how to look at exbpa files exchange tech talk 10/04/2004
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How to Look at ExBPA Files
Exchange Tech Talk10/04/2004
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Agenda
• ExBPA status
• Installation
• Importing files
• Viewing files
• More info
• Q & A
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ExBPA Status
• Shipped with WR 1.1 on 9/21/2004
• Highly publicized
• 16000 downloads in first week
• Top issues found:– IFS Drive enabled– MaxDSNSize not set– All versions of Outlook are allowed access
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Installation
• MSI can be found at http://www.exbpa.com
• Requires .NET Framework 1.1
• Latest configuration will download on startup
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Importing Files
Select either one
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Importing Files (continued)
Select this to importa new report
Click on report to expand
Select this to view an existing report
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Importing Files (continued)
• Import will bring up standard open file dialog• After import or view is selected, file may be
reanalyzed if a newer config exists (this may take a minute or longer depending on file size)
• Alternative import method:– Stop ExBPA– Copy file to \documents and settings\<user>\
application data\microsoft\exbpa– Start ExBPA and report will show up in report view
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Viewing FilesThe Full Issues list showsall best practice violations
reported by the tool
Click on issue to expand
Click on link to bringup detailed web article
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Viewing Files (continued)
The Detailed View-Full Issues List shows all best practice violations and informational
messages in hierarchical context
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Viewing Files (continued)
The Detailed View shows all data gathered and the issues reported
The Statistics Summary section shows overall
totals of various object types
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Viewing Files (continued)
The Executing workstation section shows information on the machine
ExBPA was run on (useful for debugging ExBPA problems)
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Viewing Files (continued)
The Full Run section shows all the specific data gathered
Icons help navigatedown to issues
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Viewing Files (continued)
Server specific data can be foundunder Full Run\Exchange
Configuration\<org name>\Admin Groups\<ag name>\Exchange
Servers\<server name>
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Viewing Files (continued)
This will bring up the find bar
Search will be done from currently selected node – text entered can be reg
key name, value, directory property, etc.
Match will be highlighted – no match does nothing
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More Info
• Lots of information on http://www.exbpa.com– Download link– Overview doc– Quick start guide– FAQ– Known issues list– Press pass article– And more…
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Q & A