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In the first part of this article series, I briefly introduced the environment, the Exchange 2019 server has now been installed and the configuration and migration can begin. The second part deals with the configuration of the installed Exchange 2019 server. Here is an overview of the environment: If it is a larger Exchange ... Read more
The current CU15 for Exchange Server 2019, like the CU14, has been released for Windows Server 2025. The CU15 supports the inplace upgrade to Exchange Server SE RTM. However, the Inplace Upgrade only supports the upgrade of the Exchange installation. The operating system cannot be upgraded via Inplace Upgrade. So if you want to upgrade from October 2025 ... Read more
I am now having problems updating to CU15 on the second Exchange 2019 CU14 server. The CU15 setup aborts in my environment on a Windows Server 2022 with January updates at step 4 of 16 with the following error: On the first server, I wasn't quite sure whether the server wasn't still ... Read more
The new Exchange Server version is expected this year. It makes sense to start working on the migration of existing Exchange 2016 servers to Exchange SE now, as the time window for the migration is short. However, this is not a problem if you prepare in good time. This article is about the migration of ... Read more
CU15 for Exchange Server 2019 was recently released, heralding the end of Exchange 2019 servers and the beginning of Exchange Server SE. This article is generally about preparing for the migration and the options for the introduction of Exchange Server SE. Background and facts Microsoft already recommends ... Read more
Today Microsoft released CU15 for Exchange Server 2019. CU15 is an important update for Exchange Server 2019: Firstly, it is the last CU to be released for Exchange 2019 and secondly, it brings Exchange 2019 onto the same code base as Exchange Server SE. After the installation ... Read more
At this point I would like to give you an overview of my favorite tools for the overview of e-mail relevant settings and troubleshooting. The tools often help me to analyze and fix problems in the mail flow. Often the problems with sending or receiving emails are not caused by you, but by the sender or ... Read more
With a new Windows Server 2025 template for vmware, the customization of the operating system with a "VM Customization Specifications" did not work. Brief explanation: With vmware vSphere, VMs can be created from a template. The template is a template with the operating system installed and all relevant basic settings. New VMs can be cloned very quickly from this template. ... Read more
Thanks to artificial intelligence, FrankysWeb is now also available in English. Not all posts have been translated yet, but the number is steadily increasing. To read a post in English, you can now switch the language. There is a switch for the language in the ribbon: If the post has already been translated, it will ... Read more
Microsoft has now also released Exchange Server 2019 CU14 for Windows Server 2025. Originally, CU15 was to be released for Windows Server 2025 first, but this step has now been brought forward. The release of CU14 for Windows Server 2025 serves as preparation for the upgrade to Exchange Server SE. This means that existing Exchange Servers can now be upgraded to ... Read more
