Maintain Exchange Server 2003

Overview

Review best practices for daily operations, scheduled maintenance, and more. Also learn how ExRAP can help find common issues and overlooked vulnerabilities.

Documentation

• Operations Guide
  

Articles

• Exchange Configuration and Operations Issues Detected by ExRAP
  
• TechNet Magazine: How IT Works: POP3 Delivers
  
• TechNet Magazine: How IT Works: How Simple is SMTP?
  
• TechNet Magazine: How IT Works: E-mail Headers
  

Administration

Work with vendors and clients on transport, routing, and more with Exchange Server 2003.

Documentation

• Administration Guide
  
• Working with Exchange Server 2003 Stores
  
• Auto Accept Agent Deployment and Administration Guide
  
• Exchange Server 2003 Management Pack for MOM 2005
  
• Offline Address Book Best Practices Guide
  
• Transport and Routing Guide
  

Articles

• Exchange Store Maintenance
  
• How to Configure Always Up-To-Date Notifications
  
• Top Three Configuration Issues with Exchange Management Pack
  
• Go-Along Tools to Use with Exchange Server 2003
  
• TechNet Magazine: Communication & Collaboration: Reveal Deeper Meaning: Powerful Exchange Server Analysis with LogParser
  
• TechNet Magazine: System Management: Set High Standards: Powerful Tools for Configuration Management
  
• TechNet Magazine: Exchange Server: Tune up Exchange Server with the Best Practices Analyzer
  
• TechNet Magazine: Exchange for Experts: Be The Master Of Your Domain Rename With Exchange
  

Administration Tools

• Exchange Troubleshooting Assistant v1.1
  
• Exchange Server Public Folder DAV-based Administration Tool
  
• Exchange Server Management Pack Configuration Wizard
  
• Exchange Server ActiveSync Web Administration Tool
  
• Exchange Server Badmail Deletion and Archiving
  
• Exchange Server E-mail Journaling Advanced Configuration
  
• Exchange Server Outlook Web Access Web Administration
  
• Exchange Server SMTP Internet Protocol Restriction and Accept/Deny List Configuration
  
• Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Desired Configuration Monitoring 2.0
  

Security and Protection

Implement and run Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Client Member Server Security, Exchange 2003 Backend GPO templates, and other tools to help secure and protect your environment.

Documentation

• Exchange Server Message Security Guide
  
• Exchange Server Security Hardening Guide
  
• Running Exchange Server 2003 Clusters in a Security-Hardened Infrastructure
  
• How to Configure and Run Exchange Server 2003 Clusters in a Security-Hardened Environment
  
• Working with Active Directory Permissions in Exchange Server
  
• Slowing and Stopping E-Mail Transmitted Viruses in an Exchange Environment
  
• Working with Store Permissions in Exchange 2000 and 2003
  

Articles

• Messaging Hygiene at Microsoft: How Microsoft IT Defends Against Spam, Viruses, and E-Mail Attacks
  
• Using ISA Server 2004 with Exchange Server 2003
  
• Anti-Spam Enhancements in Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2
  
• The Changing Landscape of E-mail Security
  
• Configuration and Security-related Update Recommendations for Exchange Server 2003
  
• TechNet Magazine: Communication & Collaboration: Fight Spam on Your Terms with Custom Weight Lists
  
• TechNet Magazine: Exchange Server: New Weapons in the Fight Against Spam
  
• TechNet Magazine: Exchange Server: Stop Spam from the Inside by Locking Down SMTP
  

Downloads and Tools

• Exchange Server ActiveSync Certificate-Based Authentication Tool
  
• Microsoft Exchange Best Practices Analyzer v2.8
  
• Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
  
• Exchange Server Add Root Certificate
  

Disaster Recovery

Back-up and restore lost data, what to do when the Exchange Store won’t mount, and other recovery resources.

Documentation

• Disaster Recovery Operations Guide
  
• Using Exchange Server 2003 Recovery Storage Groups
  
• Exchange Server Database Utility Guide
  

Articles

• Overview of Exchange Server Backup Methods
  
• What to Do When an Exchange Store Won't Mount
  
• Exchange Server 2003 Mailbox Recovery Center
  
• Exchange Server Soft and Hard Recovery
  
• Transaction Log Replay from Offline Backup
  
• Exchange Server 2003 SP1 Recover Mailbox Data Feature
  
• Blog: How to Recover from “Disk Full” on an Exchange Log Drive
  
• Blog: More on Exchange Logs
  
• Blog: ExMerge is Your Friend
  
• Blog: Repairing Exchange databases with ESEUTIL – when and how?
  
• Best Practices for Using Volume Shadow Copy Service with Exchange Server 2003
  

Disaster Recovery Downloads and Tools

• Microsoft Exchange Troubleshooting Assistant v1.1
  
• Exchange Server Authoritative Restore
  
• Exchange Server GUID Generator
  

Webcasts and Events

• Exchange 2003 Disaster Recovery Processes: Strategies and Considerations
  
• Exchange 2003 Disaster Recovery
  
• Recovery and Preparedness Strategies
  

Performance and High Availability

A highly available messaging system found in the Exchange Server 2003 Management Pack can save resources by providing consistent messaging functionality to users. Learn about the Exchange Server 2003 Management Pack for MOM 2005 and other tools for maintaining high availability and monitoring performance.

Documentation

• High Availability Guide
  
• Exchange Server 2003 Management Pack for MOM 2005
  
• Optimizing Storage for Exchange Server 2003
  
• Performance and Scalability Guide
  
• Troubleshooting Exchange Server Performance
  
• Running Exchange Server 2003 Clusters in a Security-Hardened Infrastructure
  
• How to Configure and Run Exchange Server 2003 Clusters in a Security-Hardened Environment
  

Articles

• Exchange Clustering Concepts
  
• Installing Exchange Server 2003 Clusters
  
• Introduction to Cluster Diagnostics and Verification Tool for Exchange Administrators
  
• Tools for Performance Stressing Exchange 2003 Servers
  
• Understanding Availability and Site Resilience Solutions for Exchange Server 2003
  
• Best Practices for Using Volume Shadow Copy Service with Exchange Server 2003
  
• Introducing Exchange Service Management Solution Accelerator
  
• Windows Server 2003 System Monitor Tips for Exchange Server Administrators
  
• Geographically Dispersed Clusters in Exchange Server 2003
  
• Exchange Server 2003 MAPI Messaging Benchmark 3 (MMB3)
  
• Online Resources for Exchange Server Optimization
  
• Achieving High Availability with Exchange Server at Microsoft
  
• Deploying a Worldwide Site Consolidation Solution for Exchange Server 2003 at Microsoft
  
• Infrastructure Optimization at Microsoft
  
• Backup Process Used with Clustered Exchange Server 2003 Servers at Microsoft
  

Downloads and Tools

• Exchange Server 2003 Management Pack Rules Technical Reference for MOM 2000 SP1
  
• Microsoft IT Showcase: Backup Process Used with Clustered Exchange Server 2003 Servers at Microsoft
  
• Exchange Server 2003 Clustering Quality Assurance Checklist
  

Mailflow and Mailbox Management

Delegate Mailbox access, migrate messages from an Exchange Organization, and manage stores both public and private with mailflow and Mailbox management resources.

Documentation

• Managing Recipients and Recipient Policies
  
• Managing Mailbox Stores and Public Folder Stores
  
• Working with Store Permissions in Exchange 2000 and 2003
  
• Working with Exchange Server 2003 Stores
  

Articles

• Public Folder Routing
  
• New Tools Available for Public Folders and Mailbox Management, and for Mobility
  
• Troubleshooting Fast Growing Transaction Logs on Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server and Exchange Server 2003
  
• How To Add Minimum Permissions Required for Mailbox Stores and Public Folder Stores
  
• How To Assign Service Account Access to All Mailboxes in Exchange Server 2003
  
• How To Configure a Mailbox to Forward Mail to a Mail-Enabled Contact
  
• How to Delegate Mailbox Access in Active Directory
  
• How To Exclude Mailboxes from the Mailbox Manager Process
  
• Move Mailbox Improvements in Exchange 2003
  
• Moving Mailboxes in Exchange Server 2003
  
• How to Recover a Deleted Mailbox
  
• How To Remove a Virus-Infected Message from Mailboxes by Using the ExMerge.exe Tool
  
• How to use the Exchange Migration Wizard to Migrate Mailboxes from an Exchange Organization
  
• How To Use System Policies to Configure Mailbox Storage Limits in Exchange Server 2003
  
• Messaging Backup and Restore at Microsoft
  
• Monitoring Exchange Server 2003 at Microsoft
  
• Managing Exchange Messaging Services by Using Metrics
  
• Exchange Server Error –1018
  

Downloads and Tools

• Mailbox Merge Wizard (ExMerge)
  

Public Folders

Configure public folders that are easily navigable for the enterprise.

Documentation

• Best Practices for Exchange Server Public Folders
  
• Working with Store Permissions in Exchange 2000 and 2003
  
• Managing Mailbox Stores and Public Folder Stores
  

Articles

• Public Folders in Exchange Server 2003
  
• Components of Public Folders in Exchange Server
  
• Frequently Asked Questions: Public Folders in Exchange Server 2003
  
• Public Folder Routing
  
• New Tools Available for Public Folders and Mailbox Management, and for Mobility
  
• TechNet Magazine: Blog Tales: A Guide To Public Folder Tools
  

Client Access

Secure your messaging environment, deploy server architecture, and configure Exchange servers for your supported client access methods.

Documentation

• Client Access Guide
  

Articles

• Exchange ActiveSync: Frequently Asked Questions
  
• Working with Intelligent Message Filter (IMF) 2.0 Engine Updates and the Messaging and Security Feature Pack (MSFP) Update: Welcome to the Exchange Watercooler
  
• New Mobility Features in Exchange Server 2003 SP2
  
• TechNet Magazine: Exchange Server: Stay Better Connected with Exchange ActiveSync
  

Compliance

Updates to the envelope journaling software in Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Exchange 2000 Server SP3, make messaging data more manageable.

Documentation

• Journaling with Exchange Server
  

Permissions

Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server and Exchange Server 2003 use permissions to control access to objects from public folder databases and mailbox databases in the Exchange store. Learn more about permissions in the documentation.

Documentation

• Working with Store Permissions in Exchange 2000 and 2003
  

Articles

• Working with Public Folder and Mailbox Permissions