Update Rollup 1 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2

Update Rollup 1 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) resolves issues that were found in Exchange Server 2007 SP2 since the software was released. This update rollup is highly recommended for all Exchange Server 2007 SP2 customers.
For a list of changes that are included in this update rollup, see KB971534.

This update rollup does not apply to Exchange Server 2007 Release To Manufacturing (RTM) or Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1). For a list of update rollups applicable to Exchange Server 2007 RTM or Exchange Server 2007 SP1, refer to the Knowledge Base article KB937052.

Download details Update Rollup 1 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (KB971534)

Supporting Exchange 2007 on Windows Server 2008 R2

This week, Kevin Allison posted a hopefull article on the Microsoft Exchange Team Blog. Let’s have a look on that…

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We always talk about listening to customers and sometimes this is written off by many as ‘marketing speak’.  In fact, we do take feedback seriously and no input is more important to our engineering processes than your voice.

Earlier this year we made a decision in one direction, and due to the feedback we have received on this blog and elsewhere, we have reconsidered. In the coming calendar year we will issue an update for Exchange 2007 enabling full support of Windows Server 2008 R2. We heard from many customers that this was important for streamlining their operations and reducing administrative challenges, so we have changed course and will add R2 support.  We are still working through the specifics and will let you know once we have more to share on the timing of this update.

So, keep the feedback coming.  We are listening.

Kevin Allison
GM Exchange Customer Experience

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So within a copple of months, there will be proberly full support for Exchange 2007 on Windows Server 2008 R2! This will be a great start of the new year 2010 😉

Exchange Server 2007 Supportability Matrix

With the release of Exchange 2007 SP2, the Microsoft Exchange Team has published a supportability matrix that identifies the various supported configurations of Exchange Server (operating system, Active Directory, Clients, .Net Framework, etc). You can find this document here.  Here are some notable guidelines from the article:

  • Exchange Server 2003 is not supported in Active Directory environments whose domain/forest functional levels have been raised beyond Windows Server 2003. However, Exchange Server 2003 SP2 can function against Windows Server 2008 Active Directory servers.
  • Exchange Server 2007 is not supported on Windows Server 2008 R2. However, Exchange 2007 SP1 RU9 and SP2 are supported against Windows Server 2008 R2 Active Directory servers. In addition, Exchange 2007 SP1 RU9 and SP2 are supported in Active Directory environments whose domain/forest functional levels have been raised to Windows Server 2008 R2.
  • Exchange 2007 SP2 is supported with PowerShell 2.0.

No support for Exchange 2007 on Windows Server 2008 R2….!!

All of you know that Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 will be available in the end of this year! When you want to migrate to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, there’s no support anymore for Exchang 2007!!

“Stand alone DC/GC can be Windows Server 2008 R2 and it is supported to have Exchange Server 2007 SP2 work against these DC/GCs.
There is NO support for any Exchange Server 2007 SP2 components (any roles, including admin tools) installed on Windows Server 2008 R2. Exchange Server 2007 SP2 will not even install on it – the pre-req check will fail during installation.”

So when you’re planning to upgrade to Microsoft Windows 2008 R2, keep in mind that you not upgrade your Exchange 2007 environment!

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Exchange 2007 different environment types

LCR (local continuous replication)
this was mainly used for small business who wanted to replicate a copy of their Exchange database to another disk on the same server.

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SCC (Single copy cluster)
was what I would call a traditional Exchange cluster which used shared storage to host the Exchange database.

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CCR (cluster continuous replication)
was used to replicate Exchange database information between 2 Exchange server allowing for hardware and storage redundancy but was limited to 1 Active node and 1 Passive node.

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SCR (standby continuous replication)
was introduced in Exchange 2007 SP1 to provide the ability to replicate Exchange databases to an disaster recovery location.

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Exchange 2007 SP1 Rollup 9 is available

Exchange 2007 SP1 Rollup 9 is available. You can download it here.

Update Rollup 9 for Exchange Server 2007 SP1 fixes the issues that are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

  • 943073  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943073/ ) An image attachment appears as a red “X” when you send an RTF e-mail message from an Exchange Server 2007 organization to an external recipient
  • 945877  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945877/ ) The “eseutil /k” command takes a long time to verify the checksum of transaction logs in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
  • 947662  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947662/ ) The transport rule “when the Subject field or the body of the message contains text patterns” does not work accurately on an Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1-based computer
  • 954739  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954739/ ) The Exchange Impersonation feature does not work if a cross-forest topology has only a one-way trust relationship between forests in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
  • 957137  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957137/ ) The reseed process is unsuccessful on the CCR passive node after you restore one full backup and two or more differential backups to the CCR active node in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
  • 957374  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957374/ ) The Microsoft Exchange Replication service on a Standby Continuous Replication (SCR) target server continually crashes when you enable SCR for a storage group on an Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1-based computer
  • 959559  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959559/ ) Transaction log files grow unexpectedly in an Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 mailbox server on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008
  • 961124  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961124/ ) Some messages are stuck in the Outbox folder or the Drafts folder on a computer that is running Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
  • 961544  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961544/ ) Mobile users whose location is set to New Zealand cannot synchronize an exceptional occurrence after the daylight saving time (DST) update that is described in KB 951072 is installed on an Exchange 2007 Service Pack 1 Client Access server (CAS)
  • 961551  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961551/ ) An error message is returned when you run the Get-Recipient command in the Exchange Management Shell that uses a Windows 7 domain controller
  • 963679  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963679/ ) The Update-Recipient command does not update specified domain controller parameters when you use Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM) 2007 to migrate mail users to mailbox users in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
  • 967479  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967479/ ) Entourage clients cannot synchronize with mailboxes that are located on a computer that is running Exchange 2007 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008
  • 967525  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967525/ ) Error 4 is returned when you synchronize a supported list of contact properties by using Exchange ActiveSync in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
  • 967605  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967605/ ) A non-delivery report (NDR) is returned when a user sends an e-mail message to an X.400 address that includes the slash field separator in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
  • 967676  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967676/ ) E-mail address properties of contacts changed through Exchange Web Services (EWS) are not updated in Outlook or Outlook Web Access (OWA) in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
  • 967739  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967739/ ) If a sender requests a delivery receipt in an e-mail message, a delivery status notification (DSN) message is returned that has a blank subject in the body even though the original message contains a subject in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
  • 968081  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968081/ ) Monthly recurring meetings are declined if the “Schedule only during working hours” option is enabled in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
  • 968106  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968106/ ) Outlook clients are directed to global catalogs from the wrong domain if you are using a split session configuration to enable Outlook clients to access their mailboxes through an RPC/HTTP proxy server in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
  • 968111  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968111/ ) Event ID 4999 is logged when an administrator deletes a mailbox store on an Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1-based server
  • 968205  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968205/ ) The Microsoft Exchange Information Store service crashes every time that a specific database is mounted on a computer that is running Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
  • 968224  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968224/ ) You still receive unexpected error messages when you run the Test-OwaConnectivity command or the Test-ActiveSyncConnectivity command after you apply hotfix KB954213 on an Exchange 2007 Service Pack 1-based server
  • 968322  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968322/ ) An HTTP 500 error message is returned when you send a message that has a large attachment by using Outlook Web Access (OWA) with S/MIME installed in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
  • 968350  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968350/ ) When you change the location field of a recurring calendar item to empty in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1, the location field is set to the default value of the recurring series if this recurring item is synchronized on a Windows Mobile device
  • 968621  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968621/ ) The Microsoft Exchange Information Store service crashes when you use a Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007 server to perform a snapshot backup for an Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 server
  • 968626  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968626/ ) Event ID 1009 is logged when you use an application to access a shared mailbox by using the POP3 protocol in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
  • 968651  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968651/ ) Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 servers continue to contact a domain controller even after you exclude it by using the Set-ExchangeServer command
  • 968715  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968715/ ) Both public logons and private logons that connect to a Client Access server (CAS) proxy are processed as private logons on an Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1-based server
  • 969054  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969054/ ) Error message after an Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 user replies to a message that has more than 300 recipients in Outlook Web Access (OWA): “Microsoft Exchange issued an unexpected response (500)”
  • 969089  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969089/ ) Some databases are not mounted on the target server after you use the Move-ClusteredMailboxServer command to transfer a clustered mailbox server (CMS) to an available passive cluster node in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
  • 969129  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969129/ ) HTML e-mail messages that have a charset META tag that differs from the MIME charset tag are garbled when they are processed through disclaimer rules in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
  • 969324  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969324/ ) Outlook crashes when you try to use Outlook to view e-mail messages that are arranged by subject in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
  • 969436  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969436/ ) You cannot log on to a hidden mailbox by using Base64 authentication for IMAP4 or for POP3 in an Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 environment
  • 969838  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969838/ ) An error message is returned when a user tries to change a recurring appointment in Office Outlook Web Access that was created in Outlook 2007 in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
  • 969911  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969911/ ) Mailboxes do not follow E-mail Lifecycle (ELC) configuration or storage limitation policies in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
  • 969943  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969943/ ) Memory leaks occur in the Powershell.exe process when you run the Get-MailboxStatistics command and the Get-PublicFolderStatistics command in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
  • 969969  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969969/ ) Error message when an Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 user tries to delete a calendar item in OWA: “Outlook Web Access has encountered a Web browsing error”
  • 970028  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970028/ ) The Store.exe process crashes when you use a WebDAV application to connect to Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
  • 970086  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970086/ ) Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 crashes when the Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) version store is out of memory on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008
  • 970277  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970277/ ) The System Attendant (SA) resource is not brought online or offline during a failover in an Exchange 2007 Service Pack 1 cluster environment
  • 970444  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970444/ ) A move operation between an Exchange Server 2003-based server and an Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1-based server fails if the SimpleDisplayName attribute of a mailbox in the Exchange Server 2003-based server contains a single quotation mark
  • 970515  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970515/ ) You receive an error message when you try to use the “New-Mailbox” command to create more than 1000 users who have the same “mailNickname” attribute (alias) in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
  • 970526  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970526/ ) The EdgeTransport.exe process on a computer that is running Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 crashes when a MIME message that contains iCAL items for a recurring meeting has more than 999 occurrences
  • 970725  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970725/ ) Public folder replication messages stay in the local delivery queue and cause an Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 database to grow quickly
  • 970993  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970993/ ) Error message when a user tries to perform an address book search by using Outlook Web Access in an Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 environment: “The item that you attempted to access appears to be corrupted and cannot be accessed.”
  • Exchange 2007 Upgrading your Default Address Lists

    After you migrated from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007, you receive an error when you try to edit your Address Lists “All Contacts”, “All Groups”, “All Rooms”, “All Users”, “Default Global Address List”, “Public Folders”.

    let’s update the Address Lists!

    Set-AddressList “All Users” -IncludedRecipients MailboxUsers

    Set-AddressList “All Groups” -IncludedRecipients MailGroups

    Set-AddressList “All Contacts” -IncludedRecipients MailContacts

    Set-AddressList “Public Folders” -RecipientFilter { RecipientType -eq ‘PublicFolder’ }

    Set-GlobalAddressList “Default Global Address List” -RecipientFilter {(Alias -ne $null -and (ObjectClass -eq ‘user’ -or ObjectClass -eq ‘contact’ -or ObjectClass -eq ‘msExchSystemMailbox’ -or ObjectClass -eq ‘msExchDynamicDistributionList’ -or ObjectClass -eq ‘group’ -or ObjectClass -eq ‘publicFolder’))}

     

     al01    al02    al03

     

    al04    al05    al06

    Exchange 2007 Upgrading your default Email Address Policy

    After you migrated from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007, you receive an error when you try to edit your recipient policy “Default Policy”.

    “Unable to edit the specified E-mail address policy. E-mail address policies created with legacy versions of Exchange must be upgraded using the ‘Set-EmailAddressPolicy’ task, with the Exchange 2007 Recipient Filter specified.”

    Oké, let’s update the recipient policy! With the following command you can see the properties of this recipient policy.

    Get-EmailAddressPolicy | fl Name,*RecipientFilter*,ExchangeVersion

    Set-EmailAddressPolicy “Default Policy” -IncludedRecipients AllRecipients

    eap01    eap02    eap03

    After running this commands, you’re able to edit the “Default Policy” again.