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CISNTWK-492eMicrosoft Exchange Server 2003 Administration

Chapter TwoInstalling and Configuring Exchange

Server 2003

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ObjectivesObjectives

• Differentiate between editions of Exchange Server 2003

• Prepare a Windows Server 2003 and an Active Directory environment for the installation of E h S 2003Exchange Server 2003

• Install Exchange Server 2003

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Objectives (continued)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 ConfiguringExchange Server 2003

• Two main tools are used to manage and configure related settings– Exchange System Manager

• Used to manage everything from an organization-id tti twide setting to message queues

– Active Directory Users and Computers


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Exchange Server 2003 EditionsExchange Server 2003 Editions

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


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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 groupone public folder store per storage group– A maximum per-database size of 16 GB– No clustering supportNo 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 ExchangeR i h F P l– 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 F k– .NET Framework– ASP.NET

Internet Information Services (IIS)– Internet Information Services (IIS)– World Wide Web Publishing service– Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) serviceSimple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) service– Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) service


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Activity 2-1: Installing Windows Server 2003 Services Required2003 Services Required

for Exchange Server 2003

• Time Required: 10–15 minutes• Objective: Install services required prior to• Objective: Install services required prior to

install of Exchange Server 2003• Description: Install specific services requiredDescription: Install specific services required

by Exchange Server 2003


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Running ForestPrepRunning 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

h t idschema master resides


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Running ForestPrep (continued)Running ForestPrep (continued)

• Main functions carried out by ForestPrep include:– Extending the Active Directory schema to

include required classes and attributesC i h E h i i i– Creating the Exchange organization container object in Active DirectoryDesignating a user or group account to have– Designating a user or group account to have Administrator permissions


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Activity 2-2: Preparing an Active Directory Forest for Exchange UsingDirectory Forest for Exchange Using

ForestPrep• Time Required: 20–30 minutes• Objective: Run ForestPrep to prepare your j p p p y

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 F tP t lForestPrep tool.


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Running DomainPrepRunning 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 systemsServer 2003 systems– Any domain that will contain Exchange Server

2003 mail-enabled objects2003 mail enabled objects


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Running DomainPrep (continued)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 organization2003 organization


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• The main functions carried out by DomainPrep include:– Creating the Exchange Domain Servers global

group and Exchange Enterprise Servers local group in Active Directorygroup in Active Directory

– Making the Exchange Domain Servers global group a member of both the Exchangegroup a member of both the Exchange Enterprise Servers and the Pre-Windows 2000 Compatible Access local groups


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– Creating the Exchange System Objects container

– Configuring permissions for the Exchange Enterprise Servers group


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– 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 UsingDirectory Domain for Exchange Using

DomainPrep• Time Required: 5–10 minutes• Objective: Run DomainPrep to prepare your j p p p y

Active Directory domain for the installation of Exchange Server 2003

• Description: The Active Directory domain must be prepared by running the DomainPrep prior t i t lli E h S 2003to installing Exchange Server 2003


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Installing Exchange Server 2003Installing 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 j g

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 organizationI lli h E h S 2003 S– Installing the Exchange Server 2003 System Management toolsRunning DomainPrep in all but the first domain– 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 ManagerExchange System Manager

• Exchange System Manager is used to manage an Exchange Server environment and related system settings

• Microsoft Management Console (MMC) can l b dd d t t l th t i l dalso 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 settingsC fi ti f i i t tti i l di– Configuration of recipient settings, including templates, address lists, update services, and policiespolicies


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– Configuration and management of administrative groups and routing groups

– Configuration and management of server settings, including message queues, storage groups and protocolsgroups, and protocols

– Configuration of connectors between Exchange and other messaging systemsg g y


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– 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 j p g

System Manager tool• Description: Exchange System Manager is

used to manage an Exchange organization


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Active Directory Users and ComputersActive 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:

C fi i il dd f d– Configuring e-mail addresses for users and groups

– Enabling or disabling user access to ExchangeEnabling or disabling user access to Exchange features

– Configuring user delivery options, delivery t i ti d t li itrestrictions, and storage limits

– Configuring mailbox rights– Creating and managing distribution groups


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– Creating and managing distribution groups

Activity 2-6: Exploring Exchange-related Changes to Active Directoryrelated Changes to Active Directory

Users and Computers

• Time Required: 10 minutesObj i A d l h• Objective: Access and explore changes to Active Directory Users and Computers after Exchange Server 2003 has been installedExchange Server 2003 has been installed

• Description: Use Active Directory Users and Computers tool to open and explore ActiveComputers tool to open and explore Active Directory Users and Computers


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Customized ConsolesCustomized 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 MMCActivity 2-7: Creating a Custom MMC

• Time Required: 10 minutes• Objective: Create a custom MMC that includes

b th th E h S t M d A tiboth the Exchange System Manager and Active Directory Users and Computers tools

• Description: Create custom MMCs as a way to• 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 2003Managing 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 E h S 5 5 tExchange 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 5.57 bit exchanges used in Exchange Server 5.5 environments

– The ability for routing groups to contain servers for different administrati e gro psfor 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 groupsThe ability to move mailboxes between– The ability to move mailboxes between administrative groups

– SMTP is used as the default routing protocolg p


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Activity 2-8: Switching Exchange Server 2003 to Native Mode

• Time Required: 10 minutes• Objective: Switch Exchange Server 2003 from j g

mixed mode to native mode• Description: Exchange Server 2003 features

are not available until an Exchange organization is promoted from mixed mode to

ti dnative mode


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Configuring Global SettingsConfiguring 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 FormatsInternet 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 I t t M il E t i (MIME) f tInternet Mail Extensions (MIME) format


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Internet Message Formats (continued)Internet Message Formats (continued)


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Message DeliveryMessage 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 j g g g

Exchange Server 2003 system• Description: Configurable Global Settings in

Exchange System Manager include Internet Message Formats and Message Delivery

ttisettings


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Configuring Server Property SettingsConfiguring Server Property Settings

• Used to control the functions of a particularUsed 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 j p g g

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 PoliciesWorking 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 t i i t i tiat 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 j pp y p y

an Exchange Server 2003 system• Description: Server system policies help

administrators to apply and enforce configuration settings on multiple servers i lt l ith t th d t fisimultaneously, 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 t f d k M iltype 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 2003Support Exchange Server 2003

Internet E-mail

• Time Required: 5 minutes• Objective: Configure DNS with an MX record• 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 ginfrastructure on the Internet


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SummarySummary

• 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 andenvironment must run ForestPrep and DomainPrep


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Summary (continued)Summary (continued)

• Tools used to manage an Exchange Server 2003 organization are Exchange System Manager and Active Directory Users and ComputersI t ll d E h i ti i i d• Installed Exchange organizations run in mixed mode to support environments that include Exchange 5 5 serversExchange 5.5 servers


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Summary (continued)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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