TechNet: Test Lab Guides

Test Lab Guides (TLGs) allow you to get valuable hands-on experience with new products and technologies using a pre-defined and tested methodology that results in a working configuration. When you use a TLG to create a test lab, instructions define what servers to create, how to configure the operating systems and system services, and how to install and configure any additional products or technologies.

A challenge in creating useful TLGs is to enable their reusability and extensibility. Because creating a test lab can represent a significant investment of time and resources, your ability to reuse and extend the work required to create test labs is important.

TechNet: Test Lab Guides

TechNet "How do I" videos Exchange 2010

I have included this link as Microsoft is in “Exchange Server 2013 Sales Mode” and all a lot of useful Exchange server 2010 links send you to, guess where, Exchange Server 2013.

Most of these “How do I” videos are less than 10 minutes long.

"How do I" video center Exchange 2010

For example here as some migration videos:

Coexisting Exchange 2010 with Exchange 2007
Duration: 9:04; WMV, MP4

Transitioning From Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010 Part 1
Duration: 5:16; WMV, MP4

Transitioning From Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010 Part 2
Duration: 8:28; WMV, MP4

Transitioning From Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010 Part 3
Duration: 4:56; WMV, MP4

White Papers: Exchange 2010 Tested Solutions

White Papers: Exchange 2010 Tested Solutions

Microsoft and participating server and storage partners examine common customer scenarios and reveal key design decision points.

Exchange 2010 Tested Solutions: 500 Mailboxes in a Single Site Running Hyper-V on Dell Servers

Exchange 2010 Tested Solutions: 9000 Mailboxes in Two Sites Running Hyper-V on Dell M610 Servers, Dell EqualLogic Storage, and F5 Load Balancing Solutions

Exchange 2010 Tested Solutions: 15000 Mailboxes in Two Sites Running Hyper-V on Unisys ES7000 Servers and Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2000 Family

Exchange 2010 Tested Solutions: 16000 Mailboxes in a Single Site Deployed on IBM and Brocade Hardware

Exchange 2010 Tested Solutions: 20000 Mailboxes in Two Sites Running Hyper-V on Dell R910 Servers, EMC CLARiiON Storage, and Brocade Network Solutions

Exchange Server 2010 TechCenter

Just posted the Exchange 2013 Preview so though I may as well put a link to the Exchange 2010 TechCenter

Exchange Server 2010 TechCenter

Download Exchange Server 2010 SP2

 

From the bimonthly TechNet Magazine column by Henrik Walther.

Exchange Queue &A- Workable Work-Arounds

 

The Exchange Team Blog

The Exchange Team Blog

Exchange Server 2010 - Understanding Federation

Federation refers to the underlying trust infrastructure that supports federated delegation, an easy method for users to share calendar and contact information with recipients in other external federated organizations.

TechNet: Understanding Federation

Understanding Federated Delegation

Transitioning from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010

Once you have installed an Exchange 2010 serve into an existing Exchange 2007 forest how do you remove the Exchange 2007 server?

This series of short webcast (less than 10 minutes each) deals with:

Migrating the client mailboxes.

Replicating then moving the public folders.

Moving the offline address book

Uninstalling the Exchange 2007 server

MS Webcast: Transitioning From Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010 (parts 1 to 3)

Microsoft Exchange On-Demand Webcast Links

The Microsoft Events site is one I use to find useful in the past. The most important element for me is search past webcasts.

Exchange 5.5 Webcasts

Exchange 2003 Webcasts

Exchange 2007 Webcasts

Exchange 2010 Webcasts

Although I have included Exchange Server 5.5, mainly because I use to work with it, the webcast in this series tend to only cover migrating away from it.

Exchange 2003: Remote Connectivity Analyzer

Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer

Need to test the connectivity of your exchange server guess you need the Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer then.

More Information:

Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyser

Exchange 2003: BlackBerry® Enterprise Server

BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for Microsoft® Exchange, gives you push-based access to the following applications:

Microsoft Exchange email
Microsoft Exchange calendar, contacts and scheduling

Instant messaging applications such as Microsoft® Office Live Communications Server 2005 and Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007

Web-based, Java® ME and Web Services applications

Other enterprise applications and systems such as Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) are also accessible.

Further Information:

BlackBerry Enterprise Server v5.0 Evaluation

BlackBerry Enterprise Server Webcasts

Exchange 2003 Server Service Pack Level

How do you quickly determine the build level of your exchange server

I have included links to a couple of Microsoft Support Documents

For Exchange 2003 Open the  Exchange System Manager - Help - About Exchange System

Look for the Version Number

Example: Exchange 2003 no service packs

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003	6.5.6944
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP1	6.5.7226
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP2	6.5.7638
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 post-SP2	6.5.7653.33
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 post-SP2	6.5.7654.4

Microsoft Support: How to determine the version number, the build number, and the service pack level of Exchange Server

Microsoft Support: Build numbers and release dates for Exchange Server

Microsoft Security: Check your version of Windows

Exchange SSL Security Certificates

Companies using Microsoft Exchange Server can obtain a Unified Communications Certificate required to enable secure client access from the Internet.

Unified Communications Certificate Partners for Exchange Server and for Communications Server

Microsoft certificate partners Comodo, DigiCert and Entrust.

Exchange 2010 Improvements Over 2007

Exchange 2010 Improvements Over 2007

What's New in Exchange 2010