For better scalability and data protection, Exchange Server 2000 and 2003 allow the Message Store to be

split into several Storage Groups of databases.

3.1.2 Exchange Files

Exchange databases consist of following several type of files, most important of which are the following:

.EDB

"Property data", contain a textual part of messages in MS Database Encapsulated Format (MDBEF).

.STM

"Streaming data", contain binary content of messages in MIME format.

.LOG

Transaction logs files.

.CHK

The Checkpoint file. It stores a separator between flushed and un-flushed parts of transaction logs.

Each database such as a Mailbox Store or a Public Folder Store consist of two files: xxx.EDB and
xxx.STM, where "xxx" denotes some same name.

Default file names of Exchange files:

• A Mailbox Store consists of PRIV1.EDB and PRIV1.STM files,

• A Public Folder Store consists of PUB1.EDB and PUB1.STM files,

• Exchange 5.5 Directory Store is located in the DIR.EDB file,

• A temporary store is located in the TEMP.EDB file (it holds intermediate transactions data),

• The most recent part of the transaction log is placed in the E$$.LOG file,

• The older parts of the transaction log are located in the E$$#####.LOG files,

• Two reserved fragments of the transaction log in RES1.LOG and RES2.LOG files,

• The checkpoint information is placed in the E$$.CHK file.

What are routing groups and administration groups?

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 • You must have Edit, delete, and modify security permissions on the GPO and Read permissions on the

folder containing the GPO backup to restore an existing GPO.

• You must have privileges to create GPOs in the domain and Read permissions on the file system location

of the backed up GPO to restore a GPO that has been deleted.

'lowest' in the hierarchy (the physical) and proceeding to the 'highest' (the application). The layers are

stacked this way:

• Application

• Presentation

• Session

• Transport

• Network

• Data Link

• Physical