In my previous article we saw that how easy it was to implement IIS ARR as a Reverse Proxy and Load Balancing solution for Exchange 2013. However that option is not the best if you are looking to achieve true high availability for your client connectivity. Read on and it’ll Arrrr! become clear. In this…
Year: 2013
A reminder on real life performance impact of Windows SNP features
I think we are due for a reminder on best practices related to Windows features collectively known as “Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack (SNP)”, as it seems difficult to counter some of the “tribal knowledge” on the subject. Please also see our previous post on the subject. Recently we had a customer that called in on…
Now Available: Updated Release of Exchange 2013 RTM CU2
On July 12th, we announced that Exchange Server 2013 RTM CU2 contained an issue that could result in the loss of public folder permissions when the public folder mailbox is moved between Exchange 2013 databases. Initially, we indicated that an interim update (IU) would be available via Microsoft Support to resolve this issue. However, after…
Office Configuration Analyzer Tool (OffCAT) version 1.1 is now available
On Friday, July 19, the OffCAT team released OffCAT version 1.1 to the Microsoft Download site, replacing the original version of OffCAT. There are many new features, diagnostic rules, and fixes in OffCAT v1.1, and the v1.1 upgrade is only a few clicks away. To entice you to install v1.1 right away, here are some…
Part 1: Reverse Proxy for Exchange Server 2013 using IIS ARR
For a long time, ForeFront TMG (and ISA before it) has been the go-to Microsoft reverse proxy solution for many applications, including Exchange Server. However, with no more development roadmap for TMG 2010 a lot of customers are looking out for an alternative solution that works well with Exchange Server 2013. The Windows team have…
Life in a Post TMG World – Is It As Scary As You Think?
Let’s start this post about Exchange with a common question: Now that Microsoft has stopped selling TMG, should I rip it out and find something else to publish Exchange with? I have occasionally tried to answer this question with an analogy. Let’s try it. My car (let’s call it Threat Management Gateway, or TMG for…
OWA for iPhone and OWA for iPad are now available!
Today, we are excited to announce the availability of OWA for iPhone and OWA for iPad, which provides even more value to organizations on any Office 365 subscription that includes Exchange Online. OWA for iPhone and OWA for iPad are mobile apps that offer the same email, calendar, and contact functionality you get in Outlook…
Managed Availability Monitors
Monitors are the central component of Managed Availability. They define what data to collect, what constitutes the health of a feature, and what actions to take to restore a feature to good health. Because there are several different aspects to Monitors, it can be hard to figure out how a specific Monitor works. All of…
A significant update to Remove-DirectBooking script is now available
A short while ago, we posted an article on how to Use Exchange Web Services and PowerShell to Discover and Remove Direct Booking Settings. We received a lot of constructive feedback with some noting that users can experience an issue when enabling the Resource Booking Attendant on mailboxes that were cleansed of their direct booking…
Exchange 2013 RTM CU2 (712.22) Issue – Public Folder Permissions Loss After PF Mailbox Move
Update 7/29/13: This issue has been addressed in the updated release of Exchange 2013 RTM CU2, build 712.24, which can be obtained via the Download Center. On July 11th, we became aware of a specific issue with Exchange 2013 RTM CU2 (712.22). This issue only occurs within native Exchange 2013 environments that are leveraging Modern…