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Configure Exchange 2013 Virtual Directories using GUI

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The easiest way to configure the Exchange 2013 Virtual Directories is by using the 'Configure External Access Domain' wizard in the new Exchange Admin Center GUI.  The Wizard will automatically configure all of the Exchange 2013 External URL's to use the DNS hostname you specify.  Note: In most cases the default internal URL's are acceptable and can be left alone. Why I wrote this article?  Most of the available docs are for the command line based Exchange Management Shell (EMS) or have bad Read more [...]

How to enable archiving for a user on Exchange 2013

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The following steps will show you how to enable archiving for a users mailbox on Exchange 2013 Note: This process assumes you have already created an archive database. 1) Open Exchange Admin Center 2) Click Recipients > Select Recipient > Click Edit (pencil icon) 3) Click mailbox features > scroll down > click Enable under “Archiving: Disabled” 4) Click “browse”, you know you want to. 5) Select the Archive Database you created previously, and click Ok 6) Read more [...]

How to create an Archive Database on Exchange 2013 / 2010

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Mailbox archives can be stored in any database on the Exchange server.  An 'Archive' Database is just like any other Exchange Database, nothing special.  That said, I advice you create a dedicated Database for the archive and name it something like "Archive 01".  Note: depending on your environment you may opt to store the Archive DB on less expensive storage than your primary production databases. Here is the command to create the Archive Database using Exchange Management Shell: New-MailboxDatabase Read more [...]

Exchange “452 4.3.1 Insufficient system resources” Bounce NDR

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Issue: Senders report receiving bounce messages containing "452 4.3.1 Insufficient system resources" Diagnosis: Check the free disk space on your Exchange server disk volumes. The volume where Exchange was installed has likely fallen below the free disk space threshold.  The threshold values depend on your version of exchange and range from 500MB to 4GB depending on the version of Exchange, volume size and the formula's being used. Immediate Solution: Either enlarge your volume, free some Read more [...]

Exchange suddenly stops receiving email

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I've seen several cases where customer Exchange systems suddenly stop receiving mail.  The most common causes are relatively simple to resolve but are often missed by a panicked IT admin, extending the period of end user impact. Potential Issue #1: You get reports of bounce messages containing "452 4.3.1 Insufficient system resources" Cause: The Volume containing the Exchange Transport Queue may be out of disk space link to fix 452 4.3.1 Insufficient system resources. Potential Issue #2: Read more [...]