This article describes how to use the Ntdsutil.exe utility to transfer or to seize Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) roles (using the command line).
This article describes how to transfer Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) roles (also known as operations master roles) by using the Active Directory snap-in tools in Microsoft Management Console (MMC) in Windows Server 2003 (using the GUI).
This article describes how to remove data in Active Directory after an unsuccessful domain controller demotion, using the command line (ntdsutil).
Useful, but should not be needed for Exchange 2010 SP1 which includes prerequisite installation as part of the installation routine.
Grant Full Mailbox Rights to an Administrator on Exchange 2000/2003, for one mailbox or a whole mailbox store.
Script that helps set up Exchange for a single-name SSL certificate.
"There are several scenarios for consideration when deploying Exchange Server 2010 into an environment where Outlook 2003 is used. Most of these scenarios have been documented prior to the product release and some applied to previous versions. However, in a review of support cases, we have found that they have not been used prior to contacting Microsoft."
"Some customers are finding that when they try to replicate their public folder content to Exchange 2010, it will not replicate." Fix contained within to clear error and allow public folders to replicate to Exchange 2010!
"In this article, we’ll take a look at some of the methods available for finding which object within Active Directory currently owns that SMTP address." Very handy query for figuring out which AD user is assigned a particular email address in Exchange!
"The following is a list of common Exchange Server 2010 features that are managed in the Exchange Management Console (EMC), as documented by Microsoft."
"I have just set up a new Exchange 2010 server to work with our existing Exchange 2007 servers and I am having trouble getting public folders to replicate, although emails are flowing from 2010 to 2007 in both directions OK"
"With the recent release of Exchange 2010, WebDAV is gone from Exchange, so PFDAVAdmin is no longer an option at all. A lot of the things you used to be able to accomplish only in PFDAVAdmin can now be done at the command line. For instance, Get-PublicFolder and Set-PublicFolder can be used to export and import permissions and replica lists, while Get-MailboxFolderPermission and Set-MailboxFolderPermission can be used to export and import mailbox permissions. However, there are still a few things you just can't do without PFDAVAdmin-like functionality."
"The error seemed related to the issue described in Public Folder Replication Fails Due To Empty Legacy Administrative Group"
Recently I transitioned an Exchange 2003 Server to Exchange 2010. For the client redirection, I mostly wait two week before decommissioning the old Exchange server. Mailboxes, mail flow, remote access and the default Public Folder are all transitioned to the new server. So, in the event of a failure of the old server, the organization would not notice it.
So, the decommissioning in this case was troublesome. The setup exited halfway with an error and after that the setup could not remove all of Exchange, because it could not find the items to remove. Even the setup.log couldn't help me any further. Eventually I decided to manually remove Exchange 2003. The server itself would also be decommissioned; any leftovers on the server would be resolved eventually.
The new environment worked without any problems after that. But around 24 hours later, the administrators noticed that the mail enabled Public Folders couldn't receive any mail and the sender would get the following NDR:
"Folder Redirection is a Group Policy feature which enables you to redirect the system folders containing the profile of a user on the network, through the use of the Folder Redirection node in the Group Policy Object Editor console. This basically makes folder redirection a user configuration option."
"I recently learned something about NASes that buyers looking to use these products for database and other simultaneous-file-access applications should know about. The issue is how Opportunistic Locking ("oplocks") are handled."
"Opportunistic locks (oplocks) are a characteristic of theLAN Manager networking protocol implemented in the 32-Bit Windows family of operating system environments. Bascially, oplocks are guarantees made by a server for a shared logical volume to its clients. These guarantees inform the Client that a file's content will not be allowed to be changed by the server, or if some change is imminent, the client will be notified before the change is allowed to proceed."
"There are several different tools that can be used to create an application directory partition. You can use the NTDSUTIL command line tool, ADSIEDIT, or LDAP commands. Some application vendors will also include code in their applications to create the application directory partition for you..."
Also discusses naming and how to replicate the partition to another domain controller.
Adding a User Principal Name, or UPN, to Active Directory lets you match user logon names to email addresses, for example, among other things. This page describes how to add a UPN to Active Directory, so you can assign the alternate name to a user in Active Directory Users and Computers.