Cisco Unity and Exchange 2000 [Cisco Unity]

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Introduction
How does Unity Enterprise Unified Messaging work with Exchange 2000?
In a Cisco Unity server, what is the significance of the M drive (M:) which has an MBX folder with a copy of all of the mailboxes?
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Introduction

This document describes which Cisco Unity versions are supported with Exchange 2000.

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Q. How does Unity Enterprise Unified Messaging work with Exchange 2000?

A. Cisco Unity 2.X cannot be installed directly on top of Exchange 2000 or in an Exchange 2000 environment.

Cisco Unity 3.X and Cisco Unity 4.x are supported with Exchange 2000. Refer to System Requirements, and Supported Hardware and Software for more information on supported environments for these versions.

Q. In a Cisco Unity server, what is the significance of the M drive (M:) which has an MBX folder with a copy of all of the mailboxes?

A. The M drive (M:) is a Virtual drive that maps the D drive (D:) of the system. Microsoft Exchange has a feature called Installable file system (IFS) which creates this Virtual drive while installing Exchange. If you check the disk size for the D and M drives, you will find that they are exactly the same.

Note: If you delete the MBX folder or the M drive, it can cause the exchange to not work properly.