Tutorials

Tutorials

• Best practices for moving mailboxes in Exchange Server

  In this tutorial, you'll learn when it's best to use the Move Mailbox Wizard or ExMerge to move mailboxes, and you'll get a rundown of what to watch for when using ExMerge in Exchange 2003. The Export-Mailbox command has some benefits, too. Find out...  Continue Reading

• Fixing DPM 2007 inconsistent replica errors in Exchange Server

  You can use Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007 to protect Exchange Server, but you may run into inconsistency error messages. Learn why this error occurs and why it's important to use the correct versions of ESEUTIL.EXE and EXE.DLL files.  Continue Reading

• Troubleshoot Microsoft Outlook Web Access problems

  When logging on to Microsoft Outlook Web Access (OWA), unexpected problems can occur. This tutorial explains how to diagnose some tricky OWA problems and login issues, gives tips on how to fix IIS metabase corruption and more.  Continue Reading

• Monitoring Exchange 2007 Client Access Server role-specific counters

  You can set up several role-specific counters to monitor Exchange 2007 client access servers. Learn which counters you should watch, what they do and what their threshold values are in this tip from our Microsoft Exchange Server expert.  Continue Reading

• Using Mobile Device Manager 2008 server roles in Exchange 2007

  Discover how Mobile Device Manager 2008 works with Exchange 2007 and how you can use it to easily manage mobile devices across your Exchange organization. You'll learn how it allows you to join mobile devices to a windows domain, the three separate ...  Continue Reading

• Creating Meeting Workspaces in MOSS 2007 and Outlook 2007

  Meeting Workspaces can be set up either through a SharePoint site or from within Outlook 2007. In this tip from Microsoft Exchange expert Brien Posey, you'll learn the ins and outs of both and get an introduction to the various Meeting Workspace ...  Continue Reading

• An introduction to the DSAccess service in Exchange Server 2007

  Exchange Server is extremely dependent on Active Directory and in an effort to make sure Active Directory and Exchange 2007 run as smoothly together as possible, Microsoft created DSAccess service. Get an introduction to DSAccess service in this tip...  Continue Reading

• Control Outlook 2007 in cached mode settings with group policies

  Enabling or disabling Cached Exchange mode can affect Exchange Server performance. You can control these settings using a centralized group policy. Get an introduction to some policy settings that can help Microsoft Outlook 2007 in cached mode ...  Continue Reading

• Exchange Performance Monitor tracks domain controller communication

  Using Performance Monitor counters is an effective way to keep an eye on Exchange Server health. Learn which Performance Monitor counters you should watch to ensure that your Exchange Servers are communicating effectively with your domain ...  Continue Reading

• Meeting Workspaces in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

  One Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 feature is its ability to create Meeting Workspaces. In this tip, learn what Meeting Workspaces are and how you can use them to effectively plan and schedule meetings in your Exchange Server 2007 ...  Continue Reading

• Three Performance Monitors counters to use in Exchange Server 2007

  Just because you can generate threshold value alerts for Performance Monitor counters in Exchange Server 2007, doesn't mean that you always should. Learn about three appropriate Performance Monitor counters that you should set to generate automatic ...  Continue Reading

• Performing advanced search queries in Microsoft Outlook 2007

  Trying to locate an email in Microsoft Outlook 2007 can be an arduous process, but some commands let you narrow down search results. In this tip, Microsoft Exchange expert Brien Posey explains a few Microsoft Outlook 2007 commands to help you ...  Continue Reading

• Understanding Exchange Server 2007 SP1 mobile security settings

  Mobile devices used in the enterprise require stricter security settings than ever before. Exchange Server 2007 SP1 features some built-in security settings that can help administrators define policies for ActiveSync mobile devices and their users. ...  Continue Reading

• Scheduling multiple Performance Monitor alerts in Exchange Server 2007

  If you've configured a Performance Monitor alert for your Exchange server, the next step is to set up the appropriate counters. This tip introduces administrators to Performance Monitor counters, how to set counter threshold values how to keep ...  Continue Reading

• Group policy settings for Outlook 2007 in cached mode

  Using Outlook 2007 in cached mode allows mobile users to access mailboxes while not connected to Exchange Server. This tip explains some different .OST file group policy settings you can use to control how Outlook 2007 operates in cached mode.  Continue Reading