When you install the Lync Server 2013 Eval version it expires in 180 days & your Lync Server Front end service fails to start. To overcome this problem, we can convert the Lync Server Eval version to the Full version by following the steps below. Before we see the conversion process its better we check […]
Over the last few days I have gone through the mill a bit with the Central Management Server Database, Pool Failover and Replication. This prompted me to think about a situation that strikes fear into the heart of every Lync / Skype for Business administrator. What if my CMS becomes corrupt and I don’t have […]
It’s good to know how to check and clear white space in Exchange database. What’s more important is to clean white space in Exchange database, the recommend and safest way. It will take four steps to remove white space in Exchange database. In this article, you will learn how to reclaim white space in Exchange […]
What is the best way to get information about the mailbox database size? Why would you need to know the database size and white space of a database? What is the white space in a mailbox database? In this article, you will learn step by step how to retrieve the information. First, it’s essential to […]
Before updating the Exchange Server, it is recommended to put the Exchange Server in maintenance mode. We can put the Exchange Server in maintenance mode with some PowerShell commands. In this article, we have two Exchange Servers. The names of the Exchange Servers are EX01 and EX02. We will place Exchange Server EX01 in maintenance […]
Problem Active Directory is built on LDAP, I’ve known this for a long time, but other than it’s a directory protocol that’s about all I did know. Like any directory, if you want information when you query the directory it returns a result. The problem is that information is sent in ‘cleartext’, which is not ideal. […]
You want to find on-premises IP addresses that use Exchange SMTP relay for sending mail. Why do you want to have that information? Most commonly, that’s when you want to decommission an Exchange Server, and you like to confirm that there is no mail flow running over the SMTP relay. If everything is set up, […]
Fig: Unified Messaging Call flow (Exchange 2016 & Skype For Business Integration) Though we can use unified messaging role for multiple features related to enterprise voice, most organizations make use of it for voice mail and call routing. UM role helps in putting the voice messages and email messages into a common mailbox that can be […]