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

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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