Controlling the database path/location for Exchange 2013 database

As Exchange 2013 comes with the new management paradigm Exchange Administration Center ( EAC ) which is a web based management interface some of the basic functions were found to be missing. One of the missing functions is the ability to relocate ( move ) mailbox database(s) and log files via the console !

In order to overcome this there are some tips that will help you in minimizing the need of moving the databases of your Exchange 2013 servers , as below :

- Use the command line for installing the mailbox servers to control the name and the path of the initial server’s mailbox database by using /MdbName , /DbFilePath and /LogFolderPath switches :

Setup.exe /Mode:Install /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms /Roles:Mailbox /MdbName:MBDB-01 /DbFilePath:”D:\Exchange Databases/MBDB-01/MBDB-01.edb” /LogFolderPath:”L:\Exchange Logs”

Once completed both database and logs will be at the assigned within the installation paths .

Creating a shared mailbox using Exchange 2013 Exchange Admin Center ( EAC )

Creating of a mailbox that allows multiple users to monitor and reply to email sent to its email address (for example, an address used specifically by the help desk) is a common tasks for each organization .

For old Exchange version such accounts were created as normal mailboxes then the required permissions are granted to all recipient that require access to these mailboxes . With Exchange 2013 things changed ! as a dedicated new recipient type – namely shared was added to the allowed to be created recipients which facilitates creation of such accounts ( mailboxes ) .

In this post I will show how you can create a shared mailbox and assign the required access levels to it .

First of all , login to the Exchange Admin Center and navigate to the Recipients from the left side menu , choose Shared from the available options then click + to start with a new shared mailbox creation :

“Error:Error constructing or Publishing certificate” while requesting a certificate for Lync server

Recently, I was working on installing Lync Server 2010 for testing purposes , all was going smoothly till I reached the certificate request and assignment step . When I ran the certificate request wizard I was able to complete the request but with a warning as shown below :