For years, the Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) has exposed mailbox data via REST. And lately, a few customers have asked about the Zimbra REST API (e.g. How is the API used? What methods are available? How does the Zimbra REST API compare to the Zimbra SOAP API?). So I thought it would be good to […]
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6 Tips for a Smooth Zimbra Server Install
It may sound odd offering more Zimbra installation advice since there is a lot on the subject in other blogs, our documents, wiki and Forums. In fact, some quick research surfaced over 1.4 million hits for Zimbra server install on the web and 36,000 on the Zimbra site alone. But we are also fortunate to […]
ZCS-to-ZCS Migrations
By Mike Morse on September 30, 2008 in Community, Open Source, PowerTips – Admins, PowerTips – Users, Zimbra Server
Someone in the forums recently asked about ways to migrate individual accounts from one ZCS instance to another, so thought I’d share the enlightenment with all. Whether you are going from an on-premise install to a hosting provider, want to create handy archives of old employee accounts, or just need to duplicate mailbox contents of […]
Admin Tools & Tidbits – Part 2
Part 1 covered Network Edition backup features, today’s snips apply to all editions. First among the lesser known additions: We recently provided the possibility for a nice performance boost to some environments by adding the ability to turn on batched indexing in ZCS 5.0.3 (you can even fine tune it at the localconfig, COS, and […]
Recent Admin Backup Tidbits – Part 1
Continuing our earlier advice to take backups frequently, and secure them offsite – thought we’d highlight a few recent administrator related things added to ZCS that you might not have noticed. Network Edition Backup Enhancements Speaking of backups, there are some new ways to take them in ZCS 5.0.x. With ever larger quota usage, […]
The Most Important Post Ever
This may be the most important post you will ever read. If you’re a Zimbra Administrator, please read, and pass this onto your colleagues who use Zimbra. If you’re a CTO or CEO, take time to ask your Zimbra Admin about the subject of this post. This blog post is about backups. Whether your an […]