Yesterday I was at the Technet Live event in The Hague (Netherlands). I understand they wanted to make an announcement on the availability of Exchange 2010, but instead advised to keep monitoring the EHLO blog of the Microsoft Exchange team the following day. But on my travel home I already received a blog update: Exchange … Continue reading "Exchange 2010 Code complete!!!"
Author: Dave Stork
The Road to Exchange 2010: Active Directory and Exchange Part 2
In part 1 of this series, I discussed the requirements of Exchange Mode, Domain Controllers and the Schema Master in combination of various versions of Exchange. In this post I will discuss the placement of Global Catalogs (GC), the Domain Functional Level (DFL) and Forest Functional level (FFL) required. In part 3 I will discuss … Continue reading "The Road to Exchange 2010: Active Directory and Exchange Part 2"
The Road to Exchange 2010: Active Directory and Exchange Part 1
*** edit: updated 28/9/2009 with corrections of some errors/typo’s and added compatibility matrices In my post The Road to Exchange 2010: Migration paths I’ve discussed about the different possible migration transition paths to Exchange Server 2010. Primarily which Exchange version can be installed on which version of Windows Server and which co-existing Exchange versions are … Continue reading "The Road to Exchange 2010: Active Directory and Exchange Part 1"
Exchange 2007 Service Pack 2 downloadable
As of now, Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 is downloadable. Direct link Release notes can be downloaded here. Two main reasons for me to download and install it: Added Exchange Database backup capabilities with Server Backup on Windows Server 2008 Requirement for co-exsistence with Exchange Server 2010 So, now you can transition your Exchange … Continue reading "Exchange 2007 Service Pack 2 downloadable"
The Road to Exchange 2010: Migration paths
Exchange always had a specific combination of operating systems on which it could be installed. Now with the release of Exchange 2010 RC1,Windows Server 2008 R2 and the imminent Exchange 2007 Service Pack, it has become clear how the future will look like. Below is a table which visually shows the compatibilities: So unfortunately, Exchange … Continue reading "The Road to Exchange 2010: Migration paths"
Exchange 2010 RC1 released!
Well it took a few hours due to some problems, but now it's now actually downloadable! See: Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate Available Today! Direct download
Exchange 2010 RC1 announcement imminent?
Okay, I just received an email update of the Microsoft Exchange Team Blog. Interestingly, it is titled: "RC Announcement Placeholder." and has the following text: test placeholder. I can't find it on the site. I guess their CMS has a bug that does mail their email subscribers even when the article isn't published? Anyway, it … Continue reading "Exchange 2010 RC1 announcement imminent?"
"Windows could not finish configuring the system"…. Argh! *update*
So, yesterday I started deploying Windows 7 on my laptop. But just as I finished posting yesterday, I ran into some problems. Well, big problem actually. I made a capture of my laptop after a clean deployment. I added several programs dear to me, like iTunes, Firefox, some plugins and codecs. Because I was lazy, … Continue reading ""Windows could not finish configuring the system"…. Argh! *update*"
Deploying Windows 7 with Windows Deployment Services
So after reading Sanders excellent blogpost "Windows 7 Migration Checklist", I decided to ignore his advice. I'm an early adopter, so i'm just gonna do it and see where that gets me. I already run Windows 7 RC1 on my personal laptop, with great pleasure I might add. My gaming PC had a dual boot … Continue reading "Deploying Windows 7 with Windows Deployment Services"
Exchange 2007 Service Pack 2 announced
Today the Exchange team blog announced Service Pack 2 for Exchange 2007. It will be available in 2009 Q3. One change I was longing for: Exchange Volume Snapshot Backup Functionality. For those who didn't know, when installed on Windows 2008 you didn't have a backup utility like NTbackup or an extension in Server Backup. Although … Continue reading "Exchange 2007 Service Pack 2 announced"