Is your Exchange 2007 log disk full? Exchange log files aren’t supposed to take up too much space, and when admins were building Exchange 2007 servers, disks were measured in Gigabytes, not Terabytes. Many admins just let the logs go to the default location, which is the same location as the databases, and the binaries, and the rest of the operating system. Others created separate volumes for log files since that’s what best practices suggest, but might not have allocated as much space as they find themselves needing. When your Exchange log disk is full, there’s a fairly easy way to address this. In this post, we’ll discuss the Exchange log files and what to do when your Exchange 2007 log disk is full.
Exchange 2010 introduces a new permissions model for management known as Role Based Access Control (RBAC). RBAC in Exchange 2010 simplifies the task of breaking out or delegating administrative tasks. Rather than the complicated (and sometimes error prone) method of managing administration through direct ACL edits, RBAC creates a set of roles that users can be assigned based on the tasks they need to perform. RBAC offers both broad and narrow scope, and works well with the administrative responsibilities commonly found within IT organizations. RBAC is not just about admins; it also controls what users can do with their own mailboxes, and distribution group management.
Exchange 2010 distribution lists bring several new features and capabilities to email admins and users, with much more functionality than found in previous versions. While distribution lists have been a feature in Exchange since its earliest days, Exchange 2010 distribution lists come with a feature all distribution lists have needed since the lists were first conceived – moderation. The new version of Microsoft’s flagship mail platform also offers end users the functionality to create and maintain their own Exchange 2010 distribution lists, empowering users to help themselves while relieving some of the administrative or helpdesk overhead associated with lists.