Microsoft® Exchange Server 2003 Unleashed

Monitoring Exchange Server 2003

A variety of built-in Microsoft tools is available to help an administrator establish the baseline of the Exchange Server 2003 environment. Among these, the Performance Monitor Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in is one of the most common tools used to measure the capacity requirements of Exchange Server 2003.

Using the Performance Monitor Console

The Performance snap-in enables an in-depth analysis of every measurable aspect of the Exchange server. The information that is gathered using the Performance snap-in can be presented in a variety of forms—including reports, real-time charts, or logs—which add to the versatility of this tool. The resulting output formats enable an administrator to present a baseline ...