DOCUMENT:Q173889  23-DEC-1999  [exchange]
TITLE   :XADM: Determining if Exchange Server Enterprise or Standard Edit
PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange
PROD/VER:winnt:5.5
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:exc55

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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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