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- Exchange 2010 problems due to insufficient access to Active Directory
- Freeing up disk space after Exchange 2010 installations
- Tweaking the Mailbox Replication Service configuration file
- Exchange 2010 Public Folders: Part 2
- Accessing Exchange 2010 mailbox move history data
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Exchange Unwashed Digest August 2012
Another month has gone by so here’s the digest listing of posts to my “Exchange Unwashed” blog on WindowsITPro.com. After a year or so of posting to WindowsITPro, I’ve settled into a routine of publication every Tuesday and Thursday. Given … Continue reading
Posted in Active Directory, Email, Exchange, Exchange 2010, Office 365, Outlook
Tagged Active Directory Rights Management, ADRMS, EAC, Exchange 2010, Exchange 2010 SP2 RU4, Exchange 2013, Exchange Administration Center, Exchange Management Shell, Mailbox Replication Service, Managed Folder Assistant, MFA, MRS, Outlook 2013, PowerShell, Public folders, retention policies, WebReady
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Moving a database between DAGs
A recent email discussion between MVPs focused on a topic that I totally missed in my Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Inside Out book (also available at Amazon.co.uk), so think of this as an update to chapter 7. The problem arises after you set … Continue reading
Posted in Exchange 2010
Tagged DAG, Database Availability Group, Exchange 2010, Mailbox Replication Service, MRS
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Exchange 2010, mailbox imports, and LocalSystem
Anything posted on the Internet has a reasonably long half-life, a fact that I was reminded of when I researched some information about the Windows LocalSystem account and discovered an article that I wrote for Windows IT Pro magazine about … Continue reading
Does a suspended mailbox move request expire?
A discussion on this point recently took place via the Exchange MVP mailing list. It doesn’t contain anything secret and I think it’s worth documenting for the benefit of others, so here goes… As you might know from this post … Continue reading
Posted in Exchange, Exchange 2010
Tagged Exchange 2010 SP1, Mailbox Replication Service, MRS, New-MoveRequest
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Removing mailbox export and import requests
Exchange 2010 SP1 introduces a new cmdlet set to handle mailbox export requests to avoid the previous requirement to install Outlook on mailbox servers. With SP1 you can run the New-MailboxExportRequest cmdlet to create a request for the Mailbox Replication … Continue reading
Tweaking the Mailbox Replication Service configuration file
The Mailbox Replication Service (MRS) is an essential component of any Exchange 2010 deployment as it controls the movement of mailboxes between databases. MRS runs on all Exchange 2010 Client Access Servers (CAS). MRS gets involved in migrations from Exchange … Continue reading
Batching Exchange 2010 mailbox moves
My post from November 22 about clearing mailbox move requests prompted some questions about auto suspending moves. This is new functionality introduced in Exchange 2010 as all mailbox moves performed in earlier versions occur synchronously. In other words, an administrator … Continue reading
Posted in Exchange, Exchange 2010
Tagged Get-Mailbox, Get-MoveRequest, Mailbox Replication Service, MRS, New-MoveRequest, Resume-MoveRequest
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Clearing out mailbox move requests
After you’ve run Exchange 2010 for a while, you’ve probably moved a few mailboxes around and have accumulated some completed mailbox move requests. When it begins to move a mailbox, the Mailbox Replication Service (MRS) stamps the user object for … Continue reading
Exchange 2010 problems due to insufficient access to Active Directory
Like every version since Exchange 2000, Exchange 2010 has a huge dependency on Active Directory. Essentially, if you don’t deploy and manage Active Directory in the right way, you have little or no chance of being successful with an Exchange … Continue reading
Accessing Exchange 2010 mailbox move history data
By default, the Exchange 2010 Mailbox Replication Service (MRS) keeps the last two logs for moves performed on a mailbox. Each log occupies approximately 300KB and, if desired, you can increase the number of logs that MRS keeps by editing … Continue reading
Posted in Exchange, Exchange 2010
Tagged Exchange 2010, Exchange 2010 SP1, Mailbox move status, Mailbox Replication Service, MRS
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