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Q173889: XADM: Determining if Exchange Server Enterprise or Standard Edit

Article: Q173889
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): exc55
Last Modified: 23-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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There is no distinction in the user interface between Exchange Server Standard
and Exchange Server Enterprise editions.

CAUSE
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This is by design.

WORKAROUND
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To distinguish between Exchange Server Standard and Exchange Server Enterprise,
check the Windows NT Event Viewer application event log upon startup.

The following event is logged when the information store starts on an Enterprise
edition Exchange Server computer:

  Event Id: 1217
  Source: MSExchangeIS
  Type: Information
  Category: General
  Description: "Information store with unlimited capacity started"

The Standard edition logs the following event:

  Event ID 1216
  Source: MSExchangeIS Private
  Type: Information
  Category: General
  Description: Information store with limited storage capacity enabled.

Additional query words: standard vs enterprise

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Keywords          : exc55 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:5.5
Issue type        : kbprb

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