Wednesday 10 September 2014

About Exchange Server

Today life demands keep on working and moving up, now we have technology which let us accomplish our work no matter when and where. Exchange Server is example of same and are made with a motive to keep working on and on. Here is a brief description of the same

An Exchange Server is an e-mail-based collaborative communications server is exclusively for businesses. It is a centralized hub that contains all of your emails on line, and its compatible with outlook. It enables you to access your mailbox and all information you hold in Outlook wherever you go, via your web browser or a varied range of smart phones and pads. It helps you to get business email and increase productivity, while keeping your organization safe simply with exchange server you can








Work Smarter, Anywhere And Everywhere



Now on the functioning of the exchange server


Exchange Server takes several steps to process an email message. The client--typically a person at a PC who sends an email from his email application--connects to the Exchange Server to send a message; this message is processed and saved on the server in its database. Exchange Server sends the recipient the message from the client which is in OST format. Finally, the recipient's client connects to the server to access the email.



What is OST File?

Offline storage table (.ost) are used when you have an Exchange account and want to work offline such data file is named as offline storage table .When you use a Microsoft Exchange Server account your emails, calendar, and other items are delivered to and saved on the server. The .ost file is synchronized with the Exchange computer when a connection is available.

Reason Damaged OST file can be best explained by 2 reason




 





Hardware Reasons

It can be explained as inefficient storage device, improper power supply/power failure, abrupt system shutdown, error in networking device

Software Reasons


The software reason is the main reason of the damage of the ost file, it occurs due to crashing of the exchange ,exchange surpassing the storage limit .


NOTE: Exchange server once crashed, user won't be able to open its important email and stuff like calendar, task etc from another server in that case to recover your you need to convert your .OST files into the .PST format and for that you require a software which Convert.OST to .PST format

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