Planning the Exchange Server 2010 Infrastructure

  • 12/22/2011

Chapter Summary

  • Exchange Server 2010 can be installed in an on-premises, cloud, or coexistence configuration.

  • SLA requirements determine parts of your Exchange design, primarily around high-availability features such as Database Availability Groups and Client Access Server Arrays.

  • In multiple-forest environments, the resource-forest topology has Exchange deployed in one forest and accessed by users in other forests. The cross-forest topology has Exchange deployed in all forests and uses Forefront Identity Life Cycle Manager for GAL synchronization.

  • Ensure that there is at least one Hub Transport server in every site where there is a Mailbox server on a per-forest basis.

  • ActiveSync allows supported mobile devices to access mailbox data.

  • You can configure Autodiscover to automatically provision Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010 clients.

  • The Load Generator (LoadGen) tool can be used to test a CAS against a simulated client workload.

  • JetStress allows you to test how well a mailbox server handles simulated load. LoadGen allows you to simulate CAS load. Both tools can be used when determining whether it is feasible to consolidate existing servers.

  • When performing an upgrade, Internet-facing sites must be upgraded before sites that do not have a direct Internet connection.

  • When upgrading from previous versions of Exchange, introduce CAS to a site first, then Hub Transport, and then Mailbox servers. Add Edge Transport servers at Internet-facing sites as appropriate.

  • The Exchange Server Deployment Assistant can analyze a current environment prior to the introduction of Exchange Server 2010.