Installing Exchange 2007

Hardware Requirements:

A 64 bit processor - AMD or intel (EM 64T,not itanium)
2 GB of RAM plus 5mb per mailbox.

Software requirement:

windows 2003 SP1 on a domain controller(schema master and global catalog)
windows 2003 x64 with sp1 or R2
.Net framework 2.0
MMC 3.0(comes with R2)
Powershell 1.0
Hotfix for windows X64 (KB904639)
Internet information server(without smtp & nntp)

Preparing the Disk:
Best practice:

Hardware RAID solution.
Separate Exchange database from OS.
If possible seperate out transaction logs from database.
Mirror set - OS
RAID 5 -Database
Mirror set -transaction logs

DNS Setup:(DC)
a)Configuring local adaptors:
Eg:
IP :192.168.67.2
Subnet: :255.255.255.0
Default Gateway:192.168.67.1
DNS :192.168.67.2

then
b)run->dcpromo<- dnsname:ecc.local after DCpromo complete,configure reverse look zone also. c)Verify DC gloabl catalog and schema. gloabal catalog->Active directory sites and service.

Shema master->go to cmd->type regsvr32 schmmgmt.dll <- then MMC add "active directory shema"-check shema master. d)to check domain controller installed properly cmd->net share

Domain Registration:

a)Registering an external Domain name(godaddy.com etc).

b)dns settings

Add A-record -Map name to ip address

Eg: hostname :eccmail

Ip address:67.168.183.33

Add MX-record -make mail for a domain go to a specific named host.

Eg: priority :0 (means higest priority)
hostname :@
Enter goes to address:eccmail.eccdxb.com

AD Requirements:

Make sure domain fuctionality level is windows 2000 or higher.(to check this Go to active directory domain and trust)

AD shema Changes:

a) setup /prepareLegacyExchangePermissions if legacy exchange exist.

b)If there are windows 2000 DC's use setup /Domaincontroller servername

c)/PrepareSchema

d)/PrepareAD

e)/PrepareDomain

Steps:

Eg: join exchange server to the domain

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install IIS common files,world wide web service.

setup /PrepareAD /ON:3CG

Run exchange best practice analyser:Exchange 2007 redieness check

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894435

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