Tutorials

Tutorials

• Why it's important to document your Exchange installation

  After you've installed Exchange Server for a client, it's time to write the installation documentation. Providing consistent and easy-to-understand documentation is vital for both Exchange administrators and users. These three principles of good ...  Continue Reading

• Synchronize SharePoint resources with Microsoft Outlook 2007

  Synchronizing SharePoint with Microsoft Outlook 2007 allows you to cache certain resources such as document libraries. However, the method you use varies depending on the resource type. Outlook 2007 allows you to work with cached copies of calendars...  Continue Reading

• Monitor Exchange 2007 with disk- and RPC-related counters

  Monitoring disk- and remote procedure call (RPC)-related counter can help you effectively gauge Exchange 2007 mailbox server health. Find out which you should be watching.  Continue Reading

• When OWA's default configurations aren't good enough

  OWA runs fairly well with its default configurations in Exchange. But it could run better. Microsoft Exchange Server expert Brien Posey explains why it's important to determine the appropriate virtual directory and why you should simplify your OWA ...  Continue Reading

• DPM 2007 replica inconsistencies in Exchange databases

  While it's common for ESEUTIL.EXE and ESE.DLL issues to cause Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007 replicas of Exchange Server databases to become inconsistent, these aren't the only reasons. This expert tip gives solid examples of what might be ...  Continue Reading

• Linking to MOSS Meeting Workspaces in Outlook 2007

  If you've created a Meeting WorksSpace in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007, you must give users access to it. Attaching a link to your meeting invitation allows users to view meeting resources before, during and after a meeting. This ...  Continue Reading

• Track Exchange 2007 mailbox server health using database counters

  When dealing with Exchange 2007 mailbox servers, keep an eye on database counters. This tip from Microsoft Exchange Server expert Brien Posey will explain how to monitor these counters to prevent potential mailbox server health problems from ...  Continue Reading

• A look at Windows Mobile 6.5 for Exchange 2007

  Despite lackluster reviews, Windows Mobile 6.5 has plenty of new features that will be useful in organizations running Exchange 2007-based mobile devices. In this article, you'll learn why reviewers have been critical and you'll get an introduction ...  Continue Reading

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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