Post-maintenance procedures are designed to quickly and efficiently restore Exchange operations to the environment following maintenance procedures that have required downtime. Devising a checklist for these procedures ensures that there is not unnecessary messaging disruption. The following is a sample checklist for maintenance procedures:
1. | Start all the remaining Exchange services. |
2. | Test email connectivity from Outlook and Outlook Web Access. |
3. | Perform a full backup of the Exchange Server 2003 server(s). |
4. | Closely review backup and server event logs over the next few days to ensure that no errors are reported on the server. |