Earlier today the Exchange CXP team released a number of Update Rollups for versions of Exchange Server to the Download Center and via Microsoft Update. Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 20...
Updated Jul 01, 2019
Version 2.0
Blog Post
Finally! My oh my, I had to postpone our migration from E2K7 to E2K10 for almost 2 months due to the permanent store crashes w/ PF replication enabled.
With RU2 the crashes went along, finally! Thanks for the fix @the dev's!
Nevertheless, I have to:
<rant on>
It was impossible for me to get the KB2423776 patch which would've fixed that specific issue in my setup. I didn't expected to get the patch for free. I opened a ticket, paid 300 bucks, got called back - 'uhm, sorry, but not for you'. Even though I've got SA on Exchange, I couldn't get that 'private patch', because 'your support level is too low/weak/whatever' - oh, thanks..
I know that the Exchange dev department is not responsible for the MS support strategy, but hey, please please inform your managers that denying an _existing_ bugfix/patch from people, who request exactly that patch to solve their server problem, does not only annoy admins..
And to the tops: Even though the message at the support portal said: 'no charge if your issue doesn't get solved', I did got charged of the 300 bucks for a support call that just made clear, that I'm not 'worth' enough to get the support I paid for.. another thanks there..
</rant off>
Anyhow, thanks again to the Exchange dev team! I visited your blog almost every day in the last weeks, and felt a big relief today seeing the RU2 release.
With RU2 the crashes went along, finally! Thanks for the fix @the dev's!
Nevertheless, I have to:
<rant on>
It was impossible for me to get the KB2423776 patch which would've fixed that specific issue in my setup. I didn't expected to get the patch for free. I opened a ticket, paid 300 bucks, got called back - 'uhm, sorry, but not for you'. Even though I've got SA on Exchange, I couldn't get that 'private patch', because 'your support level is too low/weak/whatever' - oh, thanks..
I know that the Exchange dev department is not responsible for the MS support strategy, but hey, please please inform your managers that denying an _existing_ bugfix/patch from people, who request exactly that patch to solve their server problem, does not only annoy admins..
And to the tops: Even though the message at the support portal said: 'no charge if your issue doesn't get solved', I did got charged of the 300 bucks for a support call that just made clear, that I'm not 'worth' enough to get the support I paid for.. another thanks there..
</rant off>
Anyhow, thanks again to the Exchange dev team! I visited your blog almost every day in the last weeks, and felt a big relief today seeing the RU2 release.