Exchange 2010 SP1: More Than a Simple Upgrade

This update improves the OWA interface, adds granular replication for DAGs, and includes many enhanced management features

I'm confused by Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1. Bewilderment isn't a natural state for me, so maybe the confusion results from the evolving definition of what Microsoft will or won't include in a service pack. In the past, a service pack consisted of a selection of bug fixes designed to improve the reliability and robustness of the software. New features might be introduced, but perhaps without the benefit of a GUI so they had to be controlled through registry settings or ...

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jabramo
on Nov 3, 2010
Certainly SP1 has shown its imaturity amongst Microsoft services packs. We had three nicely operational Exchange servers with DAG working like a tunned clock. It all came down to halt when SP1 was applied to the servers where we lost all three servers due to not being able to communicate with each other. This was the most unfortunate event an administrator could face. Exchange SP1 has waaayyy lot more to get the buy-in from its clients and I'm sure SP2 can take care of SP1 by next year.

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Exchange Server 2010 Project Plan

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Planning


A First Look at Echange 2010

Exchange 2010 SP1: More Than a Simple Upgrade

Exchange Server Deployment Options

Preparing to Deploy Exchange 2010

Advancements in Exchange 2010 and Communications Server "14"

Planning for Exchange Server 2010 Personal Archives

Load Testing with Exchange 2010

Exchange 2010: Can You Have Too Much RAM?

Session 1: Bigger Mailboxes, Fewer Disks, Less Money

Migrating


Migrating from Exchange Server 2003 to Exchange Server 2010: A Small Organization Perspective

Going Virtual with Exchange 2010

Exchange Server's Client Access: An Introduction

Exchange Server's Client Access: Deploying Your Servers

Session 2: Virtualization The Straight Scoop

Exchange Server's Client Access: Load-Balancing Your Servers

Exchange Server’s Client Access: Securing Your Servers

Moving Mailboxes the Exchange 2010 Way

Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Mailbox Import and Export

Working with the Features of Exchange 2010


Mastering Exchange Server 2010’s Exchange Control Panel

Exchange 2010: High Availability with DAGs

Deploying Database Availability Groups in Exchange Server 2010

What’s New In Exchange 2010 & Remote PowerShell

Exchange Server’s Client Access: Server Administration

Exchange Server 2010 Role Based Access Control

Auditing Administrators’ Actions with Exchange 2010

Database Maintenance in Exchange Server 2010 SP1

Information Rights Management in Exchange 2010

Exchange 2010 High Availability

Walkthrough of Exchange 2010 DAG Creation

Multi-Mailbox Search in Exchange Server 2010

Exchange 2010 MRM: Implementing New Retention Policies

Exchange 2010 MRM: How to Modify and Reduce Help Desk Calls About Retention Policies

Manipulating Mailbox Contents in Exchange 2010

More Exchange 2010 SP1 Mailbox Cmdlets

Prevent Problems with Exchange Server 2010's MailTips

OWA Customization in Exchange 2010

Exchange Server 2010: A New Mobile Frontier

Unified Messaging in Exchange 2010

Session 3: Exchange Management Shell