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Disaster Management and DAG in exchange server 2013

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Disaster Management:

Client side backup:

*outlook web app does not support client side backup & recovery of emails

*MS Outlook supports client backup & recovery of emails

*In ms office outlook client while taking the backup we have to select .PST files

.PST(personal storage table/template)

*After taking back up the data will be in encrypted formatted

*In ms outlook client for storing office emails in local hard disk. it uses .OST(offline storage table) file format.

Note: In exchange 2010/2013 PST size is 50GB

Database availability Group(DAG)

* A DAG is group of up to 16 mailbox servers. that provides the structure for replicating and activating database copies.

* A DAG is a boundary for mailbox database replications

Recommendations :

witness server: it is used to store witness information.

witness directory: it is used on the witness server to store witness information .

DAG IP address: IP address are used by DAG

Windows server 2012 datacenter or WS 2008R2 datacenter or enterprise editions

The OS should be same within the DAG

Note:DAG Requires default gateway(for trouble shooting)

ACTIVE MANAGER: is present in every mailbox servers. Inside Microsoft exchange service.

the mailbox server which is not a part of DAG network. it has only one role under active manager. that is standalone manager.

the mail box servers which are part of a DAG. it has 2 rules under active manager. That is primary active manager and stand by manager.

Active manager is used to control the failover database .it has two roles PAM & SAM

primary active manager : will decide which database copies will be active and passive

Standard active manager: detects the failovers of database and the local information store.

Malware filter in exchange server 2013

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* malware filter protection feature helps to detect and prevent malware in email messaging environment.

Types of mailboxes in exchange server 2013

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Types of mailbox

User Mailbox

Room Mailbox

Equipment Mailbox

linked Mailbox

Archive Mailbox

Shared Mailbox

Note: Room & Equipment mailbox are combindly called as resource mailbox.

Usermailbox:it is a mailbox that is assigned to an individual user in exchange organization

Room Mailbox: it is a resource mailbox that is assigned to meeting location such as conference room ,auditorium or training room providing a simple and efficient way of organizing meetings for your users.

Equipment mailbox: it is a resource mailbox that is assigned to a non location specfic resource ,such as portable computer projector microphone or a company car.

Linked mailbox: it is a mailbox that assigned to an individual user in a separate trusted forest.

Shared mailbox: A shared mailbox is a mailbox that multiple users can use to read and send email messages.

*it can also be used to provide a common calender,allowing multiple users to schedule and view vacation time or work shifts.

*To access a shared mailbox users must first be granted send as or full access permissions to the mailbox

Archive mailbox: it provides users with an alternative storages location in which to store historical messaging data

* it is an additional mailbox enabled for a mailbox enabled user.

*users can move or copy messages between their primary mailbox and the archive mailbox.

*it presents a consistent view of messaging data to users and eliminate the user overhead required to manage .PST file

Database management in exchange server 2013

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DATABASE MANAGEMENT

Mailbox data box: It is location which contains mailboxes and the recipients, information.

It stores the information in exchange database format(.edb)

DATABASE:

*In exchange server 2013 mailbox database shares a single set of logs.

*Each exchange server 2013 standard system can handle a maximum of 5 database per server

*Total number of the database on a server cannot exceed more than 5

log file:user information are user emails in exchange 2007/10/13 , the default log size is 1MB,(1024 KB) After generating logs files , it will update the information of log file to EDB file. whenever the database will be free.

chk File:-it store the information of committed logs files into the database.

Temp.EDB: whenever the database file will be busy , it store the information temporally

JRS file: if the hard disk is full or the database is full, if the store meanwhile information, after storing, it will discontinue the database.

Data storing technology is 2007/10/13 is called as ESE(Extensible storage engine) or Jet blue technology.

Public Floders:

it provides the centralisedstorge about anytype of data that is meant to be accesed by multiple users in any organization.

it is designed for access and provide an easy and effective way to collect organize, and share information with other people in organization.

it can also be used for storage of documents, administrative messages and other applications.

Note: MS office outlook client is also called as MAPI(Messaging application programming information ) client.

outlook runs on RPC(remote procedure call) protocol port No:135

Permissions and monitering in exchange server 2013

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* Role Based Access Control (RBAC)

1.The permissions that you grant to junior administrators and users based on management roles.

2.A role defines that set of tasks that an administrator or user can perform.

3.There are two types of roles administrator roles an end-user roles.

Admistrative Roles: these roles contain permissions that can be assigned to administrators or specialist users using role groups that manage a part of the exchange organization, such as recipients ,servers ,or databases.

End-user Roles: these roles assigned using role assignment policies ,enable users to manage aspects of their own mailbox and distribution groups that they own.

Role groups and role assignment policies

*Exchange 2013 provides you with the following to help you to do that

1.Role groups enable you to grant permissions to administrators and specialist users

2.Role assignment policies enables you to grant permissions to end users to change settings on thier own mailbox or distribution groups they own.

Outlook web app mailbox policies:

1.It is used to create origination -level policies to manage access to features in outlook web App

2.After applying web app mailbox policy to a mailbox, it will override the settings of the virtual directory

3.only one outlook web app mailbox policy can be applied to a mailbox

Monitoring of Recipients

Rules(transport rules)

*Preventing inappropriate content from entering or leaving the organization.

*Filtering confidential organization information .

*Tracking or archiving copying message that are sent to or received from specific individuals.

*Redirecting inbound & outbound messages for inspection before delivery

*Applying disclaimers to message as they pass through organization

Delivery reports:

It is used to track delivery information about messages sent or received from any specific mailbox in exchange organization

It can search for messages sent by the mailbox or sent to mailbox and it can filter the search results by the message subject.

connecters:

* it is used to control inbound & outbound mail flow in exchange organization.

* it will route mail to and receive mail from recipients outside the organization .

SEND CONNECTORS: It controls the flow of outbound message to the receiving server.

RECEIVE CONNECTORS: it controls the flow of inbound message to the exchange organization.

Queue viewer:

A queue is a temporary holding location for messages that are waiting to enter the next stage of processing or delivery to a destination.

it is used to check the mail struck in the queue before delivery.

Mail box management in exchange server 2013

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MAIL BOX MANAGEMENT

Alias email address: it is used to add multiple email address to the same user or to edit the exsiting email address.

Mailbox usage: it is used to define the email box size limits of all user and how long to storage the delete items.

14days --------- For delete items

24855 days -------Maximum DaysFor 2007/2010/2013

Note:

1.In exchange 2007/2010/2013 the default mailbox size is 2 GB

2.In exchange 2007 after the modifying the mailbox size we have to restart Microsoft Exchange store information service on mailbox server.

Mailbox Features

*Forwarding Address. Used to forward the incoming messages of the this user to another user

*Recipients Limits: used to specify the number users a single mail can be delivered by this user.

Mail flow

Message Size Restriction: used to define the sending and receiving message size limits

Message Delivery Restriction: used to define the users from when the messages are accepted and whom the messages can be rejected.

NOTE: In exchange 2007/2010/2013 the sending & receiving message limits is by default is 10MB

Mailbox delegation:

*Send As: used to allow delegates to use the mailbox to send messages

*Send On Behalf: used to grant send on behalf permission of this user to another user.

*Mailbox full Access: Used to grant full mailbox access of this user to another user. this is only for seeing another email box without user name and passwords. we can't send emails on this username. If we want send we need to give permission as SENDAS

What is GAL(Global address list) in exchange server 2013

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GAL:(Global address list): It is same for OWA& outlook. with the help of GAL user can search Recipients address right from mailbox

CTRL + k = mail address typing get complete

CTRL + S = sending email

Exchange server interface 2013

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Client(In exchange): it's the interface B/W the users and their mailboxes.IN exchange client means in which interface you are accessing your emails.

By using clients only mailbox enabled user can access resources from exchange server

We have two clients for exchange 2013
OWA(Free)Web browser
MS Office outlook (paid)

Disadvantages of OWA (from user point of view)
1.No chance of downloading emails
2.No backup

Protocols used mainly in exchange serve

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Http(hyper text transfer protocol)             = 80
Https:(hyper text transfer protocol secure)   = 443
Smtp:(simple mail transfer protocol)            = 25
Pop3:(post office protocal)                  = 110

Exchange server Consoles

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URL:(uniform resource locator)

Https://FQDN/vd

Https://sys1.ex.com/ecp

Note: FQDN(fully qualified domain name) means system name along with domain name..where u install client access that system name you have to use as a FQDN.

With web console the user can update his profile information and can see his settings. By this The burden get reduced on Admin.

Exchange admin center(ECP): It's a web based management console in Microsoft exchange server 2013 which is improved for on premises and hybrid exchange

The EAC replaces the EMC & ECP which were the two interfaces used to manage exchange server 2010

Recipents & clients in exchange server 2013

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Mailbox enabled user: A user account in AD with mailbox & email address in exchange server.

Mail enable user: A user account in AD with external email address with out mailbox in exchange server.

Note:this user can login into our pc and can communicate with his external email address.only required internet for that system

Mail contact: A contact in AD with external email address.

Note:Assume if we have 500 clients. its difficult to remember. inspite of us the exchange will remember the address.

Distribution Group: A group with email address used for distributing emails to its members .

Dynamic distribution group: It is a mail-enabled groups in which the membership list is calculated based on user attributes when a message is sent to the group

see my video playlist how to create this
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7NcipFSl_a_DV0mH6SKvBl2UlSCbWeRJ

Roles in exchange server 2013

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Roles

IN Exchange 2007/2010

Mailbox Server Role

Client Access Server Role

Hub Transport Role

Edge Transport Roles

Unified Messaging Role

IN Exchange 2013.

Mailbox Server Role

Client Access Role

In exchange server 2007/10 we have 5 roles .IN 2013 we have only 2 roles

Note:In exchange 2013 client access role and unified messaging roles are integrated as services under mailbox server role.

Mailbox server role: is responsable to host the usermailboxs

Ex: if we create yahoo account for A1 in yahoo. a1 mailbox is created in the yahoo database becoz of mailbox server role.

Clinet Access server role:it provides logical interface to users to access his mailboxs

Hub transport role:

1. It is responsable for sending and recieecing emails.

2.To control mail flow

3.For applies transport rules(for monitering users what kind information there is sending we can do this appliying transport rules under hub trasnport role

Edge transpor and unified messaging are optional roles.we can configure if accorrding our requirement

Edge Transport Role Acts As Firewall For Exchange. If You Have Dedicated Firewall No Need To Configure.

Unified Messaging Role: Is Responsible For Providing Voice Communication. if we need voice communication then we have install unified messaging role.

prerequisites of exchange 2013 or step by step of exchange server 2013 installation in windows server 2012 or Exchange server setup

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1.Your system should be up to dates with updates.
2. The forest functional level set at least to Windows Server 2003
3. Your login id must have following group membership
Domain Admins & Schema Admins & Enterprise Admins
4.In the DC Install the below script (the script will install required services automatically)
Run Windows PowerShell as Administrator and Paste the following

Install-WindowsFeature AS-HTTP-Activation, Desktop-Experience, NET-Framework-45-Features, RPC-over-HTTP-proxy, RSAT-Clustering, RSAT-Clustering-CmdInterface, RSAT-Clustering-Mgmt, RSAT-Clustering-PowerShell, Web-Mgmt-Console, WAS-Process-Model, Web-Asp-Net45, Web-Basic-Auth, Web-Client-Auth, Web-Digest-Auth, Web-Dir-Browsing, Web-Dyn-Compression, Web-Http-Errors, Web-Http-Logging, Web-Http-Redirect, Web-Http-Tracing, Web-ISAPI-Ext, Web-ISAPI-Filter, Web-Lgcy-Mgmt-Console, Web-Metabase, Web-Mgmt-Console, Web-Mgmt-Service, Web-Net-Ext45, Web-Request-Monitor, Web-Server, Web-Stat-Compression, Web-Static-Content, Web-Windows-Auth, Web-WMI, Windows-Identity-Foundation, RSAT-ADDS

5. Download and Install Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API 4.0, Core Runtime 64-bit & Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Packs 64 bit & Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Packs SP1 64 bit

Download it from : http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34992

Download it from : http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17062

Download it from : http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26604

6.Launch exchange server 2013 setup and follow the instructions.

Note: you can do this steps in DC or in member servers where u want to do

Note:Exchange server should be installed on member server only.(Recomended)

Install EXchange Server where you IIS has installed.(Recommended)

If you want to setup exchange lab in vmware workstation.just make dc and install script and additional components and install exchange server 2013.At the time installation the setup will tell you the recommendations if any there.

Note:Install Exchange 2013 where you install IIS. That system is called as exchange server.

you must have log in as Domain account.

See the video:

Features of Exchange Server 2013

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Integrated With Active Directory Domains & services
integrated With internet Information Services

Exchange Server Roles

Software and service requirements for Exchange server 2013

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Services Required in Exchange system(where u installed exchange)

ASP.NET(Active Server Page )( Network enabled technology )

IIS (Along with sub components)

Basic Authentication

Windows Authentication

Digest Authentication

Dynamic Content compression

IIS 6 Management Compatibility

Additional components Required In Exchange System.

Microsoft.NET Framework 4.5

Microsoft Unified communications Managed API 4.0

Windows Power Shell

Hardware Requirements for exchange server 2013

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Component	Requirement
Processer	Minimum 1.6 GH_Z or Faster It should be 64 bit
Memory	Minimum(Mailbox and Client Access combined )8 GB Ram Edge Transport 4GB minimum Recommended 8GB +10MB Per Mail box Means if you are using 100 mailboxes (100 x 10 = 1024 MB =1GB Now Total is 8 GB + 1GB
Available disk space	Minimum 50 GB free disk space on the drive where you install exchange server 200 MB Free disk space at the system drive (OS drive)
Drive	DVD-ROM Drive

Note: In exchange Server 2010 Ram is 4GB + 2mb per mail box

In exchange server 2007 Ram is 2GB + 5mb per mail box

Flavors of Exchange Server 2013

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Standard Edition	Enterprise Edition
for small size organization	medium and large size organization
Supports 5 Databases	Supports 50 Databases
Storage limit 50 GB For 1 database limit is 50 GB 5 X 50=250 GB	No Storage limit (Microsoft theoretical valve has given as 16 TB) But Microsoft has recommend to configure with 2 TB

Versions of Exchange server

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Name		Version	Released Year	Supported OS
Exchange server		4.0	1996	Only we can configure on NT Domains
Exchange server 5.0		5.0	1997
Exchange server 5.5		5.5	1998
Exchange server 2000		6.0	2000	Windows Server 2000
Exchange server 2003		6.5	2003	Windows 2000 , 2003
Exchange server 2007		8.0	2007	Windows 2003 , 2008
Exchange server 2010		14.0	2010	Windows 2008 ,2008R2
Exchange server 2013	15.0		2012		Windows server 2008 R2 , 2012

Required Services To Get Installed Exchanger Server 2013

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Required Services To Get Installed Exchanger Server 2013

Active directory

Dns

IIS

What is Exchange Server?

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1.It is an Application from Microsoft to provide Email communication.
2.It works in Client/Server Model.
3.It is used not only for emails, but also used for document sharing, voice and mobile communications.(we need use another tools to provide voice support)

Exchange server = Email server

Note:Exchange server doesn't store any usernames and passwords its stores only emails

The email servers are two types

1.Public email server

2.Private email

Disadvantages of Public Email Server (form Exchange administration point of)

1. No Identification of Email Address: We don't get with our Domain Name.

2. There Is No Complete Data Security: If we get delete the data we need contact our administrators. It's difficult in public servers.

3. Internet Requires 24/7 Without Downtime: Without internet we can't use. In Exchange server Communication is possible without internet.

4. Monitoring of Email Account Is Difficult: Monitoring public emails is difficult in real time. What Employees are sending.

How To Enable Hidden Administrator Account In Windows 10

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We can Enable administrator account active by 3 ways
see the video:

How To Disable Remember Password Prompt In Mozilla Firefox

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1. Type about:config in Firefox‘s address bar & Click on I’ll be careful, I promise!.
2.Type pass in search bar
3.look for privacy.cpd.passwords and set false to true
4.look for security.ask_for_password and set value 0 to 1

How to enable google plus comments on blogger

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This video helps you to enable Google plus comments on blogger.
log on to blogger and visit the Google plus button and check the box of use Google plus comments on this blog.
See the video

How to delete pagefile.sys in Windows 7

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What is the pagefile.sys and why shouldn’t I delete it

The pagefile.sys is the virtual memory file that is saved on your hard drive. Therefore this file can become quite big. Whenever you don’t have enough physical RAM the system can use the virtual RAM to speed up the current process. So, the virtual memory is quite essential for a fast system and it is not recommended to disable it. Even on systems with a lot of RAM you will need this file badly. Actually, the more physical RAM you have, the more virtual memory you should have. As a rule of thumb, you should always have 1.5 times more virtual memory than physical RAM, recommended is 2 times more.

As you can see, deleting the pagefile.sys is not a good solution and you should only do it if you need disk space urgently.

Delete pagefile.sys

1. Open up the Control Panel
2. Click on System and Security
3. Click on the System link:

(The text “System” is a link)

4. In the sidebar click on “Advanced system settings”

5. Go to the tab Advanced:

6. Click on Settings at the top (Performance field)

7. Go to the Advanced tab

8. At the bottom you will see how much disk space is currently used as virtual memory. Click on the Change button

9. Uncheck Automatically manage paging file size for all drives

10. Check No paging file and click on Set

11. Click on Ok and reboot. The pagefile.sys will be gone for good you don’t even have to delete it.

If the pagefile.sys is still there, don’t delete it manually and double-check that you followed the instructions carefully. Only then if the virtual memory is set to 0 you can try to delete the pagefile.sys

how to Delete Hibernation File (hiberfil.sys) in windows 7 & windows xp

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WHAT IS hiberfil.sys:-
IT means a back up copy of present working condition.when we are working with very serious at that we want go out. when we want go out we have use hibernate option we continue after coming back
how to disable:-
In windows by cmd:-
Open a command prompt in Windows 7 by typing command in the search box. Right click Command Prompt and choose Run as Administrator.
To turn off or disable hibernation, type the following command at the prompt:

POWERCFG –H OFF

This will disable hibernation and will remove the hiberfil.sys file from your system.

Tricks that make you smart

Disaster Management and DAG in exchange server 2013

Malware filter in exchange server 2013

Types of mailboxes in exchange server 2013

Database management in exchange server 2013

Permissions and monitering in exchange server 2013

Mail box management in exchange server 2013

What is GAL(Global address list) in exchange server 2013

Exchange server interface 2013

Protocols used mainly in exchange serve

Exchange server Consoles

Recipents & clients in exchange server 2013

Roles in exchange server 2013

prerequisites of exchange 2013 or step by step of exchange server 2013 installation in windows server 2012 or Exchange server setup

Features of Exchange Server 2013

Software and service requirements for Exchange server 2013

Hardware Requirements for exchange server 2013

Flavors of Exchange Server 2013

Versions of Exchange server

Required Services To Get Installed Exchanger Server 2013

What is Exchange Server?

How To Enable Hidden Administrator Account In Windows 10

How To Disable Remember Password Prompt In Mozilla Firefox

1. Type about:config in Firefox‘s address bar & Click on I’ll be careful, I promise!. 2.Type pass in search bar3.look for privacy.cpd.passwords and set false to true4.look for security.ask_for_password and set value 0 to 1

How to enable google plus comments on blogger

How to delete pagefile.sys in Windows 7

What is the pagefile.sys and why shouldn’t I delete it

Delete pagefile.sys

how to Delete Hibernation File (hiberfil.sys) in windows 7 & windows xp

1. Type about:config in Firefox‘s address bar & Click on I’ll be careful, I promise!.
2.Type pass in search bar
3.look for privacy.cpd.passwords and set false to true
4.look for security.ask_for_password and set value 0 to 1