Recipe 2.10. Checking the Expiry Date of an Evaluation Version of ExchangeProblemYou're using the evaluation version of Exchange and want to know how long you have before you hit the timeout period. SolutionUsing a graphical user interface
Using the command-line
DiscussionBoth of these solutions depend on the Exchange setup utility helpfully recording the time and type of each installation in the setup log. By checking it, you can determine when the server will expire if the setup log file hasn't been removed. If the log file is gone, you'll only be able to find out when the Exchange server refuses to mount databases, or you can try to deduce the installation time by looking at the time/date stamp on Exchange installation directories. See AlsoRecipe 2.11 for more on how to upgrade an evaluation copy, even if it has expired |