Exchange Installation

Exchange is the email server from Microsoft.

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