
Chapter 2: Managing Exchange
Server 2010
In This Chapter
✓ Working with the Exchange Server consoles
✓ Managing mailboxes
✓ Granting mailbox access
A
lthough not strictly a part of Windows Server 2008, Exchange Server
2010 is the mail server software that’s used on most Windows net-
works. Yes, I know Microsoft doesn’t call Exchange Server a mail server.
It’s a messaging and collaboration server. But the basic reason for Exchange
Server’s existence is e-mail. The other messaging and collaboration features
are just icing on the cake.
In this chapter, you discover how to perform the most commonly requested
maintenance chores for Exchange Server, such as how to create a new mail-
box, grant a user access to an additional mailbox, and deal with mailbox
size limits.
Creating a Mailbox
In previous versions of Exchange, you created user mailboxes using
Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC). With Exchange 2010,
however, Microsoft has removed the Exchange management features of
ADUC. So instead, you create and manage user mailboxes using Exchange
Management Console, which you can find on the Start menu under All
Programs➪Microsoft Exchange Server 2010.
The Exchange Management Console lets you create a mailbox for an exist-
ing Active Directory user. Or, you can use Exchange Management Console
to create a new user with a mailbox. Because that’s the most likely case, the
following procedure describes the steps you should follow to create a new
Active Directory user with a mailbox:
1. Choose Start➪Administrative Tools➪Microsoft Exchange Server
2010➪Exchange Management Console.
This fires up the Exchange Management Console, as shown in Figure 2-1.
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