Objectives

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          Chapter Two
  Installing and Configuring
    Exchange Server 2003
                           Objectives

• Differentiate between editions of Exchange
  Server 2003
• Prepare a Windows Server 2003 and an
  Active Directory environment for the
  installation of Exchange Server 2003
• Install Exchange Server 2003




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               Objectives (continued)

• Identify and access Exchange Server 2003
  administration and management tools
• Configure Exchange Server 2003 modes,
  global settings, and policies
• Configure server properties for an Exchange
  Server 2003 system
• Configure DNS to support Exchange Server
  2003

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            Installing and Configuring
              Exchange Server 2003
• Two main tools are used to manage and
  configure related settings
    – Exchange System Manager
         • Used to manage everything from an
           organization-wide setting to message queues
    – Active Directory Users and Computers




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     Exchange Server 2003 Editions

• Exchange Server 2003, Standard Edition
• Exchange Server 2003, Enterprise Edition




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    Exchange Server 2003, Standard
               Edition
• Targeted for small to medium-sized
  businesses
• Limitations include:
    – Support for a maximum of one storage group
    – Support for a maximum of one mailbox store
      and one public folder store per storage group
    – A maximum per-database size of 16 GB
    – No clustering support
    – The X.400 connector is not included

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   Exchange Server 2003, Enterprise
              Edition
• Aimed at enterprise customers
• Features include:
    –   Support for up to four storage groups
    –   Support for up to five databases
    –   A maximum database size of 8 TB
    –   Support for clustering of eight nodes
    –   Built-in X.400 connector


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Preparing to Install Exchange Server
                2003
• Steps completed prior to installing Exchange
  Server 2003 include:
    – Installing the Windows Server 2003 services
      required by Exchange
    – Running the ForestPrep tool
    – Running the DomainPrep tool




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     Installing Windows Server 2003
                 Services
• Windows Server 2003 services that must be
  installed first:
    –   .NET Framework
    –   ASP.NET
    –   Internet Information Services (IIS)
    –   World Wide Web Publishing service
    –   Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) service
    –   Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP)
        service

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      Activity 2-1: Installing Windows
      Server 2003 Services Required
        for Exchange Server 2003
• Time Required: 10–15 minutes
• Objective: Install services required prior to
  install of Exchange Server 2003
• Description: Install specific services required
  by Exchange Server 2003




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                 Running ForestPrep

• ForestPrep tool must be run to prepare the
  environment for Exchange Server 2003
• Must be run in the Active Directory domain
  where the domain controller holding the role
  of schema master resides




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     Running ForestPrep (continued)

• Main functions carried out by ForestPrep
  include:
    – Extending the Active Directory schema to
      include required classes and attributes
    – Creating the Exchange organization container
      object in Active Directory
    – Designating a user or group account to have
      Administrator permissions


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   Activity 2-2: Preparing an Active
 Directory Forest for Exchange Using
              ForestPrep
• Time Required: 20–30 minutes
• Objective: Run ForestPrep to prepare your
  Active Directory forest for the installation of
  Exchange Server 2003
• Description: Create an Active Directory
  Forest. The forest first must be prepared by
  running the ForestPrep tool.


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                Running DomainPrep

• DomainPrep needs to be run in each of the
  following domains:
    – The Active Directory forest root domain
    – Any domains that will contain Exchange
      Server 2003 systems
    – Any domain that will contain Exchange Server
      2003 mail-enabled objects



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    Running DomainPrep (continued)

    – Any domains that include domain controllers
      configured as global catalog servers
    – Any domains that include user or group
      accounts that will manage the Exchange
      Server 2003 organization




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    Running DomainPrep (continued)

• The main functions carried out by
  DomainPrep include:
    – Creating the Exchange Domain Servers global
      group and Exchange Enterprise Servers local
      group in Active Directory
    – Making the Exchange Domain Servers global
      group a member of both the Exchange
      Enterprise Servers and the Pre-Windows 2000
      Compatible Access local groups

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    Running DomainPrep (continued)

    – Creating the Exchange System Objects
      container
    – Configuring permissions for the Exchange
      Enterprise Servers group




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    Running DomainPrep (continued)

    – Modifying the AdminSdHolder template that
      sets permissions for the Administrators local
      group
    – Performing preinstallation checks prior to
      installing Exchange Server 2003




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     Activity 2-3: Preparing an Active
     Directory Domain for Exchange
            Using DomainPrep
• Time Required: 5–10 minutes
• Objective: Run DomainPrep to prepare your
  Active Directory domain for the installation of
  Exchange Server 2003
• Description: The Active Directory domain
  must be prepared by running the DomainPrep
  prior to installing Exchange Server 2003


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     Installing Exchange Server 2003

• Install after:
    – Basic service have been installed
    – ForestPrep has been run
    – DomainPrep has been run




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     Activity 2-4: Installing Exchange
     Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
• Time Required: 40–50 minutes
• Objective: Install Exchange Server 2003 on
  your Windows Server 2003 system
• Description: All services must be installed
  and ForestPrep and DomainPrep run prior to
  installing the Enterprise Edition




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Unattended Installations of Exchange
           Server 2003
• Unattended installations can be used for the
  following tasks:
    – Installing Exchange Server 2003 on all but the
      first Exchange server in the organization
    – Installing the Exchange Server 2003 System
      Management tools
    – Running DomainPrep in all but the first domain



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Unattended Installations of Exchange
      Server 2003 (continued)
• The administrator first needs to create an
  answer file

• Copy the answer file to the server about to
  get the installation and issue the install
  command




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 Deploying Exchange Server 2003 in
             a Cluster
• A cluster is a group of independent servers
  that work together to ensure high system
  availability
• Each server is referred to as a node
• Maximum number of nodes supported in an
  Exchange Server 2003 cluster is eight




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 Deploying Exchange Server 2003 in
        a Cluster (continued)




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              Exchange Server 2003
               Administration Tools
• The two primary tools used to manage an
  Exchange organization
    – Exchange System Manager
    – Active Directory Users and Computers




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         Exchange System Manager

• Exchange System Manager is used to
  manage an Exchange Server environment
  and related system settings
• Microsoft Management Console (MMC) can
  also be added to custom consoles that
  include other administrative tools




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         Exchange System Manager
                (continued)
• Common administrative tasks
    – Configuration of global settings, such as
      message formats, message delivery options,
      and mobile service settings
    – Configuration of recipient settings, including
      templates, address lists, update services, and
      policies



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         Exchange System Manager
                (continued)
    – Configuration and management of
      administrative groups and routing groups
    – Configuration and management of server
      settings, including message queues, storage
      groups, and protocols
    – Configuration of connectors between
      Exchange and other messaging systems



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         Exchange System Manager
                (continued)
    – Delegation of Exchange administrative roles
    – Configuration of server and recipient policies




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     Activity 2-5: Exploring Exchange
              System Manager
• Time Required: 10 minutes
• Objective: Access and explore the Exchange
  System Manager tool
• Description: Exchange System Manager is
  used to manage an Exchange organization




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          Active Directory Users and
                  Computers
• Active Directory Users and Computers is
  used to manage user, group, and computer
  account objects




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          Active Directory Users and
           Computers (continued)
• Administrative tasks performed with Active
  Directory Users and Computers include:
    – Configuring e-mail addresses for users and
      groups
    – Enabling or disabling user access to
      Exchange features
    – Configuring user delivery options, delivery
      restrictions, and storage limits
    – Configuring mailbox rights
    – Creating and managing distribution groups
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   Activity 2-6: Exploring Exchange-
  related Changes to Active Directory
         Users and Computers
• Time Required: 10 minutes
• Objective: Access and explore changes to
  Active Directory Users and Computers after
  Exchange Server 2003 has been installed
• Description: Use Active Directory Users and
  Computers tool to open and explore Active
  Directory Users and Computers


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               Customized Consoles

• Users can create customized MMCs that
  include the specific snap-ins that you work
  with on a regular basis




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Activity 2-7: Creating a Custom MMC

• Time Required: 10 minutes
• Objective: Create a custom MMC that
  includes both the Exchange System Manager
  and Active Directory Users and Computers
  tools
• Description: Create custom MMCs as a way
  to consolidate administrative tools within a
  single environment


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       Picking a Server Management
                  Location
• Preferable to install the required server tools
  on a management workstation
• Can be installed on a Windows XP
  Professional system running Service Pack 1
  or higher




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    Managing Exchange Server 2003

• Management-related tasks include:
    – Switching an Exchange organization from
      mixed mode to native mode
    – Configuring Exchange global settings
    – Configuring Exchange server property settings
    – Working with system policies




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Switching from Mixed Mode to Native
               Mode
• Exchange organization runs in mixed mode
  by default
• Run in native mode if your organization does
  not need to support interoperability with
  Exchange Server 5.5 systems




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Switching from Mixed Mode to Native
         Mode (continued)
• The benefits of native mode include:
    – Creating query-based distribution groups
    – Bandwidth savings, because bridgehead
      servers will use 8BITMIME data transfer rather
      than the 7-bit exchanges used in Exchange
      Server 5.5 environments
    – The ability for routing groups to contain
      servers for different administrative groups



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Switching from Mixed Mode to Native
         Mode (continued)
    – The ability to move Exchange Server 2003
      systems between routing groups
    – The ability to move mailboxes between
      administrative groups
    – SMTP is used as the default routing protocol




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    Activity 2-8: Switching Exchange
      Server 2003 to Native Mode
• Time Required: 10 minutes
• Objective: Switch Exchange Server 2003
  from mixed mode to native mode
• Description: Exchange Server 2003 features
  are not available until an Exchange
  organization is promoted from mixed mode to
  native mode


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          Configuring Global Settings

• The Global Settings node consists of three
  main configuration areas:
    – Internet Message Formats
    – Message Delivery
    – Mobile Services




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           Internet Message Formats

• Control how e-mail messages are formatted
  when sent to or received from Internet clients
• SMTP converts the message from Microsoft
  Rich Text Format (RTF) to Multipurpose
  Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) format




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           Internet Message Formats
                   (continued)




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                   Message Delivery

• The Global Settings Message Delivery node
  allows you to configure message delivery
  options for your Exchange organization




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   Activity 2-9: Configuring Exchange
              Global Settings
• Time Required: 15 minutes
• Objective: Configure global settings on an
  Exchange Server 2003 system
• Description: Configurable Global Settings in
  Exchange System Manager include Internet
  Message Formats and Message Delivery
  settings


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Configuring Server Property Settings
• Used to control the functions of a particular
  Exchange Server 2003 system




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          Activity 2-10: Exploring and
          Configuring Server Settings
• Time Required: 15 minutes
• Objective: Explore and configure Exchange
  Server 2003 server property settings
• Description: A large number of configurable
  settings are available in the Properties pages
  of an Exchange server




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        Working with System Policies

• System Policies are a collection of settings
  that can be applied to these objects once,
  rather than individually
• Policies are applied to an object (such as a
  server)
• One system policy can be applied to an
  object at any given point in time


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        Working with System Policies
                (continued)
• Exchange Server 2003 supports three kinds
  of system policies:
    – Mailbox store policies
    – Public folder store policies
    – Server policies




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 Activity 2-11: Creating and Applying
            Server Policies
• Time Required: 15 minutes
• Objective: Create and apply a server policy
  to an Exchange Server 2003 system
• Description: Server system policies help
  administrators to apply and enforce
  configuration settings on multiple servers
  simultaneously, without the need to configure
  each server individually

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     Configuring DNS To Support
   Exchange Server 2003 Internet E-
                 Mail
• Domain Name Service (DNS) provides name
  resolution services on a Transmission Control
  Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) network
• Mail servers are listed in DNS using a special
  type of resource record known as a Mail
  Exchanger (MX)




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  Configuring DNS to Support Exchange
  Server 2003 Internet E-Mail (continued)




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    Activity 2-12: Configuring DNS to
    Support Exchange Server 2003
              Internet E-mail
• Time Required: 5 minutes
• Objective: Configure DNS with an MX record
  to support Exchange Server 2003 as an
  Internet-based SMTP server
• Description: DNS MX records are used to
  designate mail servers within the DNS
  infrastructure on the Internet


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                            Summary

• Two editions of Exchange Server 2003 exist
    – Exchange Server 2003, Standard Edition
    – Exchange Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
• The first server in an Active Directory
  environment must run ForestPrep and
  DomainPrep




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                Summary (continued)

• Tools used to manage an Exchange Server
  2003 organization are Exchange System
  Manager and Active Directory Users and
  Computers
• Installed Exchange organizations run in
  mixed mode to support environments that
  include Exchange 5.5 servers



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                Summary (continued)

• Exchange Server 2003 supports the use of
  system policies to enforce consistent settings
• DNS MX records are used by sending mail
  servers to find a recipient’s mail server




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