Anyone who has configured Exchange 2013 IM integration with Lync Server at some point has to modify the web.config file on the Mailbox servers to configure OWA with the proper certificate for enabling IM. Another thing is that when you have configured this and you apply a Cumulative Update to Exchange 2013, these settings will be overwritten in the web.config, and you need to reapply those changes to the web.config file. This is where the script Configure-IMIntegration.ps1 might come in handy.
Requirements
Using the script requires Exchange 2013 and Lync Server. You need to provide the Lync pool and the Mailbox server you want to configure needs to have a valid certificate assigned to UM services. Note that the script does not perform the following steps:
Usage
The script Configure-IMIntegration.ps1 uses the following syntax:
.\Configure-IMIntegration.ps1 [-Server <String>] -PoolFQDN <String> [-AllCAS] [-AllMailbox]
A quick walk-through on the parameters and switches:
So, suppose you want to quickly reconfigure IM integration on a Mailbox server after applying a Cumulative Update, you can use:
.\Configure-IMIntegration.ps1 -PoolFQDN lync.contoso.com –Server exchange01.contoso.com
Or, you can quickly configure Mailbox servers and CAS servers for IM integration after performing the required steps to configure the trusted application settings and installing and assigning the certificate for UM:
.\ Configure-IMIntegration.ps1 -PoolFQDN lync.contoso.com -AllMaibox –AllCAS
Note that the script will skip Mailbox servers for which it cannot find a valid UM certificate assignment. In the example above, the CAS servers had already been enabled for IM.
Download
You can download the script from the TechNet Gallery here.
Feedback
Feedback is welcomed through the comments. If you got scripting suggestions or questions, do not hesitate using the contact form.
Revision History
See TechNet Gallery page.
As some of you may have noticed, it has been a bit more quiet here than it used to be. Well, after several months of collaborative hard work, blood, sweat and tears, it is finally ready (and in stores just in time for the Holidays):
Together with fellow Exchange MVP Jaap Wesselius, we will talk you through topics such as:
This 600+ page book will take a PowerShell-first approach when talking about Exchange Server 2013. You can order the book from Amazon here. I have also added it to the book page here, which also contains other noteworthy books when you want to learn about Exchange or related technologies like PowerShell, Active Directory or Lync Server.
Microsoft recently released a Cumulative Update (CU) for Exchange 2013 and Update Rollups (UR) for Exchange 2007 and 2010.
At this time you probably heard that UR 8 for Exchange 2010 had to be pulled up, but it has been re-released, so the discovered problems should be fixed now.
Microsoft has recently released the December updates for the Outlook 2007/2010/2013 Junk E-mail Filter.
“This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail.”
The update is available for Outlook 2007, Outlook 2010 (32-bit, 64-bit) and Outlook 2013 (32-bit, 64-bit) or you can use Microsoft Update. As usual the update comes with the corresponding Knowledge Base article:
A quick heads-up today as the recently released KB2899591 hotfix adds MAPI/http support for Outlook 2010 clients. This will benefit organizations using Exchange 2013 SP1 or later considering switching from RPC/http to MAPI/http. The KB article includes details on the additional fixes that are included in hotfix KB2899591 as well.
You can request the hotfix for x86 and x64 versions of Outlook 2010 here.
Links to background information on MAPI/http, its impact on client performance, and impact on network traffic in an earlier blog post here.
Today the Exchange Team released Rollup 8 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3 (KB2986475). This update raises Exchange 2010 version number to 14.3.224.1.
This Rollup contains a security update to fix a potential elevation of privilege issue (bulletin MS14-075).
Notes:
As with any Hotfix, Rollup or Service Pack, I’d recommend to thoroughly test this rollup in a test and acceptance environment first, prior to implementing it in production.
You can download Exchange 2010 SP3 Rollup 8 here.
Today the Exchange Team released Rollup 15 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 (KB2996150). This update raises Exchange 2007 version number to 8.3.389.2.
This Rollup contains a security update to fix a potential elevation of privilege issue (bulletin MS14-075).
Notes:
As with any Hotfix, Rollup or Service Pack, I’d recommend to thoroughly test this rollup in a test and acceptance environment first, prior to implementing it in production.
You can download Exchange 2007 SP3 Rollup 15 here.
The Exchange team is announcing today a number of releases. Today’s releases include updates for Exchange Server 2013, 2010, and 2007. The following packages are now available on the Microsoft download center.
These releases represent the latest set of fixes available for each of their respective products. The releases include fixes for customer reported issues and minor feature improvements. The cumulative updates and rollup updates for each product version contain important updates for recently introduced Russian time zones, as well as fixes for the security issues identified in MS14-075. Also available for release today are MS14-075 Security Updates for Exchange Server 2013 Service Pack 1 and Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 6.
Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 7 includes updates which make migrating to Exchange Server 2013 easier. These include:
Customers with Public Folders deployed in an environment where multiple Exchange versions co-exist will want to read Brian Day’s post for additional information.
Cumulative Update 7 includes minor improvements in the area of backup. We encourage all customers who backup their Exchange databases to upgrade to Cumulative Update 7 as soon as possible and complete a full backup once the upgrade has been completed. These improvements remove potential challenges restoring a previously backed up database.
For the latest information and product announcements about Exchange 2013, please read What's New in Exchange 2013, Release Notes and Exchange 2013 documentation on TechNet.
Cumulative Update 7 includes Exchange-related updates to Active Directory schema and configuration. For information on extending schema and configuring Active Directory, please review Prepare Active Directory and Domains in Exchange 2013 documentation.
Reminder: Customers in hybrid deployments where Exchange is deployed on-premises and in the cloud, or who are using Exchange Online Archiving (EOA) with their on-premises Exchange deployment are required to deploy the most current Cumulative Update release.
Note: Documentation may not be fully available at the time this post was published.
