Tag Archives: Exchange 2010 SP1

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

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Thoughts on lagged database copies


One of the best things about delivering training to smart people is the questions that they pose after you introduce a topic. During the recent Exchange 2010 Maestro seminars that Paul Robichaux and I delivered in Boston and Anaheim, I … Continue reading

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RTM of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 (SP1) Inside Out


I see from the Microsoft Press blog that my Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Inside Out book, also available at Amazon.co.uk and other fine booksellers, has now been Released To Manufacturing (RTM’d). RTM is a term that is normally applied to … Continue reading

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Replacing missing RBAC roles


There are reported instances where some RBAC roles “disappear” during the upgrade from Exchange 2010 RTM to Exchange 2010 SP1. Normally the symptom of this problem is when a user who is a member of the Organization Management role group … Continue reading

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Reflections on Exchange 2010 Maestro training


Phew! We’re done with the Exchange 2010 Maestro seminar in Anaheim and have come to the end of our mini-series. Paul Robichaux, Brian Desmond, and I are fatigued and worn from the experience but the two seminars have been tremendously … Continue reading

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Exchange 2010 SP1 training in Anaheim


Our Exchange 2010 Maestro seminar is now two days through in Anaheim, CA. We’re located in the Sheraton right beside Disneyland (its address is 900 South Disneyland Drive). The hotel is significantly better than the Doubletree that we used in … Continue reading

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Changes to retention tags in Exchange 2010 SP1


It’s always good to have your material checked by someone who is detail-focused. Over the weekend, Paul Robichaux, Brian Desmond, and I have been updating our presentations and other material for the Exchange 2010 Maestro Seminars. In particular, Brian is … Continue reading

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Second day of Exchange Maestro training in Boston


We began day 2 of the Exchange 2010 Maestro seminar with a review of the topics covered in day 1. A spirited discussion occurred about the notion of “backupless” Exchange. In other words, some commentators have advanced the thought that … Continue reading

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Exchange 2010 SP1 “maestro” seminars start!


This is a big week for Paul Robichaux and myself because we start our first Exchange 2010 SP1 “maestro” seminar in Boston on Wednesday morning; we then follow things up with a similar event in Anaheim from Monday to Wednesday … Continue reading

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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

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