Tuesday, September 11, 2007

The Exchange Services and Executables



We are asked time to time the name of the Exchange services and their default settings. We put a little table together and wanted to post here at my blog. Knowing these services is essential


 

Microsoft Exchange Event

Monitors folders and fires events, for Exchange 5.5-compatible server applications.

events.exe

Manual

Microsoft Exchange IMAP4

Provides Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP4) Services to clients. If this service is stopped, clients are unable to connect to this computer using the IMAP4 protocol.

inetinfo.exe

Disable

Microsoft Exchange Information Store

Manages the Microsoft Exchange Information Store. This includes mailbox stores and public folder stores. If this service is stopped, mailbox stores and public folder stores on this computer are unavailable. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.

store.exe

Disable

Microsoft Exchange Management

Provides Exchange management information using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). If this service is stopped, Exchange management information is unavailable using WMI

exmgmt.exe

Automatic

Microsoft Exchange MTA Stacks

Provides Microsoft Exchange X.400 services. Exchange X.400 services are used for connecting to Exchange 5.5 servers, and by other connectors (custom gateways). If this service is stopped, Exchange X.400 services are unavailable.

emsmta.exe

Automatic

Microsoft Exchange POP3

Provides Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3) Services to clients. If this service is stopped, clients are unable to connect to this computer using the POP3 protocol.

inetinfo.exe

Disable

Microsoft Exchange Routing Engine

Provides topology and routing information to Exchange Server 2003 servers. If this service is stopped, optimal routing of messages will not be available.

inetinfo.exe

Automatic

Microsoft Exchange Site Replication Service

Microsoft Exchange Site Replication Service

srsmain.exe

Disable

Microsoft Exchange System Attendant

services and connectors, defragmenting the Exchange store, and forwarding Active Directory lookups to a Global Catalog server. If this service is stopped, monitoring, maintenance, and lookup services are unavailable. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.

mad.exe

Automatic


 

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