Category Archives: Exchange server 2010

Configure Automatic Replies for an user in Exchange 2010 – Using Exchange Control Panel (ECP)

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In previous versions of Exchange, you would need to access the user’s mailbox to be able to do this.  Without access to the mailbox, you can’t modify data in it.

Two ways for an exchange/domain administrator to access an user mailbox:

  1. Grant yourself full Access mailbox permission to the user’s mailbox.
  2. Change the user’s password and log in as the user.

The first option grants the administrator access to all of the data in the user’s mailbox.

The second option grants the administrator access to all of the data that the user account can access within your company and locks the user out of his own user account.

Configure auto-reply options using the ECP

In Exchange 2010 SP1, you can configure auto-reply options for your users without using either of the above options.

Login to ECP through owa as Administrator or member of that group. Click options (right side top) and select “See all options”, From this screen, where “Manage Myself”, click “Another User” -> select the user you want and double click on the user. This will open his mail option ECP, and click “Tell people you’re on vacation” -> and select Automatic Replies and fillout the information and click Save.

Thats it!!!!

Configure auto-reply options using the Shell Command

This command schedules internal and external auto-replies

Example, if a user is going on leave from  11/11/2011 to 12/10/2011: (MM/DD/YYYY format)

Set-MailboxAutoReplyConfiguration leaveusername@domain.com –AutoReplyState Scheduled –StartTime “11/11/2011” –EndTime “12/110/2011” –ExternalMessage “External OOF message here” –InternalMessage “Internal OOF message here”

For detailed syntax and parameter descriptions, see Set-MailboxAutoReplyConfiguration (Applies to Exchange Server 2010 SP1).

This command retrieves auto-reply settings for a mailbox.

Get-MailboxAutoReplyConfiguration leaveusername@domain.com

This command disables auto-reply configured for a mailbox:

Set-MailboxAutoReplyConfiguration leaveusername@domain.com –AutoReplyState Disabled –ExternalMessage $null –InternalMessage $null

Great leap…Enjoy!!!!

 

Released: Update Rollup 6 for Exchange Server 2010 SP1

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Announcement from Exchange team blog: Earlier today the Exchange CXP team released Update Rollup 6 for Exchange Server 2010 SP1 to the Download Center. Click here to download

This update contains a number of customer reported and internally found issues since the release of RU5. In particular we would like to specifically call out the following fixes which are included in this release:

  • 2627769 Some time zones in OWA are not synchronized with Windows in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
  • 2528854 The Microsoft Exchange Mailbox Replication service crashes on a computer that has Exchange Server 2010 SP1 installed
  • 2544246 You receive a NRN of a meeting request 120 days later after the recipient accepted the request in an Exchange Server 2010 SP1 environment
  • 2616127 “0x80041606” error code when you use Outlook in online mode to search for a keyword against a mailbox in an Exchange Server 2010 environment.
  • 2549183 “There are no objects to select” message when you try to use the EMC to specify a server to connect to in an Exchange Server 2010 SP1 environment

Future of /Hosting Mode – Microsoft Exchange

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With the release of Exchange 2010 SP1, we introduced the /hosting mode switch – a feature which deploys Exchange using an Active Directory structure that affords complete separation between tenant organizations shared on the same underlying platform. /Hosting mode makes the need for a solution like Hosted Messaging and Collaboration largely redundant when hosting multi-tenant Exchange. /Hosting mode does not ship with any automation tools necessary for hosters to operate a service at scale, but it does address the requirements typical of a multi-tenant infrastructure (such as tenant organizations and service plans). Read more from the exchange team blog, Click here

Power Shell CMD – Exchange server 2010 – Check the status of the exchange server service(s)

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To check the status of the exchange server service, go to EMS…and type get-service *exchange*

Enjoy!!!

Exchange server 2010 SP1 – Step by Step installlation on the production server – Live

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Earlier i’ve done the Exchange server migration – 2007 to 2010 – Live cast, Its been 10 months since Exchange team release the SP1 for Microsoft Exchange server 2010….today i’m doing Microsoft Exchange server 2010 SP1 upgradation…Live page is opened.

Click here to view this live page

Enjoy!!!!

Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 released

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Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 resolves issues that were found in Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 since the software was released. This update rollup is highly recommended for all Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 customers. Click here to download this. Please read the resolution (At the bottom of the page) before applying the rollups

Exchange server 2010 management tools do not start after the installation – Solution

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Problem impacts Exchange management tools on servers running Exchange 2010 on

  • Windows Server 2008 SP2
  • Windows 2008 R2 RTM

Symptom: Event ID 1000 & 1023

  • Faulting application Powershell.exe, version 6.0.6002.18111, time stamp 0x4acfacc6, faulting module mscorwks.dll, version 2.0.50727.5653, time stamp 0x4d54a59c, exception code 0xc0000005, fault offset 0x00000000001d9e19, process id 0x%9, application start time 0x%10.
  • .NET Runtime version 2.0.50727.3053 – Fatal Execution Engine Error (000007FEF9216D36) (80131506)
  • Exchange Management Shell does not start
  • Exchange Management Console does not start
  • There might be a crash in Exchange Mailbox Replication Service (it is not clear yet if this is related)
  • Event Viewer might have trouble opening

Resolution : Please see the following KB article for the resolution of this problem. The solution already explained in the Microsoft Exchange team Blog.

Mailbox – email address count – Exchange 2010 Powershell CMD

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To get a count of how many email addresses each mailbox is having

Power Shell CMD : get-recipient “username” | select name, @{Name=”Count”;Expression={[array]($_.EmailAddresses).Count}}

for SMTP addresses: get-recipient “username” | select name, @{Name=”Count”;Expression={[array]($_.EmailAddresses | Where {$_ -like “smtp*”}).Count}}

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OS X – Lion from Apple…releasing on July 2011!!!

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In continuation of my previous blog about Mac OS X Lion developer preview 3, Apple announced its release on July 2001 to Mac App Stores for just $29.99. This software works hand in hand with apple hardware for a better operating system.

  • Built on a rock-solid UNIX foundation
  • OS X is engineered to take full advantage of the technologies in every new Mac
  • Deliver the most intuitive and integrated computer experience possible.

Enjoy!!!

Elcome International – Productivity goes up using latest Microsoft Technology

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As a system integrator, My company, Elcome is well aware of the technologies available to make our clients lives easier…The deployment of Microsoft Dynamics has also had a major impact on the company’s ability to operate. “One big area that we’ve been able to focus on is reporting, in terms of KPIs and business intelligence. There have been a lot of advances in Dynamics and the supporting tools to make it easier to produce different types of reports, and the ability to allow end users to customise, specifically things like SQL reporting services that are part of SQL 2008. We were using an old version of Microsoft Dynamics GP. Two versions old in fact,” we realises. “When we upgraded to the latest version – and I think we were one of their first customers to go live with the latest version which is Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 – we also moved to the latest versions of all the underlying technology. That includes the latest version of Microsoft SQL Server 2010. We’ve also moved from 32-bit to 64-bit servers. Everything is now running on 64bit hardware and software.” – explains executive director at Elcome International, Jimmy Grewal…more information read the following article published by ITP publishers on ACN Magazine By Ben Furfie Published May 10, 2011, May 2011 issue..click here to read more