Installing Exchange 2007 On Windows Server 2008
Nov17

Installing Exchange 2007 On Windows Server 2008

(Greenfield site – No existing Exchange) KB ID 0000268 Problem Assumptions You have an x64 Bit server (x32 is not supported for production). You have an x64 Bit copy of Server 2008 or Server 2008 R2. Solution Pre site visit To save time onsite it may be worth (If remote connection is available) downloading the relevant install media and service packs beforehand. Pre requisites 1. .net 2.0 – pre installed in Server 2008 and...

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Exchange – Export all your Email Addresses
Nov17

Exchange – Export all your Email Addresses

KB ID 0000277  Problem If you want to get all your Email addresses in one place – either for a report or just for your own records then you can use powershell to export then to csv file. Solution 1. On your Exchange server, Start > All Programs > Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 > Exchange Management Shell. 2. Issue the following command, get-mailboxserver | get-mailbox | export-cdv Email_Addresses.csv 3. Once executed...

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Exchange 2007 – Install the x32 Bit Management Tools
Nov17

Exchange 2007 – Install the x32 Bit Management Tools

KB ID 0000285  Problem As you may already be aware Exchange 2007 on a x32 bit machine is NOT supported in a production environment, however there is one exception, x32 bit Exchange 2007 IS supported for management only. Note: There is NO x32 bit support, (or media) for Exchange 2010 (and newer). Solution You can install these tools on XP, 2003, Vista or Windows 7. For this Example I’ll use XP Pre-Requisites 1. Install IIS: Start...

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Exchange 2007 / 2010 (Pre SP1)- Export Mailbox’s to PST files
Nov17

Exchange 2007 / 2010 (Pre SP1)- Export Mailbox’s to PST files

KB ID 0000286 Problem WARNING: This only covers early Exchange 2010 deployments. The procedure changes in Exchange 2010, after you install Service Pack 1. If your Exchange deployment is Exchange 2010, (or newer). Use the New-MailboxExportRequest command instead. In the days of Exchange 2000/2003 we used to use EXMerge to do this, but with Exchange 2007 (After Service Pack 1) we have the Export-Mailbox PowerShell command. Solution As...

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Exchange 2010 – “You Don’t have sufficient permissions to view this data”orHow to Add an Exchange 2010 Administrator

KB ID 0000315  Problem When using the Exchange Management Console (EMC). You see the following error. Solution As with most errors, it’s self explanatory you need to grant permissions to the logged on user, In Exchange 2007 we could do that in the EMC, with 2010 we cannot. Exchange 2010 uses Role Based Access Control (RBAC). So we need to add the rights in Active Directory. 1. On a domain controller Start > run > dsa.msc...

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