Event Review: Exchange Server 2003 Tips, Tricks, and Shortcuts (Session ITPROEXC-05) Welcome to the material supporting page for this session. The materials on this page have been selected as the best matches to the content covered in the live event session. Session Outline To help make your Exchange administration tasks easier and less time-consuming, we've developed new tools to assist you, some of which we'll introduce to you in this session. We've also put together several time-saving tips to help you administer your Exchange Server 2003 installation more efficiently and effectively. We'll take a look at the Exchange Best Practices Analyzer, a tool that helps make recommendations to improve the performance and reliability of your Exchange servers. We'll also introduce new tools such as the Disaster Recovery Analyzer Tool, the Performance Troubleshooting Analyzer Tool, the Outlook Web Access Administration Tool, and the Exchange Server User Monitor. Finally, we will discuss how to simplify the configuration of Microsoft Operations Manager through the use of the Exchange Management Pack Configuration Wizard. Session Agenda Microsoft Exchange tools Exchange server configuration tips Exchange client configuration tips Session Media This session consists of a Windows Media presentation and demonstrations: Download the full session Download the full multimedia recording of this session. Download all slides and transcripts Download just the slides and transcripts of this session. Demo: Exchange Best Practices Analyzer In this demonstration, we'll explore some of the options available through ExBPA prior to running a scan. We'll run a scan against the local Exchange Server, and we'll explore some of the suggestions ExBPA makes to improve our installation. We'll also access an archived report that we ran against a larger messaging environment to see the variety of issues that ExBPA will detect. Demo: Disaster Recovery Analyzer Tool In this demonstration, we'll use the Disaster Recovery Analyzer Tool to diagnose an offline Exchange database at different levels of failure. We'll examine the result of each failure to see how the Analyzer suggests fixing these database problems. Demo: Outlook Web Access Administration Tool In this demonstration, we'll explore the various configuration options available with the Outlook Web Access Administration Tool. Demo: Exchange Management Pack Configuration Wizard In this demonstration, we'll run the Exchange Management Pack Configuration Wizard on our network and explore the options that the wizard enables on the MOM server for the Exchange Management Pack. Demo: Exchange Server User Monitor In this demonstration, we'll run the Exchange Management Pack Configuration Wizard on our network and explore the options that the wizard enables on the MOM server for the Exchange Management Pack. Demo: Exchange Server User Monitor During this demonstration, we'll run the Exchange Server User Monitor to collect some sample data about the clients connecting to the Exchange server. We'll examine the types of information that the monitor collects and the different views available to view the collected information. Demo: Performance Troubleshooting Analyzer Tool In this demonstration, we'll use the Performance Troubleshooting Analyzer Tool to diagnose the local Exchange server for issues that may affect the server's performance. We'll learn about the issues that the Analyzer finds and how it suggests we fix the problems. Demo: Restricting Access to Internet E-mail During this demonstration, we'll explore several ways in which you can configure Internet e-mail access on the Exchange Server. However, since our goal is to restrict access to Internet e-mail, we'll focus on the settings that you use to block this. Related Links Use the following resources to learn more about topics covered in this briefing Microsoft Exchange Server: Tools for Exchange Server 2003 Download details: Microsoft Exchange Server User Monitor Download details: Microsoft Exchange Troubleshooting Assistant v1.1 Exchange 2003 – Migrate from Exchange 2000 Exchange user unexpectedly receives a standard NDR instead of a custom NDR How to disable MAPI client access to a computer that is running Exchange Server How to put server-side restrictions on clients that are used to access Exchange 2000 mailboxes Exchange Server Parameters How to create a "catch-all" mailbox sink for Exchange 2000 How to configure the SMTP connector in Exchange 200x How to add a disclaimer to outgoing SMTP messages in Visual Basic How to add a disclaimer to outgoing SMTP messages in Visual Basic script Monitoring Features and Tools 10 Tips to Optimize Exchange 2003 Performance (Part 2) Outlook Parameters You Had Me At EHLO... : Recommended Mailbox Size Limits Sysinternals Freeware - Contig Overview of Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access for Exchange Server 2003 Customization How to modify the appearance and the functionality of Outlook Web Access by using the segmentation feature in Exchange 2003 Enabling Freedocs access through Outlook Web Access (OWA) 2003 Exchange Server 2003 Tips and Tricks Microsoft TechNet: Creating and Deploying Outlook Web Access Themes ITPROEXC-06: Exchange Performance Tuning ITPROEXC-04: Exchange Best Practice Analyzer (EXBPA) Microsoft Press Books Secure Messaging with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Summary: Learn how to help protect your messaging infrastructure from attack with this administrator's guide to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 security features and tactics. Written by an Exchange Server expert whose knowledge was gleaned directly from the Exchange Server 2003 development team, this guide details new system features and delves into client-server, server-Internet, and server-client security options—all in a single, comprehensive volume. Topics include physical and operational security, threat assessment and modeling, deployment considerations, SMTP relaying; content control/filtering, virus protection, and spam.  The book also delves into security features for Internet communications and clients, including Microsoft Office Outlook, Outlook Web Access, IMAP, and POP as well as dealing with intrusion detection/monitoring; backup and recovery; and security auditing. Whether you're a system administrator, a security architect, or a messaging designer currently working with Exchange Server 2003, evaluating it, or planning a migration, get the security-focused guidance you need to implement the right solutions for your organization. MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-284): Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Summary: Get official, all-in-one exam prep, practice, and review for Exam 70-284. Use this official Microsoft study guide both during test preparation and as a resource on the job. Work at your own pace through a system of lessons, hands-on exercises, troubleshooting labs, and review questions. The Readiness Review Suite on CD, featuring advanced technology from MeasureUp, provides 300 challenging questions for in-depth self-assessment and practice. Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Resource Kit Summary: This is the definitive source for in-depth technical information and tools direct from the Microsoft Exchange Server team. Design, deploy, and administer Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 with the guidance six industry experts and the Microsoft Exchange Server team. Third-Party Books Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Unleashed, 2nd Edition Summary: This comprehensive reference, targeted at intermediate to advanced users, covers planning, migration, security, disaster recovery, and troubleshooting. Written by Rand Morimoto, a leading Microsoft server expert, this book draws from his experience implementing Exchange Server 2003 in heavy-use corporate environments since its earliest release. Monitoring and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Summary: This resource book targeted at Exchange administrators and designers, focuses on the efficient day-to-day monitoring, management, and fine-tuning of dozens of system specifications and components to ensure optimum traffic flow. Based on the author's 20 years of messaging system experience and the collective experience of HP, the leading implementer of Exchange Server systems, this book provides proven and innovative techniques, tools, and procedures for managing and optimizing systems of all sizes and types built on Exchange Server 2003. Mission-Critical Microsoft Exchange 2003: Designing and Building Reliable Exchange Servers Summary: This book is targeted at Exchange administrators and system implementers who are striving to maintain a production Exchange environment that delivers superior service levels, high availability, manageability, and scalability with the lowest total cost of ownership possible. This revised edition contains expanded coverage of storage technology, server technology, management, and security. Learning Exchange Server 2003 Summary: This is your start-to-finish guide to getting Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 into production, then maximizing its reliability, performance, and business value. Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Distilled Summary: Nearly three years in the making, Exchange Server 2003 is the most reliable and secure messaging solution that Microsoft has ever produced. Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Distilled is a practical, hands-on guide designed to bring readers quickly up to speed on the latest changes and enhancements to the leading e-mail server.