How to Manually Uninstall Exchange 2010 : Step by Step

We have seen some worst cases where uninstallation of Exchange Server was the only step to make it accessible again. Depending upon the types of damages on server, it is hard to say every uninstallation process works in each scenario. 

Restoring Exchange 2010 Mailbox Database to Recovery Database using DPM

Today we’re sharing one of the most common procedures to restore mailbox database in Exchange 2010. This most performed method is used in Data Protection Manager (DPM) is to a recovery database. Before follow the procedure, check that database status is active or passive. Below method (using DPM) can't perform a VSS (Volume Shadow Copy Service) recovery if database status is passive, it only perform on active status database.

Performing Single Item Recovery in Exchange Server 2010

Restoring single item from Exchange 2010 is not an easy task if user had deleted that item accidently, even becomes more critical if you don’t have any reliable tool and you have to restore single item manually! However you can recover whole mailbox data for recovery of a single item, but this process might be time consuming too; and it is also not the right way to restore just a single mailbox item. 

Fix ‘This mailbox database contains one or more mailboxes’ Error in Exchange 2013

Several times when you attempt to remove a database from an MS Exchange Server 2013 mailbox, you may come across the following error:

How to manually remove Exchange Server Log Files

It is well known that Exchange Server transaction logs keeps the full record of the performed changes in the Exchange Server database, and these log files should be periodically removed from the hard disk because these log files gather or acquire all the available free disk space.

How to restore corrupt mailbox in Exchange Server 2013

The Exchange administrators may come across some logical errors such as incorrect element display in folder or their incorrect quantity, which cause damage of Exchange user's mailboxes.

Exchange 2010 Spam Filter Settings to Stop Junk Emails

With rapidly increased the number of Exchange users and its popularity, spamming problem has also increased ridiculously in last few years. Different types of spam tactics like Junk Emails, has made Exchange Administrator job questionable to justify, why and how to fix these spam problems in Exchange Server.

Troubleshooting 'Exchange 2013 Not Receiving External/Internal Emails' Issue

It is a very common problem with the all versions of Exchange Server including Exchange 2013 where user doesn’t receive any email from outside as well as inside of the Exchange network. However, administrator has configured all the setting according to Exchange Server 2013 guidelines but still there is some possibility to face 'Exchange Server not receiving emails' problem. Possibly these kinds of error usually occurs due to Internal DNS related issue in Server.

How to increase mailbox size in Exchange 2010

It is a common query of Exchange users about the size limit of their mailboxes. They want more space on server to store and keep their safe data from being vanished. To fulfill the requirement of Exchange users, Microsoft provides the facility to customize the storage setting to increase the size limit of Exchange mailbox. With follow few easy procedures Exchange admin can change the size of mailbox according to the user’s requirement.

What to do before repair Exchange 2010 Database

Troubleshooting a corrupted database in Exchange Server is not as easy as it seems. Lots of pre-check and key steps must be performed by an Exchange Administrator to fix database corruption. However Administrators have many options to handle damaged database files; either restore or repair complete database, but still there are some discrepancies Exchange admin should be aware before repair any Exchange database file.

Block sending/receiving external emails in Exchange 2010

From small to large, every organization wants certain control on emails transmission over the network; sometimes cause of policies and sometime due to security purpose. Thanks to Microsoft Exchange for facilitates such features, and provide certain rights to Exchange admin to control users & their email transmission to stop or block any user from sending and receiving email externally in Exchange Server 2010. 

Migrating GroupWise to Exchange 2010 using Stellarservertools

With the new innovations in technology, companies are now switching from Novell GroupWise to Exchange Server 2010 with a motive to obtain maximum utilization of resources and earn huge profits. To achieve this goal, organization needs application software that can perform the process of migration in an easy and convenient manner.

How to Export Emails From Novell Groupwise

Groupwise is not a new name in email-messaging category, but common users are not well aware with this client & server platform developed by Novell. For your information, Groupwise is a software platform which generally used in small to big organization, and works similarly as Microsoft Exchange Server does. 

How to modify Exchange 2010 database .EDB file size limit

There is lots of disputation among Exchange users about what is the actual size of Exchange server 2010 database, or can we increase or decrease EDB file size as per requirement. Of-course, there are different reaction for both questions.

How to Import Mailbox Data in Exchange Server 2007

A large number of users across the globe use MS Outlook with Microsoft Exchange Server which is one of the most popular, secure, and robust client & server, respectively, of a collaborative client server software platform from Microsoft.

10 Features of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013

Email is one of the most important mediums in today’s business world. So initially it is very necessary to have an idea about what email systems are and what they do.By far the most prominent leader of the email industry is Exchange server. Exchange Server 2013 is the most upgraded version, equipped with advance features. It comes with two different versions- 

How to fix if OWA is not working for Exchange Server

OWA (Outlook Web Access) is one of the most significant features of Microsoft Exchange Server which allow Outlook users to access their account online from anywhere in the world. You don’t need to configure Outlook Express account on your desktop or mobile to access your email account, just use any internet browser and connect with OWA.

How to fix email stuck in Exchange 2007/2010 queue

It’s really annoying when someone says he/she didn’t get your any email!! Which had already sent it yesterday? It means they are lying…Right? 

Nope!!! Actually there is a problem with your Exchange server that’s why it is not delivering any email to the corresponding user. Of-course it may confuse any user for a while, but this is an error known as Email Stuck which may occur in any Microsoft Exchange Server environment. 

How to Migrate Public Folders from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010

Microsoft Exchange Server is the most preferred emailing server compare to any other email server.Over the past two decade many versions of MS Exchange server has been evolved including Exchange Server 4.0 to Exchange Server 2013. Every new or upgraded version of Exchange server is launched with improved features. And many large and medium category organizations make the use of MS Exchange Server extensively. So, sometime we need to use latest version to improve the performance of our email account, and we do this by migrating our existing version to another version by using Exchange inbuilt feature or with the help of third party migrating software.

Exchange Error 550 Introduction & solution

MS Exchange Server is the most preferred emailing server that facilitates online as well as offline email access. To access online, one can use OWA that stands for Outlook Web Access and to work in offline or cached exchange mode, MS Outlook can be used. 

On Exchange Server, users’ mailbox data including emails, calendar, contacts, and other valuable data including all public folders are stored in EDB files. Well, a single exchange database may have a number of EDB files, which is actually dependent on the number of users in a common domain. 

However, the administrator must be aware of the fact that the EDB files are delicate and may lead to corruption anytime due to virus attacks, dirty computer shutdown, or any other technical issue. 

Resolving Mounting Issue of a Damaged MS Exchange 2000

MS Exchange Server from Microsoft is the server side of the client-server product, which enables a system administrator to monitor and manage user mailboxes in the organization. It works with MS Outlook, which is the client side of the client-server product. MS Exchange Server enables emailing, calendaring, supports both web- and mobile-based access. All such information of user mailboxes is stored in an EDB (Exchange Database) database file. 

However, such database file can get corrupt and make all the vital information seem very susceptible. In such cases, you should try and find out the reason of EDB corruption and try to fix the problem. There are some simple measures that help in recovering the corrupt file. In addition, you can try few inbuilt repair mechanisms provided by Microsoft. If you still not unable to resolve the issue, then there is a serious need to look for Microsoft Exchange recovery software that will enable you to perform Exchange Server recovery.

Guide to run Eseutil.exe and Isinteg.exe Exchange utilities

For an organization where Exchange Server is in use, Exchange data is the most crucial aspect to take care. Because of indefinite number of reasons, Exchange data can meet to corruption at any time; for that instance, Microsoft provides default tools to safeguard the health of Exchange Information Store.

Exchange administrators can use Eseutil.exe and Isinteg.exe utilities to repair damaged Exchange data. Both the above discussed tools Eseutil.exe and Isinteg.exe are inbuilt tools and responsible for performing Exchange database recovery from the corrupt Exchange Server. However to use Eseutil and Isinteg utilities, one has to dismount the Exchange database from the Exchange Server.

Eseutil.exe – Eseutil is a tool that performs offline defragmentation of Exchange database. When Exchange database gets corrupt then Exchange user can use this tool to restore data from backup file. It is basically a command-line tool that works with ESE (Extensible Storage Engine) database files and log files of Exchange Server. 

GroupWise to MS Exchange Server Migration Tips

Owing to the advancement in technologies, companies are now planning to migrate from GroupWise to Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 with an aim to reap maximum benefits indeed. Undoubtedly, in the recent past Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 had took a colossal leap frontward in terms of flexibility of incorporation, cost of ownership and of course ease of management and exercise. Its capability for online deployments and to integrate on-premises closely is the crucial aspect of new functionality of the server. Migrating to Exchange Server 2010 can offer several visible benefits to the business. So, below is the list of few important tips to assist you accomplish the migration process smoothly and prevent all challenges, guaranteeing you impeccable move.

 

Complete Steps to Restore Active Directory (ADLDS)

Active Directory is directory service used by Microsoft for Windows Server known as Exchange Server. The Active Directory basically authenticates and authorizes various users over network. It also engages in updating software and tools available in the system at regular interval of time. It acts as a primary entity or platform for many application of MS Exchange with .dit database. It is basically a union of all non-store related information which is mainly a configuration data with the Servers. Whenever user tries to create a new group or user then he has to communicate with Active Directory. In-order to complete the process user requires membership in Administrators Group or Equivalent group. ADLDS is a light weight Directory Access Protocol which is basically a directory service. It provides crucial support for the directory enabled applications without depending upon Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS). However the ADLDS’s mechanism is somewhat similar to ADDS but it does not controls domain.

Checklist - Upgrading from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010

Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010 migration is very frequent task going on in most of the organizations these days. The most important reasons for this server migration are enhanced and improved features of new Exchange 2010. After checking various surveys about same, I must say this new upgraded server has loads of amazing features for Exchange users. Few all new features of the Exchange 2010 are listed below –

• This new Exchange version is 70 % more efficient than the old one in terms of disk read/write performance. Thus better disk performance circuitously will slow down the storage cost.
• Exchange 2010 offers high Availability option for mailbox servers. Check more detailed feature description on http://goo.gl/f7IyjW  
• One of the most eye catchy features of Exchange 2010 is the Voice mail Transcripts Preview. With this feature one can see the text-transcripts of voice mail.  
• Native archiving is the feature which was lacking behind in Exchange 2007.  
• Exchange 2010 also supports virtualization. Exchange virtualization is not just a cost cutter, 
• reducing expenditure related to support staff, maintenance, power and space but it also improves business continuity. In case if the virtual machine goes down, computers can run on another virtual machine with no downtime server failure.  

There is no second thought that performing such server migrations are actually bit tough and time consuming but don’t worry we are here with a detailed checklist and tons of helpful resources those can help you in performing your Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010 migration easily.  

MS Exchange Health Notes - Infographic

So professionals today we are here with an infographic that is especially developed for Microsoft Exchange users. In the infographic we have shared four easy to follow steps those will help Exchange administrators to keep Exchange server in a healthy state.  

In every organization, Exchange has to work a lot and regular work without maintenance can lead several awkward situations for Exchange users.  Gradual performance of Microsoft Exchange clearly shows that “Exchange Server is in trouble and user should perform Exchange health checks in order to use MS Exchange in an efficient manner”.

BKF recovery using VSS backup mechanism

The MS Exchange Server is a crucial application of an organization. It manages large number of file transfers on daily basis. Some of the files are highly important and hence it is expected that admin of Exchange will preserve it properly. But it is not the sole responsibility of admin to backup the important files as he may not be aware of all the important files. Hence user also maintain backup of files at their end in-order to tackle emergency situations. It is normal tendency of the user to ignore the importance of backup process in normal situations. But the soft data is highly sensitive and there are many reasons that can lead to the corruption or loss of data. Hence it is wise to maintain backup of important files at regular interval of time.

Overview Granular Procedure to take Exchange Backup

Here in this blog we will discuss about Exchange Server backup using Granual method. The failure of Exchange Server, which is the most vital part of the network, can cause a severe loss of an organization. In such troublesome or risky situation the backup files act as a life saviour. One must able to restore the vital information using these backup files easily. There are number of ways by which one can create backup files. But in this article we will focus upon Granual method of backup. This method was plugged in for outlook version 2003 and 2007 and this mechanism is very efficient in individual recovery.

List Of Exchange MVPs And Their Helpful Blogs

Checkout this list of Microsoft Exchange MVPs and their blogs to understand Microsoft Exchange Server and other Microsoft products in a better way.

Microsoft Exchange Server is extremely accepted software between IT professionals. Exchange Server is a mail server developed by Microsoft that works in collaboration of MS Outlook and facilitates secure emailing environment to its users. So far Microsoft has launched number of versions of MS Exchange and the latest version is Exchange 2013 which is available in market from Nov 2013.

Nevertheless Exchange Server comes with numerous brilliant features; but to use this software successfully is not that much easy for non techie users. So if anyone wants to learn more about Exchange server and its working procedure then he can check various blogs written by MS Exchange professionals.

5 Frequent Errors encountered by Exchange users.

Exchange Server is one of the most recommended Server application developed by Microsoft. However there are many other Sever applications available but the supremacy of Exchange is un-challengeable. User finds Exchange extremely easy to maneuver but like other Server applications it too suffers from large number of errors and harmful events. But most of these errors are simple and can be tackled even with novice knowledge. Here in this article I will cover some of the most common and frequent error messages faced by the Exchange user.

A Fix for Server error: '550 5.7.1 Unable to relay'

An Exchange Administrator is always concerned with all the user data stored on the server and needs to take care of it. There are various situations that lead to loss of data on Exchange and throw various error messages. One of such messages is described in this post along with possible workarounds you can try out to allow your users get access to all the data and continue working with Outlook. Carry on.

Method to Create an Exchange Mailbox Database 2010 Backup Copy

 Here are the simple steps to explain "How to create backup file for Exchange Mailbox 2010?"

Exchange Server database is the hard core component, allowing you to facilitate your users with a smooth email platform. Unfortunately, various conditions leading to corruption issues in the database is a horrible case because all the users working on Outlook fail to gain access to the application. As a result, all the stored data goes lost that also impacts business productivity bad. In such events, it is always suggested to restore data from backup. Data backup acts like backbone in case of data loss. However, chances are that you do not have backed up the Exchange database or you have not found a way to do it. The post will let you know all essential steps to back up Exchange 2010 mailbox database, which is widely used in organizations today.