Exchange Server 2003 – Monthly Operations Checklist
Use these checklists to record monthly operations.
Checklist: Capacity Planning
Use this checklist for capacity planning.
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Check capacity and performance against service level agreement (SLA) requirements |
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Review SLA requirements and capacity figures from previous month |
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Produce and implement upgrade path based on projected growth from previous growth data |
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Checklist: Hotfixes, Service Packs, Update Rollups, and Security Updates
Use this checklist to update your systems with hotfixes, service packs, update rollups, and security updates in your organization.
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Maintain a list of applied hotfixes, service packs, update rollups, and security updates |
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See if there are new hotfixes for Windows Server |
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See if there are service packs for Windows Server |
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See if there are updates to complementary services such as IIS, Active Directory, and DNS |
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Apply updates uniformly across servers and workstations in the organization |
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Perform critical security updates as soon as possible, based on company policy |
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