MAPI Virtual Directory Bug in Exchange 2016 CU2

I discovered a bug in Exchange 2016 CU2 where if you change the MAPI virtual directory URLs using the Exchange Admin Center (EAC), it clears all forms of authentication from the MAPI virtual directory. This will cause all Outlook clients to constantly prompt for credentials because there are no ways for Outlook to authenticate. All...

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How to Quickly Determine Exchange Server Versions

It's fairly easy to determine the version of Exchange Server running on a server using the Exchange Management Shell. The following cmdlet will display the Exchange version for each server in the organization, according to Active Directory: Get-ExchangeServer | fl name,AdminDisplayVersion The output will look something like this: The...

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Exchange 2016 CU2 and Exchange 2013 CU13 now supports .NET Framework 4.6.1

Prior to Exchange 2016 CU2 and Exchange 2013 CU13, .NET Framework 4.6.1 was not supported with Exchange server. It still isn't supported for Exchange 2010 and most likely will never be, so you'll still need to block it as per the steps in my previous article. The EHLO Blog post explaining support for .NET Framework 4.6.1 and all the other new Cumulative Update goodness can be read in the article, Released: June 2016 Quarterly...

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Intel NUCs - Another Take on EXPTA Home Lab Servers. Builds and Parts Lists.

Own a blistering fast two-node Hyper-V lab cluster for under $1,680! Today, I'm doing another take on my well-know home Hyper-V lab server series. My latest Gen7 builds are single-server builds with 64GB-128GB ranging from $920-$1,915 per server. That gives you super-high density in a single small, but powerful, server. In this article...

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