Difference between revisions of "Exchange Installation"
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Exchange is one point in a cluster of servers for a functioning Microsoft network. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=39102 | Exchange is one point in a cluster of servers for a functioning Microsoft network. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=39102 | ||
| + | There are only a few functions that are critical for our purposes: | ||
| + | *DNS (Domain Name Server) | ||
| + | *AD DS (Active Directory Directory Services) | ||
| + | *CAS (Client Access Server) | ||
| + | *Mailbox Server | ||
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| + | In the lab these functions might all be on one server, in a large organization they would be spread across multiple servers. | ||
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| + | ===DNS=== | ||
| + | The DNS server resolves the domain name and IP addresses within the network and all these functions need to point to the same one to work correctly. | ||
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| + | If there are multiple DNS then they need to be configured with the correct information. http://support.gwava.com/kb/?View=entry&EntryID=2233 | ||
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| + | ===AD DS=== | ||
| + | Active Directory Directory Services is how organizations organize domains, sites, computers, users and more. | ||
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| + | Retain logs into AD using SCP, EWS, autodiscover or LDAP using Basic Authentication which needs to be enabled in IIS on the CAS server(s). | ||
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| + | This is where the Retain Global Catalog User is created and resides. | ||
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| + | ===CAS=== | ||
| + | The Client Access Servers http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd298114%28v=exchg.150%29.aspx | ||
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| + | They are the front door of the network. They authenticate and route users to the correct database. | ||
==Exchange for the Lab Environment== | ==Exchange for the Lab Environment== | ||
Revision as of 17:11, 22 December 2014
Exchange is the email server from Microsoft.
Contents |
Background
Exchange is one point in a cluster of servers for a functioning Microsoft network. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=39102
There are only a few functions that are critical for our purposes:
- DNS (Domain Name Server)
- AD DS (Active Directory Directory Services)
- CAS (Client Access Server)
- Mailbox Server
In the lab these functions might all be on one server, in a large organization they would be spread across multiple servers.
DNS
The DNS server resolves the domain name and IP addresses within the network and all these functions need to point to the same one to work correctly.
If there are multiple DNS then they need to be configured with the correct information. http://support.gwava.com/kb/?View=entry&EntryID=2233
AD DS
Active Directory Directory Services is how organizations organize domains, sites, computers, users and more.
Retain logs into AD using SCP, EWS, autodiscover or LDAP using Basic Authentication which needs to be enabled in IIS on the CAS server(s).
This is where the Retain Global Catalog User is created and resides.
CAS
The Client Access Servers http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd298114%28v=exchg.150%29.aspx
They are the front door of the network. They authenticate and route users to the correct database.
Exchange for the Lab Environment
Installing Windows Server 2012 R2
Installing Exchange 2013 for Retain
Retain install
Preparing Exchange for Retain Getting prerequisites in place.
Retain Exchange Install Full install from scratch good for FastTrack.
Retain Outlook Plugins
Retain Outlook Web Access 2013 Plugin these instructions actually work.
Retain Outlook 2013 Plugin Retain 3.4 and Outlook 2013 client.
Troubleshooting
Exchange Troubleshooting internal and migration stuff
Troubleshooting Exchange mostly with LDAP stuff
LDAP Basics
