Exchange2007:Edge Transport Role

After I installed the Edge Transport Role, I changed the computer name from the automatically-generated name to a meaningful-name. However, Exchange Management Console shows "Your Exchange organization has no servers with the Edge Transport server role installed." When I run the New-EdgeSubscription, error message shows:



[PS] C:\Windows\System32>New-EdgeSubscription -file "c:\edgesubscription.xml"

New-EdgeSubscription : When running this task inside the organization, the sit parameter is required.

At line:1 char:21+ New-EdgeSubscription <<<< -file "c:\edgesubscription.xml"



How do I change the computer name back if I don't remember the old computer name?



Event Viewer --System

The NetBIOS name and DNS host name of this machine have been changed from WIN-UUNQIEUZCTN to EDGECOMPUTER.Event.



The old computer name is WIN-UUNAIEUZCTN.



Change the computer name back to WIN-UUNAIEUZCTN.


Observation: don't rename your computer name after you install Exchange Server.

Vista: how to re-install Windows Mail

My Windows Mail was infected by virus. Why? Windows Mail is a Vista built-in program. It should run with RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR dimmed. Somehow, the RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR option is highlighted. When starting the Windows Mail directly, the messages cannot be deleted.

fix:

sfc /scannow

Outlook: Export to pst file and import it into another account

Kevin Smith uses outlook for the daily mail communication. Your job is to import the mail, contact, task, etc, of Kevin Smith into Tom Hicken's outlook.





Open outlook as Kevin Smith


File menu--Import and Export;


Export to a file; -->personal folder file (.pst)

Make sure that "Include subfolders" is selected.

Open outlook as Tom Hicken, File menu--Import and Export --Import from another program or file --PST file

Exchange2003: Relay and SMTP virtual server

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RELAY does not apply to the MAPI users.

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Scenario 1:

With default configuration, one SMTP Virtual Server can accept e-mail from Internet and can relay e-mail for authenticated clients.

For POP3 and IMAP clients to send e-mail through the SMTP virtual server, you must select the following:

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The pop3 users in itsme.com domain can relay e-mail even though the outlook client does not select "My Outgoing Server (SMTP) requires authentication".

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Send test e-mail message: Cannot send the message. Verify the e-mail address in your account properties. The server responded: 454 5.7.3 Client does not have permission to submit mail to this server.

Reason:

SMTP Virtual Server--authentication

When the Anonymous Access authentication is not allowed, you must set up your outlook client as:

As shown above, the relay restriction is set to "Only the list below" but the list is empty. With "Allow all computers which successfully authenticate to relay, regardless of the list above" option selected, if outlook client is set to "my outgoing smtp server requires authentication", pop3 and IMAP clients can send e-mail through the SMTP virtual server.

With ANONYMOUS AUTHENTICATION unchecked, other SMTP server cannot send e-mail to your domain.

That is why we should create one SMTP virtual server for accept SMTP connection. The relay restriction should be "only the list blow" with empty list and uncheck "allow all computers which suchessfully authenticate to relay, regardless of the list above". The SMTP port will use the 25. Then, create another SMTP virtual server for authenticated POP3 and IMAP clients relay. The SMTP virtual server will use a port other than 25.

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Scenario 3:

With the default authentication of SMTP virtual server (anonymous access, basic and integrated windows authenticaion), the following settings will set the SMTP virtual server to relay e-mail for everyone, including anonymous user. Don't use the option.

Exchange2007: Configure the File Share Witness

Refer to: http://kmlstudy.blogspot.com/2008/03/exchange2007-create-windows-cluster-for.html

On the Transport role server: exClientServer

Create a shared folder: witness

Assign the ClusterAdministrator (cluster service account) with FULL access permissions on both shared permission and security permission.



configure the MNS quorum to use the file share witness

On Cluster NODE1:

Cluster mycluster res "Majority Node Set" /priv MNSFileShare=\\ExClientServer.itsme.com\Witness



System warning 5024 (0x000013a0).
The properties were stored but not all changes will take effect until the next time the resource is brought online.



Run the following command (twice)



Cluster mycluster GROUP "Cluster Group" /MOVE

Cluster mycluster Group "Cluster Group" /Move


If you have other resource groups, run "Cluster mycluster GROUP "other group" /move
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Make sure that both S2003Ex1 and S2003Ex2 are the owner of the Cluster Group resource. And make sure S2003Ex1 owns the Cluster Group.
Run Exchange 2007 SP1 on S2003Ex1;

It works.
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According to Microsoft Recommendation, an alias for the computer name: ExClientServer should be used.
By default, computers running Windows Server 2003 do not listen for requests using alias names. As a result, connection attempts may fail with the following error message when hosting the file share on Windows Server 2003: "System error 52 has occurred. A duplicate name exists on the network."

You must create a registry value.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters
Add Value, and then add the following registry value:
Value name: DisableStrictNameChecking
Data type: REG_DWORD
Radix: Decimal
Value: 1

Exchange2007: Create a Windows cluster for Cluster Continuous Replication

Two nodes only

Windows server 2003 Enterprise

New Cluster Wizard--Magority Node Quorum

Create a domain account: ClusterAdministrator and assign it to be a member of local administrators group for both S2003Ex1 and S2003Ex2 member servers.

S2003Ex1:

Cluster Administrator console--New Cluster Wizard --mycluster

If any physical disk resources are present, they should be manually removed before adding the second node to the cluster. How do I understand its meaning? I remove all the SCSI drives and its adapters from the Virtual Machines.

Add a node to the cluster: mycluster

Network configuration:

Make sure that Public NIC on both clustered computers has high priority. Open the Network Connections windows--Advanced Menu--Advanced Settings

Exchange2007: fail to remove the last mailbox role

First, I initiated the removal of Exchange 2007 on the passive clustered mailbox role without any problem.

To remove the Active Clustered mailbox role, you must do the following:

Mailbox database properties--client settings--pointing the public database to the Exchange 2003 public database. This is not enough. Through the Exchange System Manager console, Exchange Administrative Group --Servers -- the Exchange 2007 Clustered Mailbox-role Server (here is CMS1) --public folders

Add the Exchange 2003 server as a replica to all public folders and remove the Exchange 2007 as their replica.

Still not enough, the uninstall process reports that there is public folders in the database.

By Exchange System Manager, add the Exchange 2003 server as the replica of Internet Newsgroups folder and remove the Exchange 2007 Clustered Mailbox Server from its replica.

Then, retry the REMOVE process.

Exchange2007: Mailbox role in a Clustered environment

SCC--Single Copy Cluster --mailbox is on the shared disk. At any time, only one Virtual Exchange mailbox server owns the shared disk.

Create a cluster with a shared storage

Microsoft Virtual server 2005 SP1 is used to create a shared SCSI storage.

Two nodes are added in the cluster--quorum shared disk is used.

Two NICs in each node: public and internal

For internal NIC configuration, you can read paper on Microsoft Technet or my other blog.

However, the following is important. If you miss the step, Exchange 2007 SP1 setup will not pass the network readiness check.

NODE1 and NODE2:

Network Connection window--Advanced menu--Advanced settings

Make sure that the PUBLIC NIC is on top.

Do the following in both nodes:

Cluster Administrator

Networks

NIC properties

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Install Mailbox role on NODE1:

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Install the Exchange 207 sp1 mailbox role on the second node--only passive mailbox role;

Final adjustment:

The z: drive is the shared disk, which hosts the Mailbox file, and log file. Move it to the CMS1 virtual mailbox server group. Configure the physical disk as the dependent of First Storage Group and Second Storage Group.

Vista: Diskpart -System Recovery Options

How do you assign a driver letter to a partition before you install Vista?

Start the computer from the Windows Vista product DVD.
-->Repair your computer,
-->System Recovery Options dialog box,In the next System Recovery Options dialog box, click Command Prompt.

At the command prompt, type diskpart, and then press ENTER.
-->select disk 0.
-->clean
-->create partition primary size=1500
-->assign letter=S
--> active

--> create partition primary
-->assign letter=C

-->list volume
--> exit

--> format c: /y /q /fs:NTFS
--> format s: /y /q /fs:NTFS

-->exit

To install the Vista in the C: drive, the large partition,

In the System Recovery Options window, use the close window icon in the upper right (or press ALT+F4) to close the window to return to the main installation screen. (Do not click Shut Down or Restart.)

Click Install now and proceed with the Windows Vista installation process. Install Windows Vista on the larger volume, C: (the operating system volume).

Windows2008:outlook cannot connect to Exchange 2007

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Virtual Machine: Shared SCSI

Virtual Machine 1:

Virtual Machine 2:

Server: MX record

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