7.1. Introduction

The provision for management and monitoring of your Exchange 2000 Server organization should be considered an integral part of your initial design effort. This chapter will help you prepare your organization to monitor and maintain your Exchange 2000 infrastructure according to the needs and service levels that you defined in Planning Chapter 2.

The goal of this chapter is to assist you in successfully planning your Exchange 2000 administration and maintenance process and systems. Included as a reference are Best Practices and lessons learned in administrating and maintaining Exchange 2000. Tables and specific examples are used to illustrate in detail what to measure, how, how often, and what actions to take based on the results.