Exchange Server 2003 – Summary Checklist

 

This checklist provides you with a summary of Exchange Server 2003 Operations tasks on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. You can modify these checklists based on your organization's requirements.

Checklist: Summary

Prepared by:

Date:

Completed	Daily
	Check of physical environmental
	Check backups
	Check CPU/Memory use
	Check disk use
	Examine message queues
	Examine event logs
	Check backups
	Check IIS performance
	Check Exchange Server database health
	Check MAPI client performance
	Check Queue Viewer
	Check message paths and mail flow
	Check Non-Exchange Server connectors
	Check security logs
	Update virus definitions and scan for viruses
	Verify that Exchange Server and required Windows services have started correctly

Completed	Weekly
	Create reports
	Complete incident reports
	Meet to discuss status
	Check IIS logs

Completed	Monthly
	Do capacity planning
	Perform hotfixes, service packs, update rollups, and security updates
	Perform Disaster recovery test – testing one backup a month to restore