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Assign an SSL Certificate to Exchange Server 2016 Services
When an SSL certificate has been installed for Exchange Server 2016 you need to assign it to Exchange services before it will be used. This task can be performed in the Exchange Admin Center. Navigate...
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Moving an Exchange Server 2016 Mailbox Database
When Exchange Server 2016 is installed it creates a mailbox database for you on the server . If you installed Exchange to the default path then the mailbox will be stored in C:\Program...
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Outbound Mail Flow for Exchange Server 2016
When you first install Exchange Server 2016 there is no outbound mail flow configured by setup. If you happen to be installing into an existing Exchange organization then the existing outbound routes...
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Inbound Mail Flow for Exchange Server 2016
Configuring inbound mail flow for an Exchange Server 2016 environment is reasonably simple, however there are several different parts involved. For your server to receive email from the internet and...
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Podcast Episode 5: Hybrid Exchange with Michael Van Horenbeeck
My guest for this episode is Michael Van Horenbeeck. Michael is a Microsoft Certified Solutions Master, and an Exchange Server MVP from Belgium. He works for Enow, a company that provides systems...
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How to Configure Exchange Server 2016 for SMTP Application Relay
In most organizations there are several devices or applications that need to use an SMTP service to send email messages. An Exchange 2016 server can provide that service for you, however the...
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Set-MailboxQuota.ps1 – A PowerShell Script for Configuring Exchange Server...
Although the trend in recent years is towards larger and larger mailboxes there are still many organizations that set mailbox quotas for their Exchange users. I do actually recommend setting mailbox...
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Installing Exchange Server 2016 into an Existing Organization
Exchange Server 2016 can be installed into an existing Exchange organization as long as it meets the system requirements. This includes: No Exchange Server 2007 or earlier versions of Exchange in the...
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All Exchange 2013 Servers in the Organization Must Have Exchange 2013...
When you are installing Exchange Server 2016 into an existing organization you may encounter a setup error: All Exchange 2013 servers in the organization must have Exchange 2013 Cumulative Update 10 or...
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Service ‘WMSVC’ Failed to Reach Status ‘Running’ On This Server
Exchange Server setup may fail with an error message: “Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.ServiceDidNotReachStatusException: Service ‘WMSVC’ failed to reach status ‘Running’ on this server. In the...
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Podcast Episode 6: Exchange Migrations with Jeff Guillet
My guest for this episode is Jeff Guillet. Jeff is an Exchange Server MVP as well as a Microsoft Certified Solutions Master for Exchange, and works as a Principal Systems Architect for ExtraTeam in the...
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Introduction to Exchange Server 2016 Backup and Recovery
There’s plenty of excitement to be had when it comes to backup and recovery of Exchange servers. The excitement isn’t so much in the setting up and day to day operations of the backups, it’s more in...
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Backing up Exchange Server 2016 Using Windows Server Backup
In this article in the series on Exchange Server 2016 backup and recovery we’ll look at backing up Exchange Server 2016 using Windows Server Backup. For this scenario I’m using a single Exchange 2016...
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Exchange Server 2016 FAQ: Can I Re-Use My Existing SSL Certificate?
Q: Can I re-use the existing SSL certificate on my Exchange 2010 or 2013 servers for my new Exchange 2016 servers? A: Yes. There are three basic requirements of your Exchange 2016 SSL certificate: The...
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Restoring Exchange Server 2016 Mailbox Databases
When an Exchange Server 2016 database has failed you may need to restore it from backup. As an example of this let’s look at a scenario where the volume on the server that hosts the database file has...
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Podcast Episode 7: Office 365 Groups with Justin Harris
My guest for this episode is Justin Harris. Over the past 18 years, Justin has worked with a global customer base to deliver enterprise-level messaging, unified communications, and cloud-enabled...
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Restoring Exchange Server 2016 Mailboxes and Items Using a Recovery Database
In Exchange Server 2016 a recovery database allows us to mount a copy of a regular mailbox database on an Exchange server for performing a restore of a mailbox or mailbox items. Recovery databases can...
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Troubleshooting Email Delivery with Message Tracking
After you’re sure that SMTP connectivity to the Exchange server is working, and that the Exchange server is accepting the inbound email, you can begin troubleshooting in the transport pipeline. The...
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Recovering a Failed Exchange Server 2016 Server
At some point in your career as a hard-working IT professional you’re likely to encounter a scenario in which an Exchange 2016 server has completely failed. For example, you might have a physical...
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Podcast Episode 8: The Preferred Architecture with Mike Crowley
My guest for this episode is Mike Crowley. Mike is a 6 time Exchange Server MVP, and works as an Executive Consultant for Baseline Technologies in the Washington DC Metro area. This episode of the...
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