by edward | Dec 31, 2018 | Exchange 2016, Exchange 2019
In Exchange 2019 but in any version, you cannot mix Exchange versions so they are part of the same DAG. For example, you cannot add an Exchange 2013 server to a 2016 DAG. I though I would test Exchange 2019 to make sure we don’t have a bug like in Exchange 2016...
by edward | Dec 6, 2018 | Exchange 2016
In my Exchange lab I have been experimenting with Cipher Suite lock down and closing holes in SSL. Here are a list of items that we went through: IIS Crypto check and configure. SSL Labs website check. SSL Certificate check and validations. Strict Transport Security...
by edward | Dec 5, 2018 | Exchange 2016
Strange one in Exchange 2016. A Mailbox server was running for a while at a customer, tried to add the server to a DAG but it just failed. Decided to check a few things and on the Exchange Admin Center (EAC) I noticed it said no roles on the server in question....
by edward | Nov 14, 2018 | Exchange 2016
As an Exchange Admin, you have deployed Exchange 2016 in your environment. The time comes for testing and you find that you are unable to setup an IMAP account as it fails when trying to send the email on the final step: “The account ‘Domain\Account’ provided...
by edward | Nov 8, 2018 | Exchange 2016
In any Exchange organization, it is common to add and remove mailbox databases, especially the default ones Exchange creates with the install. Generally when you want to remove a mailbox database you would need to move any mailboxes, arbitration mailboxes, archive...
by edward | Oct 26, 2018 | Exchange 2016
In Exchange 2016, you can harden access to the Exchange Admin Center (EAC) by creating a rule/s in IIS. To do this you will need to add an additional feature to IIS called “IP and Domain Restrictions”. This can be done from Server Manager and selecting...