Server Platform Requirements
Topic Last Modified: 2008-08-07
This topic provides information about how the different technologies compare with regard to Server Platform Requirements.
| Technology | What are the server requirements for using this technology when deployed? |
|---|---|
Active Directory Services Interfaces (ADSI) |
No special requirements. |
Collaboration Data Objects for Windows 2000 (CDOSYS) |
CDOSYS is available on the Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP Professional, and Windows Server 2003 operating systems. CDOSYS requires access to an SMTP or NNTP server to transfer the messages it creates. If this is a local Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) service, the application must be able to determine the local pickup directory or the SMTP port of the local service. |
CDOSYS SMTP/NNTP Event Sinks |
CDOSYS is available on Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP Professional, and Windows Server 2003. CDOSYS SMTP/NNTP even sinks require IIS to be configured, and the messages that trigger the events must be processed by the local SMTP/NNTP service. |
Collaboration Data Objects for Exchange 2000 Server (CDOEX) |
CDOEX must be run on a computer running Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003. CDOEXM must have access to the Active Directory directory service for locating and modifying user data stored there. |
Collaboration Data Objects for Exchange Management (CDOEXM) |
CDOEXM can only be run on a computer on which the Exchange Server 2000 or 2003 Administrative Tools are installed. Both the computer running CDOEXM and the Exchange 2000 or 2003 server being accessed must be in the same Active Directory organization. CDOEXM cannot be used with Exchange Server 2007. |
Collaboration Data Objects for Exchange Workflow (CDOWF) |
CDOWF can only be run on a computer on which Exchange Server 2000 or 2003 has been installed. |
Exchange OLE DB Provider (ExOLEDB) |
ExOLEDB can only be run on a computer that is running Exchange Server, and can only access databases and storage groups that are actually managed by that Exchange server. ExOLEDB cannot be used on front-end Exchange servers. |
Exchange Store Event Sinks |
Exchange store events can only be run on a computer that is running Exchange Server. |
Exchange Web Forms |
Exchange Web forms are stored inside the Exchange store, and act on items within the store. To test and use Exchange Web forms, you must install and enable Outlook Web Access. Exchange Web Forms do not ship in, and is not supported for Exchange Server 2007. |
Exchange Web Services |
Exchange Web Services clients can be run on any computer. |
HTTP/Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) |
The Exchange server that manages the store on which your application data is located must have a WebDAV virtual server if the client application accesses it directly. Alternatively, WebDAV configured on Exchange front-end servers can be used to access all of the stores in the domain on which the user has permissions. |
WebDAV Notifications |
The Exchange server that manages the store on which your application data is located must have a WebDAV virtual server if the client application accesses it directly. Alternatively, WebDAV configured on Exchange front-end servers can be used to receive notifications from all the stores in the domain on which the user has permissions. |
Incremental Change Synchronization (ICS) |
Synchronization applications use MAPI to access ICS. The collector must have access to the Exchange store on which the data to be synchronized is stored. |
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) |
LDAP requires access to an appropriate directory service. Because Exchange uses Active Directory, a computer running Active Directory is needed to access Exchange user and configuration information. |
Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) |
The Exchange servers on which user data is stored for users of the MAPI client application must be properly configured to allow MAPI clients access. |
Outlook Object Model (OOM) |
OOM is a client-side technology. |
Outlook Web Access |
Exchange Server 2007 Outlook Web Access customization and component reuse is supported by Microsoft. |
Exchange Rules |
The Exchange servers where user-defined rules are stored must be properly configured to allow access by MAPI clients. |
SMTP Event Sinks |
SMTP event sinks require that IIS Admin and SMTP services are configured and running properly. The Event sink COM component must be registered on the computer, and the event must be registered with IIS. |
Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) providers for Exchange |
Applications that use WMI pass a user security context to the WMI provider. This can either be supplied in the script as a user name and password, or obtained from the user running the script. The Exchange WMI providers allow only Exchange administrators to perform actions that affect the Exchange system. If the development computer requires installation of WMI components, that installation must be performed by a user with local administrator privileges. |
Exchange Backup and Restore API |
The Exchange Backup and Restore API is available with Exchange 2000 Server, Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2007. |
Exchange writer for the Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service |
VSS is only available when Exchange Server 2003 or 2007 is running on Windows Server 2003 or later. |