Transaction logs
I have 30 some GB of transaction logs that are no longer used. (for what ever reasons).. I read this article that gave instructions on how to tell where the last log that was committed. The instructions are below. I want to run this by you'll before I do this. It is a valid thing to do? * How to manually (and safely) purge Exchange Server transaction logs To do this from a command line, go to the \Program Files\Exchsvr\bin directory on the server and run the following command: eseutil /mk C:\Program Files\Exchsrvr\MDBDATA\E00.chk (The quotes are important, as they delimit the full pathname for the file.) In the results returned you'll see these lines: LastFullBackupCheckpoint: (0x0,0,0) Checkpoint: (0x2,EC2,1C7) The first number in the Checkpoint entry -- 0x2 -- is a hexadecimal number that refers to the last checkpoint log. Therefore, any logs numbered E01.log or earlier could be removed. If the checkpoint was 0x14C8, then logs numbered E0014C7.log or earlier could be removed. Thank you, Phil ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
RE: Transaction logs
Yes I do, it's a long story. I just want to make sure that it is a valid work around before I do something that could cause more problems. Especially on a 'Friday'!! Thank you again. From: Jake Gardner [mailto:jgard...@ttcdas.com] Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 8:25 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Transaction logs Do you have a backup solution like Backup Exec? I use BE to flush my commited logs. I've never had to use the steps you mention, but I know they are the ones to use when you need to manually flush the logs. Thanks, Jake Gardner TTC Network Administrator Ext. 246 From: Phil Thompson [mailto:ph...@wpiinc.com] Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 8:07 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Transaction logs I have 30 some GB of transaction logs that are no longer used. (for what ever reasons).. I read this article that gave instructions on how to tell where the last log that was committed. The instructions are below. I want to run this by you'll before I do this. It is a valid thing to do? * How to manually (and safely) purge Exchange Server transaction logs To do this from a command line, go to the \Program Files\Exchsvr\bin directory on the server and run the following command: eseutil /mk C:\Program Files\Exchsrvr\MDBDATA\E00.chk (The quotes are important, as they delimit the full pathname for the file.) In the results returned you'll see these lines: LastFullBackupCheckpoint: (0x0,0,0) Checkpoint: (0x2,EC2,1C7) The first number in the Checkpoint entry -- 0x2 -- is a hexadecimal number that refers to the last checkpoint log. Therefore, any logs numbered E01.log or earlier could be removed. If the checkpoint was 0x14C8, then logs numbered E0014C7.log or earlier could be removed. Thank you, Phil ***Teletronics Technology Corporation*** This e-mail is confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the addressee or authorized by the addressee to receive this e-mail, you may not disclose, copy, distribute, or use this e-mail. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail or by telephone at 267-352-2020 and destroy this message and any copies. Thank you. *** ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
RE: Two Domains One Exchange Server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/268838 * Does anyone have any documentation on how to setup Two Domains with one Exchange Server. Company A and Company B Merged. Both are Windows 2003 A/D. There is an External Trust relationship between the two Domains. Now Company A is installing an Exchange Server and Company B doesn't want to buy there own. How do we give access to Company B users? Thanks in advance. L This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message in not the intended recipient or the employer or agent responsible for delivering the message to the recipient, you are hereby notified that dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately by email or telephone, and delete this message and all of its attachments. Thank You. ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
E2K3 removal
I'm going back over what I may have missed removing an old E2K3 server, I have a Question about Removing the Last Legacy Exchange Server from an Organization At the bottom of the instructions is as the below instructions: After the last Exchange 2003 or Exchange 2000 server has been removed from the Exchange 2007 organization, you can also remove the legacy Exchange Domain Servers and Exchange Enterprise Servers security groups. I'm not sure where to find these. In the AD it shows this but the 'groups' say do not delete. I believe I can delete the 'systemmailbox'? [cid:image001.png@01C93B70.9285ADA0] Thank you, Phil ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~inline: image001.png
RE: E2K3 removal
YES!! I see that, Thanks.. Phil From: Bingham, Kevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 3:58 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: E2K3 removal The groups you're looking for are in the Users container, not the Microsoft Exchange ... containers. From: Phil Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 12:52 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: E2K3 removal I'm going back over what I may have missed removing an old E2K3 server, I have a Question about Removing the Last Legacy Exchange Server from an Organization At the bottom of the instructions is as the below instructions: After the last Exchange 2003 or Exchange 2000 server has been removed from the Exchange 2007 organization, you can also remove the legacy Exchange Domain Servers and Exchange Enterprise Servers security groups. I'm not sure where to find these. In the AD it shows this but the 'groups' say do not delete. I believe I can delete the 'systemmailbox'? [cid:image001.png@01C93B73.52B0DC10] Thank you, Phil This e-mail is intended for the use of the addressee(s) only and may contain privileged, confidential, or proprietary information that is exempt from disclosure under law. If you have received this message in error, please inform us promptly by reply e-mail, then delete the e-mail and destroy any printed copy. Thank you. ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~inline: image001.png
RE: Certificates
Some phones won't recognize the wildcard, I can't remember which ones, maybe iPhone? Phil -Original Message- From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 12:30 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Certificates I don't disagree with the answer below, but if you do go for a commercial cert (for outside OWA for example) consider a wildcard cert and use it everywhere. Much more cost effective. 200 bucks or so from GoDaddy. -Original Message- From: Neil Hobson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 11:45 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Certificates Correct, the self-signed certificate installed on the Hub Transport server will expire after 12 months and therefore requires renewal. My opinion here is that, generally, the self-signed certificate is ideal for Hub-Hub, Hub-Edge and Edge-Hub communications so in your case I'd leave the self-signed certificate on the Hub Transport server and renew as required. -Original Message- From: McCready, Rob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 28 October 2008 12:12 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Certificates By default, a certificate is installed on the first Hub Transport Server in an Exchange 2007 environment, which last for 1 year, correct? My question is, if I want to buy a certificate from a Certificate Authority (to use as verification of encryption between us and another company), do I place it on the Hub Transport server to replace the default certificate, or do I need more than one certificate? One to replace the Hub Certificate which will expire after one year, and one to be installed on the Edge Transport Server(s) in the DMZ? Thanks all, Rob ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~ ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~ ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~ ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
RE: Old 03 server
After some researching on this, let me rephrase my question. In the ADSI edit, looking at the 'exchange system objects' - 'system mailbox' There are 3 references to the 'home' server that are pointing to the old server. - HomeMTA - - HomeMDB - - MsExchHomeServerName - Maybe all I need change the server name? Thank you, Phil From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 4:13 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Old 03 server Take a look at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822931 and http://support.microsoft.com/kb/833396. If they don't help, we'll have to go directory diving. Regards, Michael B. Smith, MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP My blog: http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael Link with me at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/theessentialexchange From: Phil Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 3:02 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Old 03 server Last year I upgraded from exch03 to 07 on new 03 server. I'm sure I removed the old server correctly but(obviously I didn't) it still pops up and I can see it being referenced in the 07 server. It doesn't seem to be causing any problems -yet. I need to rebuild the old server and I'm afraid it is going to mess with my current server. Any direction I can go to find out more about this and remove it? It is the bottom server. [cid:image001.png@01C938FE.A6719500] Thank you, Phil ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~inline: image001.png
Old 03 server
Last year I upgraded from exch03 to 07 on new 03 server. I'm sure I removed the old server correctly but(obviously I didn't) it still pops up and I can see it being referenced in the 07 server. It doesn't seem to be causing any problems -yet. I need to rebuild the old server and I'm afraid it is going to mess with my current server. Any direction I can go to find out more about this and remove it? It is the bottom server. [cid:image001.png@01C93844.F5DAD260] Thank you, Phil ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~inline: image001.png
RE: Send on behalf of
It's in the server admin consol isn't? Phil From: Ellis, John P. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 10:27 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Send on behalf of Maybe Im being a bit blind here, but ive been to the mailbox rights tab and cant see Send As. We dont have Blackberries, so we are OK on that score. I can see Delete Mailbox Storage Read Permissions Change Permissions Take Ownership Full Mailbox access Associated External account We do have an Advanced tab... Thanks John From: Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 23 October 2008 14:36 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Send on behalf of Exchange 2003. You're not changing this permission in Outlook or ESM, this is on the actual account properties in ADUC on the Exchange Advanced tab then click on the Mailbox Rights button and you will see all kinds of permissions. This is also where you have to make sure you BES account has Send As and Receive as permissions for a Blackberry user. On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 8:21 AM, Ellis, John P. [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is this an Exchange 2003 or 2007 feature? If 2003 where does the option hide? We have a user who has SoBo permissions but would like to do SA permissions John From: Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 23 October 2008 14:08 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Send on behalf of This is a permission that is set on the account properties of the mailbox account in question, not a setting done in Outlook. ADUC. On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 8:02 AM, Don Andrews [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think the permission you want is Send As rather than Send on Behalf of. - Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld - Original Message - From: Kevan Dickinson [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues exchangelist@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:exchangelist@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Thu Oct 23 06:29:48 2008 Subject: Send on behalf of Hi We have a user A that has send on Behalf of permissions on a mailbox belonging to User B. They also have full access to the mailbox. When they send an outbound email and change the From to the user B they have permission to send on behalf of the email says From User A sent on behalf of User B. WE would like the email to look as if it has just come from User B. It used to say this until a recent migration of both mailboxes to a new exchange server. Can anyone please point me in the right direction. Regards Kevan Dickinson Network Manager NSF-CMI 23 Lodge Road Hanborough Business Park, Long Hanborough, Oxford, OX29 8SJ, UK T:+44 01993 885661 E:[EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] W:www.nsf-cmi.comhttp://www.nsf-cmi.com ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~ -- Sherry Abercrombie Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke ** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.clearswift.comhttp://www.clearswift.com ** -- Sherry Abercrombie Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
RE: E2k3 and Event ID 9666 from MSExchangeIS
Exch 03? Thank you, Phil -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 3:49 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: E2k3 and Event ID 9666 from MSExchangeIS I've just noticed this event in my logs, and it looks pretty serious, but I can't find the KB article most people cite: 820379 I've found http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb851495.aspx, but don't know just how concerned I should be. Text of the event is: The number of named properties created for database First Storage Group\Mailbox Store (XCH) is close to quota limit. Current number of named properties: 8190 Quota limit for named properties: 8192 User attempting to create the named property: SYSTEM Named property GUID: 00020386---c000-0046 Named property name/id: X-MS-WT ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~ ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
RE: E2k3 and Event ID 9666 from MSExchangeIS
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998066.aspx It sucks when you show up to work and the server is down.. Phil -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 3:56 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: E2k3 and Event ID 9666 from MSExchangeIS Yep, per my subject line. On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 12:52 PM, Phil Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Exch 03? Thank you, Phil -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 3:49 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: E2k3 and Event ID 9666 from MSExchangeIS I've just noticed this event in my logs, and it looks pretty serious, but I can't find the KB article most people cite: 820379 I've found http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb851495.aspx, but don't know just how concerned I should be. Text of the event is: The number of named properties created for database First Storage Group\Mailbox Store (XCH) is close to quota limit. Current number of named properties: 8190 Quota limit for named properties: 8192 User attempting to create the named property: SYSTEM Named property GUID: 00020386---c000-0046 Named property name/id: X-MS-WT ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~ ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~ ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~ ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
RE: E2k3 and Event ID 9666 from MSExchangeIS
E03 std is 16 but SP2 bumps it to 75 From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 4:58 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: E2k3 and Event ID 9666 from MSExchangeIS I've no longer got Exchange 2003 servers to play with. I decommissioned my last one after I finished my book two weeks ago. :) I thought (but I surely could be wrong) that the limit in 2k3 was 16K. I know it's 32K in 2k7 and I recommend people run the transport sink on codeplex when they run into an issue on 2k7 but that doesn't work on 2k3. Regards, Michael B. Smith, MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP My blog: http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael Link with me at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/theessentialexchange From: Alex Fontana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 4:46 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: E2k3 and Event ID 9666 from MSExchangeIS isn't the default limit 16k, this is a warning that he's close to the limit, but yeah, creating a new DB will zero it out, or you can bump the limit in the DB (not sure what the limit is in '03, but '07 the hard limit per db is 32k or so). of course that requires a dismount/mount of the DB though. We've hit this limit a few times due to many custom apps that dump a slew of custom x-headers. The biggest issue we saw as a result was from IMAP clients, they received Server Error 15 and would end up timing out causing for a bad IMAP experience. -alex On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Michael B. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Go ahead and bump the limit to 16K. Create a new store and move all your mailboxes. That will set the limit on the new mailstore at zero. Regards, Michael B. Smith, MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP My blog: http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael Link with me at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/theessentialexchange -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 3:49 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: E2k3 and Event ID 9666 from MSExchangeIS I've just noticed this event in my logs, and it looks pretty serious, but I can't find the KB article most people cite: 820379 I've found http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb851495.aspx, but don't know just how concerned I should be. Text of the event is: The number of named properties created for database First Storage Group\Mailbox Store (XCH) is close to quota limit. Current number of named properties: 8190 Quota limit for named properties: 8192 User attempting to create the named property: SYSTEM Named property GUID: 00020386---c000-0046 Named property name/id: X-MS-WT ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~ ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~ ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
RE: Migrating to Exchange 2007 in a ESXi virtual environment
It is pretty straight forward, I had issues when removing the old server. Several steps, I must have missed one. Phil From: Steve Moore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 9:05 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Migrating to Exchange 2007 in a ESXi virtual environment We are just starting to migrate from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007. We are building the Exchange 2007 using Windows 2008 server in an ESXi virtual environment. We have configured the mail store in a separate virtual disk with the idea that we will move it to a SAN early next year (waiting on budget approval). We have 250 mailboxes with a 20 gb mail store. Our base hardware is an HP Proliant DL380G5 with eight 2.6 GHz xeon CPU’s, 32 gb ram and 1 TB disk storage. We would be interested in any tips on software and hardware configurations that anyone would like to share. Any Gotcha’s? Any pitfalls to avoid? Thanks to all the contributors in this group. I have learned a lot just reading the Q A’s over the past few months. Steve This e-mail and any file(s) transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the recipient to whom they are addressed. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. We have taken precautions to minimize the risk of transmitting software viruses, but we advise you to carry out your own virus checks on any attachment(s) to this message. We cannot accept liability for any loss or damage caused by software viruses. This message has been scanned for viruses by SIG3300 , Groupshield for Exchange, and McAfee Virus Enterprise ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
RE: Alternative to Exchange
In some cases (free) you get what you pay for. With all the malware going around and updates needed to counter the hackers I don't know if I would trust it. Phil Thompson -Original Message- From: Dennis Rogov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 9:19 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Alternative to Exchange Hi All The company i work for currently uses Network Solutions for email server and uses outlook 2003 POP connection to pull down the emails. The operating systems are windows XP and we have 150 client machines in a windows 03 mixed mode. I am currently seeking a GUI email server open source solution (pref free)which will integrate with Active Directory and have similiar exchange functions. The most current one that i found is Hmail Server. ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~ ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
