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               Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 SLA Scorecard for Exchange Readme
                                November 2005
              (c) 2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. 
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The Readme file for the Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 SLA Scorecard for Exchange adheres to the following structure:

1. Locations for downloading MOM_SLA_Scorecard_Exchange.zip and reading the MOM 2005 SLA Scorecard for Exchange guidance online.
2. Brief description of the MOM 2005 SLA Scorecard for Exchange.
3. Roadmap to MOM 2005 SLA Scorecard for Exchange.
4. Prerequisites and installation notes.
5. TERMS OF USE. 
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1a. Location for downloading MOM_SLA_Scorecard_Exchange.zip.
    Download Center: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=49639 
1b. Location for reading MOM 2005 SLA Scorecard for Exchange guidance online.
    TechNet: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=49588
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2. Brief description of MOM 2005 SLA Scorecard for Exchange.
   The MOM 2005 SLA Scorecard for Exchange provides you with an executive dashboard that you can use to measure and trend service availability and workloads across multiple server roles in an Exchange Server messaging environment. The SLA Scorecard for Exchange also enables you to define desired service levels and identify the cause of service outages.
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3. Roadmap to MOM 2005 SLA Scorecard for Exchange.
   The MOM 2005 SLA Scorecard for Exchange download package contains two documents (the Installation and Configuration Guide and the User Guide), an .akm file, and an .msi file that contains all the components of the SLA Scorecard. You will need to follow the instructions in the Installation and Configuration Guide to install and set up the SLA Scorecard for Exchange. Then  you will need to read the User Guide to obtain specific information on how to deploy and manage an SLA Scorecard for Exchange.
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4. Prerequisites and installation notes.
   PREREQUISITES:
   See Table 1 in the Installation and Configuration Guide for a list of technologies that you will need in order to install and use the SLA Scorecard. The guide is part of the MOM 2005 SLA Scorecard for Exchange download and also is available on TechNet.

   INSTALLATION:
   See the Installation and Configuration Guide for step-by-step instructions on how to install and configure the SLA Scorecard. The guide is part of the SLA Scorecard for Exchange download and also is available on TechNet.
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5. TERMS OF USE. 
   We at Microsoft Corporation hope that the information in this download is valuable to you.
   This download and all files contained within are subject to Microsoft's standard TERMS OF USE for microsoft.com.
   The TERMS OF USE for this download are located at http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm
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