Microsoft Exchange 2013 Deployment and Coexistence – video webcast IgnITe

Ignige Website, presents new webcast about Exchange 2013 deployment, and coexistence.

From webcast you can learn how to setup an Exchange Server 2013 on-premises deployment with coexistence amongst Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010. In addition to understanding how Exchange Server 2013 architectural changes enable more flexible network designs, we will discuss tips and best practices for a smooth transition to Exchange Server 2013.

Webcast takes about 50 minutes.

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Microsoft Exchange 2010 SP3 (Service Pack 3) installation

Most of us will want to install Service Pack 3 for Microsoft Exchange 2010, mainly because it allows the coexistence with Microsoft Exchange 2013.

Unfortunately coexistence with Microsoft Exchange 2013 will be possible only after the release Cummulative Update 1 for Microsoft Exchange 2013 which is expected in the Q1 of 2013, but sooner or later it is worth to install SP3 for Microsoft Exchange 2010 to be prepared for the upcoming changes.

As usual, we should first install SP3 in test environment, not in production right away, because you never know what to expect when you install Service Pack 3.

Below we show the installation of SP3 for Microsoft Exchange 2010, on the server with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2.

What you need to know before installation of Service Pack 3 for Microsoft Exchange 2010:

  1. SP3 require Active Directory schema update
  2. Exchange 2010 SP3 is listed as including all security bug fixes up to SP2 UR5-v2. It actually includes all security and bug fixes up to SP2 UR6
  3. SP3 you can only install on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2, Microsoft Windows Server 2008R2 or Microsoft Windows Server 2012
  4. coexistence with Exchange 2013 will be possible after installation CU1 (Cummulative Update 1) for Exchange 2013

 

Servers Upgrade order:

Exchange servers should be upgraded in the following order:

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Microsoft Exchange 2010 Service Pack 3 (SP3) KB2808208 released

Finally Microsoft released Service Pack 3 for Microsoft Exchange 2010.

Installation of SP3 for Microsoft Exchange 2010, will rising the Exchange version number to: 14.3.123.4

 

Exchange2010SP3

 

Service Pack 3 for Microsoft Exchange can be downloaded here:

Microsoft Exchange 2010 SP3

And description of SP3 you can find in this KB articles KB2808208:

Microsoft Exchange 2010 SP3 description

 

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