Module 2 Configuring Mailbox Servers

Module Overview Overview of Exchange Server 2010 Administrative Tools Configuring Mailbox Server Roles Configuring Public Folders

Lesson 1: Overview of Exchange Server 2010 Administrative Tools Demonstration: What Is the Exchange Management Console? What Is Windows PowerShell? What Is the Exchange Management Shell? What Is Remote Windows PowerShell? Learning How to Use the Exchange Management Shell Demonstration: Working with the Exchange Management Shell Introducing the Exchange Control Panel

Demonstration: What Is the Exchange Management Console? In this demonstration, you will see how to use the Exchange Management Console

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What Is Windows PowerShell? VerbNounParametersExample GetUserGet-User Enabl user-Identity -External Address Enabl user –Identity Tom – External Address Windows PowerShell is a scripting and command-line technology that is accessible through the PowerShell.exe command shell, and is used by GUI tools You can pipeline cmdlets: get-user | sort-object name get-user | where-object {$_.name -ilike "a*" } | sort-object name

What Is the Exchange Management Shell? Exchange Management Shell is a command-line interface used for administering Exchange Server 2010 Exchange Management Shell: Applies Role Based Access Control permissions Provides more than 700 cmdlets for Exchange Server 2010 administration Offers an extensible scripting engine

What Is Remote Windows PowerShell? Remote Windows PowerShell 2.0 enables: Client/server management model Simplified client computer configurations Standard protocols allow easier management through firewalls Remote Windows PowerShell enables you to run PowerShell commands locally to configure remote servers

Learning How to Use the Exchange Management Shell TipExamples Verbs and nouns are used consistently Get-, Set-, Enable-, Disable-, Add- Mailbox, MailboxDatabase, ExchangeServer Use get-help to get information about any cmdlet Get-Help New-Mailbox Get-Help New-Mailbox –examples Use Format-List (FL) to list full details of the selected objects Get-Mailbox –identity Anna | FL Get-ClientAccessServer | FL Use wild cards with Get cmdletsGet-excommand get* Get-Mailbox –id Anna | FL *quota* Many cmdlets accept positional parameters Get-Mailbox Anna Use Tab to autocomplete cmdlets and parameter name Get-Web displays Get-WebServicesVirtualDirectory Set-Mailbox Anna –Pro displays Set-Mailbox Anna -ProhibitSendQuota Use pipelining to send the results of one cmdlet to a following cmdlet Get-User | Where-Object {$_.distinguishedname –ilike "*ou=sales,dc=adatum,dc=com"} | Enable- Mailbox –database “Mailbox Database 1"

Demonstration: Working with the Exchange Management Shell In this demonstration, you will see how to: Use simple cmdlet and cmdlet aliases Use PowerShell pipelining to create a mailbox

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Introducing the Exchange Control Panel The Exchange Control Panel provides web-based access to: End user tasks:Administrator tasks: Manage mailboxes Manage distribution groups Search mailboxes Track messages Configure RBAC Manage mobile device policies and quarantine Configure Outlook Web App settings Track messages Manage personal mobile devices View and manage distribution group memberships Recover deleted messages

Lesson 2: Configuring Mailbox Server Roles Initial Mailbox Configuration Tasks What Are Mailbox and Public Folder Databases? What Are the Database File Types? The Update Process for Mailbox Databases Demonstration: Configuring Database Options Exchange Server 2010 Storage Improvements Options for Database Storage Data Storage Options: Direct Attached Storage Data Storage Options: Storage Area Networks Demonstration: How to Manage Mailbox Size Limits Discussion: Considerations for Implementing Databases

Initial Mailbox Configuration Tasks The initial Mailbox server role tasks are: Secure the server Configure public folders Configure the offline address book Configure recipients Create and configure databases Configure high availability

What Are Mailbox and Public Folder Databases? Transaction logs store data changes for databases Each database has one set of transaction logs Each set of transaction logs has only one database Locations of databases and transaction log files should be configured to provide reliability and performance Databases no longer use single-instance storage Mailbox databases store messages for mailbox-enabled users Public folder databases store contents of public folders

What Are the Database File Types? File TypePurpose.chkCheckpoint file.logCurrent transaction log file xxxxxxxx.logTransaction log file that was already renamed and filed res00001.jrs – res0000A.jrs Reserved transaction logs Tmp.edbTemporary workspace for processing transactions tmp.logTransaction log file for the temporary workspace.edbRich text database files that stores content for mailbox and public folder databases A database consists of a collection of file types, each of which performs a different function

The Update Process for Mailbox Databases 1 1 Write message 2 2 Receive message 3 3 Write to DB 4 4 Update 5 5 Client access

Demonstration: Configuring Database Options In this demonstration, you will see how to: Move database files Move transaction log files Configure database options

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Exchange Server 2010 Storage Improvements Improvements have been made in Exchange 2010 to reduce storage costs: Make sure your storage solution meets: Disk I/O requirements Redundancy requirements Reduced random disk I/O Support for larger mailboxes and storing archived data Support for lower performance disks and RAID-less (JBOD) deployments New mailbox database schema Database compaction (defragmentation) runs continuously Reduced database size with database compression

Options for Database Storage RAID options: JBOD ― No RAID RAID 0 ― Striping RAID 1 ― Mirroring RAID 5 ― Striping with parity RAID 0+1 ― Mirrored striped sets RAID 6 ― Striping with double parity RAID 1+0 or RAID 10 ― Mirrored sets in a striped set Disk storage options: SATA Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) SSD

Data Storage Options: Direct Attached Storage Direct Attached Storage Benefits of direct attached storage are: Lower cost Exchange Server solution Easy to implement Distributed failure points

Data Storage Options: Storage Area Networks Storage Area Network SAN Benefits of storage area networks are: Large RAM cache to minimize bottlenecks Scalable storage solutions Multiple servers can leverage a single SAN Enhanced backup, recovery, and availability

Demonstration: How to Manage Mailbox Size Limits In this demonstration, you will see how to: Create storage limits on mailbox databases Use Exchange Management Shell to apply a storage limit to multiple databases Override database mailbox storage limits for exceptions

Discussion: Considerations for Implementing Databases Discuss the considerations for naming databases Determine the considerations for implementing databases Determine the considerations for implementing additional Mailbox server roles Discuss the considerations for choosing appropriate storage

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Lesson 3: Configuring Public Folders What Are Public Folders? Configuring Public Folder Replication How Clients Access Public Folders Demonstration: How to Configure Public Folders Best Practices for Public Folder Deployment

What Are Public Folders? All Public Folders Public Folders Internet Newsgroups HR Business Handbook Personnel Forms Marketing Products Public folder tree A public folder is a repository for different information types

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Configuring Public Folder Replication ServiceReplication Component AD DS and Active Directory Public folder directory objects Microsoft Exchange Information Store service Public folder trees Public folder contents The messaging administrator controls the destination frequency of the folder

How Clients Access Public Folders Server 5 Server 4 Site Z Site Y Site X Site W Cost=10 User Server 1 Server 2 Server 3 Cost=30 Cost=50 Public Folder Server Server 1 Server 2 Server 3 Server 4 Server 5 ConnectorCost N/A Site Link A10 Site Link C30 Site Link B50

Demonstration: How to Configure Public Folders In this demonstration, you will review: How to create public folders How to configure public folder replication How to configure public folder permissions with Office Outlook

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Best Practices for Public Folder Deployment Analyze your organization’s business requirements for public folders For larger deployments, consider one or more dedicated public folder servers Schedule public folder replication during non-peak hours On faster networks, configure more frequent replication If you have Office Outlook 2003 clients, you should enable replication for the system folders

Lab: Configuring Mailbox Servers Exercise 1: Configuring Mailbox Databases Exercise 2: Configuring Public Folders Logon information Estimated time: 45 minutes

Lab Scenario You are a new messaging administrator at A. Datum Corporation, and your manager has left instructions indicating that you need to create and configure a database for the executive group, and then move the existing database for the accounting group to a new location. Additionally, you need to add an additional public folder database, and then replicate data to it.

Lab Review What happens to the database’s status when you move the database files? When you create a public folder, how many replicas does it have?

Module Review and Takeaways Review Questions Common Issues and Troubleshooting Tips Real-World Issues and Scenarios Best Practices Tools

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