Has anyone had any unexpected outcomes that caused problems after restarting the SA service in Exchange 2007 SP1? I know that in Exchange 2007 it is less of an issue as no other Exchange service that will cause end user downtime relies on the SA service. But I always like to make sure so figured I'd through it out to anyone. Thanks, Chris

On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:03:34 +0000, chmeehan wrote:>>>Has anyone had any unexpected outcomes that caused problems after restarting the SA service in Exchange 2007 SP1? I know that in Exchange 2007 it is less of an issue as no other Exchange service that will cause end user downtime relies on the SA service. But I always like to make sure so figured I'd through it out to anyone. Don't do it during the scheduled maintenance period(s) or during abackup.---Rich MatheisenMCSE+I, Exchange MVP--- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP

Hi, The Microsoft Exchange Server System Attendant is no longer the most powerful service. The Microsoft Exchange SA provides monitoring, maintenance, and directory lookup services for Exchange Server 2007. This service depends upon the following services: Event Log, NTLM Security Support Provider, Remote Procedure Call (RPC), Server, and Workstation but no Exchange Server service depends on the MSEchangeSA service. MSExchangeSA is responsible for: DSAccess (DSAccess.dll) – Provides Exchange Active Directory Access DSProxy (DSProxy.dll) – Provides Directory Service Lookup for older Outlook clients Server Monitor Component - Monitoring server resources Mailbox Manager Component - Managing mailboxes Metabase update service - Replicating settings from Active Directory to the IIS metabase System Attendant Component - Verifies computer account configuration Thanks Allen

Rich, Thanks for the response. My backup solution is a software based solultion first which copies transaction logs and replays them into a dirty shutdown copy of the edb's. So theoretically, my backups are always running. I will proceed with caution and keeping that in mind. Thanks again. Chris.