how to check Exchange 2007 version

It’s usually fairly easy to find out the current service pack level of a Microsoft Product. Normally, the product’s version information includes the information “Service Pack: #” or something similar. Not so with Exchange 2007. To find out an Exchange 2007′s service pack level, you must first find the build number and then compare the build number to this Microsoft KB article.

To find your build number from the Management Console select “Server Configuration”, right-click your server and select “Properties” and look on the “General” tab.

To find your build number from the Management Shell, run get-exchangeserver against the Exchange server in question. You will want to pipe the output into a different view to be able to see the full version number; for example get-exchangeserver | list. Look for the “AdminDisplayVersion:” line. The “Exchange Version” line, according to this article, refers to “the minimum version of the product that can read the object” and is not the number you need.

Then, compare the build number to Microsoft KB158530. As an example, I am running build 240.6 which equates to Exchange 2007 SP1.

For further reference, check out KB152439 “How to determine the version number, the build number, and the service pack level of Exchange Server”

some important links

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/158530
http://blogs.technet.com/b/scottschnoll/archive/2006/12/31/exchange-2007-platforms-and-product-keys.aspx
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/152439

Exchagne 2007 Commands

The following commands are for the single Exchange Server 2007 scenario

#holding the MailBox, Client Access, Hub Transport roles

#Check the SCP details (Autodiscover Uri):

Get-ClientAccessServer | FL

#Set the new URI for SCP

Get-ClientAccessServer | Set-ClientAccessServer -AutoDiscoverServiceInternalUri https://yourFQDNServer/Autodiscover/Autodiscover.xml

#Check the Web Services URL:

Get-WebServicesVirtualDirectory | FL

#Set the new URL for Web Services:

Get-WebServicesVirtualDirectory | Set-WebServicesVirtualDirectory -InternalUrl https://yourFQDN/EWS/Exchange.asmx -ExternalUrl https://yourFQDN/EWS/Exchange.asmx

#To Install Commercial Certificates for Active Sync OR for Security purpose

#List Certificates in local store:

Get-ExchangeCertificate

#Asign an existing Certificate ofr Exchange Services:

#Enable-ExchangeCertificate

And follow the Screen Steps This will ask for Thumb print of the certificate that you want to enable for any purpose like POP, IIS, SMTP, IMAP

POP = POP3

SMTP = SMTP

IIS= Wemail and Active Sync

IMAP=IMAP

#Additional links:

#How to Install GoDaddy SSL Certificate in IIS6

http://www.netometer.com/video/tutorials/godaddy-ssl-certificate/index.php

#How to Install GoDaddy SSL Certificate in IIS7

http://www.netometer.com/video/tutorials/iis7-godaddy-ssl-certificate/ 

#run fillowing command from shell to allow and accept External email by Distribution list. 

Set-DistributionGroup <"ditribution list name"> -RequireSenderAuthenticationEnabled $False