Sunday, November 22, 2009

Introduction to Exchange 2010

  • From the past couple of years MS Exchange Team was building Exchange server 2010.
  • MS are expecting it as a important milestone.
  • It has known that 5 million users are already using this Exchange 2010.
  • The input for this session is purely based on beta version which may vary.

Exchange 2010 Server Roles

  • Hub Transport Server Role
  • Client Access Server Role
  • Mailbox Server Role
  • Unified Messaging Server Role
  • Edge Transport Server Role

Installation Pre-requisites

AD Preparation

  • Schema Master – 32\64 bit windows server 2003 or later either standard or enterprise
  • GC Master – 32\64 bit windows server 2003 or later either standard or enterprise
  • Functional Level – Windows 2003 Native Mode

Server – Level Specification

  • Hardware –
    • Processor : Intel 64-bit Processor\AMD 64 processor (production)
    • Processor supported for 32-bit : Intel Pentium or compatible 800-megahertz (MHz) or faster 32-bit processor
    • Memory : Depends upon the actual requirement minimum 2 GB plus 2\3.5\4 MB per mailbox and can be support upto 64 GB
  • Software
    • Windows Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise Edition
    • Active Directory management tools - ServerManagerCmd -i RSAT-ADDS
    • Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5
    • Windows Remote Management (WinRM) 2.0 Community Technology Preview 3 (CTP3)
    • Windows PowerShell V2 CTP3.
    • IIS (roles should be enabled based on the server role)
    • ASP.Net

New Features in HUB

  • Transport Database improved which increase performance & reduce IOPS per message
  • Shadow Redundancy
  • Enhanced Disclaimer – Support HTML Format, Images & hyperlink
  • Transport rules integration with AD RMS (Right Management Service) - used for restricting access to rights-protected content to authorized users only.
  • Moderated Transport provides approval functionality before the message reach out to recipient.
  • MailTips

New Features in CAS

  • Outlook 2007 or later version will no longer connect to Mailbox Server (MAPI)
  • This is will increase performance, as CAS is a middle tier which will be a single common path.
  • User will no longer be aware when a failover occurs .
  • New outlook web access.
  • Any browser can allow you to access the Outlook Live.

Database Changes

  • Drastic schema improvement as it will create Less tables & indexes eventually will get better performance
  • Database page size from 8KB to 32KB
  • No More Storage Concept
  • Database reside on the organization level.

Exchange 2007 – Challenges

  • Still need to depend on Windows Clustering
  • Temporary disruption of service to users on the mailbox server.
  • Transport dumpster – HUB fails while processing message cannot be recovered.
  • High level of Administrator intervention require
  • At least 3-4 exchange server require
  • If a single database failure occurred, needs to failover the entire clustered mailbox server to another node

High Availability Improvement

  • Reengineered the concept of continuous replication technology.
    • Database Availability Groups – support upto 16 copies
    • Increment Deployment
    • Backup-less Exchange Organization
    • Database Mobility – Multiple server role can co-exist
    • High Availability can be build at any time
    • No more to be an expert in cluster
    • Easy to move the database when needed.
  • Good Bye to LCR, SCC and Clustered Mailbox Server.

Outlook Live

  • Any browser can support outlook live.
  • ECP – create & manage DG, message tracking, Users creation, modifying AD attributes
  • Search folders and Favorites are included in the navigation pane
  • You can now send text (SMS) messages from OWA 2010
  • OWA 2010 now integrates with Office Communicator, so you can take advantage of its capabilities, such as seeing presence of colleagues on your contact list, sending and receiving instant messages, and more

Unified Messaging Role

  • Personal auto attendants (call answering rules)
  • Additional language support including in Outlook Voice Access and Voice Mail Preview
  • Messaging Waiting Indicator
  • Missed call and voice mail notifications using text messaging (SMS)

Administration Improvement

  • Exchange 2010 uses the Role Based Access Control (RBAC) permissions model on the Mailbox, Hub Transport, Unified Messaging and Client Access server roles to control what resources your administrators and users can access.
  • New Move-Mailbox functionality
  • Connect Remote Exchange Management Shell to an Exchange Server
  • Mailflow Testing

Exchange co-existence

  • Exchange 2003 with sp2
  • Exchange 2007 with sp2
  • No more support for Exchange 2000
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