Module 1
Deploying Microsoft®
Exchange Server 2010
Module Overview
• Overview of Exchange Server 2010 Requirements
• Installing Exchange Server 2010 Server Roles
• Completing an Exchange Server 2010 Installation
Lesson 1: Overview of Exchange Server 2010
Requirements
• Discussion: Reviewing Active Directory Components
• Reviewing Active Directory Partitions
• How Exchange Server 2010 Uses Active Directory
• Reviewing DNS Requirements for Exchange Server 2010
• Preparing Active Directory for Exchange Server 2010
• Demonstration: Integration of Active Directory and
Exchange Server 2010
Discussion: Reviewing Active Directory Components
Active Directory components include:
• Domains
• Forests
• Trusts
• Domain controller
• Global catalog
• Sites
• Replication
Reviewing Active Directory Partitions
Partition Type
Domain
Description
• All of the objects in the directory for a domain
• Replicated to all domain controllers in a domain
Configuration
• Configuration information for Active Directory and
applications
• Replicated to all domain controllers in the entire
Schema
forest
• All object types, and their attributes, that you can
create in Active Directory
• Replicated to all domain controllers in the entire
Application
forest
• All Specific application data that the application
requires
• Replicated to all domain controllers in the entire
forest with a replica of the partition
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How Exchange Server 2010 Uses Active Directory
Forests
Schema
Exchange organization and
Active Directory forest:
one-to-one relationship
Exchange object classes
and attributes
Exchange configuration
Configuration
Exchange recipients
Domain
Global Catalog
Exchange object attributes
for mail-enabled and
mailbox-enabled objects
Reviewing DNS Requirements for Exchange
Server 2010
Exchange Server 2010 requires:

SRV records to locate domain controllers

Host records to locate other servers

MX records to locate mail servers in other
organizations
DNS Record Type
Example
SRV
_ldap._tcp.Contoso.com. IN SRV 0 100 389 SEADC1.Contoso.com
Host
SEA-EX1.Contoso.com. IN A 10.10.10.10
MX
MX 10 SEA-EX1.Adatum.com
Preparing Active Directory for Exchange Server 2010
Setup switch
/PrepareAD
/OrganizationName:
”organizationname”
Description
• Prepares the global Exchange objects
• Creates the Exchange universal security
groups in the root domain
• Prepares the current domain
/PrepareLegacy
ExchangePermissions
• Required if the organization includes
previous versions of Exchange Server
/PrepareSchema
• Prepares the schema for the Exchange
/PrepareDomain
• Prepares the domain by creating a new
/PrepareDomain
domainname
/PrepareAllDomains
Server 2010 installation
global group called Exchange Install
Domain Servers
Lesson 2: Installing Exchange Server 2010
Server Roles
• Overview of Server Roles in Exchange Server 2010
• Deployment Options for Exchange Server 2010
• Hardware Recommendations for Combining Server Roles
• Options for Integrating Exchange Server 2010 and
Exchange Online Services
• Infrastructure Requirements for Exchange Server 2010
• Server Requirements for Exchange Server 2010
• Considerations for Deploying Exchange Server 2010 as a
Virtual Machine
• Process for Installing Exchange Server 2010
• Unattended Installation Options
Overview of Server Roles in Exchange Server 2010
In Exchange Server 2010, servers are installed with specific
functional roles:
• Hub Transport Server role
• Mailbox Server role
• Edge Transport Server role
• Client Access Server role
• Unified Messaging Server role
Deployment Options for Exchange Server 2010
Small
Organization
Medium-Size
Organization
Large
Organization
Hardware Recommendations for Combining
Server Roles
You can combine all server roles, except the Edge Transport
server role, on one server
Component
Processor
cores
Recommendation
• Minimum: 2
• Recommended: 8
• Maximum: 24
• Plan on using half the processor cores for the
mailbox server role
Memory
• Recommended: 8 GB plus 2-10 MB per mailbox
• Maximum: 64 GB
When combining server roles, reduce the maximum number of
mailboxes by 20%
You can combine server roles with Mailbox servers that are
DAG members
Infrastructure Requirements for Exchange
Server 2010
Infrastructure
Component
Requirements
• Schema master must be running Windows
Server 2003 (SP2), Windows Server 2008,
or Windows Server 2008 R2
• All global catalog servers must be running
Windows Server 2003 (SP2), Windows
Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2
• Domain and forest functional levels must
be at least Windows 2003
Active Directory
DNS
• Must be configured to enable domain
controller and global catalog server name
resolution
Server Requirements for Exchange Server 2010
Resource
Processor
Requirements
• Intel 64-bit architecture
• AMD64 architecture
Memory
• 2 gigabytes (GB) minimum
• Additional memory required based on server role and load
Disk
• 1.2 GB free disk space for Exchange Server files
• 200 megabytes (MB) free on the system drive
File System
• NTFS file system for all drives
Software requirements:
• 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008,
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, or Enterprise Edition
• AD DS management tools
• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
• Windows Remote Management 2.0
• Windows PowerShell version 2.0
• Additional components based on server roles
Considerations for Deploying Exchange Server
2010 as a Virtual Machine
• You can deploy all Exchange server roles, except Unified Messaging
servers, on virtual machines running on a supported virtualization
platform
• Design the Exchange server deployment to fully utilize the
server resources
• Consider the high-availability features in Exchange Server 2010
as an alternative to highly available virtual machines
• Virtualization high availability options are not recommended
for Mailbox servers
• Design virtual hardware using the same criteria
as physical hardware
Process for Installing Exchange Server 2010
To install Exchange Server 2010:
1 Install prerequisite software
2 Run setup.exe from the installation source
3 Choose the option to install Exchange Server 2010
4 Install the Exchange language packs
5 Choose the installation type
6 Provide the Exchange organization name
the option to enable Outlook 2003 or earlier
7 Choose
clients
8 Configure the Client Access server external name
• LAB= Installing Exchange Server
Lab Review
• What organizational changes must you make to Active
Directory before you can install Exchange Server 2010?
• What hardware configurations will you use for your
organization’s Exchange Server 2010 servers?
Demonstration: Verifying an Exchange Server
2010 Installation
In this demonstration, you will see how to:
• Configure post-installation services
• View the default folder structure
• View setup logs
• Test e-mail and administrative tools
Troubleshooting an Exchange Server 2010
Installation
To troubleshoot Exchange Server 2010 setup:

Check the setup and event logs for errors

Verify the server hardware and software requirements

Verify DNS name resolution

Verify Active Directory functional levels and
permissions
Finalizing the Exchange Server Installation

Configure Exchange Server security

Install and configure additional software

Configure settings that are specific to server roles