vSphere 6 and Exchange 2010

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• New to VMware and Exchange 2010

  Hello

  I'm new to VMware and have some questions about the installer.  We just bought a HP DL380 G7 server and Exchange 2010.  I want to virtualize this server with a BES.  I'm trying to understand the best way to proceed.  We also have a Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SAN (PS4000).  Wouldn't it be better for me to boot from SAN and have ESxi installed on the SAN?  Or would it be preferable for ESxi installed on the server and have my VM hosted/installed on the SAN?  Thanks for the help.

  Hello owblueiii,

  I almose same infrastructure such as this, when I started the virtualization process was confused in this place, finally, we kept the boot on local, VMs oniSCSI SAN.

  advantages: 1. because if you have any questions you can the Como.

  2 and also a little difficult to troubleshoot if you have the on iscsi san boot partition.

  3. you can register your vms on san iscsi timing if you want the new ESX installation.

  Hope it's useful to your question.

• RV042 and exchange 2010

  I bought a RV042 to take advantage of the second internet connection, that we put in place.  Port forwarding for the exchange server is currently managed by our main DSL modem/router.  After spending some time by configuring the new RV042, I tried to implement yesterday.  I changed the setting of the DSL modem/router to bridge and changed the IP address so that it does not enter into conflict with the new router.  I unplugged and plugged the cables and I went back to my workstation.  I opened a browser and the internet was not working.  I pulled out my phone and sent an email of phone to my computer and it worked.  Then I tried to send an email from the workstation to the phone.  He came back not available immediately, and then I lost the connection to exchange server.  He began asked for the password to connect and acted as if I was outside the tent to connect through all the pseudonyms known to our mail server.  I even restarted the server of mail without success.  I ended up having to remove the RV042 and reset the modem/router DSL to the old settings back to work.  Anyone can shed light on what I might have missed in RV042 settings?

  Some people are using the protocol binding to bind SSL (port 443) to one of the WAN of RV042 port can work around the problem of authentication with Exchange failure.

• Integration of TMSXE with Service Pack 3 for Microsoft Exchange 2010

  Hello, we have a TMS 14.3.2, TMSXE 3.1.3 version and Exchange 2010 SP3 with the latest rollup update RU4.

  Do we still need to apply the limitation on the Exchange for Exchange 2010SP3 RU4 server policy configuration?.  Installation TMSXE document shows that it applies to Exchange 2010 SP1.

  Are there specific configuration for Exchange 2010 SP3 RU4 settings?

  Yes, the throttling policy applies - the reference SP1 seems to me when the limitation has been enabled on Exchange.

  You can use the scheduled throttling policy.  Next version of the solution offers impersonation as an alternative, which does not require the throttling policy.

• vSphere and Microsoft Exchange 2010

  Hello anyone know of a guide of best practices for the configuration of Exchange 2010 on vSphere.  I think mainly to Cluster Dag requriements regarding HA, DRS and FT

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  Tom if you can wait a week or two there were also a few sessions at VMworld on this specific topic.  I would like to keep an eye on for them when they go out in public for more information as well.

  -Kyle

  «"RParker wrote: I guess I was mistaken, everything CAN be virtualized"»

• How can I restore and old information store (Exchange 2003) to my Exchange Server existing (Exchange 2010)

  Nice day

  3 months ago I installed Exchange Server 2010, now I need to recover a mailbox from a backup. The backup was performed while he was still Exchange 2003. I want to know is you can restore an old Exchange 2003 database in the Exchange 2010 recovery store, and if so what is the way forward. PS I use symantec backup exec 2010 R3 as backup software.

  If it is not possible, is there any other way to retrieve mailbox information

  Any help will be much appreciated.

  Hello Wh@pd@p,

  I suggest posting your question on our forums TechNet for Microsoft Exchange Server, located here again:
  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/category/ExchangeServer

• Need help with Exchange 2010 Diag and implementation

  I NEED HELP FOR EXCHANGE 2010 DAG AND THE IMPLEMENTATION THAT CAN HELP-IM I IN THE RIGHT SUPPORT GROUP?

  Hello HectorLopez_790,

  Microsoft Communities is for consumer issues with Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP. Your question with Exchange would be better supported in the TechNet forums.
  Click here for a link to transfer your question in the forums of Exchange.

  Thank you

  Marilyn

• How to remove messages in Exchange 2010 by dates. in a group and exclude the Contacts, record retention and calendar

  How to remove messages in Exchange 2010 by dates.  in a group and exclude the Contacts, record retention and calendar.

  I'm deleting emails from users in a group called MX_Purge file. I need to delete the emails date xx/xx/xxxx to xx/xx/xxxx.

  I also need to exclude the excluded the following records 'calendars' folders 'Contacts' and 'Retention '.

  The server people hang around more in the TechNet forums, if you ask, you will get a much better response:

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/Exchange2010/threads

• How do I configure the iPad2 to synchronize the iPad-Mailclient with Exchange 2010 via Active Sync using the certificate SSL client and name of user and password?

  Active Sync iPad ssl Client certificate

  How do I configure the iPad2 to synchronize the iPad-Mailclient with Exchange 2010 via Active Sync using the certificate SSL client and name of user and password?

  Hi Ewoki,

  Your question is more complex than what is generally answered in the Microsoft Answers forums. It is better suited for the TechNet Exchange forum. Please post your question in the Forums TechNet in Exchange Server.

• Exchange 2010 and high availability (redundancy)

  Hello

  If virtualize us Exchange 2010 on VMware and Vmotion used for high availability (redundancy). (that is, if we do not have to use Exchange clusters.)  Claims we're still two x licenses Exchange 2010?

  Thank you

  Yes, you will need two exchange server license, if you have less than 5 databases in exchange, you can opt for the standard edition of Exchange. However the operating system you will be required Enterprise edition, as it is necessary for the cluster configuration.

• Exchange 2010 on EqualLogic - VMFS volume?

  Hello world

  I'm just in the planning stages of a deployment of Exchange 2010 (updated 03). Although I attended a good amount of EQL webinars on exchange and read probably each best practice doc out there, I can't get a clear answer on a pretty important point - how best to organize storage.  It is a relatively small exchange deployment (500 mailboxes, 1 PS4000XV, 2 Dell R910 on vSphere 5).

  I can't find a consensus on how to organize storage. Ce_que I speak to you is either A) make data changes a simple disk VMDK (in a VMFS on the EQL volume), or B) doing the volume of exchange data sit directly on the SAN (i.e. RDM or iSCSI Target, so that data exchange is not inside VMFS).

  Everything I read seems to say that the ASM / me tools to be able to speak the volume directly on the SAN, making the B option to go with. I know there could be advantages and disadvantages at the same time, so maybe an option isn't a slam dunk, but there opinions out there on the issue? Best practices?

  There is no 'perfect' here answer.  There is what works best for your situation.

  If you want to take advantage of the DSO / offers ME and most do, then you must use invited inside the OS MS iSCSI initiator to connect to volumes of data and logs.   VMFS or RDM does not work

  .  A feature key with Exchange integration is the exchange administrator may without the GUI EQL access, create a recovery storage group and restore individual mailboxes on the fly from a snapshot.  It is run entirely from the ASM / ME GUI.

  You can also schedule consistent snapshots to check with the ESEUTIL command on another node, thus freeing the Exchange Server.   Here's just a sample of the DSO / ME features.

  In addition, for optimal performance, you would have different cards for VMware iSCSI and iSCSI comments traffic.

  Kind regards

  -don

• In-Guest iSCSI for Exchange 2010

  Hi, we just built and are ready to go into production with Exchange 2010 using LUNS in guest through the card Microsoft iSCSI initiator iSCSI separate network for iSCSI etc. Load tested with JetStress and everything seems fine. We just found out as snapshots are not supported with iSCSI in guest so we are concerned that the other things work or be taken in charge or another, i.e. of vmotion. So, does anyone know if we lose any other characteristic, and we need to change our minds and using ESX iSCSI? I read pieces on being comparable, that we stuck with a guest performance because that's what we know with our existing Exchange 2007 environment (physical). If we must change, is it simple?

  Hey everyone who is following this thread or found via Google.  It is important to understand what is and is not supported when you are running Exchange on a virtual machine.

  To be absolutely clear, combining Exchange 2010 DAG and migration technologies such as vMotion technology is supported.  You must ensure that you are running at least Exchange 2010 SP1 as well as a version of vSphere that sits on the server virtualization Validation program.

  I think that the link was already posted, but here is the final link:

  http://blogs.technet.com/b/Exchange/archive/2011/05/16/announcing-enhanced-hardware-virtualization-support-for-Exchange-2010.aspx

  More specifically, since the post above (in bold italics):

  Combining Exchange 2010 high availability solutions (database availability groups (DAG)) with hypervisor clustering high availability and migration solutions that will be moving or automatically failover servers for mailboxes that are members of a DAG between clustered root servers, is now supported.

  Improved, that we did in Exchange Server 2010 SP1, with more comprehensive tests of Exchange 2010 in an environment that is virtualized, we are pleased to offer this additional deployment flexibility to our customers. Management of updated support applies to any provider of hardware virtualization that participate in the Windows Server Virtualization Validation Program (SVVP).

  Logiboy123, can you provide any documents to support the statement that Microsoft does not support this configuration?  The above quotes are directly from Microsoft and are very clear that they support not only the migration of Microsoft technology, but also similar to any other provider of the hypervisor technology, provided that they are in the SVVP program.

  Since vSphere is part of the SVVP, Microsoft has extended support for the technologies of migration such as vMotion, in addition to their own Live Migration.  Of course, simply support something does not automatically make it works.  If you want knots vMotion DAG works correctly, you might have settings described in this blog post extended the cluster heartbeat timeout (also a fully supported configuration change):

  http://www.thelowercasew.com/vSphere-and-Exchange-Admins-can-live-in-harmony-Microsoft-finally-supports-HA-and-VMotion

  To answer the original question in this post, using the Protocol in-guest iSCSI is supported and with vMotion in this configuration is supported as well.  You're not really 'give up whatever it is' using this configuration well so if it meets your needs, I would stick with it.  I prefer generally VMFS just because of the flexibility it offers, but all the world has different requirements and I have absolutely no problem with guest iSCSI if your organization requires it.

  Do not forget that whatever configuration, snapshots of virtual machine are not supported for Exchange. Here is another post which goes into detail on it and cover the declaration of support for Microsoft Exchange 2010 snapshots and machine virtual: http://www.thelowercasew.com/virtual-machine-snapshots-and-tier-1-apps-not-always-supported

  So in general, I would say that provided you are running the correct versions of Exchange and vSphere must then take full advantage of your configuration to use features like vMotion and HA without problem.  If you adjust your settings accordingly cluster heartbeat timeout, you should have no problem using vMotion with your knots of DAG.

  Matt

  http://www.thelowercasew.com

• Exchange 2010 DAG + HA VMware

  Hi all

  I ve vsphere 4.1 and i´d like create an Exchange with 2 or more virtual machines.

  I need know if DAG and HA are supported to enable works.

  I read that it is not supported by Microsoft.

  What is a recommended in this scenario?

  Thanks

  As the says Paul, Microsoft has changed their position on what they are supported when running a virtualized Exchange 2010 infrastructure.  Change in favour HA is mainly a paper change on - he was technically no problem with using HA with Dag and having a node failed Dag simply restart on another ESXi host.  vMotion/DRS, however, certainly has a problem, and simply changing the support strategy does not make it work better.

  The short version - as you know during a vMotion there a momentary loss of network connectivity.  A DAG using Failover Clustering, it is very intolerant to even momentary loss of network connection.  I've seen several cases where people have tried to use vMotion against a mailbox server and the vMotion caused databases for failover.

  There is a time-out value of pulsation of cluster that you can set to allow the cluster to be more tolerant to the missed before it initiates a failover.  I spoke in the following blog:

  http://www.thelowercasew.com/vSphere-and-Exchange-Admins-can-live-in-harmony-Microsoft-finally-supports-HA-and-VMotion

  Also, make sure you use the latest version of Exchange and follow the instructions in the VMware KB:

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=1037959

  I hope this helps.  If you have other specific questions do not hesitate to reach out.

  Matt

  http://www.thelowercasew.com

• Configure load balancing NETWORK for Exchange 2010

  Hello guys.

  I need help. Where I work, we have a project where we configure Exchange 2010 DAG and some other stuff, and we have 2 ESX with 1 CAD server and a Server CASE/HUB too on both of them and that we want to use the NLB on these two hosts.

  I found this, and this is much like what we want:

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1006525

  So now our switch we want to create a virtual IP address for each of them, but we are not sure if we need to create a cluster on our servers for this.

  Did someone done this before that could give me some advice or contains information to make this work?

  Thanks for your help.

  Howdy,

  Am I was right assuming you want balancing two virtual computers CASE/Hub and NO servers DAG?  If Yes, then we are good to proceed... (if you want to do DAG servers load balancing, or if the DAG servers have all three roles, MBX/CASE/Hub, then Windows NLB is prohibited).

  You don't need to create a cluster as in MSCS or the Windows failover cluster, but do not create a pool of machines for load balancing.  You must install the components of Windows NLB on each machine virtual (VM Hub/CASE) and then follow the procedures described in this document: http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/implmenting_ms_network_load_balancing.pdf to correctly configure the ESX host.  There are two ways to configure a WNLB, using the multicast and uni-cast (by default).  Uni-cast requires configuration changes side ESX (detailed in the document), multi-cast has some dependencies upstream network, mainly adding static arp entry in the router.

  Take a read through the white book (it was written by VI3, but the same thing applies in vSphere) and let me know if you have any questions.

  -alex

  Check out our Blog: http://blogs.vmware.com/apps

• Exchange 2010

  Is anyone using Exchange 2010 in ESXi 4.1? We are thinking of doing, but to see if someone there it already running smoothly.  Our material will be 32 hearts, thorn 10 GB backbone, 8vCPus and 32 GB of RAM on a VAM.

  Any suggestions would be very appreicated.  Thank you

  VMware maintains a team of performance that keeps a blog called VROOM! (http://blogs.vmware.com/performance/). This time with a frequency analysis applications and publishes the results of their study - which was very useful in that it is planning to virtualize applications. The turn is Exchange 2010.

  What is the optimal size for a virtual machine running Exchange 2010? 2 vCPUs? What is the impact on response time to add one vCPU more? This type of information you will find in Exchange 2010 Scale-Up Performance on vSphere. http://blogs.VMware.com/performance/2010/05/Exchange-2010-scaleup-performance-on-vSphere.html

  To get an idea of how servers Exchange 2010 with virtualized behave with respect to storage, see Exchange 2010 Disk I / O on vSphere. http://blogs.VMware.com/performance/2010/05/Exchange-2010-disk-IO-on-vSphere.html

  More information on the page on Exchange virtualized. http://www.VMware.com/solutions/business-critical-apps/Exchange/