December 2009 - Posts
Microsoft has released Update Rollup 1 for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Release to Manufacturing . This article describes the following information about the update rollup: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976573
Important information for Outlook Web App users about Outlook Web App customization
When you apply an update rollup package, the update process overwrites the Microsoft Outlook Web App (OWA) files if it is necessary. If you have changed the Logon.aspx file or other OWA files, the customizations are overwritten to make sure that OWA is updated correctly. After you apply the update rollup package, you must re-create OWA customization in Logon.aspx.
We recommend that you always make a backup copy of any customized OWA files before you apply the update rollup
Note Make sure that you apply the update rollup to the internet-facing Client Access servers before you apply the update rollup to the non-Internet-facing Client Access servers.
For other Exchange Server 2010 configurations, the order in which you apply the update rollup to the servers is not important.
Today Microsoft Learning announced that they allowed too many people to register for the new Exchange beta exam 71-663. Because they dont have the capacity to review all comments on the beta exam they decided that Prometric will unfortunately be contacting some candidates that were inadvertently allowed to register for 71-663 after they had reached the beta cap.
If you registered for the exam be sure to check if your appointment is still valid!
Full story and details: here
Over at Networkworld, John Fontana posted a great article on the new E2007 SP3 Service Pack and the changes MSFT is making to the Supportability Matrix:
After reversing course on Exchange 2007 support, Microsoft now says a third service pack for the messaging server that adds compatibility with Windows Server 2008 R2 will ship in the second half of next year.
In addition, Microsoft said it now supports write functions to Active Directory from Exchange 2003 SP2. The changes, according to Microsoft, were based on customer feedback. Microsoft stopped short of filling every Exchange request from users, saying it will not provide in-place upgrades for servers running underneath Exchange 2007. But company officials left the topic up for debate for future versions of Exchange.
Kevin Allison, general manager of the Exchange customer experience for Microsoft, said on the Exchange team blog Monday that the changes are now reflected in Exchange's Supportability Matrix.
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