Appendix: Comparison of Application and Module Resources

The table below provides a comparison between the Hosted Exchange application's resources and the Hosted Exchange module's resources.

Hosted Exchange module resource (service controller resource) Hosted Exchange application resource (APS 2 resource) Description
N/A Hosted Exchange Application This resource represents an instance of the Hosted Exchange application.
N/A Hosted Exchange Configuration Profile This resource represents a set of pre-defined settings and quotas for all mailboxes and public folders of organizations created based on it. It controls the maximum mailbox size, the maximum public folder size, available mailbox access protocols, and so on.
Hosted Exchange Hosted Exchange Organization This resource represents Hosted Exchange organizations of end users.
Hosted Exchange / Company Disclaimers Hosted Exchange Disclaimers This resource represents company disclaimers. It controls how many company disclaimers end users can create in their organizations.
Hosted Exchange / Contacts Hosted Exchange Contacts This resource represents contacts. It controls how many contacts end users can create in their organizations.
Hosted Exchange / Distribution Lists Hosted Exchange Distribution Lists This resource represents distribution lists. It controls how many distribution lists end users can create in their organizations.
Hosted Exchange / E-mail Domains Hosted Exchange Domain Services This resource represents links between domains and the Hosted Exchange service. It controls how many domains end users can link with the Hosted Exchange service.
Hosted Exchange / Mailboxes Hosted Exchange Mailboxes This resource represents mailboxes. It controls how many mailboxes end users can create in their organizations.
Hosted Exchange / Mailboxes / ActiveSync Access N/A

This resource represents mailboxes that can be accessed through ActiveSync. It controls the number of such mailboxes.

In the application, you can control whether end users can access their mailboxes through this protocol by means of mailbox types and Hosted Exchange Mailbox Type resources. See Preparing Mailbox Types and Preparing Resources for details.

Hosted Exchange / Mailboxes / IMAP4 Access N/A

This resource represents mailboxes that can be accessed through IMAP4. It controls the number of such mailboxes.

In the application, you can control whether end users can access their mailboxes through this protocol by means of mailbox types and Hosted Exchange Mailbox Type resources. See Preparing Mailbox Types and Preparing Resources for details.

Hosted Exchange / Mailboxes / Maximum Allowed Mailbox Size N/A

This resource controls the maximum size of mailboxes.

In the application, mailbox size is controlled by means of the following:

Hosted Exchange / Mailboxes / Outlook Access N/A

This resource represents mailboxes that can be accessed by using Outlook. It controls the number of such mailboxes.

In the application, you can control whether end users can access their mailboxes through Outlook by means of mailbox types and Hosted Exchange Mailbox Type resources. See Preparing Mailbox Types and Preparing Resources for details.

Hosted Exchange / Mailboxes / Outlook Web Access N/A

This resource represents mailboxes that can be accessed by using Outlook Web Access (OWA). It controls the number of such mailboxes.

In the application, you can control whether end users can access their mailboxes through OWA by means of mailbox types and Hosted Exchange Mailbox Type resources. See Preparing Mailbox Types and Preparing Resources for details.

Hosted Exchange / Mailboxes / POP3 Access N/A

This resource represents mailboxes that can be accessed through POP3. It controls the number of such mailboxes.

In the application, you can control whether end users can access their mailboxes through this protocol by means of mailbox types and Hosted Exchange Mailbox Type resources. See Preparing Mailbox Types and Preparing Resources for details.

Hosted Exchange / Public Folders Hosted Exchange Public Folders This resource represents public folders. It controls how many public folders end users can create in their organizations.
Hosted Exchange / Public Folders / Maximum Allowed Public Folder Size N/A

This resource controls the maximum size of public folders.

In the application, public folder size is controlled by means of configuration profiles and Hosted Exchange Configuration Profile resources. See Preparing Configuration Profiles and Preparing Resources for details.

N/A Hosted Exchange Public Folder Permissions

This resource represents public folder permissions. It controls whether end users are allowed to manage public folder permissions.

This resource is a system resource and is not intended for selling. To learn more about it, see Preparing Resources.

Hosted Exchange / Resource Mailboxes Hosted Exchange Resource Mailboxes This resource represents resource mailboxes. It controls how many resource mailboxes end users can create in their organizations.
Hosted Exchange Mailbox Template Hosted Exchange Mailbox Type This resource represents a set of pre-defined mailbox settings and quotas, such as settings defining which access protocols are enabled and mailbox size quotas. It can be used to provide end users with the ability to create pre-configured mailboxes whose mailbox settings and quotas cannot be changed. It controls the number of such mailboxes.
Outlook License for Hosted Exchange Mailboxes N/A

This resource represents Microsoft Outlook activation keys and download URLs. It can be used to provide end users with the ability to download, install, and activate Microsoft Outlook.

In the application, end users can be provided with Microsoft Outlook activation keys and download URLs by means of mailbox types. See Preparing Mailbox Types and Configuring Vendor Outlook Licenses for Mailboxes for details.

Disk Space Hosted Exchange - Disk Space This resource represents disk space. It controls how much disk space can be allocated and used in organizations.
Active Directory Synchronization Hosted Exchange - AD Synchronization Configuration

This resource represents configurations of the External Directory Synchronization (EDS) service. It controls whether the EDS service can be activated in organizations.

To learn more about the EDS service, refer to External Directory Synchronization.

N/A Hosted Exchange - AD Synchronization User

This resource represents users synchronized from on-premise Active Directory domains of customers. It controls how many such users can be created by the EDS service in organizations.

To learn more about the EDS service, refer to External Directory Synchronization.

N/A Hosted Exchange - AD Synchronization Contact

This resource represents contacts synchronized from on-premise Active Directory domains of customers. It controls how many such contacts can be created by the EDS service in organizations.

To learn more about the EDS service, refer to External Directory Synchronization.