MS Exchange Server is a complex but powerful platform and very critical system for many organizations. It is very hard to manage and administrate Exchange Server, so most of the firms implement temporary workarounds for different faults and failed processes like backup or other advancements. In spite of that if the data or information gets lost then in order to retrieve them back Exchange Server Recovery software is used. But the data recovery is very tedious job as it the bulk of information’s are very big. So, to avoid the recovery and to run the MS Exchange Server smooth you must follow below mentioned tips to run the MS Exchange Server fastly and smoothly –
- Create Proper Backup – Due to multiple storage group nature of exchange server and continuous transaction logging, it is really very hard or difficult to back up this difficult platform. Also while backing up the database files and transaction log files are also gets deleted which can create huge problems. So, back up the database along with transaction logs using Windows Backup Utility.
- Review Defragmentation Operations – Exchange Server’s are designed in such a way so that you can easily maintain it through online and the scheduled off hour works can run smoothly. So, if you have scheduled a defragmentation it will run automatically and when the database check begins, the exchange server notes the event Id’s in a log which need to review on time for proper defragmentation results.
- Tune virtual memory configuration – Exchange server operations are memory hungry and they require more memory while performing any operation. So, setting the proper amount of memory is very important. Note – Different versions of exchange servers have different requirements for virtual memories.