Do I need to restart Exchange Server after adding Server Side Rule?

[moniq28]

Hi,

I wanted to add a Server side rule to the Exchange 2000 Server implemented via a script. I wanted to know if I will need to restart it ( which would mean disruption of service) or is there a way I donot need to restart it/MTA service on it.

Also, what do I really need to restart: MTA service, any other exchange/non-exchange service?

thanks
moniq28

 

[brontosaurus]

what does the rule do?

 

[moniq28]

The exchange server side rule is to primarily do the following:
- check when an email is being "sent to" another user and checks if there is an attachment, runs a virus checker on it.

thanks for any insight

 

[brontosaurus]

you'd only need to restart the MTA if you have routing group connectors configured. other than that, I'd think that restarting the information store would be enough.

 

[moniq28]

Thanks brontosaurus for the prompt reply.

Restarting the information store would mean disruption of mail service for my entire organization.

could you give some insight into:

1. how much time it might take to restart the information store ( if it is 20GB, 40GB, and 60GB)

2. is there any other way I can avoid the disruption of email service even after installing hte server side rule.?
( I have a 24 hour enterprise so restarting at 2am doesnt work either )

thanks again

 

[brontosaurus]

provided there's no problems with the store (and there shouldn't be), the restart would take about 5 minutes. as for the disruption, I don't know enough about this script you've got to even be sure that you need to restart the IS, but if you do, I can't imagine that you wouldn't be able to notify all your users a couple of days ahead of time that there'll be a little (10 minutes) downtime.

 

[moniq28]

Thanks, i tried restarting the IS on a test e2k server and it was under 5 min. seems like a good deal.

thanks for all the help.