Some of the enhancements included in this new service pack:
Exchange Backup Functionality:
Exchange Server 2007 SP2 includes a new VSS plug-in for Windows Server Backup to support Exchange backups. Once you install SP2 you can use the standard Windows backup tool to backup and restore your Exchnage 2007 databases. The new VSSplugin is a single .EXE file called WBBExchange.exe and is automatically installed by SP2 on all Exchange 2007 Servers with the mailbox role installed.
Enhancments to the Auditing system:
There is a new Exchange Auditing events and audit log repository that allows admins to audit the key events relating to their Exchnage servers more easily. This dedicated audit log repository provides much more granularity and performance over exiting methods.
Public Folder Quota Management:
Added cmdlets now allow for easier management of Public folders. These new cmdlets remove the dependancy on the old public folder distributed authoring and versioning administration tools.
Centralised Organisational Settings:
A number of new cmdlet parameters have been added to assist in the management of a number of Exchange organisation settings, these include the following.
- Add-AvailabilityAddressSpace
- Export-Mailbox
- Import-Mailbox
- Move-Mailbox
- New-ActiveSyncVirtualDirectory
- New-ManagedFolder
- Restore-Mailbox
- Set-ActiveSyncVirtualDirectory
- Set-CASMailbox
- Set-IMAPSettings
- Set-OABVirtualDirectory
- Set-OrganizationConfig
- Set-POPSettings
- Set-PublicFolder
- Set-TransportConfig
- Test-ActiveSyncConnectivity
- Test-OwaConnectivity
- Test-WebServicesConnectivity
