Admin Reprt Kit fr Exchange Server Reprting tl fr Micrsft Exchange Server Prduct Overview Admin Reprt Kit fr Exchange Server (ARKES) is an Exchange Server Management and Reprting slutin that addresses the critical functins f auditing and reprting Exchange bjects' cnfiguratin settings, usage and security, and server cnfiguratin. Our slutin allws yu t audit, track and mnitr several hundreds f cnfiguratin variables in yur Exchange Server & Active Directry netwrk. ARKES reads Exchange bject infrmatin acrss the entire Exchange Organizatin frm any remte lcatin, when the Exchange Organizatin is lgically and physically gruped tgether. ARKES reprts abut varius bjects in Exchange architecture such as rganizatin, administrative grup, ruting grup, servers, cnnectrs, prtcls, infrmatin stres and recipients. ARKES prvides several ut-f-the-bx reprts abut Exchange Server bjects' cnfiguratin, security and usage. The infrmatin abut the rganizatin s administrative grups, ruting grups, strage grups, mailbx stres, public flder stres, system & recipient plicies, prtcls settings and varius cnnectrs, mailbx users, mail-enabled users and distributin grups/lists are available acrss all Exchange Servers in the Exchange Organizatin. ARKES als addresses cllecting, archiving and reprting all types f mail transactin details frm yur Exchange Server. It reprts n different types f Mail Transactins as well as Mail Status and Traffic Statistics Reprts. Yu can specify reprt filter criteria t view reprts n Sender Mails, Recipients mails, Distributin grups/lists etc. acrss Exchange mail users in the Exchange Organizatin. The reprts can be generated fr the Exchange Organizatin and Administrative Grup based n the message tracking lgs that are stred in yur Exchange Server message tracking transprt lgs. The fllwing infrmatin fields are available acrss the Exchange Servers in the Exchange Organizatin: Mail transactin Date & Time, Client IP, Client Hst Name, Server IP, Server Hst Name, Surce Cntext, Cnnectr ID, Surce, Event ID, Internal Message ID, Message ID, Recipient Address, Recipient Status, Ttal Bytes, Recipient Cunt, Related Recipient Address, Reference, Message Subject, Sender Address, Return Path, Message Inf, Directinality, Tenant ID, Original Client IP and Original Server IP. System Requirements fr the cmputer where ARKES is installed: ARKES supprts Micrsft Exchange Server versins: 2010 / 2007 / 2003 / 2000. The System Requirements fr the cmputer where ARKES applicatin is installed is as fllws: Hardware: Intel prcessr, 512 MB RAM and minimum f 20 MB f free disk space Operating System: Windws 7 / Windws Vista / Windws XP / Windws 2000 / Windws Server 2003 / Windws Server 2008 R2 with.net Framewrk 3.5 and.net Framewrk 4.0 with the latest service packs. Database: Micrsft SQL Server 2008 (Enterprise / Standard / Develper / Express editin) r Micrsft SQL Server 2005 (Enterprise / Standard / Develper / Express editin) running in lcal / remte cmputer with latest Service Pack. Sftware: Built-in Reprts: Micrsft Data Access Cmpnents (MDAC) v2.5/2.6/2.8 Fr Mailbx / Public Flder Resurces infrmatin: Micrsft Exchange Server MAPI Client and Cllabratin Data Objects 1.2.1 (r) Exchange 2010 / Exchange 2007 Management Tl. 1
Here is a summary f what yu can d with ARKES slutin: Perfrm a cmplete Security Audit Determine wh has access t what in yur Exchange Server by reprting every bject and its security in detail. Gather detailed infrmatin abut Exchange Server bjects in the fllwing reprt categries: Organizatin Reprts Server Reprts Plicy Reprts Prtcl Reprts Cnnectr Reprts Infrmatin Stre Reprts (Public and Private) Mailbx Reprts Mail User Reprts Distributin Grup Reprts Mail Cntact Reprts Mail Public Flder Reprts Mnitr and track Exchange server bjects n salient rganizatin plicy parameters such as: security, permissins, rights, resurce utilizatin, bject prperties / settings, grup membership, mailbx size, qutas & limits, user activity, restrictins, traffic etc. Traffic Reprts: Windws Management Framewrk Cre (WinRM 2.0 and Windws PwerShell 2.0): Required fr retrieving data frm Exchange Server 2010. Applies t Windws XP, Windws Vista, Windws Server 2003 and Windws Server 2008 nly. Fr mre infrmatin abut Windws Management Framewrk system requirements, visit the abve Micrsft web sites. Exchange Server 2007 Management Tl: Required fr cnnecting t Exchange Server 2007 and retrieving data frm Exchange Server 2007 via member f the same dmain cmputer as the Exchange Server 2007 r a trusted dmain. Benefits Extract yur Message Tracking lg file data t a SQL server fr further analysis. Graphical (2D/3D chart) reprts f mail traffic frm mailbxes t mailbxes/distributin grups Cllect and stre lg data fr the entire Exchange Organizatin. Generate Mail Transactin reprts and Mailbx Mail Status reprts, set filter criteria t view reprts n Sender Mails, Recipients mails, Distributin grups/lists acrss Exchange mail users in the Exchange Organizatin. Supprts Micrsft Exchange Server 2010/ 2007 / 2003 in a single prduct. N agent installatin in the Exchange Server platfrm - Infrmatin is cllected, prcessed and displayed, all n the same machine where ARKES is installed. Dcument Exchange Server infrmatin that will be useful fr change management, disaster recvery, prject management, IT system implementatin, IT rllut checklists, system baseline cnfiguratin settings, internal cntrls etc. Audit and reprt Exchange bjects' cnfiguratin settings, server usage, security plicies and server cnfiguratin fr IT system audit and cmpliance needs. 2
Analyze Exchange Server infrmatin by exprting the data t MS-Access database r MS-Excel Manage and view several Exchange Server bjects in their wn display windws at the same time. Cmpare prperties (general, security etc) f similar bjects in different Exchange Servers in the same site and rganizatin, by viewing infrmatin simultaneusly. Dcument Exchange server infrmatin prir t perfrming majr upgrades and user migratin fr data re-cnfiguratin and capacity planning. Imprve server perfrmance and peratinal efficiencies by ptimizing resurces in the Exchange Organizatin. Key Features Remte cnnectivity: Cnnect t a Directry Server in yur enterprise netwrk using the Cnnectin Manager that enables a user t cnnect and stre the Directry Servers in the rganizatin. ARKES additinally prvides the ability t specify any user credential with sufficient permissins t cnnect t the directry server, ther than the currently-lgged-n-user. Yu d nt have t install any data cllectin agent in the Active Directry r Exchange Server. Built-in Reprts: ARKES prvides several ut-f-the-bx reprts acrss Exchange Organizatin Sites / Administrative Grups / Servers in the enterprise netwrk. Exchange Server reprts cvered in ARKES include: Organizatin Reprts Server Reprts Plicy Reprts Prtcl Reprts Cnnectr Reprts Infrmatin Stre Reprts (Public and Private) Recipient Reprts Mailbx Reprts Mail User Reprts Distributin Grup Reprts Mail Cntact Reprts Mail Public Flder Reprts These reprts can be generated fr the fllwing reprt scpes depending n the Exchange Server versin: Organizatin, Administrative Grup, Server, Ruting Grup and Strage Grup. Pwer Reprts: A business intelligence & prductivity tl fr pwer administratrs t run several pre-canned reprts abut everchanging infrmatin in Exchange Server envirnment. Requisite ptins t specify reprts t run, reprt criteria, autmatically exprt, print, e-mail and schedule the desired reprts with minimum setup. Reprts may be scheduled fr exprt at different intervals f time daily, mnthly, weekly etc. 3
Exprt, Print r E-mail whle r part infrmatin abut Exchange Server bjects in a single task instance using the fllwing simple steps: Select Directry Server t generate the reprts n Select the Reprts Specify Reprt Scpe Specify Reprt Delivery Optins and Schedule the Pwer Reprts task Statistics Reprts: Traffic Statistics Reprts: Prvides varius text and graphical (chart) reprts based n the e-mail transactin infrmatin. Data Cllectr: The Data Cllectr cllects data frm the Message Tracking Lg files f the Exchange Server and retrieves data fr a given date range. The Data Cllectr prvides yu tw ptins: Cllect Nw r Cllect at Scheduled intervals. Cllect Nw: This feature allws yu t cllect and imprt the specified date & time f Mail transactin details, frm the Message Tracking Lgs, t applicatin's database. Yu can cllect the very latest transactin lg data fr New Mails, Last mnth Mails, Last week Mails, Last N days Mails, and Custm date mails. The Applicatin database cntains all Mail details frm the time yu started using the applicatin. It is recmmended that yu run the 'Cllect Nw' ptin in rder t generate reprts based n the very latest transactin data. Cllect at Scheduled intervals: Allws the user t create multiple Exchange Server data cllectin tasks, with pwerful date range scpe ptins, and finally runs them at scheduled intervals. Data Cllectin Histry: This cntains data cllectin details frm the time yu started using the applicatin. It maintains the Data Cllectr details separately fr each server in use t update the Mail transactin status details by using the Data Cllectr feature. Reprt Delivery Optins: Yu can nw share the reprts with the respective users thrugh exprt, print r e-mail ptins. Exprt Reprt: MS-Access database / HTML / Cmma Separated Values (CSV), Prtable Dcument Frmat (PDF), MS-Excel (XLS) and TIFF file frmat. Data exprtable int MS-Access database fr archival purpses r imprt int Micrsft Excel fr further analysis. E-mail Reprt: E-mail reprts t users in the Exchange rganizatin. Preview and Print Reprt: Flexible print preview and print ptins t print the reprts frm ARKES t any lcal / netwrk printer. Reprt criteria / Data Filters: Perfrm pwerful query-based search using field names and their values. Apply data filter ptins t track and reprt nly the desired infrmatin. 4
Custm Reprt Views: Create custmized reprt views by selecting the desired fields fr a reprt and save the custm reprt view fr repetitive use. Find infrmatin: A simple string-based Find peratin highlights all cells cntaining the string. Especially useful in determining string ccurrences and their frequencies with respect t the entire displayed set f data. Fr example, highlight all users having Full Cntrl permissin in the displayed list f users and their permissins. Vyapin Sftware Systems Private Limited Website: http://www.vyapin.cm/ Sales Cntact: sales@vyapin.cm Technical Supprt: supprt@vyapin.cm Cpyright 2012 Vyapin Sftware Systems. All rights reserved. Admin Reprt Kit is a registered trademark f Vyapin Sftware Systems. All ther brand r prduct names are trademarks r registered trademarks f their respective cmpanies. 5