White Paper: Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 3 Deployment Guide (326293)

SUMMARY

This technical paper describes the best practices for deploying Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 3 (SP3). The purpose of this paper is to provide Exchange deployment experts with in-depth technical information about the changes that are introduced by Exchange 2000 SP3. This paper also provides real-world tips and tricks for deployment. The following teams contributed to the production of this paper:

• Microsoft Exchange Server Development Team
• Microsoft Exchange Joint Development Program (JDP) Management Team
• Microsoft Exchange Beta Technology Support (BTS)
• Microsoft Exchange User Experience (UE)

Note This paper is intended for advanced-level Exchange 2000 administrators. Microsoft recommends that you have a solid understanding of large and complex Exchange 2000 environments before you read this paper. Exchange 2000 SP3 contains fixes for issues that were reported since the initial release of Exchange 2000. The majority of these issues pertain to the overall performance of the product, while others pertain to critical problems found in the original code. SP3 resolves these issues and therefore enhances the performance, stability, availability, and functionality of servers that are running Exchange 2000.