Microsoft Exchange Server Interview Questions & Answers Part 2

What is witness share?

FSW will play their role when there is even number of DAG. The inner core cluster technology is implemented utilizing the quorum type Node and File Share Majority.

To check the File Share Witness Server use the following powershell command

Get-Cluster <cluster> | Get-ClusterQuorum | FL

When the DAG member is in even number the witness.log file is locked by the cluster computer account which provides teh quorum type type Node and File Share Majority.

By default in the odd DAG members we will not able to see the witness.log file in the shared drive of file share witness server.

What is the database technology using in Exchange 2010?

Exchange Server uses its own technology built on the Extensible Storage Engine (ESE), sometimes referred to as a JET database.

What is public folder?

Public Folders [PFs] were introduced in Exchange 4.0 as a way to collect, organize and easily share information with other users. They were, and still are, used to share documents, e-mail messages, contacts and calendars. By mail-enabling a PF, users can also send e-mails to them, a feature that allows PFs to serve as a distribution group archive or a discussion forum for example.

Public folders can contain contacts, calendar items, messages, journal entries, or notes.

What is virtual directory?

A virtual directory is used by Internet Information Services (IIS) to allow access to a web application such as Exchange ActiveSync, Outlook Web App, or the Autodiscover service. You can manage a variety of virtual directory settings on Exchange 2013 including authentication, security, and reporting settings

What are the methods that we can manage Exchange 2013?

Exchange Control Panel and Exchange Management Shell

Importance of Exchange management shell in 2013?

Through management shell we can manage and configure 100% of Exchange server features and configuration, ECP have some limitations

How many nodes we can add in exchange 2013 DAG? And port used for replication?

16 nodes can be added, port: 64327 

What is quorum?

The quorum configuration in a failover cluster determines the number of failures that the cluster can sustain while still remaining online.  If an additional failure occurs beyond this threshold, the cluster will stop running

What is the difference between distribution & dynamic distribution list?

Dynamic distribution groups are mail-enabled Active Directory group objects that are created to expedite the mass sending of email messages and other information within a Microsoft Exchange organization.

Back-up methods that you are familiar with?

Windows Server Backup

Retention policy and tag in Exchange 2013?

Retention policies are applied to mailboxes to apply message retention settings. A mailbox can’t have more than one retention policy. It’s a collection of retention tags that can be applied to a mailbox.

Personal tags can apply to folders users create themselves or to individual items. It’s premium Exchange feature and requires an Exchange Enterprise client access license (CAL).

A retention policy tag (RPT) applies retention settings to the default folders (Inbox, Deleted Items, and Sent Items) in a mailbox, and all items that are in these default folders inherit the folders’ policy tag.

How to create a global address list and make it default GAL in Exchange 2013?

New-GlobalAddressList -Name "GAL_Contoso" -IncludedRecipients MailboxUsers -ConditionalCompany Contoso

 

What is the difference between port 465 & 587?

Ports 465 and 587 are intended for email client to email server communication.

Port 465 is for smtps - SSL encryption is started automatically before any SMTP level communication.

Port 587 is for msa (Message Submission Agent)- it is almost like standard SMTP port. SSL encryption may be started by STARTTLS command at SMTP level if server supports it.
MSA should accept email after authentication (e.g. after SMTP AUTH). It helps to stop outgoing spam when netmasters of DUL ranges can block outgoing connections to SMTP port.

How to check auto discovery is working perfectly from outlook /exchange server for a user?

Test-OutlookWebServices -identity: j.doe@example.com –MailboxCredential (Get-Credential)

Turn MS Outlook, find its icon in the system tray and right-click it while holding ctrl key. From the context menu, choose “Test E-mail AutoConfiguration…”.


Microsoft Exchange Server Interview Questions & Answers Part 3