Update Rollup 9 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (KB970162)

Issues that the update rollup fixes

Update Rollup 9 for Exchange Server 2007 SP1 fixes the issues that are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

• 943073 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943073/ ) An image attachment appears as a red "X" when you send an RTF e-mail message from an Exchange Server 2007 organization to an external recipient

• 945877 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945877/ ) The "eseutil /k" command takes a long time to verify the checksum of transaction logs in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

• 947662 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947662/ ) The transport rule "when the Subject field or the body of the message contains text patterns" does not work accurately on an Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1-based computer

• 954739 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954739/ ) The Exchange Impersonation feature does not work if a cross-forest topology has only a one-way trust relationship between forests in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

• 957137 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957137/ ) The reseed process is unsuccessful on the CCR passive node after you restore one full backup and two or more differential backups to the CCR active node in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

• 957374 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957374/ ) The Microsoft Exchange Replication service on a Standby Continuous Replication (SCR) target server continually crashes when you enable SCR for a storage group on an Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1-based computer

• 959559 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959559/ ) Transaction log files grow unexpectedly in an Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 mailbox server on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008

• 961124 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961124/ ) Some messages are stuck in the Outbox folder or the Drafts folder on a computer that is running Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

• 961544 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961544/ ) Mobile users whose location is set to New Zealand cannot synchronize an exceptional occurrence after the daylight saving time (DST) update that is described in KB 951072 is installed on an Exchange 2007 Service Pack 1 Client Access server (CAS)

• 961551 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961551/ ) An error message is returned when you run the Get-Recipient command in the Exchange Management Shell that uses a Windows 7 domain controller

• 963679 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963679/ ) The Update-Recipient command does not update specified domain controller parameters when you use Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM) 2007 to migrate mail users to mailbox users in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

• 967479 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967479/ ) Entourage clients cannot synchronize with mailboxes that are located on a computer that is running Exchange 2007 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008

• 967525 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967525/ ) Error 4 is returned when you synchronize a supported list of contact properties by using Exchange ActiveSync in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

• 967605 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967605/ ) A non-delivery report (NDR) is returned when a user sends an e-mail message to an X.400 address that includes the slash field separator in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

• 967676 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967676/ ) E-mail address properties of contacts changed through Exchange Web Services (EWS) are not updated in Outlook or Outlook Web Access (OWA) in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

• 967739 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967739/ ) If a sender requests a delivery receipt in an e-mail message, a delivery status notification (DSN) message is returned that has a blank subject in the body even though the original message contains a subject in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

• 968081 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968081/ ) Monthly recurring meetings are declined if the "Schedule only during working hours" option is enabled in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

• 968106 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968106/ ) Outlook clients are directed to global catalogs from the wrong domain if you are using a split session configuration to enable Outlook clients to access their mailboxes through an RPC/HTTP proxy server in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

• 968111 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968111/ ) Event ID 4999 is logged when an administrator deletes a mailbox store on an Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1-based server

• 968205 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968205/ ) The Microsoft Exchange Information Store service crashes every time that a specific database is mounted on a computer that is running Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

• 968224 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968224/ ) You still receive unexpected error messages when you run the Test-OwaConnectivity command or the Test-ActiveSyncConnectivity command after you apply hotfix KB954213 on an Exchange 2007 Service Pack 1-based server

• 968322 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968322/ ) An HTTP 500 error message is returned when you send a message that has a large attachment by using Outlook Web Access (OWA) with S/MIME installed in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

• 968350 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968350/ ) When you change the location field of a recurring calendar item to empty in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1, the location field is set to the default value of the recurring series if this recurring item is synchronized on a Windows Mobile device

• 968621 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968621/ ) The Microsoft Exchange Information Store service crashes when you use a Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007 server to perform a snapshot backup for an Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 server

• 968626 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968626/ ) Event ID 1009 is logged when you use an application to access a shared mailbox by using the POP3 protocol in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

• 968651 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968651/ ) Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 servers continue to contact a domain controller even after you exclude it by using the Set-ExchangeServer command

• 968715 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968715/ ) Both public logons and private logons that connect to a Client Access server (CAS) proxy are processed as private logons on an Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1-based server

• 969054 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969054/ ) Error message after an Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 user replies to a message that has more than 300 recipients in Outlook Web Access (OWA): "Microsoft Exchange issued an unexpected response (500)"

• 969089 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969089/ ) Some databases are not mounted on the target server after you use the Move-ClusteredMailboxServer command to transfer a clustered mailbox server (CMS) to an available passive cluster node in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

• 969129 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969129/ ) HTML e-mail messages that have a charset META tag that differs from the MIME charset tag are garbled when they are processed through disclaimer rules in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

• 969324 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969324/ ) Outlook crashes when you try to use Outlook to view e-mail messages that are arranged by subject in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

• 969436 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969436/ ) You cannot log on to a hidden mailbox by using Base64 authentication for IMAP4 or for POP3 in an Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 environment

• 969838 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969838/ ) An error message is returned when a user tries to change a recurring appointment in Office Outlook Web Access that was created in Outlook 2007 in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

• 969911 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969911/ ) Mailboxes do not follow E-mail Lifecycle (ELC) configuration or storage limitation policies in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

• 969943 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969943/ ) Memory leaks occur in the Powershell.exe process when you run the Get-MailboxStatistics command and the Get-PublicFolderStatistics command in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

• 969969 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969969/ ) Error message when an Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 user tries to delete a calendar item in OWA: "Outlook Web Access has encountered a Web browsing error"

• 970028 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970028/ ) The Store.exe process crashes when you use a WebDAV application to connect to Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

• 970086 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970086/ ) Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 crashes when the Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) version store is out of memory on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008

• 970277 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970277/ ) The System Attendant (SA) resource is not brought online or offline during a failover in an Exchange 2007 Service Pack 1 cluster environment

• 970444 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970444/ ) A move operation between an Exchange Server 2003-based server and an Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1-based server fails if the SimpleDisplayName attribute of a mailbox in the Exchange Server 2003-based server contains a single quotation mark

• 970515 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970515/ ) You receive an error message when you try to use the "New-Mailbox" command to create more than 1000 users who have the same “mailNickname” attribute (alias) in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

• 970526 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970526/ ) The EdgeTransport.exe process on a computer that is running Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 crashes when a MIME message that contains iCAL items for a recurring meeting has more than 999 occurrences

• 970725 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970725/ ) Public folder replication messages stay in the local delivery queue and cause an Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 database to grow quickly

• 970993 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970993/ ) Error message when a user tries to perform an address book search by using Outlook Web Access in an Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 environment: “The item that you attempted to access appears to be corrupted and cannot be accessed.”

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FSOCS performance analysis and capacity planning document

Document provides insights into performance testing and analysis conducted for the Forefront security for Office Communication Server. The document also provides the user with the information needed to petform capacity planning for the deployment and installation of Forefront Security for Office Communication Server.

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update for Communicator Mobile 2007 R2: July 2009 (kb969816)

Issues that this hotfix package fixes

• Homescreen support for new homescreens in Windows Mobile 6.5+ phones.
• Integration within the phone dialer for Windows Mobile 6.5+ phones.
• Communicator Mobile 2007 R2 now recognizes when the phone is roaming, and by default does not sign in to roaming networks.
• Additional support for joining conference calls from a Windows Mobile appointment. To do this, press Menu, and then press Join Conference.
• Enables users to log on with a username of the format user@example.com, in addition to domain\user.
• When placing Call via Work calls, callbacks are now automatically accepted.
• Microsoft Installer (MSI) installation on Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) fails. In this situation, users should install Communicator Mobile 2007 R2 by using a .Cab installation.
• AT&T FUZE devices set for High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) connection cannot handle voice and data at the same time. This causes Call via Work calls to fail unless the device is reverted to 3rd Generation (3G) by disabling HSDPA.

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FYI:
If you upgrade the old version of COMO and you have set remember password and the Mobile number for call back are reset/removed!

OCS R2 BPA and Windows 2008 sp2

I hope and I think that OCS R2 is supported on Windows 2008 sp2 but OCS BPA dosen’t like Windows 2008 sp2 (build 6.0.6002)

Server OCSR2-FE.domain.org is running a prerelease version of Windows Server 2008. Current installed build: 6.0.6002.

  

And OCS BPA dosen’t find missing KB972041

It must be time for a update for the OCS BPA !

btw: If you install windows 2008 sp 2 remote, don’t panic it takes time to update to sp2 and you will be able to connect remote after the reboot, but it takes a little longer that a normal boot ;)

Office Communications Server Public IM Connectivity Provisioning Guide

Information Required for Provisioning

To provision Office Communications Server public IM connectivity, you need the following information:

· Microsoft Agreement Number

· Access Edge service fully qualified domain name (FQDN)

· Primary Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) domain

· Any additional SIP domains

· Any additional Access Edge service FQDNs

· Contact information

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OCS: MSN PIC for free :)

Windows Live: Customers with Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Standard Client Access License or Office Communications Server 2007/ Live Communications Server 2005 SP1 Standard CAL license with active Software Assurance (SA) qualify for federation with Windows Live Messenger without additional licensing requirements. Customers who do not meet the qualifying requirement should buy the Office Communications Server Public IM Connectivity license for federation with Windows Live Messenger.

AOL/Yahoo!: Federation with AOL and Yahoo! requires the Office Communications Server Public IM Connectivity (PIC) per user subscription license. The PIC License provides connectivity to both IM service providers. There are no license options for connectivity to only one provider, but administrators can choose which service provider they provision.

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http://www.microsoft.com/communicationsserver/en/us/public-im-connectivity.aspx

http://blogs.technet.com/mikkelbn/default.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/communicationsserver/en/us/public-im-connectivity.aspx

OCS and CS1000 integrations problem (no SIP-GW-ID)

When connecting OCS and Nortel CS1000 you can run in to problem regarding your patch level on the CS1000.

Please be sure that your Cs1000 has installed all the right Patches, use the “dep list” from Nortel

I had a problem here regarding a customer that’s has a running OCS/CS1000 enviroment, but suddenly some problem started accruing after CS1000 patch install.

The MCM log had stuff like this:
MediationServer 503/504 handler: there is no "sip-gw-id" parameter in the stored INVITE
”504 server time out” and ”no sip-gw-id”.
ProcessRequestFromGateway: there is no "sip-gw-id" parameter in the incoming INVITE

The problem is no/missing sip-gw-id in the invite.

Working (incl sip-gw-id):
x-nt-ocn-id: <sip:8987;phone-context=cdp.udp@doamin.org;user=phone>;sip-gw-id=CS1000

Not working:
x-nt-ocn-id: <sip:8987;phone-context=cdp.udp@doamin.org;user=phone>

To fix this, you need the SigServer patch p25226_1.spm it was disabled after installing and other patch.

IT Manager: Platform Solution Blueprint – Unified Communications

What stage are your deployment in ?

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Office 2010 the movie :)

Great geek : http://www.office2010themovie.com/

I love Users :)

One of my teammates (Martin) got a good question today: when the Communicator uses its number keypad, is it possible to change the order of the numbers so it follows the way they are on my keyboard !?!

:) :) :) :) I love users :) :) :) :) :D

 

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Hotfix KB 972041

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Issues that this update package fixes

This update package fixes the following issues:

• The license expiration date for Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 R2 Evaluation Edition was calculated incorrectly. This causes OCS 2007 R2 Evaluation Edition to expire on June 13, 2009. This update fixes the license expiration date calculation for the OCS 2007 R2 Evaluation Edition. By downloading this update, the expiration date will be based correctly on the installation date of the server.
• Earlier updates of OCS 2007 R2 required Microsoft Message Queuing (also known as MSMQ) to be installed on OCS 2007 R2 Enterprise Edition Distributed – Front End or the OCS 2007 R2 Standard Edition. This update removes that requirement.
• The RTC Media Relay driver in OCS Edge Server has also been updated this update.

This cumulative update also includes the following previously released updates:

• 968879 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968879/ ) You cannot forward a call between federated users in Communications Server 2007 R2

• 968938 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968938/ ) The Communications Server 2007 R2 - A/V Edge Authentication Server does not recognize a token request if the locale for RTCProxyService is not en-US/409

• 969010 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969010/ ) Communications Server 2007 R2 performance counters are missing in Performance Monitor

• 968910 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968910/ ) Communications Server 2007 does not detect the changes when Unified Messaging dial plans or UM servers are added

Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 Hotfix KB 972042 (6907.34)

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Issues that this update package fixes

This update package fixes the following issues:

• The license expiration date for Office Communicator (OC) 2007 R2 Evaluation Edition was calculated incorrectly. This causes OC 2007 R2 Evaluation Edition to expire on June 13, 2009. This update fixes the license expiration date calculation for the OC 2007 R2 Evaluation Edition. By downloading this update, the expiration date will be based correctly on the installation date of the OC 2007 R2.

This update also includes the following previously released updates:

• 971078 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971078/ ) An Automatic Update download is not initiated on a computer that is running Office Communicator 2007 R2 build 3.5.6907.9

• 968504 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968504/ ) Description of the Communicator 2007 R2 update for Microsoft Online Services

• 968623 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968623/ ) You experience one-way audio when LG-Nortel IP8540 or Polycom CX700 phones are used in an Audio Video call on Windows XP

• 968624 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968624/ ) Error events occur when you disconnect a computer that is running Communicator 2007 R2 from the network: "Event ID: 3" or "Event ID: 7"

• 968625 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968625/ ) Description of a hotfix that applies the initial changes for the integration of Office Communicator 2007 R2 and the next version of Office after the Office 2007 release

• 968628 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968628/ ) Communicator 2007 R2 stores the Actual Remote Number (The number that is dialed) for outgoing calls to a remote party

• 968631 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968631/ ) The font in the Conversation window is very small when you run Office Communicator 2007 R2 on a Windows Vista-based computer that has high DPI (120 DPI) with Internet Explorer 8 installed

• 968632 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968632/ ) You cannot click the password field and enter a password when you sign in to Office Communicator 2007 R2

• 968634 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968634/ ) Description of Office Communicator 2007 R2 update to support Polycom roundtable devices

• 968690 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968690/ ) In Office Communicator 2007 R2, User A gets a failure-to-deliver message after sending an IM to User B even though User B receives the message

ThinkPad® X301, T400 and T500 laptops, Unified Communications qualified laptops with Microsoft® Office Communicator.

Lenovo helps your enterprise solve the challenges of tomorrow's complex business environments with simplified, easy-to-use, unified communication solutions. We offer the industry's first Unified Communications qualified laptops with Microsoft® Office Communicator. Our ThinkPad® X301, T400 and T500 laptops give business users a leading high-quality voice and video access point that includes:

1. Optimal speaker placement for a richer, fuller sound experience
2. Ten-band equalization and dynamic range compression for a more balanced sound experience
3. Easy switching between headphones and speakers through Audio Director
4. 1.3 megapixel camera with digital zoom for optimal video conferencing

So Lenovo now knows the road of the Unified Communication leader, this is the right way for UC :)

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Exchange Server Remote Connectivity Analyzer

Great tool for testing Remote connection to Exchange.

www.testexchangeconnectivity.com

info here

I vote for a tool like this for OCS remote connectivity, incl. AV, Webconference, ISA/reverse proxy etc.

I know that OCS and Edge server problems isn’t just the external firewall ports and external Certificate, problems can also be internal firewalls, Loadbalancer and internal certificate incl. OCS configuration. If a OCS tool like this just could test all the external configuration – certificate and ports / firewall on the Edge server this would be nice.

(but creating a tool for OCS edge might not be as easy as posting this blog)  …… :)

Unified Communications Phones and Peripherals Datasheet

Communicator 2007, delivering communications solutions that are easy to deploy, use and manage.
The datasheet provides the following information about each device:

• A thumbnail photo of the device
• Hardware type
• Name of the partner that produces the device
• Product name
• A brief description of the device
• URL for the partner's Unified Communications landing page

New stuff like Lenovo laptops are incl.

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