Exchange – New User(s) Not Showing Up On Global Address List
KB ID 0000775 Problem If you create a new user, give them a mailbox, and they seemingly fail to appear then don’t panic! Firstly and fore mostly: If you do anything in Exchange: Apply the “cup of coffee rule”, never make a change then go and prove that change works straight away! check it later. However most of us work in the real world and you have a user who needs to use this mailbox yesterday! Bear in mind, the process...
Exchange – Creating Dynamic Distribution Groups Based on Organizational Units
KB ID 0000820 Problem A Dynamic Distribution list, (as the name implies), maintains its membership for you. Unlike a normal static distribution list that you need to add/remove mailboxes manually. Solution Use PowerShell/Exchange Management Shell 1. I’m assuming you already have an OU populated with mail enabled users, in this example called Engineering. 2. Launch the Exchange Management Shell, Execute the following command, (change...
Error When Trying to Set Out of Office ‘Your automatic reply settings cannot be displayed because the server is currently unavailable. Try again later’
KB ID 0000897 Problem When attempting to set my Out of Office automatic replies within Outlook, I was greeted with this. Your automatic reply settings cannot be displayed because the server is currently unavailable. Try again later. If I logged into Outlook Web Access, (Options > Set Automatic Replies) I could set it up and it worked fine. It’s never really bothered me, but my colleagues were complaining about it, and when...
Deploying Exchange 2013
Part Two – Prerequisites for Windows Server 2008 R2 KB ID 0000717 Problem Originally I was just going to write a ‘Prerequisite for Exchange 2013’ article, but the needs of Windows Server 2008 R2 are so much greater than those of Windows Server 2012, I split them up. With that in mind, Id suggest you use Window s server 2012 rather than 2008 R2. (It will be supported for longer). But if you are determined read on....
Deploying Exchange 2013
Part One – Prerequisites for Windows Server 2012 KB ID 0000716 Problem Originally I was just going to write a ‘Prerequisite for Exchange 2013’ article, but the needs of Windows Server 2008 R2 are so much greater, I split them up. Solution Planning ‘Time spent on reconnaissance is seldom wasted’ If you are going to deploy Exchange 2013 within your organisation, then you either already have Exchange (or...