HP Storage Essentials V5.00.01 application guide (T4283-96014, January 2006)

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4 Monitoring Microsoft Exchange
IMPORTANT: Depending on your license, monitoring Microsoft Exchange instances may not be
available. See the "List of Features" to determine if you have access to monitoring Microsoft
Exchange instances. The "List of Features" is accessible from the Documentation Center (Help >
Documentation Center in Storage Essentials).
This chapter describes the following:
• ”Monitoring Microsoft Exchange Overview” on page 23
• ”Adding Microsoft Exchange Domain Controller Access” on page 24
• ”Viewing Events for a Microsoft Exchange Instance” on page 25
• ”Viewing Properties” on page 25
• ”Viewing Topology for Microsoft Exchange” on page 28
Monitoring Microsoft Exchange Overview
Before you can monitor Microsoft Exchange Server, you must:
• Have the license for monitoring Microsoft Exchange. To determine if your license supports the
monitoring of Microsoft Exchange, see the "List of Features" The List of Features is accessible
from the Documentation Center (Help > Documentation Center in Storage Essentials).
• Provide to the management server the DNS name, user name and password for at least a
primary domain controller.*
• Discover hosts running Microsoft Exchange Servers.*
*See the Installation Guide for more information.
Management Software for Microsoft Exchange is a CIM-based application storage management
solution that simplifies the management of your end-to-end Microsoft Exchange infrastructure. Using
Microsoft supported interfaces, the Windows platform and other related services, the management
software for Microsoft Exchange provides deep application comprehension that enables the design,
provisioning, monitoring, managing and migration of enterprise-wide Microsoft® Exchange
instances. This tight application integration lets Microsoft Exchange administrators improve
availability, ensure predictable performance, and lower the overall cost of Microsoft Exchange
storage management.
The management software for Microsoft Exchange is built on CIM, Web-Based Enterprise
Management (WBEM), and the Storage Management Initiative (SMI) industry standards for
heterogeneous storage network management. The implementation of these standards allows the
management software for Microsoft Exchange to support all your heterogeneous storage needs and
ensures your investments in infrastructure can be leveraged in the future.
Key Benefits
• Accelerates time to deployment of Microsoft Exchange