How to Look at ExBPA Files
Exchange Tech Talk10/04/2004
Agenda
• ExBPA status
• Installation
• Importing files
• Viewing files
• More info
• Q & A
ExBPA Status
• Shipped with WR 1.1 on 9/21/2004
• Highly publicized
• 16000 downloads in first week
• Top issues found:– IFS Drive enabled– MaxDSNSize not set– All versions of Outlook are allowed access
Installation
• MSI can be found at http://www.exbpa.com
• Requires .NET Framework 1.1
• Latest configuration will download on startup
Importing Files
Select either one
Importing Files (continued)
Select this to importa new report
Click on report to expand
Select this to view an existing report
Importing Files (continued)
• Import will bring up standard open file dialog• After import or view is selected, file may be
reanalyzed if a newer config exists (this may take a minute or longer depending on file size)
• Alternative import method:– Stop ExBPA– Copy file to \documents and settings\<user>\
application data\microsoft\exbpa– Start ExBPA and report will show up in report view
Viewing FilesThe Full Issues list showsall best practice violations
reported by the tool
Click on issue to expand
Click on link to bringup detailed web article
Viewing Files (continued)
The Detailed View-Full Issues List shows all best practice violations and informational
messages in hierarchical context
Viewing Files (continued)
The Detailed View shows all data gathered and the issues reported
The Statistics Summary section shows overall
totals of various object types
Viewing Files (continued)
The Executing workstation section shows information on the machine
ExBPA was run on (useful for debugging ExBPA problems)
Viewing Files (continued)
The Full Run section shows all the specific data gathered
Icons help navigatedown to issues
Viewing Files (continued)
Server specific data can be foundunder Full Run\Exchange
Configuration\<org name>\Admin Groups\<ag name>\Exchange
Servers\<server name>
Viewing Files (continued)
This will bring up the find bar
Search will be done from currently selected node – text entered can be reg
key name, value, directory property, etc.
Match will be highlighted – no match does nothing
More Info
• Lots of information on http://www.exbpa.com– Download link– Overview doc– Quick start guide– FAQ– Known issues list– Press pass article– And more…
Q & A
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