Terminology Changes
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 will reach end of support on April 11, 2017. To stay supported, you will need to upgrade. For more information, see Resources to help you upgrade your Office 2007 servers and clients.
Applies to: Exchange Server 2007, Exchange Server 2007 SP1, Exchange Server 2007 SP2, Exchange Server 2007 SP3
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) contain several new features. There are also several features that have been enhanced, renamed, or that no longer exist. Furthermore, Windows Server 2008 introduces new features and functionality that are of interest to administrators of Exchange. This topic provides a roadmap for administrators to understand the various terminology changes in Exchange 2007 and Windows Server 2008.
Exchange Terminology Roadmap
The following table provides a list of the terminology changes among various versions of Microsoft Exchange. Although this table does not include every feature, it can serve as a starting place to help you locate the features that you are looking for.
Terminology changes in Exchange 2007
| Exchange Server 5.5 | Exchange 2000 Server | Exchange Server 2003 | Exchange Server 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|
Mailbox Manager |
Mailbox Manager |
Mailbox Manager |
Messaging Records Management |
Internet Mail connector |
SMTP connector |
SMTP connector |
Connectors |
Sites |
Routing groups |
Routing groups |
Active Directory sites |
Site connector |
Routing Group connector |
Routing Group connector |
Active Directory IP Site Links |
Directory Service |
Link state routing |
Link state routing |
Handled through the Active Directory directory service |
Exchange Administrator |
Exchange System Manager |
Exchange System Manager |
Exchange Management Console |
Custom Recipient |
Mail-enabled contact |
Mail-enabled contact |
Mail-enabled contact |
Message transfer agent (MTA) |
SMTP Routing Engine |
SMTP Routing Engine |
Hub or Edge Transport service |
Unavailable |
RTC Services |
Unavailable |
Unavailable |
Unavailable |
M Drive |
Unavailable |
Unavailable |
Internet Mail Service |
SMTP virtual servers |
SMTP virtual servers |
SMTP Receive Connectors |
Site addressing |
Recipient policies |
Recipient policies |
E-mail address policies and Accepted domains |
Windows NT 4.0 clustering (shared storage) |
Active/Active or Active/passive cluster (shared storage) |
Active/Active or Active/passive cluster (shared storage) |
Single copy cluster (SCC) |
Unavailable |
Unavailable |
Unavailable |
Cluster continuous replication (CCR) |
Unavailable |
Unavailable |
Unavailable |
Local continuous replication (LCR) |
Unavailable |
Unavailable |
Unavailable |
Standby continuous replication (SCR) |
Manual synchronization |
Manual synchronization |
Always Up To Date |
Direct Push |
Handled by recipient creation process |
Recipient Update Service |
Recipient Update Service |
Address List Service |
Free/busy public folder |
Free/busy public folder |
Free/busy public folder |
Availability service |
Windows Server Terminology Changes
The following table provides a list of the terminology changes between Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008.
Terminology changes in Windows Server 2008
| Windows Server 2003 | Windows Server 2008 |
|---|---|
Active Directory |
Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) |
Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) |
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) |
Certificate Services |
Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) |
Identity Integration Feature Pack (IIFP) |
Active Directory Metadirectory Services (AD MS) |
Rights Management Services (RMS) |
Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) |
Majority Node Set (MNS) quorum |
Node Majority quorum |
File Share Witness (FSW) |
File Share Majority |
Server Cluster |
Failover Cluster |
Cluster Administrator |
Failover Cluster Management |
For information about changes in functionality between Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008, see Changes in Functionality from Windows Server 2003 with SP1 to Windows Server 2008.
For More Information
For more information about the features in Exchange 2007, see the following topics: