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Exchange: Co-existence Client Access Preparation Report

2013-01-16 2 min read Exchange Exchange 2010 Microsoft Networking System Administration Zachary Loeber

If you upgrade Exchange in a co-existence scenario (you want to keep the same client access namespace) there is one crucial moment of truth which must be overcome. This is the phase of the migration I’ve come to call the “dns flip-over” or the “client access part”. Without preparation this part of the migration can be a real headache as issues are directly experienced by your end users. This is a simple report card you can use to prepare you for this moment.

Exchange 2010: Poor Mans Monitoring 1.5

2012-08-28 1 min read Exchange 2010 Microsoft Powershell System Administration Zachary Loeber

Just a quick upgrade to the script I posted earlier. This script is for monitoring and/or maintaining your Exchange 2010 mailboxes. It is meant to help an admin be proactive in their exchange environment. I updated the script to be a bit more customizable and fixed some obvious issues. The primary changes are removing the requirement for the MS chart controls as well as introducing an area of code just for custom scripts. Continue reading

Exchange 2010: Poor Man’s Monitoring

2012-07-22 2 min read Exchange Exchange 2010 Microsoft Powershell Storage System Administration Zachary Loeber

I quietly released a new script into the wild the other day, Troubleshoot-MailboxServer.ps1. This script is meant for monitoring, fixing, and reporting on Exchange 2010 database servers. It pretty much just wraps around and reports on troubleshooting scripts found in %ExchangeInstallPath%Scripts. I also set it so you can have an email sent including warning/error color coded report upon completion.

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