Microsoft released document contains high-level guidance for properly scaling and deploying a multi-tenant Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 solution.
It includes details of testing performed in Microsoft labs to validate the scalability of the product and suggests methods that can be used during the design and deployment process to mitigate potential risks associated with such solutions.
You can download it here:
Cumulative Update 2 for Exchange Server 2013 was re-released yesterday (07/29/2013)
New version of CU2 for Exchange 2013 RTM fixes a serious permission issue when moving modern public folders mailboxes around.
We wrote about this in article:
Exchange 2013 CU2 Issue – Public Folder Permissions Loss After PF Mailbox Move
Regardless of whether you are using modern public folders, we strongly recommend upgrading to this build of Exchange 2013 RTM CU2.
New CU2 has build number: 15.0.712.24 (KB2859928)
and can be downloaded from Microsoft Download Center:
Cumulative Update 2 for Exchange Server 2013 (KB2859928)
Exchange Team Blog inform about some issue when you install CU2 for Exchange 2013 and you use Modern Public Folders.
This issue can occur when you move public folder mailboxes.
When you move public folder mailbox it’s possible that you will lost permission structure on some public folders, specially:
On Microsoft Download Center you can download Test Lab Guide to create environment containing:
With new CU2 for Exchange 2013 we also received new Exchange 2013 Server Role Requirements Calculator now in version 5.9
This version reflect changes introduced by installation of CU2 for Exchange 2013 like the increased maximum number of databases per server.
You can download new Exchange 2013 Server Role Requirements Calculator here:
Exchange 2013 Server Role Requirements Calculator 5.9
And release notes is available here:
Microsoft announced the release of Exchange 2013 CU2 on the Microsoft Exchange Team Blog.
Exchange 2013 Cumulative Update 2 can be downloaded here:
Cumulative Update 2 for Exchange Server 2013 (KB2859928)
After installation CU2 you will get version number: 15.0.712.22
CU2 contains a number of fixes as well as new/improved features, including:
Description of Cumulative Update 2 for Exchange 2013 you can find below:
Exchange 2013 Architecture poster presented on TechEd North America 2013 now can be downloaded.
Exchange Team just released a downloadable PDF version of Exchange Server Architecture Poster.
This poster highlights the significantly updated and modernized architecture in Exchange 2013, and highlights the new technologies in Exchange 2013, such as Managed Availability, the new storage and high availability features, and integration with SharePoint and Lync. In addition, it illustrates the new transport architecture in Exchange 2013
Poster can be downloaded here:
Exchange Server 2013 Architecture Poster
Administrators of Exchange 2010 who have more than 50 databases can now be happy.
Exchange 2013 enterprise has limit of 50 databases per server, but not with CU2 !!!!
Exchange Team has released that many of us have Exchange 2010 environments with more than 50 databases. And during migration to Exchange 2013 enterprise it could be a problem to decrease number of mailbox databases to 50 per server.
So when you install CU2 for Microsoft Exchange 2013, mailbox databases limit for enterprise version will be increased to 100.
CU2 is expected later this summer.
CU2 won’t change number of databases pers server for standard edition, and it will be 5 per server.
More information you can find on Exchange Team Blog:
Per-Server Database Limits Explained
Exchange Team Blog released new version of Exchange 2013 Server Role Requirements Calculator v5.6
You can download new version here:
Exchange 2013 Server Role Requirements Calculator v5.6
Also Exchange Team Blog released new version of Microsoft Exchange 2010 Server Role Requirements Calculator:
v20.6 of the Exchange 2010 Server Role Requirements Calculator
Fixes in Exchange 2013 Server Role Requirements Calculator v5.6 are the following.
Exchange Team released first version of the Exchange 2013 Server Role Requirements Calculator
New calculator includes Mailbox server role calculator and also recommendations on sizing Client Access servers.
Some of the highlights with the calculator:
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