Exchange Server 2010 – Review of New Features Exchange 2010 is a radical improvement on Exchange 2003. Compared with 2007, it’s just that bit faster at handling mail. There has been a pleasant trend to give the users more help and more control, as a result there should be less …
Introduction to Exchange 2010 Test-ServerHealth Here is an interesting PowerShell cmdlet to check your Exchange Servers’ health. Topics for Exchange 2010 Test-ServerHealth Test-ServerHealth Credentials Research Parameters for Test-ServerHealth with Get-Command More Exchange PowerShell Cmdlets ♣ PowerShell Assumptions I cover PowerShell basics elsewhere on the site and I am assuming on …
Introduction to Exchange 2010 Test-SystemHealth Here is an interesting PowerShell cmdlet to check that your Exchange services are running. Topics for Exchange 2010 PowerShell Test-SystemHealth Credentials Research Parameters for Test-SystemHealth with Get-Command More Exchange PowerShell Cmdlets ♣ PowerShell Assumptions I cover PowerShell basics elsewhere and I am assuming that you …
Get-MailboxDatabase For Exchange 2010 This PowerShell cmdlet allows you to interrogate the Exchange Database(s) without having to call for the EMC. Getting Started with Get-MailboxDatabase List the Get-MailboxDatabase Parameters Research Properties for Get-MailboxDatabase Where Next with Get-MailboxDatabase? ♣ Getting Started with Get-MailboxDatabase On its own the Get-MailboxDatabase cmdlet returns information …
7 Ways to Improve Your Exchange Performance Microsoft Exchange Server is one of the most common mail implementations for businesses and organizations with high volumes of email. Exchange is well-known for its features, reliability, and scalability; however, Exchange performance could be an issue for administrators at times. Addressing Exchange performance …
Microsoft Exchange 2010 – Global Address List (GAL) Don’t dabble with GAL settings. Either leave the configuration alone, and just let Outlook users see the Default Global Address List; or else, take the time to study, plan, and test before you implement custom Address Lists. Topics for Exchange 2010 Global …
PowerShell Enable-Mailbox For Exchange 2010 With Enable-Mailbox what you see is what you get. One popular scenario for this PowerShell cmdlet is you have already created an active directory user account, and you are at the point where you want to add the mailbox. The result of Enable-Mailbox is the …
Introduction to Exchange Server Monitoring This page provides an outline of strategies to manage and monitor your Microsoft Exchange servers. Topics for Exchange Performance Monitoring Automation in Exchange 2013 Using PowerShell to Manage Exchange Server SolarWinds Server Application Management (SAM) Automation in Exchange 2013 Monitoring the health of system resources …
Test Driving GFI MailEssentials Complete Online GFI recently announced a new cloud-based mail filtering solution called GFI MailEssentials Complete Online, and we were given the opportunity to take it for a test drive. Being no fan of spam, and big fans of cloud based solutions, we were very excited to …
Introduction to Exchange 2010 Server – ExPBA (Best Practice Analyzer) It’s wonderful, it’s free, you simply must try the ExBPA. The name says it all: Exchange Server Best Practice Analyzer and you get it free from Microsoft. Not only is the ExBPA a serious tool, which scans Exchange for weaknesses, …