Module 2
Configuring Mailbox
Servers
Module Overview
• Overview of Exchange Server 2010 Administrative Tools
• Configuring Mailbox Server Roles
• Configuring Public Folders
Lesson 1: Overview of Exchange Server 2010
Administrative Tools
• Demonstration: What Is the Exchange Management
Console?
• What Is Windows PowerShell?
• What Is the Exchange Management Shell?
• What Is Remote Windows PowerShell?
• Learning How to Use the Exchange Management Shell
• Demonstration: Working with the Exchange
Management Shell
• Introducing the Exchange Control Panel
Demonstration: What Is the Exchange
Management Console?
In this demonstration, you will see how to use the Exchange
Management Console
What Is Windows PowerShell?
Windows PowerShell is a scripting and command-line
technology that is accessible through the PowerShell.exe
command shell, and is used by GUI tools
Verb
Noun
Parameters
Example
Get
User
Get-User
Enable
Mailuser -Identity
-ExternalEmailAddress
Enable-Mailuser –Identity
Tom – ExternalEmailAddress
Tom@Contoso.com
You can pipeline cmdlets:
•
get-user | sort-object name
•
get-user | where-object {$_.name -ilike "a*" } |
sort-object name
What Is the Exchange Management Shell?
Exchange Management Shell is a command-line interface used
for administering Exchange Server 2010
Exchange Management Shell:
•
Provides more than 700 cmdlets for Exchange
Server 2010 administration
•
Offers an extensible scripting engine
•
Applies Role Based Access Control permissions
What Is Remote Windows PowerShell?
Remote Windows PowerShell enables you to run PowerShell
commands locally to configure remote servers
Remote Windows PowerShell 2.0 enables:
• Client/server management model
• Simplified client computer configurations
• Standard protocols allow easier management
through firewalls
Learning How to Use the Exchange Management Shell
Tip
Examples
Verbs and nouns are used
consistently
Get-, Set-, Enable- , Disable-, AddMailbox, MailboxDatabase, ExchangeServer
Use get-help to get information
about any cmdlet
Get-Help New-Mailbox
Get-Help New-Mailbox –examples
Use Format-List (FL) to list full
details of the selected objects
Get-Mailbox –identity Anna | FL
Get-ClientAccessServer | FL
Use wild cards with Get cmdlets
Get-excommand get*
Get-Mailbox –id Anna | FL *quota*
Many cmdlets accept positional
parameters
Get-Mailbox Anna
Use Tab to autocomplete
cmdlets and parameter name
Get-Web <Tab> displays
Get-WebServicesVirtualDirectory
Set-Mailbox Anna –Pro <Tab twice> displays
Set-Mailbox Anna -ProhibitSendQuota
Use pipelining to send the
results of one cmdlet to a
following cmdlet
Get-User | Where-Object
{$_.distinguishedname –ilike
"*ou=sales,dc=adatum,dc=com"} | EnableMailbox –database “Mailbox Database 1"
Demonstration: Working with the Exchange
Management Shell
In this demonstration, you will see how to:
• Use simple cmdlet and cmdlet aliases
• Use PowerShell pipelining to create a mailbox
Introducing the Exchange Control Panel
The Exchange Control Panel provides web-based access to:
End user tasks:
Administrator tasks:
• Configure Outlook Web
App settings
• Manage mailboxes
• Track messages
• Manage distribution
groups
• Manage personal mobile
devices
• Search mailboxes
• View and manage
distribution group
memberships
• Configure RBAC
• Recover deleted messages
• Track messages
• Manage mobile device
policies and quarantine
Lesson 2: Configuring Mailbox Server Roles
• Initial Mailbox Configuration Tasks
• What Are Mailbox and Public Folder Databases?
• What Are the Database File Types?
• The Update Process for Mailbox Databases
• Demonstration: Configuring Database Options
• Exchange Server 2010 Storage Improvements
• Options for Database Storage
• Data Storage Options: Direct Attached Storage
• Data Storage Options: Storage Area Networks
• Demonstration: How to Manage Mailbox Size Limits
• Discussion: Considerations for Implementing Databases
Initial Mailbox Configuration Tasks
The initial Mailbox server role tasks are:

Secure the server

Create and configure databases

Configure high availability

Configure public folders

Configure recipients

Configure the offline address book
What Are Mailbox and Public Folder Databases?
• Mailbox databases store messages for mailbox-enabled users
• Public folder databases store contents of public folders
• Transaction logs store data changes for databases
• Each database has one set of transaction logs
• Each set of transaction logs has only one database
• Locations of databases and transaction log files should be
configured to provide reliability and performance
• Databases no longer use single-instance storage
What Are the Database File Types?
A database consists of a collection of file types, each
of which performs a different function
File Type
Purpose
<Log Prefix>.chk
Checkpoint file
<Log Prefix>.log
Current transaction log file
<Log Prefix>xxxxxxxx.log
Transaction log file that was already
renamed and filed
<Log Prefix>res00001.jrs –
<Log Prefix>res0000A.jrs
Reserved transaction logs
Tmp.edb
Temporary workspace for processing
transactions
<Log Prefix>tmp.log
Transaction log file for the temporary
workspace
<File Name>.edb
Rich text database files that stores content
for mailbox and public folder databases
The Update Process for Mailbox Databases
4
1
Write to DB
Receive message
3
Write message
2
Update
5
Client access
Demonstration: Configuring Database Options
In this demonstration, you will see how to:
• Move database files
• Move transaction log files
• Configure database options
Exchange Server 2010 Storage Improvements
Improvements have been made in Exchange 2010 to reduce
storage costs:
• Reduced random disk I/O
• Support for larger mailboxes and storing archived data
• Support for lower performance disks and RAID-less
(JBOD) deployments
• New mailbox database schema
• Database compaction (defragmentation) runs
continuously
• Reduced database size with database compression
Make sure your storage solution meets:
• Disk I/O requirements
• Redundancy requirements
Options for Database Storage
Disk storage options:
• SATA
• Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
• SSD
RAID options:
• JBOD ― No RAID
• RAID 0 ― Striping
• RAID 1 ― Mirroring
• RAID 5 ― Striping with parity
• RAID 0+1 ― Mirrored striped sets
• RAID 6 ― Striping with double parity
• RAID 1+0 or RAID 10 ― Mirrored sets in a striped set
Data Storage Options: Direct Attached Storage
Direct Attached Storage
Benefits of direct attached storage are:
• Lower cost Exchange Server solution
• Easy to implement
• Distributed failure points
Data Storage Options: Storage Area Networks
Storage Area Network
SAN
Benefits of storage area networks are:
• Large RAM cache to minimize bottlenecks
• Scalable storage solutions
• Multiple servers can leverage a single SAN
• Enhanced backup, recovery, and availability
Demonstration: How to Manage Mailbox Size Limits
In this demonstration, you will see how to:
• Create storage limits on mailbox databases
• Use Exchange Management Shell to apply a storage limit
to multiple databases
• Override database mailbox storage limits for exceptions
Discussion: Considerations for Implementing
Databases
• Discuss the considerations for naming databases
• Determine the considerations for implementing databases
• Determine the considerations for implementing additional
Mailbox server roles
• Discuss the considerations for choosing appropriate
storage
Lesson 3: Configuring Public Folders
• What Are Public Folders?
• Configuring Public Folder Replication
• How Clients Access Public Folders
• Demonstration: How to Configure Public Folders
• Best Practices for Public Folder Deployment
What Are Public Folders?
A public folder is a repository for different information types
Public folder tree
Public Folders
All Public Folders
Business
Products
Marketing
HR
Personnel
Handbook
Forms
Internet Newsgroups
Configuring Public Folder Replication
Service
Replication Component
AD DS and
Active Directory
Public folder directory objects
Microsoft Exchange
Information Store
service
Public folder trees
Public folder contents
The messaging
administrator controls the
destination frequency of
the folder
How Clients Access Public Folders
Public Folder Server
Server 1
Server 2
Server 3
Server 4
Server 5
Connector
N/A
N/A
Site Link A
Site Link C
Site Link B
Cost
N/A
N/A
10
30
50
Server 3
Site X
Site Y
Server 1
Cost=10
Cost=30
Site W
User
Server 4
Cost=50
Site Z
Server 2
Server 5
Demonstration: How to Configure Public Folders
In this demonstration, you will review:
• How to create public folders
• How to configure public folder replication
• How to configure public folder permissions with
Office Outlook
Best Practices for Public Folder Deployment
• Analyze your organization’s business requirements for
public folders
• For larger deployments, consider one or more dedicated
public folder servers
• Schedule public folder replication during non-peak hours
• On faster networks, configure more frequent replication
• If you have Office Outlook 2003 clients, you should enable
replication for the system folders
Lab: Configuring Mailbox Servers
Exercise 1: Configuring Mailbox Databases
Exercise 2: Configuring Public Folders
Logon information
Virtual machine
10135B-VAN-DC1
10135B-VAN-EX1
10135B-VAN-EX3
User name
Administrator
Password
Pa$$w0rd
Estimated time: 45 minutes
Lab Scenario
You are a new messaging administrator at A. Datum
Corporation, and your manager has left instructions indicating
that you need to create and configure a database for the
executive group, and then move the existing database for the
accounting group to a new location. Additionally, you need to
add an additional public folder database, and then replicate
data to it.
Lab Review
• What happens to the database’s status when you move
the database files?
• When you create a public folder, how many replicas does it
have?
Module Review and Takeaways
• Review Questions
• Common Issues and Troubleshooting Tips
• Real-World Issues and Scenarios
• Best Practices
• Tools