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This is undoubtedly one of the best features in Exchange 2013 clearly because the fact that auto reseed is no less than artificial intelligence. Before you know you had an issue, it is fixed already. (more…)

I have been dealing with recovering exchange databases for a long time now and recently had someone contact me with a typical no backup server crash scenario. (more…)

Exchange can be used to reduce the cost and complexity of messaging systems that provide high availability levels and mailbox capacity. (more…)

Just thought of listing out some recent DAG error I worked and resolved… Happy to help!!! (more…)

This document outlines the installation and configuration of the Database Availability Group on the mailbox server role. (more…)

If you have Exchange 2010 DAGs and you use iSCSI to present those servers with storage for the databases, you must ensure the DAG does not use this network. (more…)

Recently, a reader of the website came to me with a question- “You explained in detail on how to perform various operations to recover data from an exchange database “which is great”. But, what exactly repair (eseutil /p) processes do?     (more…)

Have you ever imagined the background processes involved in storing your email message in an exchange database? The process involved in the creation of transaction log files? How does “The famous Store.exe”- Microsoft Exchange Information Store service function and what is its significance? Keep reading…. (more…)

With Exchange 2007 and older versions, one of the key elements that an Exchange administrator needed to keep an eye on, and caused confusion for newcomers to Exchange was the amount of white space in the database. (more…)

This article outlines the process of putting your DAG members in maintenance mode prior to any activity. (more…)

This post address an issue where the index status shows status “failed” with Exchange 2010 DAG (more…)

Ratish post here has already detailed about Named Props Quota and the trouble it creates for the Admins in Exchange 2003 and 2007 and so, I am not going to dive into it now. But the good news is that Exchange 2007 SP1 RU7 and Exchange 2007 SP2 has got in some improvements, but at the same time, not with problems.

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Exchange 2007 restore process fails with the following error­­­­ -939586631 (more…)

This article outline’s the steps to restore an exchange database in Exchange 2010, christened Recovery Database for DAG. (more…)

In Exchange, it a known issue that we cannot mount or restore database of one server to another. The Database Portability feature in makes it possible in Exchange 2007 but for Exchange 2003 there is a procedure to tackle this situation.

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UPDATE 30/07/2010: See Enhancements in Exchange 2007 SP2 for Named Props Quota

So what is this Named Property anyways ???

Most objects for MAPI specification are represented as properties which are PropIDs.

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The real job of an exchange administrator is to maintain high availability when it comes to a messaging environment.

Below mentioned processes are not done on a day to day basis, but understanding how the process works is mandatory for every exchange administrator.

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