That's what we need another Kevin on the list! At least you don't think you
know everything!
Backup is the best strategy. Ensure they are working. That might sound
obvious but the number of companies I know that don't check the success of
backups on a regular basis is staggering. Exchange is pretty good at
maintaining itself. Get a good anti-virus product installed, if you don't
have it already. Antigen is what I would choose. Ensure the size of your
mailboxes/store is suitable so that you can restore in an acceptable time.
Remember Exchange requires a full restore to get at one deleted mailbox.
Don't delete mailboxes for this very reason. Get yourself into hiding
mailboxes and making them disabled. Then after about 3 months (or whatever)
when no-one has said "What's happened to my mailbox?" you can delete them.
Also, remember Deleted Item retention which will allow you to get back
accidentally deleted emails. Set this as high as you can get away with. If
you use Public Folders, get hold of PFAdmin and PFInfo and use them
regularly.
Kevin
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Bachelder [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 14 September 2001 14:34
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: New Exchange Admin Questions
Hello,
I have just recently inherited a small (25+ users) Exchange server that I
will be responsible for. I have some basic understanding of Exchange but I
was looking for any suggestions or recommendations on what basic
maintenance things I should be doing on a regular basis. The server is
backup up each night using Backup Exec with the Exchange agent.
Thanks in advance,
Kevin
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Kevin Bachelder
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer - Windows NT 4.0 (MCSE)
Microsoft Certified Professional - Windows 2000 (MCP)
Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA)
CompTIA A+ Certified Computer Repair Technician (A+)
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