RE: Patch 2657.74 Exchange 5.5 Information Store
We had a semi-lengthy discussion with PSS regarding the reliability of this fix. They told us that, given its availability, they would have known of any problems with it by now, for whatever that's worth. We applied it to a lab server with no problems and then started easing it into production. Our most populous server running the fix thus far has 1500 mailboxes. No adverse effects...yet. Russ -Original Message- From: Wood, Harriet [CCS] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 5:37 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Patch 2657.74 Exchange 5.5 Information Store Does anyone know of any nehatibve effects from Exchange 5.5 Information Store Patch 2657.74? We are still using ex 5.4 sp4 and some users will be connecting via outlook 2003 See Exchange 5.5 hangs when using outlook 2003 client... http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=829418 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=829418 Any feedback welcome, Harriet _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Two GAL's for two groups
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;182902 -Original Message- From: Walt Brannon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 9:35 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Two GAL's for two groups We want to split our users into two groups, and two Gals. How do you make a particular GAL the default for a group of users? Thanks Walt Brannon University of New Orleans _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Online Defragmentation
I've had this happen before. A reboot has fixed it. Russ --- Morgan, Joshua (Greenville) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a Server Exchange 5.5 Sp4 that when I look in the Log File I do not show the online defrag of the Priv. however I show the Pub. Any ideas on why this would not be running? Joshua Morgan Senior Network Administrator AIMCO W. 864 239-1015 C. 864 449-9912 _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Mailbox Manager
The Mailbox Manager began using the Last Modified Date with SP4. You can add this field to your Outlook view to check it, or you can view the properties of the message. Every time you modify message (move it, delete it, etc.), the timer is reset. Russ -Original Message- From: Morgan, Joshua (Greenville) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 9:43 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Mailbox Manager We are running AD and I thought of permissions too I was just unsure where to start looking, because I am using the Service account. Joshua Morgan AIMCO W. 864 239-1015 -Original Message- From: Tony Hlabse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 10:31 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Mailbox Manager I was thinning maybe a permissions issue but you are probable using the Exchange account to login and run. But since this is a 5.5 Exchange server, maybe something to do with LegacyDN. Are you running AD yet. From: Morgan, Joshua (Greenville) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Exchange Discussions [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Exchange Discussions [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Mailbox Manager Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 10:24:25 -0400 I understand, but that's why I set the time to only be 3 days... It also is not sending any log files to my Administrator mailbox Joshua Morgan AIMCO W. 864 239-1015 -Original Message- From: Tony Hlabse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 10:17 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: Mailbox Manager I think Exmerge changes the time stamp of messages. Not sure open and look see. From: Morgan, Joshua (Greenville) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Exchange Discussions [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Exchange Discussions [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Mailbox Manager Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 10:13:17 -0400 Anyone out there using Mailbox Manager? I am having a little trouble with mine, I have my manager set up on a test box. Currently it is set to audit only with these specifics: Inbox: 3 Days Sent Items: 3 Days Deleted Items: 3 Days Other Folders: 5 Days The mailboxes on this server were imported onto it using Exmerge last Thursday When the process runs, whether scheduled or after choosing clean now I get this: Event ID: 727 Started processing mailboxes at the scheduled time of 09/15/03 09:54:50. Event ID: 728 The Microsoft Exchange Server Mailbox Manager has completed processing mailboxes Started at: 09/15/03 09:54:50 Completed at: 09/15/03 09:54:50 Mailboxes processed:0 Messages moved: 0 Size of moved messages: 0.00 KB Deleted messages: 0 Size of deleted messages: 0.00 KB. I know there are messages in these mailboxes older than 3 days Any ideas on if I'm missing something? Current config Windows 2000 SP4 Exchange Server 5.5 Sp4 TIA, Joshua Joshua Morgan Senior Network Administrator AIMCO _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Send and receive larger attachments with Hotmail Extra Storage. http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Need more e-mail storage? Get 10MB with Hotmail Extra Storage. http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web
RE: Growing Exchange IS Out of control
According to the online reference: Total Ops The total number of operations performed in the last 60 seconds. I'm not sure what duration of time the number is visible for. -Original Message- From: John Strongosky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 10:17 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Growing Exchange IS Out of control Russ, thanks for the infoQuestion about Total Ops, is that number there for a specific time, i.e. a day or since the machine was last rebooted john -Original Message- From: Russ Payne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 4:39 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Growing Exchange IS Out of control Are you referring to the log files or the store file, or both? We had a problem recently where the log files grew rapidly but we did not notice any proportional store file growth. The problem was not the amount of data/messages a user was transferring, but the number of transactions a user was generating. She had sent out a mass email with an RR attached, and in the process of deleting all the RRs, generated enough transactions to fill up the log drive. To isolate the user, we went to Properties of the Private Information Store, Logons tab, added Total Ops to the view, and sorted by Total Ops. The offending user immediately jumped out at us. You'll need to check this while the log files are being generated at a higher-than-normal rate. (These instructions are for 5.5. I'm sure there is a 2000 equiv.) To fix the problem, we had her set up a .pst and ran a rule to move the RRs to the .pst. This didn't seem to generate as many transactions. If the growth also involves the store, turn up logging on the IMC (SMTP connections and possibly Message Archival) and Private Store (Transport Send/Rcv, I believe, but you may need to try other counters, too), then check the Event log and IMC Archive directory. You should be able to get a good idea of who is sending the most messages. Russ -Original Message- From: Wade Robinson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 6:10 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Growing Exchange IS Out of control I have an Exchange server growing uncontrollably. A full backup ran last night and purged the log files so far today the transaction logs have grown 9 GB. I have looked through the users expecting to find a run away mailbox but nothing out of the ordinary there. Any ideas where I might want to check? Thanks _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Growing Exchange IS Out of control
Are you referring to the log files or the store file, or both? We had a problem recently where the log files grew rapidly but we did not notice any proportional store file growth. The problem was not the amount of data/messages a user was transferring, but the number of transactions a user was generating. She had sent out a mass email with an RR attached, and in the process of deleting all the RRs, generated enough transactions to fill up the log drive. To isolate the user, we went to Properties of the Private Information Store, Logons tab, added Total Ops to the view, and sorted by Total Ops. The offending user immediately jumped out at us. You'll need to check this while the log files are being generated at a higher-than-normal rate. (These instructions are for 5.5. I'm sure there is a 2000 equiv.) To fix the problem, we had her set up a .pst and ran a rule to move the RRs to the .pst. This didn't seem to generate as many transactions. If the growth also involves the store, turn up logging on the IMC (SMTP connections and possibly Message Archival) and Private Store (Transport Send/Rcv, I believe, but you may need to try other counters, too), then check the Event log and IMC Archive directory. You should be able to get a good idea of who is sending the most messages. Russ -Original Message- From: Wade Robinson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 6:10 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Growing Exchange IS Out of control I have an Exchange server growing uncontrollably. A full backup ran last night and purged the log files so far today the transaction logs have grown 9 GB. I have looked through the users expecting to find a run away mailbox but nothing out of the ordinary there. Any ideas where I might want to check? Thanks _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Changing domain membership on Exchange server
We recently moved 40 Win2k/Exchange 5.5 member servers from an NT4 domain to AD and suffered zero adverse effects. I'll assume your Exchange server is a member server. (If your Exchange server is a DC, sheez, I'll have to defer. It would involve a lot more than a domain change, and I don't think it would be pretty.) If your Exchange services are already running under an AD account (via trust), then it should just be a matter of changing the domain membership of the mail server(s) and rebooting. If your Exchange services are running under an NT4 domain account, it is still just a matter of changing the domain membership and rebooting, but you will eventually need change the Exchange service account to an AD account before the NT4 domain is collapsed. (See link for changing service account. I assume you know the potential hazards of changing this account.) It should not matter if you move the Exchange server(s) to the AD before or after Exchange is running under the new service account, but I would only make one change at a time (domain membership or service account). In either case, make sure the service account is a member of the local admin group on the Exchange server once the domain move is complete, before the Exchange services are started. Believe it or not, on some servers, we were able to start all Exchange services without the service account being in the local admin group. We didn't catch the problem until the backups failed. Also, ensure that your Exchange server(s) DNS settings/entries are correct once the move is complete, especially if you have multiple Exchange servers. You could also migrate the service account and Exchange server to the AD using an AD migration tool of some 3P vendor. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;266041 Russ -Original Message- From: Davinder Gupta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 5:59 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Changing domain membership on Exchange server Shortly, we will be eliminating an NT 4 domain and I was wondering if we disjoin an existing mail server from NT4 domain and join it to Active Directory, will it have any adverse impact on us? Thanks Davinder _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Finding full mailboxes.
Add Storage Limits to the System Manager view and sort. Russ -Original Message- From: Patrick Scribner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 10:32 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Finding full mailboxes. Does anyone know of a way to query the exchange server or get some kind of report of mailboxes that are full or approaching full? Aside from going into system manager and manually viewing the mailbox sizes? Thanks, Patrick Scribner, MCSE DBA Westwood College 303-464-2381 [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Finding full mailboxes.
Meant to add, save the window contents to a file after sorting, and there's your report. Somewhat of a manual process, and not fancy, but doesn't cost anything and requires no additional software. Pull the file into Excel or Access for more sort options. Maybe not as automated of a process as you are looking for, but again, cheap. -Original Message- From: Russ Payne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 10:43 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Finding full mailboxes. Add Storage Limits to the System Manager view and sort. -Original Message- From: Patrick Scribner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 10:32 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Finding full mailboxes. Does anyone know of a way to query the exchange server or get some kind of report of mailboxes that are full or approaching full? Aside from going into system manager and manually viewing the mailbox sizes? Thanks, Patrick Scribner, MCSE DBA Westwood College 303-464-2381 [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Requesting Data from Exchange Server too much
I have several 5.5 servers that have this problem, too, primarily when the client is Outlook XP (same workstations did not have an access problem under Outlook 2000). The clients are on the LAN, and the 5.5 servers are NOT multi-homed or clustered. Been looking for a solution myself, but haven't found one. FWIW -Original Message- From: Tim Ault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 9:47 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Requesting Data from Exchange Server too much Are the users offsite via VPN? Outlook is sensitive to packet fragmentation. Weird stuff occurs like the user can receive email but cannot send it. Try lowering the MTU, stepping down from the max in 10's. Also see if the vpn client or router supports udp encapsulazation. Tim. x3683 -Original Message- From: Jose Manzano [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 4:18 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Requesting Data from Exchange Server too much Hello all, Here is my problem We have an Exchange 5.5 server that is constantly giving you the message Requesting Data from Exchange Server . This is like every 3rd or 4th message. I'm starting with the NIC's, the server has dual NIC's that are active on the network. I'm thinking one is causing some kind of issues when the server sends the data back, and the client gets confused? I don't know just going on a hunch. I wouldn't think we would need dual NIC's on this server. The NIC's are not teamed, nor is this server clustered. Any advice on troubleshooting this message would be highly appreciated!!! Thank you!! _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
