Exchange 2016
Exchange – Server Prerequisites (Applies to 2010/2013/2016) Tool
Installing Exchange with all its prerequisites can be something of a daunting task for new Exchange Administrators. I created a PowerShell script that has a tab for each version of Exchange as well as the prerequisites for PowerShell and additional software that needs...
Exchange 2010/2013/2016 – Check DAG Status with Color
When working in a large environment and checking a lot of Server Status, picking up a content index state in a failed state will take a bit longer to see than if you add color to it. I created this script so that at any given time you can see whether everything is...
Exchange – Hub Transport Queue Viewer
In Exchange you have a queue viewer to see whats going on but if you running a lot of servers you will need to open up the queue viewer on each server or connect to each one which can make it quite frustrating when you need to check whats happening on all servers. I...
Exchange 2013/2016 Readiness Tool
The Exchange 2013-2016 Readiness Tool. This tool was created to check an existing 2010 Environment and ensure that everything is up-to-date and set for the preparation of Exchange 2013/2016 that will be introduced into the environment. The ZIP file contains a PS1 file...
Exchange 2013 – Microsoft Exchange Replication Service restarting
Scenario: Exchange 2013 multiple databases. Replication service starts and stops constantly after reboot. After a reboot to a non-response Exchange 2013 Server, when running the Get-MailboxDatabaseCopyStatus command was run, all DB's showed with a Service Down status,...
Exchange 2016 Preview install – Coexistence with Exchange 2013
Exchange 2016 Preview has been released. For those enthusiasts that would like to test you can download it from the Technet site: Exchange 2016 Please take note, this build is only to be installed in a lab and NOT a production environment. There are a few things...
Exchange 2013/2016/2019 Logging – Clear out the Log files
** Have created a small script for Exchange 2010 to help clean out the IIS Log files, you can find the link to the gallery at the end of the article** **Update** Tested the script on Exchange Server 2019 Public Preview and it clears the logs without any error. In your...
Add SMTP Alias to a mailbox in Exchange 2013/2016
In Exchange 2013 you have the ability to add additional alias addresses to a mailbox. A user might ask you to create another alias perhaps with a shorter name and surname. This can be done from the Exchange Admin Center and the Exchange Management Shell. Add an alias...
Create an email address policy in Exchange 2013/2016
This guide shows you how to create an email address policy and assign it to a container in Active Directory. Open up the Exchange Admin Center: Step 1 -> Enter in the user that has access to create databases. E.g. Domain\username Step 2 -> Enter in the password...