Category: Exchange 2010

Setting up Outlook Anywhere in Microsoft Exchange 2010

In this post we will see how to enable in Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, Outlook Anywhere (formerly called RPC over HTTPS), in order to connect from the outside with our Outlook via HTTPS, an ideal setup for those with mobile devices who use Outlook, we will make a secure connection via SSL to our server or Client Access array, with this we will avoid making VPN connections to open the Outlook. If we do not want to publish our CAS servers directly to the Internet, we will set up a TMG server to make the transfer to us.

Installing and configuring Microsoft Forefront TMG for secure OWA access

In this document, we'll look at one of the most common installations when deploying a Microsoft Exchange Server installation 2010 e ensure your connectivity from the outside through OWA access (or the necessary services) via a TMG host on the DMZ network. We will perform the installation of Microsoft Forefront TMG (Threat Management Gateway) An old ISA Server on a DMZ computer that will only be connected via HTTPS from the Internet, and the server will only connect to the Exchange server with the HUB role (or CAS array).

Restoring an Exchange mailbox 2010 using a Recovery Database and Symantec Backup Exec 2010

I publish this document that my colleague Carlos Fuenteseca passes to me, A crack of an uncle: The storage restore groups that we could see in the old versions of Exchange 2003/2007 have disappeared with the appearance of the new version of Exchange Server 2010. In this document, we will see how to create a recovery database as well as perform a restore of an Exchange mailbox 2010 using Symantec Backup Exec 2010 and a couple of commands from the powerful Exchange server powershell 2010. As I will comment during the document, these restore options are similar with any backup software that supports Exchange Server 2010.

Deleting the All Rooms Address Book (All Rooms) in Exchange 2010

During Exchange installation 2010, Some default address books are created, one of them is the so-called “All Rooms” (All Rooms in case you have it in English). It's possible, that when you reorganize your address lists you delete this notebook because you are not going to use it and at this moment is when from the OWA we stop being able to see the address lists with the following error:

Configuring DAGs in Exchange 2010

One of the new features and advantages that Exchange offers us 2010 is the possibility of having a high availability system in a simple way, being easy to implement, at any time and above all the simplicity of administration. It is based on the implementation of DAG or Database Availability Group, by mounting a replica of the databases between the different Mailbox servers (or on the same computer if we have all the roles on the same server), so this replaces the old Exchange clusters 2007, SCR and CSF; and therefore now we will simply need two servers and not three or more as required in Exchange 2007!

Installing and configuring Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server

Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server (FPE) is the Edge Protection Server for a Microsoft Exchange organization 2010, where we can manage all the blocking of incoming mail in order to reject unwanted emails either by the condition we configure (Anti SPAM), since it provides us with 5 Anti-Antivirus Definition Engines from Different Manufacturers! We will also avoid anti-malware, We have the possibility of extensive configuration from a console that is easy to manage, We also have an information area that is also quite cool. And manageability with PowerShell, of course! This server must be the one that collects external mail and sends it to our organization, the ideal is to mount it on the server that is in the DMZ totally isolated from our organization and on the server with the Edge Transport function.

How to renew Exchange self-signed certificates 2010

In Exchange 2010 It is well known that in order to communicate securely, each Microsoft Exchange Server service uses a secure connection using certificates; these certificates ensure the IMAP connection (Internet Message Access Protocol), POP (Post Office Protocol), SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), IIS (Internet Information Services) and UM (Unified Messaging). And we will take special care to keep them renewed or valid. On Exchange Server 2007 this renewal process was carried out with three commands in PowerShell and now they have implemented the possibility of doing it through a wizard!

Installing an Exchange in the DMZ 2010 with the perimeter transport function

If we have a Microsoft Exchange Server organization already deployed on our network and we want to give it more security, we may deploy an Exchange server in the DMZ or DMZ with the intent not to directly expose our Exchange servers on the LAN to the internet. Microsoft has a role or function called Edge Transport function that will allow us to filter spam, as well as antivirus or create transport rules.

Exchange Migration 2003 to Exchange 2010

In this document, we'll look at the steps to take when migrating a Microsoft Exchange Server organization 2003 to Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, we will note that in this document we will migrate an Exchange server 2003 with mailboxes, Public Folders, policies and OWA to an Exchange server 2010 With all the roles (Transport Hub, Client Access, Mailbox and Exchange Management Tools). If we want to get an Exchange organization 2010 With the separate functions we can use the document as a guide, since each migration is completely different from the rest.