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Presented October 12, 2010 at NYExUG Meeting
Last Updated on October 12, 2010
Exchange 2003/2007 Upgrade Path
Recommendations to 2010
Additional reference information can be found in the back of the
presentation on Noted References page.
Ben Serebin
Ehlo & Network Consultant
REEF Solutions (www.reefsolutions.com)
If you can’t get enough Exchange & technology
read my blog http://blog.reefsolutions.com
About Ben Serebin
• Working in the IT sector since 1996
• Specialty is Exchange Server, Spam Filtering, DNS, &
Wireless.
• Recently Completed Projects Q4 2010: Hyper-V clustering &
HP SAN implementation, and 36TB+ DR replication
implementation in an Exchange 2010 environment [24 servers
protected via 2 backup servers & 2 DR servers via QNAP iSCSI
targets].
• Upcoming Projects: Implementing a Vmware based High
Availability VM cluster on commodity hardware (16GB, no DAS,
& iSCSI based).
• Current Environment: Running Exchange 2007 Server on
Windows 2008 on ESXi 4, server computing environment is
entirely virtual, DC1 on ESXi 4 and DC2 on Hyper-V R2
(Windows role), Blackberry Enterprise Server Express 5,
running on VMware ESXi 4. Current handheld email device is a
BlackBerry Bold 9650.
Agenda for Presentation
• Which Exchange Server versions work together (aka coexistence)
• Install Requirements/Recommendations for Exchange 2010
• Active Directory Requirements for Exchange 2010
• Email Clients That Work & Don’t with Exchange 2010
• Requirements for 2010 for AD (2000/2003/2008/2008R2)?
• Upgrading Steps from Exchange 2003 to 2010
• Migrating Guideline from Exchange 2007 to 2010
• Requirements for 2010 for backups, anti-spam, & archiving.
One Big Exchange Server Happy Family?
Exchange Server Versions – Microsoft Supported
Coexistence
5.5
Tip: older
version of
Exchange must
exist before
installing 2010
No.
2000 2003 2007 2010
No.
SP2+
(native
mode)
RTM+
RTM+
Exchange Server 2010 Install Requirements (no AD nor clients)
Needed to start the party…
Partying right…
x64 operating system (2008 SP2 &
2008 R2)
Deploy 2008 R2 due to longer EOL
(End of Life support) & you gain x64
wisdom..
Hard Drive Space: 1.2GB for Exchange
installation, 200MB on system volume,
and 500MB for transaction logs.
2 partitions (OS/apps and Exchange
data [database and transaction logs]
with 2x of your 2-4 yr plan.
RAM for single role 4GB+ (& CAS/HUB) Edge, Hub, CAS, & CAS+Hub can be 24GB.
Mailbox & multi-role 8GB + # of users
(10MB for active users [160 msgs/day] /
5MB for less email centric staff [85
msgs/day])
Mailbox should be 8GB + (10MB x # of
users). So, 100 users is 8GB + (10*100)
= 9GB. Normally recommend 8GB+
depending on overall database size.
Larger environments support up to
48GB.
Management Tools on x64 OS that is
Vista and later including server OSes.
Stick with server based management.
Run it in a VM if necessary.
Active Directory is the foundation for Exchange 2010.
Domain Controller Version
2003
2000
2008
SP1+
Nope!
Possible
RTM+
2008
R2
RTM+
Answers to icons (2008)
1) AD Domains and Trusts
2) AD Sites and Services
3) AD Users and Computers
Communicating Nicely with Exchange 2010
PC
Outlook 2003* (cached mode)
Outlook 2007
Outlook 2010
Mac
Entourage 2008 Web Service Edition
Outlook:Mac 2011
At our March 2010 meeting, we demo the
Outlook 2003 & Exchange 2010 problems.
See KB 2009942 article. Only Fix is cached mode.
From Technology Reviews…
Upgrading Exchange Server 2003 to 2010
This can be a fairly
straight forward
upgrade. If you are
aware of the
following (search for
TechNet ee332348):
Deploy
Exchange
2010 in
this order
Upgrade (CAS,
2003 to HUB,
SP2
MBX)
Configure
2003 FrontEnd & 2010
CAS
support.
Configure
2010 HUB
to take over
email flow.
Move
Mailboxes
to 2010
After migration, no
more redirect to legacy.
Migrating from Exchange Server 2007 to 2010
This can be a fairly
straight forward
upgrade. If you are
aware of the
following (search for
TechNet dd638158):
Deploy
Exchange
2010 in
this order
Upgrade (CAS,
2007 to HUB,
SP2
MBX)
(HUB
Installing an additional 2007
is only possible if one predates the 2010 install.
Configure
2010 CAS
for legacy
hostname
Configure
2010 HUB to
take over
email flow, but
2007 HUB
present until
decom.
Move
Mailboxes
to 2010
Message flow for 2007 & 2010 Coexistence
Requirements for Pillars of Exchange 2010
Backups
Anti-Spam
Archiving
• DAG friendly? Make
sure ability to
backup passive
database
• Personal Archive
(server-side) aware.
RTM & SP1
changed
functionality.
• Support for hub
transport spam
tagging.
• Disclaimer support
• Support for archiving
based on HUB
CRITICAL: do not upgrade to SP1 until you
have configured and installed SP1 compliant
applications.
Run, don’t walk to deploy/test Exchange Server 2010
Improving
your
Deployment
Success
• Download
Exchange 2010 SP1
(it’s the full version).
• Don’t want to install.
Download the preconfigured
Exchange 2010
VHD and power it
on!
• Use a test domain
name for testing
DNS, mail flow,
firewall, and SSL
configurations.
Noted References
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– Microsoft’s Exchange Server 2010 System Requirements
http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/2010/en/us/system-requirements.aspx
- Microsoft TechNet – Prepare Active Directory and Domains - http://technet.microsoft.com/enus/library/bb125224.aspx
- Microsoft TechNet – Exchange 2003 Planning Roadmap for Upgrade and Coexistence with
Exchange 2010 - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998186.aspx
– Microsoft Exchange 2010 Planning Storage Considerations
- Microsoft Support Policies and Recommendations for Exchange Servers in Hardware
Virtualization Environments http://technet.microsoft.com/enus/library/cc794548%28EXCHG.80%29.aspx
- Exchange 2010 System Requirements - http://technet.microsoft.com/enus/library/aa996719.aspx
-Outlook 2003 not liking Exchange 2010 when run in non-cached mode
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=2009942
Thank you for attending the October 2010
NY Exchange User Group Meeting.
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attachments], MessageSave [backup, archive, save msgs], AutoRead
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open/move between Windows folders].
Now for Question of the Month……