Exchange 2013 running in a VM on one box?

March 11, 2014, 2:38 pm

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I have these small clients that don't want to give up their Exchange. First I know you are not suppose to run Exchange on a DC.

What about running 2012 R2 and then have a VM for the DC, VM for Exchange

That would mean that I would need to buy 2 server licenses as that would make 3 processors which isn't a big deal my concern is will it work.

I also was going to install SharePoint Foundation to replace the companyweb.

They really can't afford 2 boxes but I can do one powerful one.

My other choice is to move them to Office 365 but I don't like my margins.

So was wondering what ya'll had come up with to replace the SBS boxes.

Thank you in advance!!  

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Outlook 2013 Sent Items From column blank?

March 12, 2014, 6:30 am

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We have one user with a strange Outlook issue, well to be honest I am not even sure it is an issue, but it is weird.  This user is using Outlook 2013 and we have an Exchange 2007 server running on SBS 2008.  So far from what I can tell he is the only user experiencing this but at any rate here it is.  

When he looks at his sent items he has quite a few that do not show anything in the From column.  It appears to happen at random because some emails have his address in there and some don't.  I assume that the emails made it to their final destination as he never received a bounce back or anything like that.  And I would also have to assume that the recipients are not getting an email with nothing in the From column but at any rate I thought this was weird.

Has anyone ever seen anything like this before or have any idea what could cause this and more importantly how to fix it?  So far my Google searching has returned nada :(

An unusual email? Exchange 2010/Outlook 2010

March 12, 2014, 6:37 am

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Hi SpiceHeads

I have had an unusual task in finding out why an external email arrived into a managers Inbox but is addressed both To and From the manager herself?

So the email from a customer for example customer@xxxx.co.uk which arrived into the managers mailbox addressed both To manager@xxxx.co.uk From manager@xxxx.co.uk? 

The email was 100% authentic sent from a valued customer containing the content and attachement that we asked them to send. 

We use a smart host which sends everything our spam filter ALT-N Security Gateway, it wasn't spoofed because 1 the security gateway would have rejected it and 2 it contained all of the information we requested from them including attachments containing personal information. We've been dealing with them for years so the information is also real. 

All internal email is white listed by IP address on the spam filter, I'm guessing Exchange 2010 turned it into an internal email but why and how? The Hub transport must have renamed it???

It's only happened the once but I've never seen that before?

Dan

Exchange contacts not getting attachments

March 12, 2014, 6:40 am

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I'm getting complaints that when my users email people using our exchange GAL the people that they are sending to aren't receiving email attachments. We're running Exchange 2007. Some users are using Outlook 2007 and others are using Outlook 2010.

Why is exchange server 2010 setup failing at the Mailbox role?

March 12, 2014, 7:00 am

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Started by updating the OS windows server 2008 R2

Then downloaded the following:
 1.) Service Pack 3 for exchange 2010
 2.) Set-Exchange2010Features.ps1 v3.3 
Ran the following:
 1.) Option 6 from Set-Exchange2010Features.ps1 (typical cas/hub/mailbox) then rebooted
 2.) Then ran the Exchange Server 2010 setup.exe from Exchange server 2010 Svc pk 3

Everything installed except the mailbox role. And @ the end of the installation log i see the following: 
"Skipping creating Discovery Search Mailbox because of insufficient permission"
 Not sure why it keeps stopping at this point.

Exchange 2007 Connectivity issue after domain schema upgrade to 2008R2 from 2003

March 12, 2014, 7:54 am

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We recently changed to a 2008R2 domain & forest functional level and after testing and noticing no issues within the first hour no issues, then the server stopped processing all emails and flooded the system log with error:

Error Event ID#1

Unhanded Exception "Could not find any available Global Catalog in forest domain.xxxxx.com."

  Approximately 11 hour or so after our domain functional level change and these updates we found out the hard way emails coming to a stop. We have 3 exchange servers, 2 physical and 1 VM. Only 1 had the issue (which carries all 4 roles, and is the main server).

To fix the issue, I restart the AD Topology service, which restarts a bunch of exchange services, and the server finds the GC and operates normally again.

 6 DC's across 3 sites in MPLS environment of which 2 are local to the exchange box (on the same rack). Now every 10 hours or so the event logs show event id and it shows that it attempts its routine 15 min interval topology checks and out of nowhere it cant find any GC's? Its at this point that we go down hard.

We have checked that all DC's are setup as GC, check to make sure under ADSS GC is shown and DNS does have GC listed too. When this issue occurs we can ping, nslookup and UNC to all the domain controllers and vice versa from the exchange box without any issue.

Any thoughts? It seems to have been related to the 2008R2 schema upgrade from 2003 as we never had this issue prior.

Exchange contacts: how to send from our domain?

March 12, 2014, 8:02 am

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Can I remove the following from our Exchange environment?

We have Exchange 2010 and we have two types of users: Employees and consultants. Our consultants perform contracts for our clients for periods of time and each of them currently use an exchange user mailbox.

Throughout the length of their contracts, these users may receive/send about 6-10 emails with this mailbox. They do not use other features of their mailboxes such as calendars, etc. We have about 200 of this type of user and would love to be able to separate them from Exchange and save on the yearly CAL cost for 200 users.

I know I can set up a forwarding contact in Exchange so that they can receive email to their personal accounts using a domain alias. But how can I set it up so that they look like they are sending from our domain? A second SMTP server with some sort of authentication? Any ideas would be appreciated.

These 200 users really don't use the full functionality of an exchange mailbox and I'd love to be able to save my company some money.

Export mailbox in 2010 Exchange to PST

March 12, 2014, 8:37 am

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I am trying to export a user mailbox to PST so I can delete the user and save the e-mails just in case. I am using Exchange 2010 and SBS 2011.

I have found the guides on how to do this with the New-ManagementRoleAssignment and then New-MailboxExportRequest however, this is coming up a a cmdlet that doesn't exist. 

Through Active Directory I have added myself to the Organization Management group for Exchange and still no dice.

Ideas?

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MSExchange Transport Event ID: 12014

March 12, 2014, 8:37 am

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My recieve connector doesn't match the SAN names on the cert but GoDaddy will not allow you to add .local SAN names.  I tried to change the FQDN to match the one on the cert but it's not a FQDN so it will not allow it.   Any ideas for a workaround?

MSExchange Transport
Event ID: 12014

Microsoft Exchange could not find a certificate that contains the domain name EXCHANGE.nixonandco.local in the personal store on the local computer. Therefore, it is unable to support the STARTTLS SMTP verb for the connector Intra-Organization SMTP Send Connector with a FQDN parameter of EXCHANGE.nixonandco.local. If the connector's FQDN is not specified, the computer's FQDN is used. Verify the connector configuration and the installed certificates to make sure that there is a certificate with a domain name for that FQDN. If this certificate exists, run Enable-ExchangeCertificate -Services SMTP to make sure that the Microsoft Exchange Transport service has access to the certificate key.

[PS] C:\Windows\system32>Get-ExchangeCertificate |fl *

PSComputerName       : exchange.nixonandco.local
RunspaceId           : 7a7e06d3-994f-4918-b430-a5f78156c85a
AccessRules          : {System.Security.AccessControl.CryptoKeyAccessRule, System.Security.AccessControl.CryptoKeyAcces
                       sRule, System.Security.AccessControl.CryptoKeyAccessRule}
CertificateDomains   : {webmail.nixonandco.com, www.webmail.nixonandco.com, autodiscover.exedesearch.com, autodiscover.
                       nixonandco.com, legacy.exedesearch.com, legacy.nixonandco.com, mail.nixonandco.com}
CertificateRequest   :
IisServices          : {IIS://Exchange/W3SVC/1}
IsSelfSigned         : False
KeyIdentifier        : 026C3CA20D0A4D28458D010C308EAE2EB68AC1EE
RootCAType           : ThirdParty
Services             : IMAP, POP, IIS, SMTP
Status               : Valid
SubjectKeyIdentifier : 026C3CA20D0A4D28458D010C308EAE2EB68AC1EE
PrivateKeyExportable : True
PublicKeySize        : 2048
ServicesStringForm   : IP.WS.
Archived             : False
Extensions           : {System.Security.Cryptography.Oid, System.Security.Cryptography.Oid, System.Security.Cryptograph
                       y.Oid, System.Security.Cryptography.Oid, System.Security.Cryptography.Oid, System.Security.Crypt
                       ography.Oid, System.Security.Cryptography.Oid, System.Security.Cryptography.Oid, System.Security
                       .Cryptography.Oid}
FriendlyName         : webmail.nixonandco.com
IssuerName           : System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X500DistinguishedName
NotAfter             : 3/11/2016 4:00:36 PM
NotBefore            : 3/11/2014 5:00:36 PM
HasPrivateKey        : True
PrivateKey           : System.Security.Cryptography.RSACryptoServiceProvider
PublicKey            : System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.PublicKey
RawData              : {48, 130, 5, 229, 48, 130, 4, 205, 160, 3, 2, 1, 2, 2, 7, 4...}
SerialNumber         : 041716341F0AC0
SubjectName          : System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X500DistinguishedName
SignatureAlgorithm   : System.Security.Cryptography.Oid
Thumbprint           : 029793301C0B83860682EDA21D93854912960C08
Version              : 3
Handle               : 483266304
Issuer               : SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godadd
                       y.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US
Subject              : CN=webmail.nixonandco.com, OU=Domain Control Validated

[PS] C:\Windows\system32>Get-SendConnector | fl name, fqdn

Name : SMTP
Fqdn : webmail.nixonandco.com

[PS] C:\Windows\system32>Get-ReceiveConnector | fl name, fqdn, objectClass

Name        : Default EXCHANGE
Fqdn        : Exchange.nixonandco.local
ObjectClass : {top, msExchSmtpReceiveConnector}

Name        : Client EXCHANGE
Fqdn        : Exchange.nixonandco.local
ObjectClass : {top, msExchSmtpReceiveConnector}

[PS] C:\Windows\system32>Get-SendConnector | fl name, fqdn, objectClass

Name        : SMTP
Fqdn        : webmail.nixonandco.com
ObjectClass : {top, msExchConnector, mailGateway, msExchRoutingSMTPConnector}

Mark inbound email from a specific sender as high importance using exchange?

March 12, 2014, 9:08 am

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Is that possible using Exchange, Exchange power shell, or, a 3rd party add-on to Exchange?

We want to mark an email from one of our providers as high importance to all of our staff, and doing this one by one through their outlook can be a real pain in the neck, or, could we flag them from the Exchange side?

Microsoft Exchange 2010 whitespace

March 12, 2014, 9:13 am

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There are probably a few acronyms for the term "white space" however I'm being asked to reduce it from Exchange and I assume it relates to Database growth which we have many and must be out of whack.

is there a maintenance task or tool to determine this?

Is it as simple as creating a new DB and move from old to new but I assume the problem will only begin there from small to large.

JM

Exchange 2010 SP3 update Rollup 5 - Fails/Complete

March 12, 2014, 9:15 am

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Have tried over the past couple of days to get the update to install and still no luck...

SP3 installed and server at 14.3 (123.4)

first several attempts to install SP3 Update Rollup 5 - Failed to install error / rolling back actions - never successfully gets services to stop it looks like... where is the darn setuplog?

found an article saying to install from elevated prompt.

this gets a completed message yet the version doesn't update to the correct version after being applied... also the install takes a good amount of time like 15 minutes and says completed when done...

ideas? 

Sure I'm missing something

Moving Exchange Mailbox's

March 12, 2014, 9:24 am

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Hi All

Wonder if anyone can give me some guidance on this?

As it currently stands I have an Exchange 2010 with around 100 mailbox's on it.

I need to move 10 of the mailbox's over to a new server as the company is splitting, what is the best way to go about this?

The new server is likely to be on a complementary separate network, can I export the mailbox's then re-import them to the new server?

Thanks in Advance 

Exchange server 2010

March 12, 2014, 9:33 am

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i have install exchange exchange server 2010 on server 08 x64 r2 platform that's running AD/DC, DHCP, DNS, and exchange server. when i try to create mailbox for users it keep failing. can anyone provide me with a good how tos' so i can reinstall exchange properly.

thanks

Exchange 2013 SP1 lagging my network?

March 12, 2014, 9:51 am

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I am in the process of deploying a new network using a few beefy servers and Hyper-V.

I am currently setting the servers up on their own gigabit switch that is not attached to our main network.

I just got Exchange 2013 installed on a Windows 2012 R2 and just installed SP1. And I am now noticing latency issues when that particular VM is running. While the VM is off, pings are <1ms, while the VM is on, I am getting up to 200ms.

The VM is currently using 6 virtual processors and 16GB RAM, and its VM is not sharing the NIC with any other VMs.

Anyone know where I should start looking?

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SW exchange server outgoing email config - office 365

March 12, 2014, 9:58 am

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Hi all,

Can Microsoft Office 365 cloud Exchange server bee used for the email config?

SW is asking for: Server: https://servername/exchange

Not sure what to put here?

Cheers

Outlook Calendar, how to change permissions on a Public Folder

March 12, 2014, 10:35 am

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We have a shared Outlook Calendar among the staff called "Bookings".    One person in particular can view the calendar, can add a event to the calendar, but cannot Delete anything from the calendar.    So my guess is we need to change the permissions on this one staff to be able to “delete”.

 

The network administrator is away on March break and for the life of me, I can’t find where I do this change.

 

I’ve gone in the MS Exchange console and opened up “Public Folder Management Console”, from there I  see the “Default Public Folders” and I see a group called “Bookings”.    “Bookings” is the name of the calendar I need to modify, but when I right click on this, I don’t have any tabs that will allow me to change permissions.  (I even saw online I’m suppose to see a tab called “Manage Settings” and I don’t…)  so, am I just looking up the wrong place??! 

 Or, is the answer simply to go on the original calendar owner , right click on it, then "change permissions"?   and of course, none of the employees no who the creator of this calendar is...

Thanks!

Serge the newbie

Setting default .pst location via GPO

March 12, 2014, 10:53 am

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Hello everyone,

Before I begin, let me get the basics out of the way

DC Server: Windows 2008 R2
Target computers: Windows 7 SP1
Outlook version: 2007
Exchange server: 2007 (Hosted by 3rd party)
Method of GPO deployment: Outlook 2007 ADM Templates

So, as the title suggests, I've been trying to set the default location for .PST/.OST files in Outlook 2007 via GPO by ADM template.  The current location is "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook" and I'd like to move the files to "%userprofile%\Documents".  The GPO works for .OST files, and as soon as the profile is created the .OST file appears in the "Documents" folder.  However, Outlook still wants to set .PST files in the "AppData" location.  I've set the "Default location for PST and OST files" setting to the right location, and the environment variable resolves correctly...But the GPO seems to only work for .OST files as opposed to both .PST/.OST.

Am I doing something wrong?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Exchange emails not being sent?

March 12, 2014, 11:55 am

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Got a strange one that I unfortunately don't even know where to check.  Running Outlook 2010 and Exchange 2010.  One user had been sending emails to our purchasing agent and was not receiving the product they were writing POs for.  Come to find out its because the purchasing agent wasn't receiving the emails. 

Then yesterday the purchasing agent received all the emails at the same time.  4 emails came through that had been sent over a 5 week period.  Where could I even look to try and troubleshoot this?

The only caveat to the setup is that I have been moving mailboxes from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010 (both servers are up and running with mail currently moving through the 2007 box).

Thanks.

Exchange 2003 to 2010 Migration Issue

March 12, 2014, 1:11 pm

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I am having 2 issues at the moment with my migration:

I've installed Exchange 2010 on a Server 2008 box. I have a migration guide and I am having a few issues right now.

I changed the Hub transport connectors on exchange 2010 to allow for Anonymous users and also made the same change on exchange 2003 under SMTP server. 

The first issue:

1. I moved over a test user from my exchange 2003 to my exchange 2010 and the migration tested fine. However when I try and send an e-mail to the e-mail address (external and internal) the message isn't received. I don't get any errors when I try to send the e-mail.

If I send an e-mail from that account (internal and external) the e-mail addresses recive it fine. Also If I send an e-mail to the same e-mail address it goes through fine.

Second issue:

When testing public folder access and free/busy access none of the public folders show up in outlook for the mail box I moved. Also when I try to check free/busy for a user still on exchange 2003 I hover over the bar and it shows a 5017 Error Code. I can check names and it goes through for address book but not public folders or free/busy for calendar.