Exchange relies on Windows 2000 services for access to system
resources. To complete basic messaging and collaboration functions,
Exchange has its own services that also depend on Windows 2000
services; for example, to add a new mailbox store to Information
Store, IIS Admin Services and the Microsoft Exchange System
Attendant service must be running. You can use the
Monitoring tab on a computer running Exchange 2000 to create
a list of services and display their status without Exchange.
First, use the Windows 2000 Services component to find
dependencies. Then, you can create a list of services to monitor in
Exchange. If you encounter problems with an Exchange service, you
should first check to see if the Windows 2000 service on which the
Exchange service depends is running.
On the Start menu, point to
Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then
click Services.
In Name, right-click a service, and then click
Properties. Use the information on the Dependencies
tab to decide which service you want to monitor in Exchange.
On the Start menu, point to
Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, and then click
System Manager.
In the console tree, double-click Servers, right-click a
server, click Properties.
To determine whether the service is already being monitored, on
the Monitoring tab, click Default Microsoft Exchange
Services, and then click Detail.
To add services not listed, on the Monitoring tab, click
Add.
Click Windows 2000 Service, and then click
OK.
In Name, type a short description for the collection of
services; for example, if you are adding services that are used by
SMTP, POP3, and IMAP4, use a name similar to Protocols.
Click Add, select the service to monitor, and then click
OK.
To display a warning or critical icon on the Monitoring
tab, in When the service is not running change state to,
select a state to display.