124700753 Exchange 2010 Interview Question and Answers 41 Pages

8/13/2019 124700753 Exchange 2010 Interview Question and Answers 41 Pages

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What is Storage Group?

Storage Group is a grouping of Mai!ox and"or #u!ic $oder %ata!ases& which shares a singe !ac'up schedue and

asinge set of (ransaction og fies) Storage Groups are *anaged using their separate server process and the

idea !ehind spitting data!ases up in Storage Groups is pri*ari+ to reduce the overhead that resuts fro* *utipe

sets oftransaction og fies)

What are the storage group and data!ase si,e i*itations in Exchange 200-& co*pared

with Exchange 200.?

Exchange Server 200. Standard edition supported 1Storage Group and 2 Stores / one Mai!ox and one #u!ic

$oder Store when excuding the ecover+ Storage Group of course) Exchange Server 200. Enterprise Edition

supported a tota of 3 Storage Groups each containing a *axi*u* of 4 store data!ases per Storage Groups thus

*axi*u* 20 data!ases per server) (he i*it of a data!ase si,e in Exchange Server 200. Standard edition was

15G6 athough raised to -4 G6 when Exchange 200. Service #ac' 2 was appied) (here was no i*it on adata!ase si,ewhen ta'ing a!out Exchange Server 200. Enterprise edition 7we actua+ there is a 15(era!+te i*it

!ut this i*it iscaused !+ hardware)

Exchange Server 200- co*es in two favours& a standard edition and an enterprise edition& 8ust i'e previous

versionsof Exchange) (he Mai!ox Server when ta'ing a!out the Exchange Server 200- Standard edition supports

a tota of 4Storage Groups and 4 data!ases) 9ni'e Exchange 200. and previous versions of Exchange there:s

no onger adata!ase storage i*it in the standard edition) (he Mai!ox server in the Exchange 200- Enterprise

edition supportsup to 40 Storage groups and a *axi*u* of 40 data!ases per server) Exchange 200- aows +ou

to create up to 4data!ases in each Storage Group as is the case with Exchange 200.& !ut !est practice is to

create 1data!ase perStorage Group) So wh+ shoud +ou have a one to one reationship !etween storage groups

and data!ases? Wepri*ari+ !ecause +ou: !e up and running a ot faster considering disaster recover+ scenarios&etc)

;o Storage Groups In Exchange 2010)#eers


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ESE data!ase *aintenance

In Exchange 200-& ESE data!ase *aintenance was dis'/intensive) In Exchange 2010& i*prove*ents have !een

*ade to increase perfor*ance) In Exchange 2010& on arge or ver+ heav+ profie servers& the store *ai!ox

*aintenance tas' on+ asts approxi*ate+ 34 *inutes& whie ESE data!ase *aintenance usua+ too' fro* six to

eight hours per

night to co*pete on arge Exchange 200- data!ases 2 G6 uotas) In Exchange 2010& i*prove*ents have !een

*ade to support !oth arge *ai!oxes as we as to support C6% storage and storage without the use of AI%)

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 incudes *an+ i*prove*ents to the Exchange data!asearchitectureB

< #u!ic foder reporting has !een enhanced)

< %ata!ases are no onger associated with storage groups) Storage groups have !een re*oved)

< Invest*ents in store sche*a and Extensi!e Storage Engine 7ESE opti*i,ations have reduced #S !+ -0

percent)

%escri!e the differences in the per*ission *ode !etween Exchange 200. and

Exchange 2010)

Exchange 200. Securit+ and #er*issionsMode

(o hep si*pif+ *anage*ent of per*issions& Exchange Server 200. provided predefined securit+ roes that were

avaia!e in the Exchange 200. Ad*inistrative %eegation Wi,ard) (hese roes were a coection of standardi,ed

per*issions that coud !e appied at either the organi,ation or the ad*inistrative group eve)

In Exchange 200.& the foowing securit+ roes were avaia!e through the %eegation Wi,ard in Exchange S+ste*

ManagerB

Exchange $u Ad*inistrator

Exchange Ad*inistrator

Exchange Diew n+Ad*inistrator

(his *ode had the foowingi*itationsB

A ac' of specificit+) (he Exchange Ad*inistrator group was too arge& and so*e custo*ers wanted to *anage their

securit+ and per*issions *ode at the individua server/eve)

A perception that the Exchange Server 200. securit+ roes on+ differed in su!tewa+s)

(here was no cear separation !etween ad*inistration of users and groups !+ the Windows Active %irector+

ad*inistrators and Exchange recipient ad*inistrators) $or exa*pe& to perfor* Exchange recipient reated tas's& +ou

had to grant Exchange ad*inistrators high eve per*issions Account perator per*issions on Windows do*ains)

Exchange 200- Securit+ and #er*issionsMode

(o i*prove the *anage*ent of +our Exchange ad*inistrator roes& which were caed securit+ groups in Exchange

200.& the foowing new or i*proved features have !een *ade to the Exchange securit+ and per*issions *odeB


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;ew ad*inistrator roes that is si*iar to the !uit/in Windows Server securit+groups)

Fou can use the Exchange Manage*ent =onsoe for*er+ Exchange S+ste* Manager and the Exchange

Manage*ent She to view& add& and re*ove *e*!ers fro* an+ ad*inistrator roe)

What:s ;ew in Exchange Server 200-S#?

Fou can insta Exchange 200- S# on a co*puter that is running the Windows Server 200 operating s+ste*

I*prove*ent in Microsoft utoo' We! Access WA

ecover %eeted Ite*s

Hoca %istri!ution Hist

S"MIME feature

#u!ic $oder

ues

Month+ view

;ew the*es

What:s ;ew in Exchange Server 200- S#2?

Fou can depo+ Exchange Server 2010 in +our organi,ation once a of the =ient Access servers in +our

organi,ation have !een upgraded to Exchange Server 200- Service #ac' 2 S#2)

Exchange 200- Service #ac' 2 incudes a DSS pug/in for Windows Server 6ac'up to support Exchange !ac'ups) nce

S#2 is instaed& +ou can use Windows Server 6ac'up to !ac' up and restore +our Exchange 200- S#2 data!ases)

;ew Exchange auditing events and audit og repositor+ ena!e Exchange ad*inistrators to *ore easi+ audit the

activities occurring on their Exchange servers)

What:s ;ew in Exchange Server 200- S#.?

Windows Server 200 2 SupportExchange Server 200- S#. supports a Exchange 200- roes on the Windows Server 200 2 operating

s+ste*) Windows - Support

Exchange 200- S#. supports the instaation of the Exchange 200- *anage*ent toos on a co*puter that is running

Windows -) Additiona+& Exchange 200- S#. provides support for the instaation of the Exchange 200-

Manage*ent (oos together with the Exchange Server 2010 Manage*ent (oos on the sa*e Windows -/!ased

co*puter)

I*proved #assword eset $unctionait+

Exchange 200- S#. introduces password reset functionait+ for Internet Infor*ation Services iS

-) 9pdated Search $unctionait+

Exchange 200- S#. incudes updates to the Exchange Search MS/Search

co*ponent) Support for ight/to/Heft %iscai*er (ext

Exchange 200- S#. incudes support for ight/to/Heft text in e/*ai *essage discai*ers in a right/to/eft anguage&

such as Ara!ic)

What are the *a8or changes in the wa+ Exchange 2010 stores wor'? ;a*e so*e of the

changes in co*parison with Exchange 200. and Exchange 200-)

(he foowing is a ist of core store functionait+ that:s incuded or has !een changed in Exchange 2010B


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< %eprecated storage groups

< Mai!ox data!ases no onger connected to the server o!8ect

< I*prove*ents in Extensi!e Storage Engine ESE for high avaia!iit+& perfor*ance& and data!ase *o!iit+

< $attened utoo' store sche*a

< Enhanced reporting with pu!ic foders

In Exchange 2010& the store sche*a has !een changed to re*ove the dependenc+ of *ai!ox data!ases on

the server o!8ect) In addition& the new sche*a has !een i*proved to hep reduce data!ase 1/0 per second#S !+refactoring the ta!es used to store infor*ation) efactoring the ta!es aows higher ogica contiguit+

and ocait+ of

reference) (hese changes reduce the store:s reiance on the secondar+ indexes *aintained !+ ESE) As a resut& the

store is no onger sensitive to perfor*ance issues reated to the secondar+ indexes)

Store resiience and heath has aso !een i*proved !+ adding severa features reated to detecting and correcting

errors and providing aerts& such as the foowingB

< Mai!ox uarantine on rogue *ai!oxes

< (ransport cut/off to data!ases with ess than 1G6 of space

< (hread ti*e/out detection and reporting

;a*e the s+ste* prereuisites for instaing Exchange 200- in +our existing Active

%irector+ forest)

Windows Server 200."2 x53 S#2

Windows Server 200 x53

Microsoft );E( $ra*ewor' Dersion .)0"Microsoft );E( $ra*ewor' Dersion 2)0 with update"S#1

Microsoft Windows #owerShe

Microsoft Manage*ent =onsoe MM=.)0

;etwor' ;ews (ransfer #rotoco ;;(# service *ust not !e instaed)

Si*pe Mai (ransfer #rotoco SM(# service *ust not !e instaed)

iS 7forWA

;a*e the s+ste* prereuisites for instaing Exchange 2010?

1/ Genera #rereuisitesB

Ma'e sure that the functiona eve of +our forest is at east Windows Server 200.& and that the Sche*a Master is

running Windows Server 200. with Service #ac' 2 or ater)

(he fu instaation option of Windows Server 200 S#2/53!it or Windows Server 200 2/53!it *ust !e used for a

servers running Exchange 2010 server roes)

6oth Windows Server 200 S#2/53!it or Windows Server 200 2/53!it Standard Enterprise are supported and we

can use the* to insta Exchange 2010)

%;S *ust configure correct+ in +our Active %irector+ forest) A servers that run Exchange Server 2010 *ust !e

a!eto ocate Active %irector+ do*ain controers& go!a cataog servers& and other Exchange servers)

$or a server roes other than the Edge (ransport server roe& +ou *ust first 8oin the co*puter to the appropriate

interna Active %irector+ forest and do*ain)

2/ perating S+ste* =o*ponents #rereuisitesB


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Microsoft );E( $ra*ewor' .)4 Service #ac'

1S#1 Windows e*ote Manage*ent WinM

2)0 Windows #owerShe D2

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In addition to the a!ove& we need to insta the foowing windows co*ponents featuresB

SA(/A%%S reuires a re!oot

We!/Server We!/ISA#I/ExtWe!/Meta!ase

We!/H)gc+/Mg*t/=onsoe

We!/6asic/Auth


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We!/%igest/Auth

We!/Windows/Auth

We!/%+n/=o*pression;et/J(I#/

Activation#=/over/J(I#/#rox+

./ Software #rereuisitesB

$or Ju! (ransport or Mai!ox server roe& Microsoft $iter #ac' is reuired to !e instaed) Fou can downoad the

Microsoft $iter #ac' fro* the Microsoft we!site)

Jow woud +ou easi+ insta a the Windows Server 200 2 roes and features

reuired for Exchange 2010?

Exchange Server 2010 Service #ac' 1aows us to insta a perating S+ste* prereuisites using 8ust the

Exchange Setup wi,ard) When we use the Exchange Server 2010 S#1 Setup wi,ard& there is a new option caed

Auto*atica+ insta Windows Server roes and features reuired for Exchange Server) Cust !+ cic'ing on that

option wi !einstaed a prereuisites auto*atica+)

Instaing Exchange Server 2010 #re/euisites on Windows Server

200$irst& insta the foowing software co*ponents)

1. );I( $ra*ewor' .)4 Service #ac' 1

2) );I( $ra*ewor' .)4 $a*i+ 9pdate

.) Windows e*ote Manage*ent and Windows #owerShe 2)0

3) 200- ffice S+ste* =onverterB Microsoft $iter #ac' for Ju! (ransport and Mai!ox Server roes on+un

the foowing fro* an eevated co**and pro*pt)

=BK@sc config ;et(cp#ortSharing startL auto

;ext we need to insta the operating s+ste* co*ponents) (he Exchange source fies contain a series of

ServerManager=*d)exe answer fies in MH for*at that can !e used to insta the operating s+ste* pre/reuisites

for each of the server roes)

Each fie reates to a specific Exchange 2010 depo+*ent scenario)

exchange/a)x*/ a server roes

exchange/!ase)x*/ on+ the reuire*ents for $orest and %o*ain prep operations

exchange/cad!)x*/ =entra Ad*in %ata!ase roe

exchange/cas)x*/ =ient Access Server roe

exchange/eca)x*/ =entra Ad*in roe

exchange/edge)x*/ Edge (ransport Server

roeexchange/hu!)x*/ Ju! (ransport Server

roe exchange/*!x)x* /Mai!ox Server roe

exchange/t+pica)x*/ (+pica Exchange server =ient Access& Ju! (ransport& and Mai!ox Server

roes exchange/u*)x*/ 9nified Messaging roe

Execute an+ of the answer fies using ServerManager=*d)exe and the /input#ath para*eter that can !e shortened

to /ip) Jere Ia* instaing the pre/reuisites for a (+pica Exchange 2010 server)


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server*anagerc*d /ip exchange/t+pica)x*/restart

/restart option used to restart server auto*atica+

How would you check your Exchange configuration settings to see if they'reright?

un MicrosoftExchange 6est #ractices Ana+,er too)

Looking to install Exchange 2007 on Windows Server 200! What S" version do youneed?#nd for $2?

ExchangeServer 200- S# reuired for instaation on Windows Server 200 and Exchange Server 200- S#. reuired

for Windows Server 200 2)

What's a $ollu% &%date? What's the latest $& for Exchange 200720(0?

An update roup is a tested& cu*uative set of hotfixes& securit+ updates& critica updates& and updates that are

pac'aged together for eas+ depo+*ent) A roup genera+ targets a specific area& such as securit+& or a co*ponent

of a product)At the ti*e of this writing& 9pdate oup 3 for Exchange Server 200- Service #ac' 2 and 9pdate oup 10 for

Exchange Server 200- Service #ac' 1areavaia!e)

How can you easily integrate a $&in the Exchange 200720(0 installation )edia?

(he Exchange instaation foder incudes an 9pdates foder) When +ou perfor* a new Exchange instaation& +ou

cancop+ an update roup to the 9pdates foder) In this scenario& the update roup pac'age is appied during

theinstaation of Exchange) (he 9pdates foder supports on+ new instaation of Exchange server)

*a)e a few reasons for using +,-it hardware and .S version for Exchange 200720(0!

53/!it hardware provides the s+ste* architecture that is reuired to support the increased *e*or+& storage& and

enhanced securit+ reuire*ents in a *ore cost/effective *anner) (rends indicate that de*ands on *essaging

s+ste*s wi continue to grow and 53/!it servers provide the s+ste* architecture to *eet these de*ands whie

reducing costs within organi,ations through server and dis' storage consoidations) With a arger addressa!e

space&the Exchange servers can utii,e *ore *e*or+ there!+ reducing the reuired input"output per user #S&

ena!ing the use of arger dis's as we as ow cost storage such as SA(A2 drives)

Exchange 2007 ca)e in -oth /2-it and +,-it versions! *a)e a cou%le of reasons for

ever needing the /2-it version!

Fou need exchange 200- .2!it to export *ai !ox into #S(fie)

Wanting to )anage Exchange 2007 ' 20(0 fro) a re)ote co)%uter na)e a few of

your)anage)ento%tions!

(here are a few options for *anaging Exchange 200- servers re*ote+) $irst o" +ou can insta the Exchange 200-

*anage*ent toos onto a separate *achine fro* +our Exchange server& as ong as that *achine is running either


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the .2/!it or 53/!it version of Windows Server 200. Service #ac' 1S#1 or ater& Windows Server 200. 2& or

Windows # S#2 or ater) ;ote that instaing an+ of the server roes cient access& *ai!ox& edge& and so on on

.2/!it hardware is not supported in production environ*ents& !ut is supported for instaing the *anage*ent toos

on a


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.2/!it *achine) Aso note that as of the initia reease of Exchange Server 200-& the *anage*ent toos are not

supported on Windows Dista)

In so*e organi,ations& the I( depart*ent creates a singe server to !e the *anage*ent server& instaing a the

necessar+ *anage*ent toos for various products on this server) (hen the ad*inistrators who need to use those

toos access the *anage*ent server via (er*ina Server so the+ can perfor* re*ote ad*inistration) In other

settings& users insta the *anage*ent toos on their own des'tops)

$ro* the consoe or she +ou can perfor* operations on the servers in +our organi,ation) In the consoe& the

serversare visi!e so +ou can perfor* operations on an+ of the* re*ote+) In the she& *an+ of the tas's supporta fitering fag i'e /server if +ou want to scope an operation to a singe server) (here are a few exceptions&

however& forco**ands that *ust !e run oca+& such as the Get/;etwor'=onnectionnfo co**and)

What is the 1#L?

(he Go!a Address Hist GAH aso 'nown as Microsoft Exchange Go!a Address 6oo' is a director+ service within

the Microsoft Exchange e*ai s+ste*) (he GAH contains infor*ation for a e*ai users& distri!ution groups& and

Exchangeresources)

What is the .#? When is it

used?

An ffine Address 6oo' is a container that stores a coection of ffine Address Hists) utoo' users can choose

which offine address ists the+ want to downoad) 9sers who wor' offine connect to Exchange Server co*puters

and downoad ffine Address Hists to o!tain infor*ation a!out other users in their organi,ation)

When an Ad*inistrator creates an ffine Address 6oo'& the address ist wi !e converted to a separate set of fies

and stored in an Exchange #u!ic $oder) ffine Address 6oo's t+pica+ contain at east one address ist that

represents the go!a address ist GAH) 9sers who are wor'ing offine with their utoo' cients can use this go!a

address whie the+ are on the road)

What is "owerShell andwhy do we care?

Windows #owerShe is a tas'/!ased co**and/ine she and scripting anguage designed especia+ for s+ste*

ad*inistration) 6uit on the );E( $ra*ewor'& Windows #owerShe heps I( professionas and power users contro

and auto*ate the ad*inistration of the Windows operating s+ste* and appications that run on Windows) 6uit/in

Windows #owerShe co**ands& caed c*dets& et +ou *anage the co*puters in +our enterprise fro* the

co**and ine)

(he Exchange Manage*ent She& !uit on Windows #owerShe technoog+& provides a powerfu co**and/ine

interface for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 that ena!es auto*ation of ad*inistrative tas's) With the She& +ou

can *anage ever+ aspect of Exchange) Fou can ena!e new e/*ai accounts& configure SM(# connectors& store

data!ase properties& store transport agents& and *ore) (he She can perfor* ever+ tas' that can !e perfor*ed !+

the Exchange Manage*ent =onsoe and the Exchange We! interface in addition to tas's that can:t !e perfor*ed in

those interfaces) In fact& when a tas' is perfor*ed in the consoe and the We! interface& those interfaces use theShe to perfor* the tas')

*a)e )a3or -enefits of "owerShell v2 over4l

"owerShell $e)oting B 9sing WS/Manage*ent& #owerShe 2)0 aows scripts and c*dets to !e invo'ed on a

re*ote *achine or a arge set of re*ote *achines)


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6acround Co!s B Aso caed a #SCo!& it aows a co**and seuence script or pipeine to !e invo'ed

as+nchronous+) Co!s can !e run on the oca *achine or on *utipe re*ote *achines) A #SCo! cannot

incude interactive c*dets)

(ransactionsB Ena!e c*det and provider deveopers to perfor* transactiona operations) #owerShe 2)0 incudes

transaction c*dets for starting& co**itting& and roing !ac' a #S(ransaction as we as features to *anage and

direct the transaction to the participating c*det and provider operations) (he #owerShe egistr+ provider

supports transactions)

Script=*detsB (hese are c*dets written using the #owerShe scripting anguage) ;(EB (he preferred na*e for

script c*dets is now Advanced

$unctions)Steppa!e#ipeinesB (his aows the user to contro when the 6egin#rocessing7& #rocessecord and

End#rocessing functions of a c*det are caed)

Modues B (his aows script deveopers and ad*inistrators to organi,e and partition #owerShe scripts in sef

contained& reusa!e units) =ode fro* a *odue executes in its own sef/contained context and does not affect the

state outside of the *odue) Modues can define a restricted runspace environ*ent !+ using a script) (he+ have a

persistent state as we as pu!ic and private *e*!ers)

%ata Hanguage B A do*ain/specific su!set of the #owerShe scripting anguage& that aows data definitions to

!edecouped fro* the scripts and aow ocai,ed string resources to !e i*ported into the script at runti*e

Script Internationai,ation)

Script %e!uggingB It aows !rea'points to !e set in a #owerShe script or function) 6rea'points can !e set on

ines& ine cou*ns& co**ands and read or write access of varia!es) It incudes a set of c*dets to

contro the!rea'points via script)EventingB (his feature aows istening& forwarding& and acting on *anage*ent and s+ste* events) Eventing aows

#owerShe hosts to !e notified a!out state changes to their *anaged entities) It aso ena!es #owerShe scripts to

su!scri!e to !8ectEvents& #SEvents& and W*iEvents and process the* s+nchronous+ and as+nchronous+)

Windows #owerShentegrated Scripting Environ*ent ISE B #owerShe 2)0 incudes a G9I/!ased #owerShe

hostfor*er+ 'nown as Graphica Windows #owerShe that provides integrated de!ugger& s+ntax highighting&

ta!co*petion and up to #owerShe 9nicode/ena!ed consoes unspaces in a ta!!ed 9& as we as the a!iit+

to runon+ the seected parts in a script)

;etwor' $ie (ransfer B ;ative support for prioriti,ed& throtted& and as+nchronous transfer of fies !etween

*achines using the 6ac'ground Inteigent(ransfer Service 6I(S)

;ew =*detsB Incuding ut/GridDiew& which dispa+s ta!uar data inthe W#$ GridDiew o!8ect)

;ew peratorsB /Spit& /Coin& and Spatting Noperators)

Exception Janding with (r+/=atch/$ina+ B 9ni'e other );E( anguages& this aows *utipe exception t+pes for a

singe catch !oc')

;esta!e Jere/StringsB #owerShe Jere/Strings have !een i*proved and can now nest)

6oc' =o**ents B#owerShe2)0 supports !oc' co**ents usingOP andP@ as dei*iters)

;ew A#isB (he new A#is range fro* handing *ore contro over the #owerShe parser and runti*e to the host& to

creating and *anaging coection of unspaces unspace#oos as we as the a!iit+ to create estricted

unspaces which on+ aow a configured su!set of #owerShe to !e invo'ed) (he new A#is aso support

participation in aWindows #owerShe *anaged transaction)

In the instaation foder root +ou see setup)co* and setup)exe) Which woud +ou use

andwhen?

Setup)co* is used for a preparation wor' !asica+ it cas different !ac'end procedures) Setup)co* is aso used

indisaster recover+ to reinsta a ex2'- roes)

Setup)exe is used for GI9instaation)

What are the Exchange 200-"2010 server roes?

Exchange 200- introduces a new concept to Exchange organi,ations& the concept of server roes) Si*iar to how a


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Windows server can host one or *ore roes) Server roes aow an ad*inistrator to spit the functions of an

Exchange


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server and pace each roe& or a co*!ination of roes& on different servers in the organi,ation) With current

Exchange servers +ou can *a'e a server a $ront/End server& or a 6ac'/End server and that is a!out it)

Exchange 200-introduces five roes to the Exchange organi,ation)

Edge (ransport/ (he ast hop of outgoing *ai and first hop of inco*ing *ai& acting as a s*art host and usua+

depo+ed in a peri*eter networ'& Edge (ransport provides *ai uarantine and SM(# service to enhance securit+)

ne advantage of this roe is that is does not reuire Active %irector+ access& so it can function with i*ited access

tothe corporate networ' for increased securit+)

Ju! (ransport/ (he Ju! (ransport roe handes *ais !+ routing the* to next hopB another Ju! (ransport server&Edge server or *ai!ox server) 9ni'e Exchange 200. 6ridgehead that needs Exchange ad*in defined routing

groups&Exchange 200- Ju! (ransport roe uses A% site info to deter*ine the *ai fow) (he Ju! (ransport

and Edge (ransport servers are ver+ si*iar and in fact& one can forgo the Edge (ransport server and

configure the Ju! (ransport to accept *ai fro*& and send *ai to& the Internet)

=ient Access /(he =ient Access server roe provides the other *ai!ox server protoco access apart fro* MA#I)

Si*iar to Exchange 200. $rontEnd server& it ena!es user to use an Internet !rowser WA& .rd part+ *ai cient

##."IMA#3 and *o!ie device ActiveS+nc to access their *ai!ox)

Mai!ox/ (he Mai!ox server roe is responsi!e for hosting *ai!ox and pu!ic foder data) (his roe aso provides

MA#I access for utoo' cients) ;ote that there is aso a variation of this roe caed =ustered Mai!ox roe& for use

with high/avaia!iit+ MS=S custering of *ai!ox data) When =ustered Mai!ox roe is seected& other server roescannot !e co*!ined on the sa*e ph+sica server)

9nified Messaging/ (his roe ena!es end users to access their *ai!ox& address !oo'& and caendar using

teephone and voice) I#/#6 or Doi# gatewa+ needs to !e instaed and configured to faciitate *uch of the

functionait+ of thisserver roe)

What are the !enefits of using roes& vs) the wa+ Exchange 2000"200. wor'ed?

Server roe is a ogica concept used to organi,e Exchange 200- services and features across one or *ore servers)

Whie Exchange 200. provided pri*itive server roes caed 6ac'End server and $rontEnd server&Exchange200- has

*ore granuar divisions)

%ividing Exchangefeatures a*ong severa server roes has advantagesB

More fexi!e depo+*ent topoog+B $or a s*a or *ediu* co*pan+ that has on+ hundreds of *ai!oxes and a

users are centrai,ed& custo*er can insta a reuired roes on one ph+sica server) $or a arge enterprise where

tens of thousands of *ai!oxes span *utipe ph+sica ocations& custo*er can choose to depo+ each roe on a

separateserver or even *utipe servers per roe to provide !etter perfor*ance and faut toerance)

6etter hardware utii,ation and scaa!iit+B 6ecause each roe on+ instas !inaries and runs services for a specific

feature set) 9ni'e oder versions of Exchange& configuring a server that has on+ one or two roes wi reduce

Me*or+& =#9 and dis' space reuire*ents for this server) In addition& roes are scaa!e so ad*in can oad

!aancewor' of one roe to *utipe servers)

Eas+ to *aintainB 9pgrading& app+ing hotfix& or other server changes that coud cause server outage can !e

isoated to one server roe) (his reduces *aintenance down ti*e and end user i*pact) Ad*in can aso insta or

uninsta roes on a server as needed)

What are the Exchange 200. euivaents of the various Exchange 200-/2010roes?


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Exchange 200- Exchange200.


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Edge (ransport

Ju! (ransport

=ient Access

Mai!ox

9nifiedMessaging

6ridgehead server

$ront/End server

6ac' End server

(he *ain differences !etween Exchange 200- and Exchange 2010)

$eature Exchange 200# xchange 2010

%ata!ase et E%6 data!ase et E%6 data!ase

torage Groups Fes ;one& on+ data stores

#u!ic $oders Auto*atica+ created Manua creation

1We! Services Ex?HE%6&=%?E &W e!%AD &EW S ExchangeWe! Services EWS

%es'top =ients utoo' 200$" utoo'

200#"

utoo' 200#" utoo' 2010

% (echnoogies IS==&==&S= %ata!ase Avaia!iit+ Group %AG

0utoo' cients connect to1

Mai!ox Server =ientAccess Server

Wh+ not insta Exchange on the sa*e *achine as a%=?

(here are so*e *a8or reasons !ehind not instaing Exchange Server on %o*ain =ontroer& so*e of the* are as

!eow)

< edundanc+ and Sta!iit+B If !oth of these are running on the sa*e s+ste*& it *a+ reduce the perfor*ance

and sta!iit+ of server) If in an+ case Exchange Server services fais& the whoe %= wi fai& which *a+

create critica pro!e*s)

< #ort =onfictB %o*ain =ontroer Exchange Server !oth uses port .R for H%A# ueries& which creates

confict)

< %isaster ecover+B %isaster ecover+ can not !e perfor*ed)

< %SAccessB%SAccess& %S#rox+ and *an+ other services wi perfor* we)

Jow do +ou prepare the A% sche*a for Exchange 200-/ 2010?

As with Exchange 2000 and 200$" the forest and do*ain needs to !e prepared with sche*a extensions)

Jowever& uni'e the previous versions& Active %irector+ does not need to !e prepped !eforehand& it is done

auto*atica+ during setup& !ut the option does exist to aow for *anua sche*a upgrades) %uring the setup

process the serverwi connect to the Sche*a Master in an effort to update the sche*a and this reuires that

the Sche*a Master isavaia!e and that the account +ou are running setup with has per*issions to *odif+ the

sche*a)

If +ou wish to prep the do*ain *anua+& +ou can do so with the "#repareA% switch on an+ server in the sa*e

do*ain that the Sche*a Master is in !ut it is reco**ended to do this on the Sche*a Master) nce +ou have

co*peted this& +ou wi have to wait for the sche*a updates to repicate throughout the forest !efore +ou insta

an+ additiona Exchange 200# servers in the organi,ation)

#reparing Active %irector+ *anua+ offers *ore options than !efore and there *a+!e *ore co**ands for +ou to


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run& depending on +our current environ*ent) If +ou are current+ running an+ Exchange 2000 or 200$ server the first

co**and +ou *ust run is Setup)co*


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"#repareesac+Exchanse#er*issions

(he next co**and wi prepare the sche*a& and this *eans the account +ou run this co**and fro*& *ust !e a

*e*!er of the Sche*a Ad*ins group as we as the Exchange Ad*ins group)

Setup)co* "#repareSche*a

(he third co**and that +ou need to run preps the current do*ain& adds the Exchange 9niversa Securit+ Groups

and configures the Exchange o!8ects with A%)

Setup)co* "#repareA%

(he fina step is optiona and is on+ reuired to run if +ou have *utipe do*ains within the forest) (his

co**and configures the other do*ain& or do*ains& in the forest) It does not need to !e run on the do*ain

that +ou run"#repareA% in& !ut an+ additiona do*ains wi need this co**and run) Fou have three co**and ine options with

this co**and)

Setup)co* "#repare%o*ain/ #repares the current do*ain

Setup)co* "#repare%o*ainB$Q%; of target do*ain to !e

prepped Setup)co* "#repareAII%o*ains/ #repares a do*ains in

the forest)

What t+pe or per*issions do +ou need in order to insta the first Exchange server in a

forest? In a do*ain?

(he foowing per*issions are reuiredB

< (o run the Setup "#repareegac+Exchange#er*issions co**and& +ou *ust !e a *e*!er of the Enterprise

Ad*ins securit+ group)

Wh+ un Setup"#repareegac+Exchange#er*issions

Essentia+& +ou *ust run the setup "#repareegac+Exchange#er*issionsco**and so that the Exchange 200. or

Exchange 2000 ecipient 9pdate Service functions correct+ after +ou update the Active %irector+sche*a forExchange

200-)

< (o run the Setup "#repareSche*a co**and& +ou *ust !e a *e*!er of the Sche*a Ad*ins and Enterprise

Ad*ins securit+ groups)

< (o run the Setup "#repareA% co**and& +ou *ust !e a *e*!er of the Enterprise Ad*ins securit+ group)

(o run the Setup "#repare%o*an& setup "#repare%o*anBO$Q%;@ co**and or the Setup "#repareAII%o*ans

co**and& +ou *ust !e a *e*!er of the Enterprise Ad*ins group or +ou *ust !e a *e*!er of the %o*ain Ad*ins

group in an+ do*ain that +ou wi prepare)

Fou have an Exchange 4)4 organi,ation and fina+ decided to *ove forward and upgrade

to Exchange 200-"2010) What:s +our next o!vious step?

Insta an inter*ediar+ Exchange 200. server) (hen *ove *ai!oxes fro* Exchange 4)4 to Exchange 200. usingExchange 200.:s tooset& and then *ove fro* Exchange 200. to Exchange 2010 using its tooset)

Fou:re oo'ing to insta Exchange 200-/2010 and utoo' on the sa*e *achine)

Shoud +ou do that? Wh+?

We need Exchange 200-"2010 .2!it and utoo' 200. Service #ac' 2 S#2 or utoo' 200- instaed on sa*e


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*achine to export *ai!ox data to a )pst fie)

Jow woud +ou verif+ that the sche*a was in factupdated?

Fou can verif+ that +ou are read+ to start nsta 111 change 2JX11!+ oo'n6 for tie foownr)

1. %he &icrosot 'chan(e S+ste*s )'*ects container con'llns a eo'aleroup called (chanp 12

+omain,ervers

2. %he E, has the Ewdanp 12 +omain ,ervers slo'al group as a mem'er.


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r IfI want to add tile securit+ roup roup2:

Add-&all'ox;ermlls(lonIdentit 05%es t5-ser.roup 2Access9I( hts>ullaccess-lnherttanc:a%?peal l


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G:nt pe* I I111anal

*a!%ias

9sethe foowns co**and to IC :ant access to a*ai!oxesB

.et-&al'axIAdc i/Ma!ad@ennsaian/9serO9serarGroupdentt+@-Aa:esslllhts$u aa ,ss)fnher! i(+peal l

Example:

et-&al'axIAdci/MIII!ad@ennsa ian/9serAhratntor-Aa3llllt2h' >ullaccess/Inheritance%peal

@ote: In the screenshot 'elow I received a *essesain6 that Adminis'lltor alread have accessto themail'ox %est Feow text message4.

hat Is the ,end As

permission7

9se Send As pennssons1+ confure a *ai!ox so that users other than1he *ai!ox owner can usethat*ai!ox 1+send *es After this per*issionIs aranted& an+ *esnaes that are sent fro* the *ai!ox wi

appear as Ifthe+were sent !+the *ai!ox owner)

1heSendAs per*ission Isn:tsranted unti after repication has occurred)epication9*es depend on +our

E:chaneand netwolk oonfipraton) (o fint the per*ission **ecate+& stop and then restart the

Microsoft Echanehfonna9onSoreservice.

Aso& !efore +ou perfor* this procedure)!e aware that +ou cannot send e/*ai *ess111es on!ehafo a

*ai!oxIthe *ai!oxIs hiddenfro* addre44lists. Whensendinga *essase&Echanereuiresthat an e/*ai

addressIsresovedin the $ro* fied) Inthe case wherea messaseis sent on !ehafof a mal'oxthat is hidden


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fro* addressists&1he SM# address Is Interpretedas an addressthat Isn:t fro* +our fan,at on'nownas a

foren addressand is re8e>O)>or infor*ationa!outhow to change+our *ai!oxsetinss&see =nfiure9ser

and e)sourceMai!ox#ropees)


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In utoo'& users wi receive the foowing errors when atte*pting to send a *essage on !ehaf of a *ai!ox

thatis hidden fro* address istsB

< nine *ode When users press Send& the+ wi receive the foowing errorB Fou do not have per*ission to

send on !ehaf of the specified user)

< =ached Exchange Mode utoo' initia+ sends the *essage& !ut users wi receive a non/deiver+ report

;% containing the foowing *essageB Fou are not aowed to send this *essage !ecause +ou are tr+ing

to send on !ehaf of another user without per*ission to do so) #ease verif+ that +ou are sending on !ehaf

of the correct sender& or as' +our s+ste* ad*inistrator to hep +ou get the reuired per*ission)

Ahat are the dierent Exchange 9ecipient

tpes7

ecipient t+pe %escription

%+na*ic distri!ution group/ A distri!ution group that uses recipient fiters and conditions to derive its

*e*!ership at the ti*e *essages are sent)

Euip*ent *ai!ox / A resource *ai!ox that:s assigned to a non/ocation specific resource& such as a porta!e

co*puter pro8ector& *icrophone& or a co*pan+ car) Euip*ent *ai!oxes can !e incuded as resources in *eetingreuests& providing a si*pe and efficient wa+ of utii,ing resources for +our users)

Hegac+ *ai!ox/ A *ai!ox that resides on a server running Exchange Server200.)

Hin'ed *ai!ox/ A *ai!ox that:s assigned to an individua user in a separate& trustedforest)

Mai contact/ A *ai/ena!ed Active %irector+ contact that contains infor*ation a!out peope or organi,ations that

exist outside the Exchange organi,ation) Each *ai contact has an externa e/*ai address) A *essages sent to

the*ai contact are routed to this externa e/*ai address)

Mai forest contact/ A *ai contact that represents a recipient o!8ect fro* another forest) Mai forest contacts are

t+pica+ created !+ Microsoft Identit+ Integration Server MiS s+nchroni,ation)

I*portantB Mai forest contacts are read/on+ recipient o!8ects that are updated on+ through MiS or si*iar custo*

s+nchroni,ation) Fou can:t use the EM= or the She to re*ove or *odif+ a *ai forest contact)

Mai user/ A *ai/ena!ed Active %irector+ user that represents a user outside the Exchange organi,ation) Each

*ai user has an externa e/*ai address) A *essages sent to the *ai user are routed to this externa e/*ai

address)

A *ai user is si*iar to a *ai contact& except that a *ai user has Active %irector+ ogon credentias and can

accessresources)

Mai/ena!ed non/universa group/ A *ai/ena!ed Active %irector+ go!a or oca group o!8ect) Mai/ena!ed

nonuniversa groups were discontinued in Exchange Server 200- and can exist on+ if the+ were *igrated fro*

Exchange 200. or earier versions of Exchange) Fou can:t use Exchange 2010 to create non/universa distri!ution

groups)

Mai/ena!ed pu!ic foder/ An Exchange pu!ic foder that:s configured to receive


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*essages)

Ma/ena!ed universa distri!ution group / A *ai/ena!ed Active %irector+ distri!ution group o!8ect that can !e

used on+ to distri!ute *essages to a group of recipients)


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5ailena-led universal security grou% /A *ai/ena!ed Active %irector+ securit+ group o!8ect that can !e used

togrant access per*issions to resources in Active %irector+ and can aso !e used to distri!ute *essages)

5icrosoft Exchange reci%ient /A specia recipient o!8ect that provides a unified and we/'nown *essage

senderthat differentiates s+ste*/generated *essages fro* other *essages) It repaces the S+ste* Ad*inistrator

senderused for s+ste*/generated *essages in earier versions of Exchange)

$oo) )ail-oxA resource *ai!ox that:s assigned to a *eeting ocation& such as a conference roo*& auditoriu*&

or training roo*) oo* *ai!oxes can !e incuded as resources in *eeting reuests& providing a si*pe and

efficientwa+ of organi,ing *eetings for +our users)

Shared )ail-ox # *ai!ox that:s not pri*ari+ associated with a singe user and is genera+ configured to aow

ogon access for *utipe users)

&ser )ail-ox /A *ai!ox that:s assigned to an individua user in +our Exchange organi,ation) It t+pica+ contains

*essages& caendar ite*s& contacts& tas's& docu*ents& and other i*portant !usiness data)

Linked user ;ew in Exchange 2010& a in'ed user is a user that resides in one forest whie their *ai!ox resides

inanother forest)

Whatare 6yna)ic6istri-utiongrou%s?

A d+na*ic distri!ution group is a coection of *ai!ox users& other distri!ution groups& *ai/ena!ed users& and *ai

ena!ed contacts) 9ni'e reguar distri!ution groups that contain a defined set of *e*!ers& the *e*!ership ist for

d+na*ic distri!ution groups is cacuated !ased on the fiters and conditions that +ou define)

When an e/*ai *essage is sent to a d+na*ic distri!ution group& it is deivered to a recipients in the

organi,ation that *atch the criteria defined for that d+na*ic distri!ution group)

What ty%e of grou%swould you use when configuringdistri-utiongrou%s in a )ulti%le

do)ainforest?

9se 9niversa distri!ution groups in a *utipe/do*ain environ*ent) (he *e*!ership of universa distri!ution

groups is repicated to each go!a cataog server in each do*ain)

Whatare resource)ail-oxes?Whenwouldyou use the)?

rgani,ations had a need to *a'e !oo'ings for *eeting roo*s or euip*ent) (he s+ste* shoud ena!e

organi,ers to reia!+ find and !oo' an avaia!e resource in one atte*pt and ater confir* the reservation whie

*ini*i,ing attendee confusion) (his is acco*pished in Exchange Server 200- with the hep of resource *ai!ox

functionait+

Exchange Server 2007 ntroduced two ty%es of resource

)ail-ox8

$oo) 5ail-ox (hese are intended for ocations such as *eeting roo*s and training roo*s) oo* *ai!oxes can

!e incuded as resources in *eeting reuests& providing a si*pe and efficient wa+ of organi,ing *eetings for +our

users)

E9ui%)ent 5ail-ox (hese are intended for ite*s such as poo cars& video pro8ectors& or an+ other shared

porta!e ite*) Euip*ent *ai!oxes can !e incuded as resources in *eeting reuests& providing a si*pe and


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efficient wa+ ofutii,ing resources for +our users)


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Fou created a *ai!ox for a user& +et the *ai!ox does not appear in ESM) Wh+?

Genera+ when +ou create a *ai!ox for a user& the user:s e/*ai address wi !e updated in the GAH during the

reguar update interva) 6ut in order to !e a!e to view the *ai !ox& the user has to access the Exchange

server 7either through MS outoo' or WA) (hen +ou wi !e a!e to view the user:s *ai !ox)

if +ou send a test *ai to that id then the *ai!ox wi !e popuated in the ESM

(his situation happens !ecause the securit+%escriptor o!8ect 7*sExchMai!oxSecurit+%escriptor is not read fro*

Active %irector+ unti the user first ogs on to the *ai!ox or the *ai!ox is sent an ite* of *ai)

Fou wanted to change *ai!ox access per*issions for a *ai!ox& +et +ou see the SEH$

per*ission aone on the per*issions ist) Wh+?

In Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server or Microsoft Exchange Server 200.& when +ou create new *ai!ox/ena!ed

accounts in Active %irector+& the+ do not have inherited *ai!ox rights) (he on+ o!8ect that is granted per*ission is

Sef& which is granted fu *ai!ox access and read rights)

(o view *ai!ox rights& foow these stepsB

In Active %irector+ 9sers and =o*puters& cic' Advanced $eatures on the Diew *enu)

;oteB (his is not necessar+ on Exchange Server 200. !ecause of the fact that the Exchange Advanced ta! is

exposed !+ defaut)

9nder Active %irector+ 9sers and =o*puters& cic' the account& cic' the Exchange Advanced ta!& and then cic'

Mai!ox ights)

(he rights are dispa+ed in the #er*issions for account na*e diaog !ox) L 6ad I

(his !ehavior occurs !ecause the *ai!ox securit+ descriptor is not read fro* the Active %irector+ account

o!8ect unti the user ogs on or gets *ai) (he ecipient 9pdate Service 79S does not sta*p the inherited

per*issions when the *ai!ox is created) After the *ai!ox is created in the store& the store cacuatesinherited *ai!ox rights)

(o resove this !ehavior perfor* one of the foowing actionsB

Hog on to the *ai!ox +ou:ve created) Fou can do so !+ opening an utoo' profie for the new user and running

utoo'& or !+ opening a WA session the the destination *ai!ox !+ t+ping httpB""serverna*e"exchange"userna*e in

the address !ar of +our !rowser)

;oteB pening utoo' reuires +ou to !e ogged on as the destination user& whie WA does not reuire +ou to

!eogged on as the user) Jowever& !oth *ethods reuire that +ou 'now the destination user:s password)

Send a *essage to the *ai!ox)

;oteB (he second *ethod is uic'er and easier to perfor*& that:s wh+ +ou: need to 'now how to Send Mai fro*

Script and to (est SM(# Service in 114 and Exchange)

When the *ai!ox is created in the store& the store itsef cacuates the inherited per*issions and sta*ps the* on

the store:s cop+ of the *ai!ox securit+ descriptor) LGood I

What are Quer+ 6ased %istri!ution groups?
http://servername/exchange/usernamehttp://servername/exchange/username


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In Exchange Server 200.& d+na*ic distri!ution groups were caed uer+/!ased distri!ution groups) %+na*ic

distri!ution groups provide the sa*e functionait+ as *ai/ena!ed distri!ution groups) Jowever& instead of

containing a static group of recipients& the *e*!ership ist for d+na*ic distri!ution groups is cacuated !ased on

their configuration each ti*e the+ are used) When a *essage is sent to a d+na*ic distri!ution group& it:s deivered

to a recipients inthe organi,ation that *atch the criteria defined for that d+na*ic distri!ution group)

How 6oesa :ueryased6istri-ution 1rou%Work?

< An e/Mai is su!*itted to the su!*ission ueue of the Exchange store driver or through SM(#< (he *essage categori,er deter*ines that the recipient is a Quer+/!ased %istri!ution Group

< (he categori,er sends an H%A# reuest to an go!a cataog server

< (he contacted go!a cataog server executes the uer+ and returns the addresses that *atches the uer+

< After receiving the co*pete set of addresses *atching the uer+& the categori,er generates a recipient ist

containing a the users)

< After the categori,er sends the co*pete& ist of recipients to routing& the nor*a *essage deiver+ process

continues& and the e/*ai *essage is deivered to the users *ai!oxes)

How can you grant access for an ad)inistrator to access all )ail-oxes in your

organi;ation?

Get/Mai!ox/rgani,ationi9nit M+9 I Add/Mai!ox#er*ssion/9ser 9serrGroup /Accessights $uiiAccessAdd/Mai!ox#er*ission /identit+ :Coe Ada*s /Accessights $uiiAccess /user 8anea

6esides $uiiAccess& the foowing *ai!ox per*issions can !e granted using Add/Mai!ox#er*issionB

1.SendAs

2) ExternaiAccount

.) %eetete*

3) ead#er*ission

S)=hange#er*i ion

5) =hangewner

What ty%e of grou%swould you use when configuringdistri-utiongrou%s in a )ulti%le

do)ainforest?

9niversa %istri!ution Group)

*a)ea few configurationo%tionsfor Exchangereci%ients!

Exchange ecipient para*ents are vaaues"attri!utes which can change exchange recipients *essage!ehavior)

Types:

1. MicrosoftExchangeecipientecipientE*aiiAddressesB this para*eter specifies one or *ore e*ai address for

sa*e user)*a+ !e interna e*ai associated with externa e*ai)

2) MicrosoftExchangeecipientE*aiiAddress#oic+Ena!edB(his para*eter specifies whether the defaut e/*ai

address poic+ is auto*atica+ appied to the Microsoft Exchange recipient)

.) MicrosoftExchangeecipient#ri*ar+S*tpAddress)


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3) MicrosoftExchangeecipientep+ecipient)


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;a*e a few configuration options reated to *ai!ox stores)

< Managing *ai!ox setting

< =hanging e/*ai addresse

< =onfiguring *ai!ox per*issions

< %eeting *ai!oxe

< Moving *ai!oxes

< econnecting a disconnected *ai!ox in Active %irector+

< Jiding a *ai!ox fro* the Go!a Address Hist GAH< Specif+ing storage i*its)

< Specif+ing deiver+ restrictions on a *ai!ox)

< $orwarding *ai!oxes to other e/*ai addresses)

< =onfiguring and *anaging contacts)

< =hange the status of Exchange features for *ai/ena!ed o!8ects

What are S+ste* #u!ic $oders? Where woud +ou find the*?

S+ste* pu!ic foders aso 'nown as the ;onTI#MTSu!tree 9sers can:t access these foders direct+ !+ using

conventiona *ethods) =ient appications such as utoo' use these foders to store infor*ation such as free and

!us+ data& A6s& and organi,ationa for*s) ther s+ste* foders contain configuration infor*ation used !+ custo*

appications or !+ Exchange) (he pu!ic foder tree contains additiona s+ste* foders& such as the E$MS

EGIS(F foder& that don:t exist in genera purpose pu!ic foder trees) S+ste* foders incude the foowingB

< E$MS EGIS(F and Events oot 6+ defaut& one content repica of each of these foders resides in the

defaut pu!ic foder data!ase on the first Exchange server instaed in the first ad*inistrative group) (his is

the ocation where organi,ationa for*s are stored for egac+ utoo' cients cients using an utoo'

version earier than utoo' 200-)

< ffine Address 6oo' and SchedueU $ree 6us+ (he ffine Address 6oo' foder and the SchedueU $ree6us+

foder auto*atica+ contain a su!foder for each ad*inistrative group or site in +our topoog+) 6+defaut&

a content repica of a specific ad*inistrative group foder resides on the first server instaed in the

ad*inistrative group) (hese foders are used to store egac+ free and !us+ infor*ation and A6 data for

egac+ utoo' cients) Hegac+ utoo' cients don:t support the new features in Exchange 2010 or

Exchange 200- that *anage free and !us+ infor*ation and A6 data) (hese features incude the

Avaia!iit+ service& the Autodiscover service& and A6 distri!ution on =ient Access servers)

< WAScratch#ad Each pu!ic foder data!ase has an WAScratch#ad foder& which is used to te*porari+

store attach*ents that are !eing accessed !+ using Microsoft ffice utoo' We! App) %on:t *odif+ this

foder)

< StoreEvents Each pu!ic foder data!ase has a StoreEvents foder& which hods registration infor*ation for

custo* Exchange data!ase events) %on:t *odif+ this foder)

< ther foders (o support interna Exchange data!ase operations& a tree *a+ contain severa other s+ste*

foders& such as sche*a/root) %on:t *odif+ these foders)

Jow woud +ou pan and configure #u!ic $oder redundanc+?

Jow can +ou i**ediate+ stop #$ repication?

Jow can +ou prevent #$ referra across sow WA;

in's?What t+pes of #$ *anage*ent toos *ight +ou

use?


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What are the differences -etween ad)inistrative %er)issions and client %er)issions in

"


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$or Exchange 200-"2010 there:s on+ one wa+ to configure a s*arthost which is on the Send=onnector)


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What are outing Groups? When woud +ou use the*?

What are the t+pes of =onnectors +ou can use in

Exchange? What is the cost option in Exchange

connectors?

What is the Hin' State (a!e? Jow woud +ou viewit?

Jow woud +ou configure *ai transfer securit+ !etween 2 routing groups?

What is the outing Group Master? Who hods that roe?

Expain the configuration steps reuired to aow Exchange 200. to send and receive

e*ai fro* the Internet consider a one/site *utipe server scenario)

What is %S2M6?

What is $or*s 6ased Authentication?

Jow woud +ou configure WA:s settings on an Exchange server?

Whatis %SA==ESS?

Exchange needs access to Active %irector+ do*ain controers for a variet+ ofreasons)

< =onfiguration infor*ation for the organi,ation)

< ecipient infor*ation in the Go!a =ataog)< ecipient infor*ation in a do*ain)

An Exchange service caed %SAccess has the tas' of finding do*ain controers and Go!a =ataog servers

suita!e for use !+ Exchange)

%SAccess 'eeps an open connection to each server in the %SAccess profie) (his avoids the expensive chore of

!uiding up and tearing down #= and (=# connections each ti*e the Exchange server needs infor*ation)

ther Exchange services& such as the SM(# outing Engine =ategori,er and %S#rox+& send their H%A# and ;S#I

reuests to %SAccess& which seects a target do*ain controer or Go!a =ataog server fro* its profie and forwards

the reuest to that server) It uses a round ro!in seection process for oad !aancing)

6ecause a H%A# ueries funne through %SAccess& Exchange dra*atica+ i*proves perfor*ance !+ caching the

uer+ resuts) 6+ defaut& Exchange gives 3M6 of ph+sica *e*or+ to the %SAccess cache)

%SAccess uses %;S to ocate do*ain controers and Go!a =ataog servers)

What are ecipient #oicies?


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eationship of EA# and Accepted %o*ains in Exchange200-

EA# defines the e/*ai prox+ addresses that are sta*ped onto recipient o!8ects) Accepted do*ains define the

SM(# na*espaces for which an Exchange organi,ation routes e/*ai) An+ accepted do*ain added to the s+ste*

can !e in'ed to an EA# so that it wi generate recipient e/*ai addresses for this accepted do*ain) And ever+ EA#

*ust in' to an existing accepted do*ain so that e/*ais sent to e/*ai addresses that are defined !+ the EA# can

!e routed !+Exchange 200- transport servers)

In Exchange 200-& authoritative and rea+ do*ains are *anaged together as accepted do*ains) In Exchange

Manage*ent =onsoe& the Accepted %o*ains ta! of Ju! (ransport node under rgani,ation =onfiguration wor'

center is used to *anage a accepted do*ains defined in the organi,ation)

E/Mai Address #oic+ wi,ard provides the consoe G9I used to seect an accepted do*ain for which a new e/*ai

address poic+ appies) n+ accepted do*ains defined in the Exchange 200- organi,ation can !e added to the ist

inthe EA#)

Jow woud +ou wor' with *utipe recipientpoicies?

What is the issue with tr+ing to re*ove e*ai addresses added !+ recipient poicies?Jow woud +ou fix that?

What is the9S?

When woud +ou need to *anua+ create additiona

9S? What are Address Hists?

Jow woud +ou *odif+ the fiter properties of one of the defaut addressists?

Jow can +ou create *utipe GAHs and aow the users to on+ see the one reated to

the*?

What is a $ront End server? In what scenarios woud +ou use

one?What t+pe of authentication is used on the front end

servers? When woud +ou use ;H6?

Jow woud +ou achieve inco*ing *ai

redundanc+? What are the 3 t+pes of Exchange

!ac'ups?

What is the %ia/(one server scenario?


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A dia tone recover+ invoves creating an e*pt+ data!ase on a server to repace a faied data!ase) (his e*pt+&

or dia tone& data!ase aows users to send and receive e/*ai whie the faied data!ase is recovered) 6+ using

a dia tone recover+ approach& +ou can restore !asic e/*ai service to users providing the* with a dia tone

and then restore users: previous data as it !eco*es avaia!e)


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6asicstepsB

1. =reate a new e*pt+ dia tone data!ase to repace the faied data!ase (his new data!ase wi aow users

who had *ai!oxes on the faied data!ase to send and receive new *essages) Exchange 200- has a feature

caed dia tone porta!iit+ that aows +ou to point a user to a different data!ase without *oving the *ai!ox) If

+ou created the diatone data!ase on a different server than the server that housed the faied data!ase& +ou

wi need to *ove the*ai!ox configuration to that new server)

2) estore the od data!ase 9se whatever !ac'up and recover+ software +ou t+pica+ use to restore the faied

data!ase) If there is no !ac'up of the faied data!ase& recover the faied data!ase) If +ou are using the sa*e server

for dia tone recover+& +ou need to restore the data!ase to a recover+ storage group)

.) Swap the dia tone with the restored data!ase After the faied data!ase has !een restored& swap it with the dia

tone data!ase) (his gives the users the a!iit+ to send and receive e/*ai and access a the data in the restored

data!ase) If users were *oved to a dia tone data!ase on another server& +ou then need to *ove the *ai!ox

configuration !ac' to the origina server)

Merge thedata!ases

(o get the data fro* the dia tone data!ase into the restored data!ase& *erge the data) Fou can do this with the

%ata!ase ecover+ Manage*ent too incuded in the Exchange Manage*ent =onsoe)

When woud +ou use offine!ac'up?

Jow do +ou re/insta Exchange on a server that has crashed !ut with A%intact?

Ahat is the dumpster7

%u*pster Singe Ite* ecover+ in Exchange Server

2010

What are the exxxxx)og fies?

What is the e)ch' fie?

What is circuar ogging? When woud +ou useit?

What:s the difference !etween onine and offine defrag?

Jow woud +ou 'now if it is ti*e to perfor* an offine defrag of +our Exchange

stores? Jow woud +ou pan for& and perfor* the offine defrag?

Ahat is the eseutil command7

(he Exchange Server %ata!ase 9tiities Eseuti)exe is a too that +ou can use to verif+& *odif+& and repair an

Exchange data!ase fie) When a data!ase is corrupt or da*aged& +ou can restore data fro* !ac'up or repair it using

Eseuti) Eseuti is a co**and/ine too that wor's with the Extensi!e Storage Engine ESE& data!ase fies& and og

fies associated with a Microsoft Exchange data!ase) Eseuti is ocated in the Exchange defaut insta foder& which is


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Eseuti can !e used against an+ ESE data!ase in Exchange Server 200-) In the past& Eseuti coud on+ !e used

with*ai!ox and pu!ic foder ESE data!ases& !ut with Exchange 200-& Eseuti can !e used with ESE data!ases

on theExchange 200- Ju! (ransport and Edge (ransport server roes as we)

Eseuti can !e run on one data!ase at a ti*e fro* the co**and pro*pt) Fou can use Eseuti to perfor* a range of

data!ase tas's incuding repair& offine defrag*entation& and integrit+ chec's) (a!e ists the *ost co**on Eseuti

switches)

Eseuti exa*ines the structure of the data!ase ta!es and records at the ow eve of the data!ase Ese)d) Fou can

use the defrag*entation *ode to co*pact a data!ase offine) ther Eseuti *odes such as repair& recover+& and

restore can !e used to repair a corrupt or da*aged data!ase) Modes i'e integrit+& fie du*p& and chec'su* can !e

used to verif+ the state of a data!ase)

Eseuti switches

Eseuti *ode Switch %escription

%efrag*entation "% %efrag*ents the data!ase offine !ut eaves the new& defrag*ented data!ase in the

te*porar+ ocation with or without overwriting the origina data!ase) (his *ode reduces the gross si,e on the dis'

of the data!ase )ed! !+ discarding *ost e*pt+ pages and !+ re!uiding indexes)

epair /P epairs a corrupt offine data!ase !+ discarding an+ pages that cannot !e fixed) In

repair *ode& the Eseuti too fixes individua ta!es !ut does not *aintain the reationships !etween ta!es) 9se the

Infor*ation Store Integrit+ =hec'er 7sinteg)exe too to chec' and fix in's !etween ta!es if the repaired data!ase is

a *ai!ox or pu!ic foderdata!ase)

estore "= %ispa+s restore og fie estore)env fie and contros hard recover+ after

restoration fro* egac+ onine !ac'ups)

ecover+ /R epa+s transaction og fies or ros the* forward to restore a data!ase to interna

consistenc+ or to !ring an oder cop+ of a data!ase up to date)

Integrit+ /G Derifies the page eve and ESE eve ogica integrit+ of the data!ase) %oes not verif+

integrit+ at the appication eve) Appication/eve ogica integrit+ can !e verified with sinteg for *ai!ox and pu!ic

foderdata!ases)

$ie %u*p /M %ispa+s headers of data!ase fies& transaction og fies& and chec'point fies) Aso

dispa+s data!ase page header infor*ation& and data!ase space aocation and *etadata)

=hec'su* / K Derifies chec'su*s on a pages inthe data!ase& og fies& and chec'point

=op+ $ie /? #erfor*s a fast cop+ of ver+ arge fies)

What is the isinteg co))and?

Fou can use the sinteg)exe too to chec' and to fix the integrit+ of the infor*ation store data!ases incuding the

private infor*ation store& #riv)ed!& and the pu!ic infor*ation store& #u!)ed!)

(o view the co**and/ine hep a!out usage of sinteg)exe& t+pe the foowing co**and ine fro* a co**and

pro*ptB


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(o run sinteg)exe to fix and to chec' the integrit+ of the infor*ation store& run the foowing ine fro* a co**and

pro*ptB

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< Migrating fro* Hotus ;otes to the Microsoft =oa!oration #atfor*

< Exchange 2010 9M (rou!eshooting (oo


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< perations Manager Manage*ent #ac' for Exchange 2010

< perations Manager Manage*ent #ac' for Exchange 2010 Guide

< perations Manager Manage*ent #ac' for Exchange 200-

*a)e all the client conne dion o%tions in Exchange2007>20(0!

< ##.

< IMA#

< utoo' An+wherefor*er+ 'nown as #= over J((#)

What is 6irect "ush? What are the re9uire)ents to runit?

%irect #ush is a feature that:s !uit into Microsoft Exchange Server 2010) %irect #ush 'eeps a *o!ie phone current

over a ceuar networ' connection) It provides notification to the *o!ie phone when new content is read+ to !e

s+nchroni,ed to the *o!ie phone)

.verview

$or %irect #ush to wor'& the *o!ie phone or other *o!ie device *ust !e %irect #ush capa!e) (hese devices

incude the foowingB

< Mo!ie phones that have Windows Mo!ie 4)0 with the Messaging and Securit+ $eature #ac' MS$# or a

ater version of Windows Mo!ie)

< Mo!ie phones that are produced !+ Microsoft Exchange ActiveS+nc icensees and are designed specifica+to

!e %irect #ush co*pati!e)

6+ defaut& %irect #ush is ena!ed in Exchange 2010) Mo!ie phones that support %irect #ush issue a ong/ived

J((#S reuest to the server running Microsoft Exchange) (he Exchange server *onitors activit+ on the user:s

*ai!ox and sends a response to the device if there are an+ changes& such as new or changed e/*ai *essagesor caendar or contact ite*s) If changes occur within the ifespan of the J((#S reuest& the Exchange server

issues a response to the device that states that changes have occurred and the device shoud initiate

s+nchroni,ation with the Exchange server) (he device then issues this reuest to the server) When

s+nchroni,ation is co*pete& a new ong/ived J((#S reuest is generated to start the process again) (his

guarantees that e/*ai& caendar& contact& and tas' ite*s are deivered uic'+ to the *o!ie phone& and the

device is awa+s s+nchroni,ed with the Exchangeserver)

How would you re)ote wi%e a""?

Microsoft Exchange Server 200- ets +ou send a co**and to a *o!ie device that wi perfor* a wipe of thedevice)(his process& 'nown as a re*ote device wipe& cears a Exchange infor*ation that is stored on the device)

Fou can use this procedure to cear data fro* a stoen device or to cear a device !efore assigning it to anotheruser)

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(o perfor* this procedure& the account that +ou use *ust !e deegated the Exchange Server Ad*inistratorroe)

$or *ore infor*ation a!out per*issions& a!out how to deegate roes& and a!out the rights that are reuired to

ad*inister Exchange Server 200-& see #er*ission =onsideration s)


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;oteB

(o perfor* a re*ote device wipe on a device !+ using the Exchange Manage*ent =onsoe& the user *ust !e

assigned to an Exchange ActiveS+nc *ai!ox poic+) $or *ore infor*ation a!out how to add users to an Exchange

ActiveS+nc *ai!ox poic+& see Jow to Add 9sers to an Exchange ActiveS+nc Mai!ox #oic +)

#rocedure

(o use the Exchange Manage*ent =onsoe to perfor* a re*ote devicewipe

1. pen the Exchange Manage*ent =onsoe)

2) 9nder ecipient =onfiguration& cic' Mai!ox)

.) In the Mai!ox window& seect the user)

3) In the action pane& cic' Manage *o!ie device or right/cic' the user:s *ai!ox& and then cic' Manage

*o!ie device)

4) Seect the *o!ie device fro* which +ou want to cear a data)

5) In the Actions section& cic' =ear)

-) =ic' =ear again)

(o use utoo' We! Access to perfor* a re*ote devicewipe

1. pen utoo' We! Access)

2) Hog on to the device owner:s *ai!ox)

.) =ic' ptions)

3) In the navigation pane& seect Mo!ie %evices)

4) Seect the I% of the device that +ou want to wipe and re*ove fro* the ist)

5) =ic' Wipe a data fro* device)

-) =ic'X)

) =ic' e*ove %evice fro* Hist)

(o use the Exchange Manage*ent She to perfor* a re*ote devicewipe

1. un the foowing co**and to o!tain the identit+ of the deviceB

Get/ActiveS+nc%eviceStatistics/ Mai!ox8effha+s I fdentit+

2) un the foowing co**andB

=ear/ActiveS+nc%evice /Identit+ WMT8effha+es

;oteB Inthese co**ands& O8effha+es@ represents the actua identit+ of the device owner)

What are the issues with connecting utoo' fro* a re*ote co*puter to +our

*ai!ox? What is #= over J((#? What are the reuire*ents to run it?

In Microsoft Exchange Server 2010& the utoo' An+where feature& for*er+ 'nown as #= over J(I#& ets cients

that use Microsoft ffice utoo' 2010& utoo' 200-& or utoo' 200. connect to their Exchange servers fro*

outside the corporate networ' or over the Internet using the #= over J(I# Windows networ'ing co*ponent)


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(he Windows #= over J(I# #rox+ co*ponent& which utoo' An+where cients use to connect& wraps re*ote

procedure cas 7#=s with an J(I# a+er) (his aows traffic to traverse networ' firewas without reuiring #=

ports to !e opened) In Exchange 2010& as in Exchange 200-& it:s eas+ to depo+ and *anage this feature) (o depo+

utoo' An+where in +our Exchange 2010 *essaging environ*ent& +ou need to ena!e utoo' An+where on at

east one =ient Access server using the Ena!e utoo' An+where wi,ard in the Exchange Manage*ent =onsoe)

6enefits of 9sing utoo'An+where

utoo' An+where offers the foowing !enefits to cients that use utoo' 2010& utoo' 200-& or utoo' 200.

toaccess +our Exchange *essaging infrastructureB

< 9sers have re*ote access to Exchange servers fro* the Internet)

< Fou can use the sa*e 9H and na*espace that +ou use for utoo' We! App and Microsoft Exchange

ActiveS+nc)

< Fou can use the sa*e Secure Soc'ets Ha+er SSH server cert ificate that +ou use for !oth utoo' We! App and

ExchangeActiveS+nc)

< 9nauthenticated reuests fro* utoo' can:t access Exchange servers)

< Fou don:t have to use a virtua private networ' D#; to access Exchange servers across the Internet)

< Fou don:t have to configure an+thing in Exchange 2010 when +ou:re using SSH session I% oad !aancing onthe

=ient Access server with utoo' An+where)

< If +ou aread+ use utoo' We! App with SSH or Exchange ActiveS+nc with SSH& +ou don:t have to open an+

additiona ports fro* the Internet)

< Fou can test end/to/end cient connectivit+ for utoo' An+where and (=#/!ased connections !+ using the

(est/utoo'=onnectivit+ c*det)

%epo+ing utoo'An+where

%epo+ing utoo' An+where for +our organi,ation is straightforward) (he foowing reco**endations shoud !e

foowed to successfu+ depo+ utoo' An+whereB

< 9se at east one =ient Access server per site In Exchange 2010& a site is a networ' ocation with high

!andwidth connectivit+ !etween a co*puters) We reco**end that +ou insta at east one =ient Access

server in each site to provide cient access to the Mai!ox server) Jowever& +ou can have *utipe =ient

Access servers in each site for increased perfor*ance and reia!iit+)

< Ena!e utoo' An+where on at east one =ient Access server We reco**end that +ou have one =ient

Access server in each site that has utoo' An+where ena!ed) (his ets cients that use utoo' 2010 or

utoo' 200- connect to a user:s *ai!ox through the =ient Access server in the site) 9sers wi connect !+

using J(I#S to the =ient Access server that:s in the site where the user:s *ai!ox is ocated) (his reduces

the ris' associated with using #=s across the Internet) 9sing #=s across the Internet can adverse+

affectperfor*ance)

What is =ached Mode in


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=ached Exchange Mode& avaia!e in utoo' 2010& 200-& and 200.& is si*iar to offine foders in previous versions

of utoo'& though easier to use) =ached Exchange Mode aows +ou to wor' with +our Exchange account data

when+our connection to the Exchange server is interrupted or unavaia!e) =ached Exchange Mode stores a cop+

of +our*ai!ox on +our co*puter !+ auto*atica+ creating and using an offine foder fie 7an )ost fie& into

which itdownoads and *aintains a s+nchroni,ed cop+ of the ite*s in a the foders of +our *ai!ox) utoo'

auto*atica+ *anages +our server connection and data updates when +our connection is restored& utoo'

s+nchroni,es +ourcached *ai!ox with +our *ai!ox on the server)

What are the !enefits and issues when using cached *ode? Jow woud +ou tac'ethose issues?

6+ defaut =ached Exchange Mode is on for *ai!ox and off for pu!ic foderfavorites)

6enefitsB =ached Exchange Mode isoate the custo*er fro* inter*ittent connectivit+ issues fro* the Exchange

G=servers) Since the user is pri*ar+ wor'ing out of the offine address !oo' and S(& it *eans fewer round trips

to theserver when oo'ing at the sa*e *essage ots of ti*es) Hess round tripping to the server *eans that one

shoud !ea!e to have a higher user per server count)

=ached *ode is aso reuired in order for the 8un' e*ai feature to wor' inutoo')

IssuesB (he !iggest draw!ac' is that it can ta'e up to 23 hours !efore the end user sees a change to the

go!a address ist) (his is !ecause the defaut !ehavior of utoo' 200. is to update the A6 once a da+)

If +ourorgani,ation have freuent address !oo' changes than it is reco**ended to turn off =ached Exchange

Mode)

What isS"MIME? What are the usage scenarios for S"MIME?

What are the I#Sec usage scenarios for Exchange 200.?

Jow do +ou ena!e SSH onWA?

What are the considerations for o!taining a digita certificate for SSH on Exchange? What

are SA; certificates?

Su!8ect Aternative ;a*es protect *utipe host na*es with a singe SSH certificate) It aows specif+ing a ist of host

na*es to !e protected !+ a singe SSH certificate)

(he Su!8ect Aternative ;a*e extension has !een a part of the 40R certificate standard since !efore 1RRR& !ut on+

recent+ achieved widespread use with the aunch of Microsoft Exchange Server 200-/which *a'es good use of

Su!8ect Aternative ;a*e to si*pif+ server configuration)

What can a Su!8ect Aternative ;a*esdo?

Secure host na*es on different !ase do*ains in one certificate) Dirtua Jost Mutipe SSH sites on a singe I# address)

Josting *utipe SSH/ena!ed sites on a singe server t+pica+ reuires a uniue I# address per site& !ut a certificate

with Su!8ect Aternative ;a*es can sove this pro!e*) Microsoft iS 5 and Apache are !oth a!e to Dirtua Jost


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J((#S sites using 9nified =o**unications SSH certificate& aso 'nown as SA; certificates)

SA; =ertificates cansecureB


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< Mutipe fu+ uaified do*ain na*es $Q%; with a singe certificate) SA; =ertificates are often needed to secure

Exchange 200- Server or ffice =o**unications Server 200-)

< Instances where there is a need to secure *utipe do*ains that resove to a singe I# address 7such as in a shared

hosting environ*ent)

9sing a SA; certificate saves the hasse and ti*e invoved in configuring *utipe I# addresses on Exchange 200-

server& !inding each I# address to a different certificate& and running a ot of ow eve #owerShe co**ands 8ust

topiece it a together)

*a)e a few /rd%arties#s!

What do you need to consider when using clientty%e #4 softwareon an Exchange

server?

What are the different clustering o%tions in Exchange200/? Which one would you choose

and why!

Why log file si;e reduced in exchange server

20(0?

(he transaction og fies are a record of ever+ transaction perfor*ed !+ the data!ase engine) A transactions are

written to the og first& and then a,i+ written to the data!ase) 9ni'e Exchange Server 200.& the transaction og fies

in Exchange 2010 have !een reduced in si,e fro* 4M6 to 1M6) (his change was *ade to support the continuous

repication features and to *ini*i,e the a*ount of data oss if pri*ar+ storage fais)

What is the difference-etweenL$$ and S$?

(he origina (M reease of Exchange Server 200- offered two different t+pes of continuous repicationB oca

continuous repication and custer continuous repication) Hoca continuous repication provides a degree of faut

toerance on a singe *ai!ox server) (he !asic pre*ise is that H= creates a secondar+ cop+ of an ExchangeServerdata!ase on a separate vou*e than the server) In contrast& == uses a si*iar *ethod to create a separate

cop+ ofthe data!ase and stores it on a separate Exchange server)

When Microsoft reeased Service #ac' 1for Exchange Server 200-& it introduced a third t+pe of continuous

repication 'nown as stand!+ continuous repication S=) S= is si*iar to == however& == can on+ create

one repica of a protected data!ase) S= can create *utipe repicas of a data!ase)

Even though Exchange Server 200- provides three different t+pes of continuous repication& a three wor' in

!asica+ the sa*e wa+) =ontinuous repication is !ased on a techniue caed og shipping& which invoves cop+ing

each og fie to the ocation where the !ac'up data!ase is stored whie the og fie is !uit) (he og fie is then

repa+ed against the repica data!ase& !ringing the data!ase into a current state)

Microsoft cassifies continuous repication as a storage group/eve operation& !ut I thin' it:s *ore accurate to

cassif+ it as a data!ase/eve operation) Hog fies reside at the storage group eve& !ut continuous repication& in

an+ for*& i*its the protected storage group to a singe data!ase) (herefore& continuous repication coud !e

considereda data!ase/eve operation !ecause it invoves a singe data!ase)

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A singe cop+ custer S== is a custered *ai!ox server that uses shared storage in a faiover custer configuration

toaow *utipe servers to *anage a singe cop+ of the storage groups) (his feature is si*iar to the custering

features in previous versions of Microsoft Exchange) Jowever& there are so*e significant changes and

i*prove*ents that

have !een *ade) (he wa+ in which +ou !uid& *anage& and trou!eshoot an sec is co*pete+ different fro* thewa+

in which previous versions of Exchange custers were !uit and *anaged) In addition& the out/of/!ox faiover

!ehavior has changed significant+ in Microsoft Exchange Server 200-)

S==s reuire the use of a shared/nothing architecture& which incudes shared dis' storage) In a shared/nothing

architecture& athough a nodes in the custer can access shared data& the+ cannot access it at the sa*e ti*e) $or

exa*pe& if a ph+sica dis' resource is assigned to node 1of a two/node custer& node 2 cannot access the dis'

resource unti node 1is ta'en offine& fais& or the dis' resource is *oved to node 2 *anua+)

In an S==& an Exchange 200- Mai!ox server uses its own networ' identit+& not the identit+ of an+ node in the

custer) (his networ' identit+ is referred to as a custered *ai!ox server) If the node running a custered *ai!ox

server experiences pro!e*s& the custered *ai!ox server goes offine for a !rief period unti

another node ta'es contro of the custered *ai!ox server and !rings it onine) (his process is 'nown as faiover)

(he storage hosting the custered *ai!ox server:s storage groups and data!ases is hosted on shared storage that

is avaia!e to each possi!e host node of the custered *ai!ox server) As the faiover occurs& the storage

associatedwith the custered *ai!ox server is ogica+ detected fro* the faied node and paced under the contro

of the newhost node of the custered *ai!ox server)

In addition to faiover& an ad*inistrator can *anua+ *ove a custered *ai!ox server !etween nodes in a custer)

(his process is 'nown as a handoff)

A handoff shoud on+ !e perfor*ed using the Move/=iusteredMai!oxServer c*det in the Exchange

Manage*ent She& or& if running Exchange 200- S#& !+ using the Manage =ustered Mai!ox Server wi,ard in

the Exchange Manage*ent =onsoe)

@ou have installedExchange2007 $=5 and are lookingto ena-leS$ -ut cannotfind theo%tionto do so in the E5 or in "S! Why?

Stand!+ continuous repication S= is introduced with Service #ac' 1&+ou have to insta S# of higher to useS=)

How do you ena-leL$?

(o use the Exchange Manage*ent =onsoe to ena!e H= for an existing storagegroup

1. Start the Exchange Manage*ent =onsoe)

2) Expand Microsoft Exchange& expand Server =onfiguration& and then seect Mai!ox)

.) In the resut pane& seect the Mai!ox server that contains the storage group that +ou want to ena!e for H=)

3) In the wor' pane& right/cic' the storage group that +ou want to ena!e& and then seect Ena!e Hoca

=ontinuous epication) (he Ena!e Storage Group Hoca =ontinuous epication Wi,ard wi start)


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4) n the Introduction page& cic' ;ext)

5) n the Set #aths page& +ou can specif+ the ocations for the H= og fies and H= s+ste* fies !+ cic'ing 6rowse

for the appropriate fied) =ic' ;ext to continue)


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-) (he data!ase page appears with the na*e of the data!ase in the storage group) 9se 6rowse to specif+ the path

for the H= data!ase fie) =ic' ;ext to continue)

) eview the =onfiguration Su**ar+ infor*ation on the Ena!e page& and verif+ that the correct paths have!een

configured) After +ou have verified the paths& cic' Ena!e to ena!e H= for the storage group)

R) After the storage group and data!ase have !een ena!ed for H=& cic' $inish to cose the wi,ard) (o

use the Exchange Manage*ent She to ena!e H= for an existing storage group

1. pen the Exchange Manage*entShe)

2) un the foowing co**andB

Ena!e/%ata!ase=op+ /Identit+ OServer@OStorageG roup@O%ata!ase@

=op+E%6$ie#athBO$uii#athncuding%ata!ase$ie;a*e@

.) After the Ena!e/%ata6ase=op+ co**and has successfu+ co*peted& run the foowing co**andB

Ena!e/StorageGroup=op+ /Identi t+ OServer@OStorageGroup@ /=op+og$oder#athBO$uii#ath@

=op+S+ste*$oder#athBO$u#ath@

;oteB (he account +ou use to perfor* this operation *ust !e deegated the Exchange Server Ad*inistrator roe

and oca Ad*inistrators group for the target server) After H= has !een ena!ed for a storage group& it wi initia+

reporta status of Initiai,ing) (he storage group wi change fro* a status of Initiai,ing to a status of Jeath+

after one transaction og fie has !een generated)

H= cannot !e ena!ed on a Mai!ox server that contains one or *ore stand!+ continuous repication S= targets)

Athough H= can !e ena!ed on a Mai!ox server that is configured as an S= source& H= and S= targets

cannot !e co*!ined on the sa*e Mai!ox server)

What Exchange edition version do +ou need for H=? What Windows edition version

do+ou need for H=?

Exchange 200- (M or higher S# eve& Windows 200. or higher)

Jow do +ou recover fro* a store corruption when using H=? ;a*e the procedures +ou

woud use)

(o !ring the H= repica data!ase onine right/cic' on the Sever =onfiguration L@ Mai!ox L@ %ata!ase

Manage*ent storage group and choose estore Storage Group =op+)

=o*pete the wi,ard to ena!e the passive cop+) (his process chec's that the repica og fies have !een !rought

co*pete+ up to date and repa+ed into the repica data!ase so that it is read+ to !e *ounted) 6efore the passivecop+ can !e !rought onine it *ust !e paced in the ocation of the origina production data!ase) $or a arge

data!ase fie cop+ing it fro* one ocation to the other woud !e ver+ ti*e consu*ing) Instead +ou shoud *odif+ the

drive etter and foder path of the passive cop+ so that it *atches the origina active cop+) $or exa*pe& if the

passivecop+ was in $BSG1%ata/H=& use %is' Manager to re/assign that vou*e to the drive etter EB and then

rena*e thepath to SG1%ata)


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;ote that this is not necessar+ if during the estore Storage Group =op+ wi,ard +ou tic'ed the !ox to update the

data!ase paths to *atch the passive cop+ ocation)

(his *ethod *eans that +ou can i**ediate+ *ount the data!ase without having to re*ap an+ vou*es& however it

*a+ cause confusion for ad*inistrators ater on when the+ encounter an active data!ase in what the+ thought was a

passive repica ocation)

(he activation of the passive cop+ is co*peted !+ si*p+ *ounting the data!ase) nce the data!ase is !ac' onine

+ou then need tore/ena!e H= to protect it fro* future faiure situations

6e scri-e6# 1in Ex cha nge20( 0!

A %AG is a set of up to 15 Mai!ox servers that provide auto*atic data!ase/eve recover+ fro* faiures that affect

individua data!ases) An+ server in a %AG can host a cop+ of a *ai!ox data!ase fro* an+ other server in the %AG)

When a server is added to a %AG& it wor's with the other servers in the %AG to provide auto*atic recover+ fro*

faiures that affect *ai!ox data!ases& such as a dis' faiure or server faiure)

Each Mai!ox server can host as *an+ as 100 data!ases&and each data!ase can have as *an+ as 15 copies)

onsidering6#1s in Exchange20(0 why does5icrosoft clai) that you can run

raidless?

Exchange 2.010 has a new 1/0 pattern that resuts in #0 percent ower 1/0 reuire*ents than Exchange 2.00#

andExchange 2.00# had #0 percent ower 1/0 reuire*ents than Exchange 2.00$14. (his reduced 1/0 pattern&

than's toopti*i,ations that *a'e it so writes don:t co*e in !ursts an+*ore& co*!ined with advance*ents in

SA(A drives& *eans SA(A is now a reaistic storage patfor* for Exchange 2.010. SA(A was previous+ 8ust for

des'top s+ste*s)

In addition& with the new data!ase avaia!iit+ group %AG for high avaia!iit+ of *ai!oxes& the new guidance fro*

Microsoft is that if +ou have data!ases repicated on at east three servers in the %AG& +ou don:t even need AI%

onthe storage an+*ore) 6ecause +ou have !ac'ups of the data in essentia+ rea ti*e on the *ai!ox dupicates

and Ju! (ransport du*pster& +ou can use 8ust a !unch of dis's C6% configurations) If +ou don:t use %AG or

have on+two servers repicating a data!ase& +ou shoud sti use AI% for the data!ase) AI%

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