SBS Exchange Certificate Expired
KB ID 0000535 Problem When you setup SBS2008 (and Exchange 2007) it creates and uses a self signed certificate, which is fine. But by default it only lasts two years. The best option is to buy a proper certificate, but if you simply want to generate a new one here’s how to do it. Solution 1. Here you can see your certificate has expired. 2. Normally you need to access your certificate services web enrolment console to carry this...
Exchange 2010 – ActiveSync Step by Step
KB ID 0000242 Problem You want to pick up your Exchange 2010 email on a Windows Mobile or an iPhone Solution The key to making this system work is “certificates”, you can either buy one or create your own. There are pros and cons to doing either. Self Signed Certificates Pros: Free – You already have the software to make them – When they expire you can replace them instantly. Cons: All mobile devices WONT...
Exchange: Importing Mail From PST Files (including Bulk Importing)
KB ID 0000443 Problem If you have mail in .PST file format that you would like to import, either exported via ExMerge from an older Exchange server, or Exported via Outlook, or even exported via PowerShell, then the process for importing that mail into Exchange has been the same since Exchange 2010 (SP1). Before SP1 you would have to install a copy of Outlook on the Exchange server and use a PowerShell command that looks like this...
Transferring Certificates to Exchange 2010
KB ID 0000264 Problem As a rule most of my clients use self signed certificates, (even though you can buy certs cheap as chips these days). If you have paid for a certificate I can see why you would want to transfer it to the new Exchange box, though if your using self signed certificates, it’s a simpler task to create a new one. But I was asked, and what you guys ask for, I will work out how to do 🙂 Solution Export Certificate...
Windows – ‘The directory service has exhausted the pool of relative identifiers’
KB ID 0000797 Problem I got this error when attempting to bulk create users with CSVDE (see below). But you may simply see it when trying to create a user, or other AD object. Unwilling To Perform The server side error is “The directory service has exhausted the pool of relative identifiers.” Solution Well that is a scary looking error! Firstly make sure you can see all your FSMO role servers. Locate your FSMO Role...