The Mailbox Recovery Center tool is a new Exchange Server 2003 feature that can be initiated from within the Exchange System Manager.

The uses and features of the Mailbox Recovery Center tool are summarized here:

•Recover and reconnect disconnected mailboxes to Active Directory accounts.
•Mailbox conflicts between Active Directory accounts can be identified and resolved.
•Mailboxes can be merged as well.
•Individual mailboxes and multiple mailboxes can be recovered at one time.
Through the Event Viewer, various system events and errors can be viewed and examined. All events are written to Event logs. The application event log is mainly used by Exchange services

With Services snap-in can be used for managing services, including the Exchange Server services, running on the server. The snap-in is utilized to configure settings including the Startup Type and the Log On account for Exchange Server services to run. There are a number of recovery options with different escalation levels, such as Take No Action, Run A File, Reboot The Server or Restart The Service which you can configure.

A better option than utilizing the Services snap-in, is using the Computer Management utility . The Computer Management utility can be used to manage applications and services on the local computer and on a remote server. The utility also enables access to systems tools and storage utilities: Event Viewer, System Information, Removable Storage and Disk Management.

When it comes to monitoring the state of the system, the Computer Management snap-in or Performance utility can be utilized. The Performance Logs and Alerts tool can be accessed through the Computer Management snap-in and Performance utility. However, only the Performance utility offers the use of the System Monitor. When utilizing System Monitor to monitor performance, performance data can be specified in charts and reports, and in real-time graphs. Both the performance of local computers and remote computers can be monitored.

Programs and processes running on a Windows computer can be controlled, monitored, and started or stopped through the Task Manager. Task Manager includes a Processes tab and Performance tab that contain valuable information on the active processes running on a server, resource utilization, and CPU and memory usage. The End Process button located in the Processes tab, and End Task button found in Applications tab can be used to end running process.

The Backup utility is included in each Windows version, and is typically used for backing up system files and network data. The backup utility makes it possible for backup jobs to be scheduled. Through the Backup utility, backups can be scheduled to run during off peak hours.

The Windows Registry Editors can be used to examine and change startup settings of Exchange Server 20003 services. The following can be used to modify these service settings:

•REGEDIT.EXE
•REGEDT32.EXE
Any modifications made are written to the Registry immediately and there are controls that prevent invalid parameters from being specified. It is recommended to only use the Registry Editor when no other administrative tool is available for use.

Similarly to the Registry Editors., the Active Directory Service Interface (ADSI) Edit snap-in allows Active Directory information to be directly changed and deleted from the Domain, Configuration and Schema partitions.