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Applies to: Exchange Server 2007, Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Topic Last Modified: 2007-07-21
Terminology changes in Exchange 2007
Exchange Server 5.5 | Exchange 2000 Server | Exchange Server 2003 | Exchange Server 2007 |
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Mailbox Manager | Mailbox Manager | Mailbox Manager | Messaging Records Management |
Internet Mail connector | SMTP connector | SMTP connector | Connectors |
Sites | Routing groups | Routing groups | Active Directory sites |
Site connector | Routing Group connector | Routing Group connector | Active Directory IP Site Links |
Directory Service | Link state routing | Link state routing | Handled through the Active Directory directory service |
Exchange Administrator | Exchange System Manager | Exchange System Manager | Exchange Management Console |
Custom Recipient | Mail-enabled contact | Mail-enabled contact | Mail-enabled contact |
Message transfer agent (MTA) | SMTP Routing Engine | SMTP Routing Engine | Hub or Edge Transport service |
Unavailable | RTC Services | Unavailable | Unavailable |
Unavailable | M Drive | Unavailable | Unavailable |
Internet Mail Service | SMTP virtual servers | SMTP virtual servers | SMTP Receive Connectors |
Site addressing | Recipient policies | Recipient policies | E-mail address policies and Accepted domains |
Windows NT 4.0 clustering (shared storage) | Active/Active or Active/passive cluster (shared storage) | Active/Active or Active/passive cluster (shared storage) | Single copy cluster (SCC) |
Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Cluster continuous replication (CCR) |
Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Local continuous replication (LCR) |
Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Standby continuous replication (SCR) |
Manual synchronization | Manual synchronization | Always Up To Date | Direct Push |
Handled by recipient creation process | Recipient Update Service | Recipient Update Service | Address List Service |
Free/busy public folder | Free/busy public folder | Free/busy public folder | Availability service |
Windows Server Terminology Changes
The following table provides a list of the terminology changes between Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008.
Terminology changes in Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2003 | Windows Server 2008 |
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Active Directory | Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) |
Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) | Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) |
Certificate Services | Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) |
Identity Integration Feature Pack (IIFP) | Active Directory Metadirectory Services (AD MS) |
Rights Management Services (RMS) | Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) |
Majority Node Set (MNS) quorum | Node Majority quorum |
File Share Witness (FSW) | File Share Majority |
Server Cluster | Failover Cluster |
Cluster Administrator | Failover Cluster Management |