Exchange 2007 Mailbox Server Role Storage Requirements Calculator Ross Smith of Microsoft has offered a Blog Entry that includes an Ex2k7 Mailbox Server Role Storage Calculator . If you have ever attempted LUN Design or IO Calculations you will find this of value. Summary of Exchange 2007 Blogs Lynn Lunik Chief Security Architect IT Pro Secure Corporation blog@itprosecure.com Blog Tags: Amazon Web...

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Exchange Server 2007 Component Poster Another quality document is available from the Microsoft Australia Team of Martin McClean and Astrid McClean providing Conceptual Detail on Exchange 2007 in a large poster format. Specifically, this Exchange 2007 Component Poster (in .PDF Format) provides a detail diagram for each of the Exchange 2007 Server Roles (Mailbox Server Role, Client Access Server Role...

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Configuration Steps: Using the 'netstat' Command to determine if a Port is Open in Windows 2008 or Windows Vista The 'netstat' command has been around for many years and on multiple Operating Systems. We will briefly review 3 netstat parameters useful on both Windows 2008 and Windows Vista. If you have ever been asked the question by a colleague, 'How do I tell if RDP is listening...

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Group Policy Reference Material Updates for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista There are a number of update documents and tools for Group Policy suited for Windows 2008 and Windows Vista. Here is a compiled listing for configuring Group Policy settings for these (and prior versions) of the Windows Operating System. Templates Administrative Templates for Windows Server 2008 (admx files) Windows Vista...

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Reviewing the Basics of the Hyper-V Administrative Interface Microsoft Hyper-V offers a variety of useful capabilities when virtualizing servers and associated applications in a data center environment. If you are seeing the Hyper-V Administrative interface for the first time its important to keep in mind the more time spent using the interface the less challenging the various settings become (like...

Read More... 05:55 - Dec 19, 2008

Exchange Server 2007 Deployment Checklists Henrik Walther has been burning the Midnight Oil generating another good quality document titled 'Exchange Server 2007 Deployment Checklists' as part of the Microsoft IT Showcase series of how Microsoft deploys, uses and improves its own Software. In this entry you will find many uses of Exchange PowerShell Commandlets, Command Line Parameters and...

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Installation Steps - Installing the Exchange 2007 Anti-Spam Agent on a Hub Transport Server Role The Anti-Spam functionality of Exchange 2007 is very rich. Once the Anti-Spam Agent is installed the capabilities of the combined Anti-Spam technologies become apparent. In Exchange 2007 the combined Anti-Spam technologies offered as part of the base Exchange 2007 License include (these are completely separate...

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Moving from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007 using a Transition Strategy As you interact with Exchange 2007 during the process of moving from one version to the next version (Ex2k3 to Ex2k7 for example) several terms are quickly made apparent: Transition - the Scenario in which you upgrade an existing Exchange Organization to Microsoft Exchange 2007. Migration - the Scenario in which you upgrade to Exchange...

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Installation Steps - Installing the Edge Transport Server Role on a Server with 2 Network Interface Cards The Edge Transport Server Role provides a number of benefits in an Exchange Messaging Architecture. If configured properly, it is a secure, well-integrated SMTP Relay that offers advanced SMTP functionality including MTLS Authentication and detailed Agent Rule Processing. I have detailed installing...

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Well, how can you really sum up a 30 Year Career in a 7 Minute Video? Take a look at this for an example! Hilarious! Bill Gate's Last Day of Work Video Lynn Lunik Independent Security Consultant Windows(R) Platform IT Pro Secure Corporation and exchangesummit.net http://itprosecure.com and http://www.exchangesummit.net blog <at> itprosecure.com

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SC Operations Manager 2007 SP1 - Configuration Steps: SCOM2k7 Basic Event Monitor with a Manual Alert Reset Another of the Operational challenges SCOM2k7 can solve is offering an Alert upon receipt of a specific Event ID in a Windows Event Log. In this scenario I will generate a Basic Event Monitor. The intent of this Basic Event Monitor is to ensure SCOM2k7 offers a 'Critical Alert' when the...

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SC Operations Manager 2007 SP1 - SQL Server Management Pack 11-2008 The SC Operations Manager Team has updated the SQL Management Pack to include SQL 2008. Additionally, this new MP includes a number of new or improved views and monitoring capabilities for both SQL2k5 and SQL2k8. Here's the bulleted list from the download page: Support for Enterprise, Standard and Express editions of SQL Server...

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Enabling the Security Configuration Wizard for Exchange 2007 Server Roles using the Exchange 2007 SCW Extension Files The Microsoft Exchange Team has supplied 2 Security Configuration Wizard (SCW) Extension Files that allow additional Security Configuration Parameters to be applied in a 'Post-Installation' Scenario. The Security Configuration Wizard is an Application Microsoft provided beginning...

Read More... 08:12 - Dec 18, 2008

Resources for Interoperability and Migration from Lotus Domino V5.0, V6.0 and V7.0 After reviewing many of the documents specific to migrating from Lotus Domino to Exchange 2007 I felt compelled to be sure these resources were listed on a single Blog page. Resources for Interoperability and Migration from Lotus Domino - Main Page Microsoft Transporter Suite for Lotus Domino You can find the 'Official...

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Exchange Server 2007 Design and Architecture at Microsoft A consistent theme with Large Clients entails discussions of 'How did Microsoft do their Exchange 2007 Transition?' or, 'How does Microsoft configure Spam Filtering', and even, 'How much capacity do I need for 'XYZ' Exchange 2007 Service?'. With these questions I utilize some of the quality reference materials...

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