Day: August 25, 2009

Okay been trawling the web and found these:

• Active Directory Schema Changes (SP2)
  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee221142.aspx
• What’s New in Exchange Server 2007 SP2
  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee221150.aspx
• Exchange Management Shell (SP1 and SP2)
  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124413.aspx
• Help Reference (SP1 and SP2)
  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998269.aspx
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) Release Notes
  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ee7829a3-0ae8-44de-822c-908cd1034523&displaylang=en

Interesting things from the Release Notes:

• You must prepare Active Directory and each domain before you perform the first installation of Exchange 2007 SP2 in an organization.
• The original release (RTM) version of Forefront Security for Exchange Server is incompatible with Exchange 2007 SP2
• Windows Installer version 4.5 is required to install Exchange 2007 SP2
• You can perform a clean installation of Exchange 2007 SP2
• To Upgrade run:
  Setup.com /mode:upgrade
• You cannot uninstall Exchange 2007 SP2
• The Exchange 2007 Setup program requires all installation source files to be stored on a local resource. A local file source is required because Exchange 2007 Setup is a Microsoft .NET Framework application
• PowerShell Version 2 is supported on all Exchange 2007 SP2 server roles. PSv2 is the preferred solution for PowerShell on Windows Server 2008 servers and servers.

Okay the link on the download site doesn’t work, but it should go here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee221150.aspx

• Deploying Exchange Server 2010: You can deploy Exchange Server 2010 in your organization …
• Exchange Backup Functionality: Exchange 2007 Service Pack 2 includes a VSS plug-in for Windows Server Backup to support Exchange backups.
• Enhanced Auditing: New Exchange auditing events and audit log repository enable Exchange administrators to more easily audit the activities occurring on their Exchange servers. For more information about the new auditing features available with SP2, see Understanding Mailbox Access Auditing with Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2.
• Dynamic Active Directory Schema Validation: The dynamic AD schema update and validation feature allows for future schema updates to be dynamic deployed as well as proactively preventing conflicts whenever a new property is added to the AD schema.
• Public Folder Quota Management
• Centralized Organizational Settings: There are several new cmdlet parameters that have been added that enable centralized management of many of the Exchange organization settings.
• • Add-AvailabilityAddressSpace
  • Export-Mailbox
  • Import-Mailbox
  • Move-Mailbox
  • New-ActiveSyncVirtualDirectory
  • New-ManagedFolder
  • Restore-Mailbox
  • Set-ActiveSyncVirtualDirectory
  • Set-CASMailbox
  • Set-IMAPSettings
  • Set-OABVirtualDirectory
  • Set-OrganizationConfig
  • Set-POPSettings
  • Set-PublicFolder
  • Set-TransportConfig
  • Test-ActiveSyncConnectivity
  • Test-OwaConnectivity
  • Test-WebServicesConnectivity

Okay the link on the download site doesn’t work, but it should go here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee221150.aspx

• Deploying Exchange Server 2010: You can deploy Exchange Server 2010 in your organization …
• Exchange Backup Functionality: Exchange 2007 Service Pack 2 includes a VSS plug-in for Windows Server Backup to support Exchange backups.
• Enhanced Auditing: New Exchange auditing events and audit log repository enable Exchange administrators to more easily audit the activities occurring on their Exchange servers. For more information about the new auditing features available with SP2, see Understanding Mailbox Access Auditing with Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2.
• Dynamic Active Directory Schema Validation: The dynamic AD schema update and validation feature allows for future schema updates to be dynamic deployed as well as proactively preventing conflicts whenever a new property is added to the AD schema.
• Public Folder Quota Management
• Centralized Organizational Settings: There are several new cmdlet parameters that have been added that enable centralized management of many of the Exchange organization settings.
• • Add-AvailabilityAddressSpace
  • Export-Mailbox
  • Import-Mailbox
  • Move-Mailbox
  • New-ActiveSyncVirtualDirectory
  • New-ManagedFolder
  • Restore-Mailbox
  • Set-ActiveSyncVirtualDirectory
  • Set-CASMailbox
  • Set-IMAPSettings
  • Set-OABVirtualDirectory
  • Set-OrganizationConfig
  • Set-POPSettings
  • Set-PublicFolder
  • Set-TransportConfig
  • Test-ActiveSyncConnectivity
  • Test-OwaConnectivity
  • Test-WebServicesConnectivity

Shame the What’s New link doesn’t work!

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) has been designed specifically to help meet the challenges of any business and the needs of all the different groups with a stake in the messaging system. Exchange Server 2007 SP2 is a mission-critical communications tool that enables employees to be more productive and access their information anywhere and anytime while providing a messaging system that enables rich, efficient access to e-mail, calendar items, voice mail, and contacts. For the administrator, Exchange Server 2007 SP2 provides advanced protection options against e-mail security threats, such as spam and viruses, as well as the tools to help manage internal compliance and high availability needs. For an overview of the new features that are available in Exchange Server 2007 SP2, see “What’s New in Exchange Server 2007 SP2”.