Is Exchange 2010 Supported on VMware?
KB ID 0000333 Problem At time of writing (30/09/10) it seems I cant get a definitive answer! My colleague tried to log a third line support call with Microsoft this week, as soon as they found out that Exchange 2010 was running in a VMware environment, they (literally) hung up on him. Solution Well Microsoft’s own documentation says it IS Reference: Fair enough Exchange 2010 is supported on a “Third party Hypervisor ONLY...
Exchange 2010 – Error in IIS Manager When Editing Authentication
KB ID 0000340 Problem Whist in IIS Manager and attempting to edit the authentication for the Exchange directory you see the following error, Error reads, There was an error while performing this operation. Details Filename: ?C:Program FilesMicrosoftExchange ServerV14ClientAccessowaweb.config. Line number: 30 Error: Configuration section not allowed to be set below application. Solution 1. Navigate to C:Program FilesMicrosoftExchange...
Exchange 2007 / 2010 Search for and Delete Emails Containing “yoursearchtext”
KB ID 0000343 Problem You have a nasty email that contains a virus or some offensive content and you want to delete ALL instances of it. Solution 1. Log on as the domain administrator > Open the Exchange Command Shell. 2. First grant the correct rights to the administrator account. This gives the Administrator FULL rights to ALL mailbox’s Get-mailbox -Database “Mailbox Database”| add-mailboxpermission -user...
Exchange 2010 – Install Anti-Spam Agents
KB ID 0000352 Problem Note: This Procedure is the same for Exchange 2007. You are having a problem with spam, the Exchange agents are no replacement for a proper AntiSpam solution, but they are better than nothing. By default they don’t install, unless you are installing an “Exchange Edge Transport Server”. For most SMB client that’s not an option so there’s nothing to stop you installing the options on...
Connecting Evolution Mail Client to Exchange 2010 (and Exchange 2007)
KB ID 0000378 Problem Out of the box Evolution can only connect to Exchange 2000 and Exchange 2003, this is because it uses OWA to connect, when Exchange 2007 was released, the way OWA was presented changed a great deal. So if you try and connect to a newer version of Exchange it will error. (Before you email in, I know in 2010, its now called Web App not OWA). But there’s nothing to stop you connecting to Exchange 2007 and...
Exchange 2010 (c/w SP1) Install – Greenfield Site
(Installing on Server 2008 R2) KB ID 0000416 Problem Microsoft have not only slipstreamed the service pack into the install media, they have (Finally!) got the install routine to put in all the usual pre-requisites, roles, and features, that you had to do yourself before. (With the exception of the Microsoft 2010 filter pack, but even then you can do that after the install). The procedure below was done on a single server in a test...
Exchange 2010 – Blank OWA Page?
KB ID 0000429 Problem When trying to access Outlook Web App (or Outlook Web Access for those used to earlier versions of Exchange), you see a blank white page and nothing else. The certificate and IIS works but no OWA. Solution This is usually due to an exchange pre-requisite that is missing, or one of them is not working. 1. Launch the Exchange Management Shell, (Start > All Programs > Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 >...
Exchange 2010 Mailbox Move Error “Property expression isn’t valid”
KB ID 0000430 Problem Seen while trying to execute a move mailbox move. Error: Property expression “username” isn’t valid. Valid values are: Strings formed with characters from A to Z (uppercase or lowercase), digits from 0 to 9, !, #, $, %, &, ‘, *, +, -, /, =, ?, ^, _, `, {, |, } or ~. One or more periods may be embedded in an alias, but each period should be preceded and followed by at least one of the...
Exchange Mailbox Move Error – (INSUFF_ACCESS_RIGHTS)
KB ID 0000434 Problem When attempting to move a mailbox (usually during a migration), you see the following error. The following error(s) occurred while saving changes Set-Mailbox Failed Error: Active directory operation failed on (username} This error is not retriable. Additional information: Insufficient access rights to perform the operation. Active Directory response: 00002098: SecErr: DSID-013150BB9, problem 4003...
Exchange 2010 – Password Reset via OWA
KB ID 0000437 Problem Note: This also works with Exchange 2007 SP3. If you have a user password that has expired, or you have set the password to be changed at next logon, then this can cause your remote users a problem. Providing they have access to OWA, they can now (Post Exchange 2010 SP1) reset the passwords themselves. Note: It is possible to log in with an OLD PASSWORD when accessing OWA this will happen for approximately 15...