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 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*"