Module 9:

Message Flow in
Microsoft Exchange
2000
Overview

 Message Flow Architecture

 Working With Failed Links
 Message Tracking
Message Flow Architecture

 Message Flow Architecture

Components
 Intraserver Message Flow
 Outbound Message Flow
 Inbound Message Flow
Message Flow Architecture
Components

Information
Store

EXIPC

IIS
Advanced
Queuing Engine

Message
Routing
Categorizer

SMTP
Intraserver Message Flow
Exchange Store
Information Driver
Store
1
2
EXIPC

MAPI IIS 3 6
Client
Advanced
Queuing Engine

Message 4 5
Routing
Categorizer

SMTP
Outbound Message Flow
Exchange Store
Information Driver
Store
1
2
EXIPC

MAPI IIS 3
Client
Advanced
Queuing Engine 7
5
Message 4
Routing
Categorizer

SMTP

8
SMTP Host
Inbound Message Flow
Information
Store

EXIPC
7
IIS
Advanced
Queuing Engine
5
Message
Routing
Categorizer
4
Queue
6
3
NTFS SMTP

2
1
SMTP Host
Multimedia: Message Flow in
Exchange 2000
 Working With Failed Links

 Determining Link Failure

 Rerouting Messages
 Recovering a Link
Determining Link Failure
Routing Group B

Delay Notification:
12 hours
First Retry: 10 min
Expiration Timeout:
Call three tries and failures
2 Days
Down Second Retry: 10 min
691
Glitch Retry Call three tries and failures
NDR State Third Retry: 10 min
:60
:60 Call three tries and failures
Subsequent Retry: 10 min
Call three tries and failures

Routing Group A
Rerouting Messages
Routing Group C Routing Group D

Cost = 1

Cost = 1 Cost = 1

Down
Cost = 1
Glitch Retry
State

:60
Routing Group A Routing Group B
Recovering a Link
Routing Group B

Routing Group A
Message Tracking

A.log B.log

A Message ID B
Server C
Server B

Message
Tracking Center
Message
Delivered
Server D

D.log C.log

D C
Lab A: Analyzing Message Flow in
Exchange 2000
Review

 Message Flow Architecture

 Working With Failed Links
 Message Tracking