get-service *Exchange* | ? {-not ($_.name -like "*IMAP4*") -and -not ($_.name -like "*POP*")} Notes:“?” is the alias for “Where-Object”CommandType     Name                                                Definition -----------     ----                                                ---------- Alias           ?                                                   Where-Object

 I- Onsite Organization Plan (Pull data from MS Project or Excel) Project Project Title Tasks Task description 1 Environment Assessment 1.1 ADTD run and analysis     1.2 DAG configuration deep dive     1.3 DAG configuration analysis and advices to fall into the best practices 2 Project number 2 2.1 Task number 1 of … Continue reading Notes for myself–PFE Engagement status reporting framework →

  1) Just create a text file and put in the following from: blabla@domain.com to: Recipient@domain.com subject: pick up folder test This is the body 2)Then save the file as EML file extension 3)stop the transport sevrice 4)copy and paste the file to the pickup folder If you hold contol-v it will paste it constantly, then … Continue reading Notes from the field–Other method to generate 2000 messages in the queues of your Exchange servers →

 Udated 10/12/2014 – Ryan Witschger blog address – the most useful and clear article so far in my opinion explaining how to do the best multithreading tasks, using Jobs and using .Net Multi-Threading in PowerShell V2 Using Jobs:           http://www.get-blog.com/?p=22 Using .NET multithreading           http://www.get-blog.com/?p=189  Microsoft documentation about Jobshttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd878288%28VS.85%29.aspxPowerShell internals and PowerShell threading (using .NET)http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/261193/ps  The [RunspaceFactory] and … Continue reading Powershell V2 : Links for Multi-threading techniques →

 Exchange Server and Update Rollups Build Numbers (en-US)http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/240.exchange-server-and-update-rollups-build-numbers-en-us.aspxGreat Barghav, thanks ! *New* Specific to Exchange 2013 and its Cumulative Updates:http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/15776.exchange-server-2013-and-cumulative-updates-cus-build-numbers.aspx   Other links :Exchange Server Build Numbers and Release Dates up to Exchange 2010 SP1 RU1http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh135098.aspx   Sam

•On an Outlook station of a user who complains about Outlook startup latencies : –From the file-level antivirus on the desktop/laptop, Exclude files present in the following directories (whichever is applying to your Windows version (Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7) %userprofile%Application DataMicrosoftOutlook (Outlook system files) %userprofile%Local SettingsApplication DataMicrosoftOutlook (Windows XP/Vista, shortcut to "AppDataLocalMicrosoftOutlook" on … Continue reading Outlook 2007/2010–Some basic advice if you experience odd behaviour, startup latencies, calendar item losses … →

  The security update catalog file, wsusscn2.cab (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=76054) The Windows Update Redistribution Catalog, wuredist.cab (http://update.microsoft.com/redist/wuredist.cab) The authorization catalog file, muauth.cab (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=43266) Where to copy them ?in Windows Server 2003 : %userprofile%Local SettingsApplication DataMicrosoftMBSACachein Windows Server 2008 :%userprofile%appdatalocalMicrosoftMBSACache

 (Credits for this research goes to Sathya Narayanan, Microsoft Support Engineer)Persistence : http://www.msexchange.org/articles_tutorials/exchange-server-2010/high-availability-recovery/load-balancing-exchange-2010-client-access-servers-using-hardware-load-balancer-solution-part1.htmlTroubleshooting long running MAPI connections to Exchange Server 2010 through Network Load Balancers : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2535656How to setup an Exchange 2010 CAS Array to load balance MAPI : http://blogs.technet.com/b/ucedsg/archive/2009/12/06/how-to-setup-an-exchange-2010-cas-array-to-load-balance-mapi.aspxMicrosoft Exchange 2010 CAS Array – Steps and Recommendations : http://blogs.technet.com/b/omers/archive/2010/10/11/microsoft-exchange-2010-cas-array-steps-and-recommendations.aspxConfigure Static RPC Ports on an … Continue reading Exchange 2010–Links to how to setup CAS Array with a Load Balancer →