database. # 2. Database Size # 3. Database file path # 4. Number of users in the Database. # 5. Amount of Whitespace # 6. Top Mailbox in the Database and the size of it. # 7. Last Backup time and days since last backup. # ################################################################################### # It then generates HTML Files for this. # You can setup Threshold in the script,below are the items which can have threshold # 1. Number of Mailboxes # 2. Database Size # 3. How old a Backup can be # 4. Top Mailbox Size # If any one of the above threshold is reached the configured threshold. # It will be marked as red in the HTML. ##################################################################################### Remove-Item C:\Users\thiyagu\Documents\DBReport.htm New-Item -ItemType file -Path C:\Users\ADMIN\Documents -Name dbreport.htm $mailboxCountThreshold = 30 $dbSizeThreshold = 10GB $backupThreshold = 1 $mbxSizeThreshold = 30MB $fileName = ”DBReport.htm” Function writeHtmlHeader { param($fileName) $date = ( Get-Date ).ToString(‘yyyy/MM/dd’) Add-Content $fileName ”" Add-Content $fileName ”" Add-Content $fileName ”" Add-Content $fileName ’myExchangeWorld.COM Database Report’ Add-Content $fileName ” Add-Content $fileName ”" Add-Content $fileName ”" Add-Content $fileName ”" Add-Content $fileName ”" Add-Content $fileName ”" Add-Content $fileName ”" Add-Content $fileName ”" Add-Content $fileName ”myExchangeWorld.COM Database Report - $date” Add-Content $fileName ”" Add-Content $fileName ”" Add-Content $fileName ”" [...]
READ MORE »Description Script to set calendar-permission for mailboxes in Exchange Server 2010. PowerShell <# NAME: Set-CalendarPermissions.ps1 AUTHOR: Jan Egil Ring EMAIL: jan.egil.ring@powershell.no COMMENT: Script to set calendar-permission for mailboxes in Exchange Server 2010. For a list of valid AccessRights, see http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff522363.aspx More information: http://blog.powershell.no/2010/09/20/managing-calendar-permissions-in-exchange-server-2010 You have a royalty-free right to use, modify, reproduce, and distribute this script file in any way you find useful, provided that you agree that the creator, owner above has no warranty, obligations, or liability for such use. VERSION HISTORY: 1.0 19.09.2010 - Initial release #> #requires -version 2 #Load Exchange Server 2010 Management Shell if not loaded. You may delete/comment out this step if you are running the script from the Exchange Management Shell if (-not (Get-PSSnapin | Where-Object {$_.Name -like ”Microsoft.Exchange.Management.PowerShell.E2010″})){ Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.Exchange.Management.PowerShell.E2010 } #Custom variables $mailboxes = Get-Mailbox -Database ”Mailbox Database A” $AccessRights = ”Reviewer” #Loop through all mailboxes foreach ($mailbox in $mailboxes) { #Retrieve name of the user`s calendar $calendar = (($mailbox.SamAccountName)+ ”:\” + (Get-MailboxFolderStatistics -Identity $mailbox.SamAccountName -FolderScope Calendar | Select-Object -First 1).Name) #Check if calendar-permission for user ”Default” is set to the default permission of ”AvailabilityOnly” if (((Get-MailboxFolderPermission $calendar | Where-Object {$_.User -like ”Default”}).AccessRights) -like ”AvailabilityOnly” ) { Write-Host ”Updating calendar permission for $mailbox…” -ForegroundColor Yellow #Set calendar-permission for user ”Default” to value defined in variable $AccessRights Set-MailboxFolderPermission -User ”Default” -AccessRights $AccessRights -Identity $calendar } } Verified on the following platforms Windows Server 2008 R2 [...]
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Exchange Server 2010 like its predecessor Exchange Server 2007 makes heavy use of SSL certificates for various communications protocols. When you install a new Exchange server is comes pre-configured with a self-signed certificate. Before putting a new server into production you should create and assign a new SSL cert for the server. In this example [...]
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Microsoft released Exchange Server 2010 in October 2009, and this new version of Exchange Server contains a lot of compelling new features such as the new High Availability, the facility to store your Exchange databases on JBOD (Just a Bunch of Disks), the archiving option and the new Outlook Web App. Oh, and do not forget the [...]
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Offline Address Book generation Changing the Offline Address Book generation isn’t the most difficult part of a migration. Logon to the new Exchange 2010 Server and open the Exchange Management Console. In the navigation pane, navigate to the Organization Configuration and select the Mailbox option. In the results pane, select the Offline Address Book tab. [...]
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Problem: Windows Backup is Failing After installing SharePoint Foundation 2010 SP1 Update Resolution: Install SharePoint Foundation 2010 Patch Link to Article : http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2011/07/06/potential-issues-after-installing-sharepoint-foundation-2010-sp1.aspx TechNet Blogs > The Official SBS Blog > Potential issues after installing SharePoint Foundation 2010 SP1 Potential issues after installing SharePoint Foundation 2010 SP1 SBS Bloggers 6 Jul 2011 12:31 PM 0 [Today’s post comes to us [...]
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The real job of an exchange administrator is to maintain high availability when it comes to a messaging environment. Below mentioned processes are not done on a day to day basis, but understanding how the process works is mandatory for every exchange administrator. A step by step walk-through of procedure to be followed when exchange [...]
READ MORE »Problem: After reviewing disk space allocation you find WSUS using large portion of the hard drive to store windows update files. Running WSUS cleanup located within WSUS control console does not purge unneeded files. Solution: Configure WSUS so that it does not store update files on the server. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc708492(WS.10).aspx To specify where to store downloaded update files In the WSUS administrative console, [...]
READ MORE »Problem: Server Manager MMC starts At Logon for all users on a Terminal Server Solution: To Set it though Group Policy, then follow these steps : ON THE AFFECTED SERVER 1. Click on Start > Run 2. Type GPEDIT> MSC > hit OK 3. The Local Group Policy Editor snap-in will open 4. The policy [...]
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