Managing Exchange Server
Managing Exchange Server
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The Exchange store saves information in storage groups. Storage groups can contain public stores and mailbox stores. Stores are sometimes referred to as message databases (MDBs), a name taken from their file extension.
In Microsoft® Exchange, administrators use CDO for Exchange Management (CDOEXM) to manage storage groups, in which they create public and mailbox stores. Administrators access and use storage groups; storage groups do not provide any representation to users or applications that access the Exchange store.
Users and applications see Exchange store data as paths that can be accessed by using WebDAV paths or file://./ paths. Data in public stores is presented in the Exchange store, in folder trees. To access data in the public stores, you use paths of the folder tree. To access data in a mailbox store, you use paths to mailboxes and subfolders in the mailboxes.
For a more sequential look at configuring an Exchange store, see Setting Up a Store.
As you configure your public and mailbox stores, you can view your current server configuration by using the Exchange System Manager MMC snap-in. You may need to refresh the MMC display to see the current configuration.
Folder Trees
Folder trees organize public folder data in hierarchical folders for access by Exchange store applications, Microsoft Outlook®, and custom applications using Exchange Server 2003. In Exchange Server 2003 a folder tree can be distributed across one or more MDBs.
Using folder trees, you can replicate information to public stores on other servers. For more information about replication, see Folder Tree Replication.
MDBs
All store data is kept in MDBs, which in Exchange Server 2003 are Microsoft Jet databases. With Exchange Server 2003, however, a server can have more than one store. The MDBs can be placed on different servers to improve performance, availability, reliability, and to simplify MDB maintenance.
Read these topics for more information about configuring the Exchange store:
Rules About Folder Trees and MDBs
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