Microsoft
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Exchange
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Administrator’s Pocket Consultant
William R. Stanek
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Contents
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction xix
Chapter 1 Exchange Server 2010 Administration Overview 1
Exchange Server 2010 and Your Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Exchange Server 2010 Editions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Exchange Server and Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Services for Exchange Server 11
Exchange Server Authentication and Security 14
Exchange Server Security Groups 15
Exchange Server and Active Directory .......................17
Understanding How Exchange Stores Information 17
Understanding How Exchange Routes Messages 18
Using the Graphical Administration Tools ....................19
Using the Command-Line Administration Tools ...............22
Chapter 2 Deploying Exchange Server 2010 25
Exchange Server Messaging Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Understanding Exchange Server Messaging Roles 26
Deploying Mailbox Servers: The Essentials 29
Deploying Client Access Servers: The Essentials 33
Deploying Unified Messaging Servers: The Essentials 36
Deploying Transport Servers: The Essentials 37
Integrating Exchange Server Roles with Active Directory . . . . . . 39
Using Hub Transport Servers with Active Directory 39
Using Client Access Servers with Active Directory 40
Using Unified Messaging Servers with Active Directory 41
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Contents
Using Mailbox Servers with Active Directory 41
Using Edge Transport Servers with Active Directory 41
Integrating Exchange Server 2010 into Existing
Exchange Organizations ................................42
Preparing Active Directory for Exchange Server 2010 43
Configuring Exchange Server 2010 for Use with
Existing Exchange Organizations 44
Moving to Exchange Server 2010 46
Running and Modifying Exchange Server 2010 Setup . . . . . . . . . 50
Installing New Exchange Servers 50
Installing Exchange Server 52
Adding, Modifying, or Uninstalling Server Roles 56
Chapter 3 Exchange Server 2010 Administration Essentials 57
Validating the Exchange Server Licensing ....................57
Understanding Exchange Server 2010 Organizations ..........59
Using Site-Based Routing Instead of Routing Groups 59
How Site-Based Routing Works 60
Using Configuration Containers Instead of
Administrative Groups 63
Understanding Data Storage in Exchange Server 2010 . . . . . . . . 74
Working with the Active Directory Data Store 74
Working with the Exchange Store 75
Working with the Exchange Server Message Queues 78
Using and Managing Exchange Server Services ...............81
Working with Exchange Services 81
Checking Required Services 83
Starting, Stopping, and Pausing Exchange
Server Services 83
Configuring Service Startup 84
Configuring Service Recovery 85
Customizing Remote Management Services 86
Chapter 4 Using the Exchange Management Shell 91
Using Windows PowerShell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Introducing Windows PowerShell 91
Running and Using Windows PowerShell 92
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