Exchange Best Practices Analyzer - ExBPA.Config.XML Update Available
This morning we shipped version 2.10.0.1 of the ExBPA.Config.XML file to the Web. Below is a summary of changes from a PM for the tool:
New Additions
Schema check to verify that third-party Active Directory aware applications (such as HP RADIA) have not affected Exchange
Check to see if any RUS objects are conflict (CNF:) entries in the Active Directory
Additional support for Exchange 2000 Instant Messaging servers
New BestPractice rule that highlights automatic IMF updates from Microsoft Update
Added support for Trend Micro ScanMail CSM v2.0
Check for correct cluster dependency configuration when Trend Micro ScanMail 6.20 is installed
Check that Trend Micro ScanMail 6.20 Patch 3 is installed
Enhanced collection of Sybari Antigen configuration parameters
Check that the latest build of Sybari Antigen 8.0 is installed
Check to see if Symantec Mail Security for Exchange 4.5 is installed, and warn that a new version is available
Warn if a VSS hotfix is required
Detect if MountMgr.sys needs to be updated because the server is a cluster with mountpoints
Changes and fix-ups to existing rules
Add support for various Unisys ES7000 models that can suffer from hot-add memory problems
Fixed up a false-positive case with Active Directory Connector ConfigCA's
Fixed up a false-positive case where a RUS rule would fire incorrectly against E12 servers
Prevent the RUS full rebuild warning from firing on SBS servers
Promoted 'zero database' rule from NonDefault to Warning
Conditioned various existing rules so that they correctly fire on E12 servers
Prevent the 'mail accept test' rule from firing if the server is running the IMF from Exchange 2003 SP2
Condition WINS secondary rule so that it doesn't fire on SBS servers
Relocate all metabase calls so that they collect against the virtual server rather than physical server name
Condition MinUserDC rule so that it only fires if there are multiple DCs in the topology
The Web Update Pack at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=34290 will be updated later today.