Upgrade Mail Flow Central V1.3 to V1.4

How do I upgrade mail flow central v1.3 to v1.4?

MFC 1.4 is only useful for customers who are experiencing capacity issues with 1.3.
There are no new features or reports. MFC 1.4 takes advantage of some changes to the underlying MFC infrastructure components to scale to a greater number of messages per day. If you are not having capacity issues, upgrading to MFC 1.4 provides no value.

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Mail Flow Central questions

I was wondering if anyone can give me the official stance on if MFC is still supported or not. An IronPort engineer that I've been working with tells me that it's not supported anymore, but I just went through IronPort training for the C-series and the instructor tells me that it is supported through next year or so. When I check the knowledge base I see references to check the product page for information about MFC, but nothing is listed. I can't seem to find any documentation or software downloads.

Here is info from the Support Portal.
Click on "Announcements & Policies" on the left panel, then "IronPort Systems Product Discontinuance Policy" at the top of the page.
At the bottom, it mentions this:
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Software Support
IronPort AsyncOS and Mail Flow Central software releases are supported for up to eighteen (18) months from the First Customer Shipment Date (FCS), or two (2) subsequent major releases of such software, whichever occurs first. At such time, the software reaches EOL. Major releases of the software are designated as an increment in the first number in a release designation (i.e. 4.y.z to 5.y.z).
At EOL, Engineering, Customer Support and the IronPort Threat Operations Center no longer provide support for the software release. Thus, update releases (e.g. service, maintenance, and patches) are no longer created for the software release and "signatures," "rules," or similar data services may not be compatible with discontinued versions of the software. To receive software support and updates, customers are required to upgrade to a supported version of the software.
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Then, if you click on "IronPort AsyncOS for Email" at the very bottom. It mentions this at the very bottom:
Mail Flow Central December 17, 2004 July 31, 2011
I was wondering if anyone can give me the official stance on if MFC is still supported or not. An IronPort engineer that I've been working with tells me that it's not supported anymore, but I just went through IronPort training for the C-series and the instructor tells me that it is supported through next year or so. When I check the knowledge base I see references to check the product page for information about MFC, but nothing is listed. I can't seem to find any documentation or software downloads.

AsyncOS with mail flow central

Hi gUrus,
What version of Asyncos that has a mail flow central.
any idea?
regards,
capt winters

With version 6 you can do on-box tracking and reporting. You can also use a M-machine to do centralized tracking and reporting. With other versions (4/5) you can allready use the windows mail flow central.
Peter.

Running Mail Flow Central without direct connection?

Do we have a possibility to run Mail Flow Central (Version 1.4.0 (103)) without direct connection to the devices?
I mean: We have a local copy of (all) the logfiles, but we cannot connect directly from our local installation of MFC to the devices.
How can we "import" this logfiles on our local installation of MFC?

Thank you.
I found the directory:
MailFlowCentral\Mail Flow Central\mailFC\mgaLogs\incomingI tried the following steps:
a) I copy some files from the offline-log-directory "mail_logs" looking like [email protected]
b) I stopped and started the service "Mail Flow Central"
-> No luck: There is currently no data in the Mail Flow Central database.
c) I renamed the above files to [email protected] and repeated b).
-> No luck: There is currently no data in the Mail Flow Central database.
d) I moved the above files to the manually created \1\ and repeated b).
-> No luck: There is currently no data in the Mail Flow Central database.
e) I renamed back the above files to [email protected] still in \1\ and repeated b).
-> No luck: There is currently no data in the Mail Flow Central database.
Could you please have a look what I need else for my installed MFC-version 1.4.0-103?
In the meantime, I have added a "dummy-host" with the IP "localhost" and the logname "mail*".
Seconds after I put some of the above files (with or without the extension .001.r) the files are processed and moved to MailFlowCentral\Mail Flow Central\mailFC\mgaLogs\archive\1
Unfortunately, the results remain the same: There is currently no data in the Mail Flow Central database.
But in the host-section I found this error:Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:10:54 +0100 Failed Unsuccessful import. Error while importing file. Import failed, an error occurred with the downloaded log file: '[Errno 13] Permission denied: '.\\mgaLogs\\incoming\\1\\[email protected]''
What kind of permission should I set (I'm trying it actually on my WinXP without any permission set on this MFC-Directories..)

Cisco IronPort Mail Flow Central

Hello,
We are currently in the process of trying to migrate Mail Flow Central from a windows server 2003 VM to a windows server 2008 VM. I have a few questions regarding this migration. Is their any sort of guide that I can follow? Also, what is the latest software download link for MFC? I already have the database installed (for previous version), but in the install it wants me to reinstall it again? If you can provide help files to ease this migration that would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Alex

Stephan is correct - MFC support ended Jul 2011. There may be an external customer that is willing to answer and provide any pointers for your migration. We, as Cisco, do not have any guides or best practices available for MFC. It would be all customer side work and migration supportability only.
http://www.cisco.com/web/ironport/asyncOS_sma_eol_dates.html
-Robert

Mail Flow Central - Slowness and database issues

Hello,
My MFC database is about 220 gig, keeping 45 days of data. It is running on a large system (Quad XEON Processor HP ML 570, with 6 Spindals for the data drive) and it still gets so busy it shuts down MySql.
Support keeps telling me to index the tables, but they are indexed, and I keep getting errors.
Is anyone else having issues?
Anybody with a database this size or larger?
Thanks,
Mike

From our experience the performance issues with MFC are around the purge process.
Our ugly work around was to set the purge date to 3 months our and to start over with a clean database every 2 months or so. Effective the purge never happens, we wipe and recreate. Like I said it is an ugly kludge. Eight weeks of data ends up being about a 512GB size database in our environment.
Long-term I think MFC has to go to a rolling partitioned table solution, based on date. So then the purge process can be done more efficiently at the partition level.
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/partitioning-types.html
- Erich

Mail flow central 1.4

All,
how should we get to a supported customers for downloading 1.4 mfc ???
your help will be appreciated

If you already have MFC 1.3 just write an email to support and ask for the new version. They should give you a download option.
Cheers,
Mark

Is Mail Flow Center running under Windows 2008 ?

Is the Ironport MFC working with MS Windows Server 2008 ?
I have to order a new server for our MFC - in our company Windows 2003 is not longer supported.
Thanks !

Wow, no longer supporting Server 2003? Your organization moves fast compared to mine.
On your topic, I wanted to hear what the official answer is on this so wanted to post a reply. I've been told that IronPort is trying to discontinue support for Mail Flow Central. I always liked it but have since moved over to a M-series box. The one thing that the M-series box can't do that Mail Flow Central could is provide a daily e-mailed report based on IP. I used that daily with Mail Flow Central. Now I have to generate the report manually and export the data, still works but takes me 20 seconds every day.
Long live the nation!

Mail flow - download where?

Hi gurus, i know that this is already eol..correct me if im wrong..but i have my c10 with a problem on mailflow. im going to reinstall it using version 1.4.
any idea where i can download it? or any tips maybe.
thank you.
kira

HI Kira,
To me it's not clear what your question is. Please make it some more clear.
If I understand you right you have an old C10 with a problem in it's mail flow.
Or.... are you trying to re-use a C10 for Mail Flow Central (MFC)? And are you seeking the MFC software? If this last is the case, to things:
1) You loose your warranty and support on the C10 if you install an other OS on it. (Besides the fact that Ironport appliances do not have a video card installed, which is needed for most OS installations).
2) You can get your MFC software via your sales contact.
If I totally misunderstood you, please clarify your question.
Best Regards,
Steven

Mail flow problem after upgrade from cu1 to sp1

I have update Exchange server 2013 CU1 to SP1 (CAS Role). After upgrade mail cannot flow. all the mail are stuck.
CAS server use to mail flow outside and receive from outside. but The problem is this CAS server mail flow not work after upgrade exchange server 2013 CU1 to SP1.
Please give suggest.
Thanks

I didn't connect to queue viewer as because the version of exchange 2013 server are different. in the environment two CAS server and two Mailbox server. i just update one CAS server into SP1. and another CAS in CU3. Mailbox 01 is CU3 and Mailbox 02 is CU
1. So their is version difference in the environment.
So, when i update CAS server to SP1. That server is not working for mail flow.
Please suggest.

Mail flow completely broken after upgrading Exchange Server 2013 CU3 (Build 775.38) to Exchange Server 2013 SP1 (Build 847.32)

internal mail flow completely broken.
external mail flow completely broken.
i upgraded exchange server as follows:
1. setup.exe /PrepareSchema /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms
2. setup.exe /PrepareAD /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms
3. upgraded the exchange server with GUI installer
also considered this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2938053/en-us
receive connectors :
Transport Service couldn't start, then i disabled hub transports, and it starts, but no mail flow on port 25. according to this:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/24056.what-the-crash.aspx
i didn't have any success to fix mail flow, any solution?

Hi Alireza
The above tech-net http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/24056.what-the-crash.aspx
will be applicable only if we get these events in the app log 1019,1018,1036,4999
You can check the transport service is running in which service account - Local or network
It should be running in network account by default.
You can run get-transportagent and check if there are any transport agents installed
If you find them then disable all the transport agents that you have installed on the Exchange servers by running disable-transportagents
Disable the antivirus if you have any installed.
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Exchange 2013 upgrade from 2010 and no mail flow and cannot move mailboxes

I am in the process of moving to Ex 2013 from 2010. I have installed Ex 2013 SP1 on a new server 2012 R2. All of my Ex 2010 servers are SP3 RU 5. Ex 2013 is running and I can connect through the EAC and see all other Exchange servers and connectors that
were already in existence. Several puzzling things are happening now that the servers are in coexistence:
1) As soon as Ex 2013 was installed on the network, many Outlook users are continuously being prompted to enter their domain credentials. They can cancel the prompt and Outlook still sends/receives email. No user mailboxes are on Ex 2013 yet.
Why is this happening?
2) I am following the Ex 2013 Deployment Assistant and I get to the step to move the Ex 2010 Arbitration mailbox to Ex 2013 and the move does not happen--it just says "syncing" and never completes. I tried moving a test mailbox from Ex 2010
to the 2013 database and I get the same result. I created the move request on the Ex2013 server and I see it as queued on the Ex2010 server, so I know they are "talking" to each other. However, when reviewing the status of the move I
see "MapiExceptionNoAccess: Unable to open message store".
3) There seems to be no mail flow on the same Ex2013 server or between the Ex 2010 and 2013 servers. I created two new test user mailboxes in Ex 2013. The Ex2013 mailboxes cannot send/receive to each other or to Ex 2010 users. This
seems strange, unless I am completely missing something in the Ex 2013 install?
I know this is a lot in one post, but following the Deployment assistant, I was hoping this would be something that others have faced. Thanks for any input here.

Does the below points already fit for you.
Exchange 2013 Supported with the following minimum versions of Exchange:
1) Exchange*** 2010 SP3 on all Exchange 2010 servers in the organization, including Edge Transport servers.
2) Exchange 2013 CU2 or later on all Exchange 2013 servers in the organization.
*** If you want to create an EdgeSync Subscription between an Exchange 2010 Hub Transport server and an Exchange 2013 SP1 Edge Transport
server, you need to install Exchange 2010 SP3 Update Rollup 5 or later on the Exchange 2010 Hub Transport server.
Thanks Prem P Rana MCSA Messaging 2003 MCSE 2003 Server MCTS MCITP Exchange 2007, 2010 Gurgaon, India http://blogs.msexchange-experts.com

Establish mail flow from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013

I am currently using Exchange 2007 into three sites in three cities and two of the sites are connected to Internet sending and receiving emails via Edge transport servers.
Now I am planning to upgrade to exchange 2013 CU1. I don't find any documentation on how to establish mail flow between Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2013. Will it be automatic or do i need to create specific connectors between them?

Was this question answered. We're in the same situation now as we're upgrading to Exchange 2013 from 2007. The latest CU certainly helped. Initially the test mailboxes on Exchange 2013 couldn't email each other - This was resolved with CU7 and
using "Custom Settings" - manually entered IPs for DNS in the Exchange Admin Center "DNS Lookups".
Issue at the moment Test mailboxes on Exchange 2013 cannot email mailboxes on 2007 or visa-versa and mail from external sources queues on the 2007 box.
Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.

Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2013 mail flow?

We are planning to migrate Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2013.
I understand that we need to upgrade the CAS to 2013 for Internet Facing.
What about mail flow. Currently, Internet mail flows to Exchange 2010 (single site). Can I keep it for sometime after introducing 2013 and do the cutover of HUB once all the mailboxes are moved to 2013? Or I have to get the mail flow to 2013 first.
Also, how does HUB 2010 transfer mail or receive mail from 2013? Does it get from the CAS proxy in 2013 or from HUB?
Thanks!!!

Yes, you can. But my preference is to move the mail routing early in the migration, usually even before moving mailboxes, because I believe it reduces the risk of a service interruption.
I believe it goes through the front-end transport on the CAS, since that is the TCP port 25 service.
Ed Crowley MVP "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems."

Exchange 2013 CAS-MBX / Exchange 2007 Edge Mail flow

I am in the process of migrating from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013. I have installed my 2013 Cas/MBX into my environment with the existing 2007 Hub/MBX and existing 2007 Edge. Mail flow on the 2007 side is unchanged (working) but on the 2013
side I am able to receive mail but I can't send (from test mailbox). It just sits in the que on the 2013 CAS/MBX until it expires.
Any ideas? My Exchange 2007 servers are both upgraded to SP3 Rollup 13 so the versions should be fine.

I redid my edge subscription (applying the xml on the 2013 hub). All works the same (mail flow on the 2007 side works fine but unable to send out for mailbox's that live on the 2013 side). One thing I noticed is that when I ran start-edgesynchronization
I get the following:
RunspaceId : xxxxxx
Result : CouldNotConnect
Type : Recipients
Name : XXXX
FailureDetails : The LDAP server is unavailable.
StartUTC : 9/15/2014 2:03:23 AM
EndUTC : 9/15/2014 2:03:23 AM
Added : 0
Deleted : 0
Updated : 0
Scanned : 0
TargetScanned : 0
RunspaceId : xxxxxx
Result : CouldNotConnect
Type : Configuration
Name : XXXX
FailureDetails : The LDAP server is unavailable.
StartUTC : 9/15/2014 2:03:23 AM
EndUTC : 9/15/2014 2:03:23 AM
Added : 0
Deleted : 0
Updated : 0
Scanned : 0
TargetScanned : 0
I am able to ping my domain controllers / edge server and I can also telnet to ports 389 & 3268. I have restarted my Active directory topology service

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