Chapter 18
Organizations that implement advanced workgroup and workflow systems based on public folders will maximize their return on investments in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server. Public folders open a vast set of tremendous opportunities. However, a single public folder instance is not always suitable. A single instance does not provide fault tolerance. For example, let's say Blue Sky Airlines has implemented a global flight planning system. Flight attendants use this system to plan their monthly flight schedule and to trade unwanted trips with colleagues. If the server holding this system shuts down for any reason, flight schedules would become unavailable and business processes would be interrupted. Of course, this is unacceptable; redundant public folder instances are required to provide fault tolerance for business-critical solutions.
This chapter covers the various aspects of public folder replication, including advantages, granularity, and configuration. It discusses the various methods of collecting and delivering public folder instances from and to other servers and the replication process in detail.
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