Exchange Server 2007 Deployment and Migration Strategies

Nireshen Beerbulnireshb@microsoft.com

What Will We Cover?

• Deployment Scenarios

• Server Roles

• Detailed pre-installation requirements

• The installation process

• Automating deployments

• Server provisioning

Level 300

Helpful Experience

IT administration experience with Microsoft® Exchange Server 2003, Exchange 2000 Server, or Exchange Server 5.5

Agenda

• Understanding Exchange Deployment Scenarios

• Introducing Exchange Server Roles

• Meeting Exchange 2007 Installation Requirements

• Understanding Exchange 2007 Setup

• Automating Exchange 2007 Setup

Agenda

• Understanding Exchange Deployment Scenarios

• Introducing Exchange Server Roles

• Meeting Exchange 2007 Installation Requirements

• Understanding Exchange 2007 Setup

• Automating Exchange 2007 Setup

Exchange Deployment Scenarios

Greenfield

Native E2007 Organization

New

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T1)

Foreign System

Upgrade (T3)

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o-e

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(T

5)

E2003

E2003

E2007 Intra-Org Coexistence

Lotus Notes

Mig

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(T

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(T

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Nat

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E20

07 (

T4)

E2007

ForeignNotes

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(T

2)

E5.5

Transitions•T1 – New clean installation of single E2007 Organization•T2 – Migrate MB content and select MB attributes to E2007 •T3 – Upgrade to E2007 and coexist in same Organization•T4 – All legacy servers removed and coexistence removed•T5 – Configure E2007 coexistence with foreign system

Coexistence Scenarios

Native E2007 Organization

Native E2007

E2003

E2007 Intra-Org Coexistence

E2007

E2003

E2007 Inter-Organization coexistence (T6)

ForeignNotes

Transitions•T6 – Configure E2007 coexistence with multiple Organizations

Exchange Forest Topologies

A single-forest topologyA single-forest topology

A multiple-forest topologyA multiple-forest topology

A resource-forest topologyA resource-forest topology

Exchange Server Interoperability Requirements• Legacy Exchange Organization in Exchange Native

Mode

• Routing Group Connector is required between 2003

and 2007

• Exchange 2003 Front-ends cannot talk to Exchange

Server 2007 Mailbox Servers

• Verify recipients meet new validation requirements

Exchange Interoperability

Agenda

• Understanding Exchange Deployment Scenarios

• Introducing Exchange Server Roles

• Meeting Exchange 2007 Installation Requirements

• Understanding Exchange 2007 Setup

• Automating Exchange 2007 Setup

Exchange 2007 Server Roles

Perimeter

Exchange 2007 Edge Server

Intranet

Exchange 2007 Server

Exchange 2007 Enterprise Topology

Enterprise Network

OtherSMTP

Servers

Hub Transport

Routing Policy

Applications:OWA, Outlook

Anywhere

Protocols:EAS, POP, IMAP,

Outlook Anywhere

Programmability:Web services, Web

parts

Client Access

EdgeTransport

Routing

Hygiene

PBX or VoIP

INTERNET

Mailbox

Mailbox

PublicFolders

Voice Messagin

g

Unified Messaging

Fax

Flexible Deployment

• Flexible installation options

• Increased security

• Servers can be optimized

Flexible Deployment Continued

• Increased availability

• Patching by roles reduces maintenance outages

• Management by server roles is more intuitive

Server Role Details

Agenda

• Understanding Exchange Deployment Scenarios

• Introducing Exchange Server Roles

• Meeting Exchange 2007 Installation Requirements

• Understanding Exchange 2007 Setup

• Automating Exchange 2007 Setup

Hardware Requirements

• 64-bit processor Intel or AMD processor

required in production environment

• Minimum 512MB of RAM

• 1 GB disk space on installation drive plus 200

MB on system drive

• NTFS file system

Software Requirements

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2

supported

• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0

• MMC 3.0

Role Specific Software Requirements

Infrastructure Requirements

Deploy Supporting Active Directory Infrastructure

• Upgrade/replace existing Domain Controllers

• Use 64-bit hardware (recommended)

• One 64-bit Global Catalog server can handle

the workload of 11 32-bit GC servers

Client Requirements

Client Requirements Continued

Security Requirements

Agenda

• Understanding Exchange Deployment Scenarios

• Introducing Exchange Server Roles

• Meeting Exchange 2007 Installation Requirements

• Understanding Exchange 2007 Setup

• Automating Exchange 2007 Setup

The Deployment Wizard

Choosing the Server Roles

Creating the Organization

Integrated Best Practice Analyzer

Exchange Setup End-to-End

Verify the Exchange Server 2007 Installation

• Get-ExchangeServer

• ExBPA

Modifying Deployed Roles

Agenda

• Understanding Exchange Deployment Scenarios

• Introducing Exchange Server Roles

• Meeting Exchange 2007 Installation Requirements

• Understanding Exchange 2007 Setup

• Automating Exchange 2007 Setup

Exchange 2003 Unattend Mode

• Specific format created by setup itself

• Restrictions on allowed setup actions

• Exchange 2003 setup return codes

Command-Line Setup

• Fully customizable, unattended

install

• Separate server deployment from

organization preparation

Command-Line Setup Options

Delegation Setup Commands

Active Directory Parameters

Required PrepareX Permissions

Introduction to the Exchange 2007 Answer File

• Simple text file

• Format is

parameter=value

• Create and edit

with notepad

Cmsname=<name>Cmsname=<name>

Cmsipaddress=<ipaddresCmsipaddress=<ipaddress>s>

CmssharedstorageCmssharedstorage

Cmsdatapath=<datapathCmsdatapath=<datapath>>

Understanding Success or Failure

• Simple return codes

• The right data in the log

Putting it All Together

• Easy to use

• Trustworthy

• Fully integrated with PowerShell for

provisioning

Session Summary

• Deployment scenarios

• Improved through the use of server roles

• Simpler, more flexible, more intuitive

• Better delegation

• Improved deployments: can be fully automated

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