Cumulative Update 2 for Exchange Server 2013 is released

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The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

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Besides undisclosed bug fixes, this CU contains the following major changes:

• CU2 increases the maximum number of supported databases per server from 50 to 100 in the Enterprise Edition;
• Enables silent redirection for Outlook Web App (OWA) to 1) Exchange 2007 CAS servers when the mailbox is hosted on a Exchange 2007 mailbox server configured with a ExternalURL or 2) Exchange 2013 in a different site when a different ExternalURL is configured (e.g. alternative internet-facing site);
• Introduces the DAG Management Service which will offload monitoring and reporting from the Replication Service;
• Shifting several responders from per-server throttling to per-group throttling;
• Support for updating local help files using the cmdlet Update-ExchangeHelp;
• Improvements in OWA Search to indicate search hit locations;
• Introduction of *-MalwareFilterRule Cmdlets to apply custom malware policies to users, groups or domains.