Exchange Ideas - Daniel Kenyon-Smith

I’m a Messaging consultant working for Microsoft Consultancy Services in the UK. Find out about all the latest technology, news, tips and tricks in the world of messaging and much more!

Dirsync Database keeps on Increasing…

  Hi Have you noticed the Office 365 directory sync database just getting larger and larger… If...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 07/23/2012

Office 365 – Hybrid Configuration Wizard (HCW)

Whilst working on a few O365 engagements over the last month or so I have seen various issues that...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 05/23/2012

AD FS Publishing and Policy Rules

I’ve been working with a customer who wanted to lock down access to O365 so users can access...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 04/17/2012

Office 365 Migration Issues

Please find a list of migration issues and resolutions that I captured during my last customers...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 04/10/2012

Office 365 FOPE and Credit Card Rules

  Whilst working with a customer here in the UK on their O365 project, they asked about using...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 01/12/2012

Office 365 and Autodiscover

This blog is based on Exchange 2010 SP1 and not using the Hybrid configuration wizard e.g. SP2...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 09/01/2011

Office 365 - Non-Federated Identity, Password never expires

The Microsoft Online Services Module allows you manage your tenant directly and in some cases change...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 08/18/2011

Enabling Retention Policies - Office 365

Steps Action The first step is understand the different types of retention policies you can apply...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 08/09/2011

Steps Action Login to the portal Sign into https://portal.microsoftonline.com as the tenant...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 08/09/2011

Enable a hosted (Personal) Archive for Office 365

Steps Action Configure the ‘Office 365 Tenant’ Organization Relationship...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 08/09/2011

Enable Mailtips - Office 365

Steps Action Enable on-premise Mailtips Set-OrganizationRelationship -id "Office 365...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 08/09/2011

Enable Mailbox Moves–Office 365

Steps Actions Enable move mailboxes for the organization relationship Run...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 08/09/2011

Enabling Calendar Sharing - Office 365

Steps Action Enable free/busy calendar sharing on-premise Run the following command...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 08/09/2011

Adding and Exchange forest to the EMC

Steps Actions Add the online tenant to the on-premise EMC In the on-premises EMC right click...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 08/09/2011

Enabling and Managing Federation

Steps Action Configure a remote domain to be used with Office 365 Launch on-premises Exchange...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 06/06/2011

Office 365 Directory Synchronization

Dirsync is required to support Single Sign On (SSO) and creates Mail Enabled Users (MEU) in the...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 05/13/2011

Adding and Verifying a Federated Domain

Steps Action Launch Microsoft Online Services Identity Federation Management tool At the PowerShell...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 05/11/2011

Configuring ADFS v2.0 for Office 365

1             Here are the steps i...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 05/10/2011

Installing Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) v2.0

Here are the steps i followed when installing ADFS 2.0 Steps Action Start the ADFS installation...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 05/09/2011

Office 365 Namespace Requirements

Please find a list of typical namespaces that are required when setting up and installing Active...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 05/09/2011

Exchange 2010 SP1 /Hosting

This is the process i followed to installed Exchange 2010 SP1 in hosting mode 1. Run the following...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 09/29/2010

When I use the move-mailbox command will my Outlook clients need to recreate their .OST files?

I’ve had the same question come up a few times recently so thought I'd blog about it as i assumed...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 05/31/2010

Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server Capacity Planning Tool

Take a look at the PFE 2010 capacity planning tool to ensure you  have correct capacity (memory...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 05/14/2010

The Name on the security certificate is invalid or does not match the name of the site - PART 2

Once the cert has been installed you will need to enable the cert, you can run the following command...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 05/13/2010

The Name on the security certificate is invalid or does not match the name of the site - PART 1

Whilst building a test environment for a customer i came across this error ‘The Name on the...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 05/13/2010

Exchange 2010 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 operating system prerequisites

In order to install Exchange 2010 there are various prerequisites that are required. One of those is...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 01/07/2010

ServerManager Depreciated?

  ServerManagerCmd is deprecated in R2 (we are trying to move away from that model although it...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 10/15/2009

Exchange 2010 Q&A

Hi   please Join me at this event to talk about Exchange 2010, you can register here

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 09/06/2009

Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2

Download Exchange 2007 SP2 and see what's new:-   Deploying Exchange Server 2010 Exchange...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 09/01/2009

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c6d27da1-ba2c-4570-a491-c0d7b39ede8b&di...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 08/18/2009

Combined HT and CAS

Take a look at the new guidance for combing HT and CAS and you can install both roles by running...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 08/07/2009

CCR or Stretched CCR?

Having spoke with a few customers about whether a local CCR and SCR is the best solution or a...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 08/07/2009

A Guide to Migrating Public Folders to SharePoint

Check out the WindowsITPro ‘Guide to Migrating Public Folders to SharePoint’ well worth a read...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 07/25/2009

DatabaseMaxCacheSize

In Exchange 2007 SP1 the default database cache size is set to 128MB, to allow for better cache...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 07/24/2009

Transport Rules

Whilst working for a customer they had a specific requirement to apply a disclaimer to all outbound...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 07/24/2009

Exchange 2007 SP1 certificate generation

I created a cert the other day for a customer so thought I'd share the Powershell command, you never...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 06/18/2009

Another Snack to fill you up

So another Exchange 2010 snack has been released for your viewing pleasure! Unified Messaging in...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 06/17/2009

Learning Snacks

Learning snacks are short and interactive presentations on popular technologies, see this one for...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 06/11/2009

Storage and Capacity Planning – Exchange 2007

Come and attend my presentation on Exchange 2007 capacity planning, the link is below:-...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 05/12/2009

Mini Series - Improve User Experience V

Avoid Constant Interruptions for Quiet Work Time How many interruptions do you get every day? It's...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 04/02/2009

Mini Series - Improve User Experience IV

Choose a Signature for Different Recipients in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 If you want to use a...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 03/24/2009

Mini Series - Improve User Experience III

Sending E-Mail to OneNote To send an e-mail message to Microsoft Office OneNote 2007: 1. In your...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 03/09/2009

Mini Series - Improve User Experience II

Initiate a Chat Session from Within Groove by Using Office Communicator When you are running...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 02/26/2009

Mini Series - Improve User Experience

Whilst hard at work I've been finding a few little tips and tricks using word, Excel and PowerPoint...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 02/17/2009

Single Label Domain (SLD)

I have recently spoken with customers who have a single label domain and have asked the question...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 02/13/2009

Planning Tool for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2

Take a look at the new planning tool for R2 -...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 02/13/2009

7 demos in 7 minutes on Windows 7

If you're evaluating Windows 7 and need show off some of it's great new features to management, here...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 02/07/2009

Windows 7 Shortcut Keys...tell all your friends

Here is a list of some shortcut keys in Windows 7:- Shortcut Key Action Win+Left Arrow and Win+Right...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 02/07/2009

PowerShell installation Windows 2008

Before you install Exchange 2007 SP1 onto a Windows 2008 server you'll need ensure that...

Author: Dan Kenyon-smith Date: 02/06/2009

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