Preparing for Exchange Server 2010

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Component mix

Windows Server 2008 SP2

Windows Server 2008 R2

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 Minimum 4 GB Minimum 2 cores Recommended 4 to 8 cores Maximum 12 cores Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Update for Windows Server 2008 High performance needs High space needs Windows Management Framework Core (PowerShell and WinRM) Microsoft Filter Pack

Microsoft Filter Pack

Mailbox

Maximum 4 GB + 3 MB to 30 MB per hosted mailbox

PowerShell commands Import-Module ServerManager Add-WindowsFeature NETFramework,RSAT-ADDS,Web-Server,WebBasic-Auth,Web-Windows-Auth,WebMetabase,Web-Net-Ext,Web-Lgcy-MgmtConsole,WAS-Process-Model,RSAT-WebServer -Restart

From a Command prompt ServerManagerCmd -ip Exchange-MBX.xml Restart

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Update for Windows Server 2008 Low performance needs Low space needs Windows Management Framework Core (PowerShell and WinRM)

Minimum 4 GB

Minimum 2 cores Recommended 4 to 8 cores Maximum 12 cores

PowerShell commands Import-Module ServerManager Add-WindowsFeature NETFramework,RSAT-ADDS,Web-Server,WebBasic-Auth,Web-Windows-Auth,WebMetabase,Web-Net-Ext,Web-Lgcy-MgmtConsole,WAS-Process-Model,RSAT-WebServer,Web-ISAPI-Ext,Web-DigestAuth,Web-Dyn-Compression,NET-HTTPActivation,RPC-Over-HTTP-Proxy Restart Set-Service NetTcpPortSharing StartupType Automatic

Client Access

Maximum 2 GB per processor core

From a Command prompt sc config NetTcpPortSharing start= auto ServerManagerCmd -ip Exchange-CAS.xml Restart

Component mix

Minimum/ Maximum RAM

Minimum/ Recommended/ Maximum Processor

Disk Information

Windows Server 2008 SP2

Windows Server 2008 R2

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 Minimum 1 core Recommended 4 to 8 cores Maximum 12 cores Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Update for Windows Server 2008 Windows Management Framework Core (PowerShell and WinRM) Microsoft Filter Pack

Microsoft Filter Pack

Minimum 4 GB

Hub Transport

Medium performance needs Medium space needs

Maximum 2 GB per processor core

PowerShell commands Import-Module ServerManager Add-WindowsFeature NETFramework,RSAT-ADDS,Web-Server,WebBasic-Auth,Web-Windows-Auth,WebMetabase,Web-Net-Ext,Web-Lgcy-MgmtConsole,WAS-Process-Model,RSAT-WebServer -Restart

From a Command prompt ServerManagerCmd -ip Exchange-Hub.xml Restart

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 Minimum 4 GB Minimum 2 cores Recommended 8 cores Maximum 12 cores Medium performance needs Medium space needs (dependent on UM codecs) Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Update for Windows Server 2008 Windows Management Framework Core (PowerShell and WinRM)

Unified Messaging

PowerShell commands Import-Module ServerManager Add-WindowsFeature NETFramework,RSAT-ADDS,Web-Server,WebBasic-Auth,Web-Windows-Auth,WebMetabase,Web-Net-Ext,Web-Lgcy-MgmtConsole,WAS-Process-Model,RSAT-WebServer,Desktop-Experience -Restart

Maximum 1 GB per processor core

From a Command prompt ServerManagerCmd -ip Exchange-UM.xml Restart

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 Minimum 4 GB Minimum 1 core Recommended 4 to 8 cores Maximum 12 cores Medium performance needs Medium space needs Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Update for Windows Server 2008 Windows Management Framework Core (PowerShell and WinRM) PowerShell commands Import-Module ServerManager Add-WindowsFeature NETFramework,RSAT-ADDS,ADLDS -Restart

Edge Transport

Maximum 1 GB per processor core

From a Command prompt ServerManagerCmd -ip Exchange-Edge.xml Restart

Component mix

Minimum/ Maximum RAM

Minimum/ Recommended/ Maximum Processor

Disk Information

Windows Server 2008 SP2

Windows Server 2008 R2

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Update for Windows Server 2008 Medium performance needs Medium space needs Windows Management Framework Core (PowerShell and WinRM) Microsoft Filter Pack From a Command prompt sc config NetTcpPortSharing start= auto ServerManagerCmd -ip Exchange-Typical.xml Restart

Microsoft Filter Pack

Client Access Hub Transport

Minimum 4 GB Maximum 2 GB per processor core

Minimum 2 cores Recommended 8 cores Maximum 12 cores

PowerShell commands Import-Module ServerManager Add-WindowsFeature NETFramework,RSAT-ADDS,Web-Server,WebBasic-Auth,Web-Windows-Auth,WebMetabase,Web-Net-Ext,Web-Lgcy-MgmtConsole,WAS-Process-Model,RSAT-WebServer,Web-ISAPI-Ext,Web-DigestAuth,Web-Dyn-Compression,NET-HTTPActivation,RPC-Over-HTTP-Proxy Restart Set-Service NetTcpPortSharing StartupType Automatic"

Minimum 2 cores

Hub Transport Mailbox

Minimum 10 GB Maximum 10 GB + 3 MB to 30 MB per hosted mailbox

Recommended 4 to 8 cores Maximum 12 cores

of cores dedicated to mailbox with the other half supporting other roles

High performance needs High space needs

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Update for Windows Server 2008 Windows Management Framework Core (PowerShell and WinRM) Microsoft Filter Pack From a Command prompt

Microsoft Filter Pack

PowerShell commands Import-Module ServerManager Add-WindowsFeature NETFramework,RSAT-ADDS,Web-Server,WebBasic-Auth,Web-Windows-Auth,WebMetabase,Web-Net-Ext,Web-Lgcy-MgmtConsole,WAS-Process-Model,RSAT-WebServer -Restart

ServerManagerCmd -ip Exchange-Typical.xml Restart Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Update for Windows Server 2008 High performance needs High space needs Windows Management Framework Core (PowerShell and WinRM) Microsoft Filter Pack

Microsoft Filter Pack

Minimum 2 cores

Client Access Mailbox

Minimum 10 GB Maximum 10 GB + 3 MB to 30 MB per hosted mailbox

Recommended 4 to 8 cores Maximum 12 cores

of cores dedicated to mailbox with the other half supporting other roles

PowerShell commands Import-Module ServerManager Add-WindowsFeature NETFramework,RSAT-ADDS,Web-Server,WebBasic-Auth,Web-Windows-Auth,WebMetabase,Web-Net-Ext,Web-Lgcy-MgmtConsole,WAS-Process-Model,RSAT-WebServer,Web-ISAPI-Ext,Web-DigestAuth,Web-Dyn-Compression,NET-HTTPActivation,RPC-Over-HTTP-Proxy Restart Set-Service NetTcpPortSharing StartupType Automatic

From a Command prompt sc config NetTcpPortSharing start= auto ServerManagerCmd -ip Exchange-Typical.xml Restart

Component mix

Minimum/ Maximum RAM

Minimum/ Recommended/ Maximum Processor

Minimum 2 cores

Disk Information

Windows Server 2008 SP2

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Update for Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 R2

Microsoft Filter Pack

Client Access Hub Transport Mailbox

Minimum 10 GB Maximum 10 GB + 3 MB to 30 MB per hosted mailbox

Recommended 8 cores Maximum 12 cores of cores dedicated to mailbox with the other half supporting other roles High performance needs High space needs

Windows Management Framework Core (PowerShell and WinRM) Microsoft Filter Pack

PowerShell commands Import-Module ServerManager Add-WindowsFeature NETFramework,RSAT-ADDS,Web-Server,WebBasic-Auth,Web-Windows-Auth,WebMetabase,Web-Net-Ext,Web-Lgcy-MgmtConsole,WAS-Process-Model,RSAT-WebServer,Web-ISAPI-Ext,Web-DigestAuth,Web-Dyn-Compression,NET-HTTPActivation,RPC-Over-HTTP-Proxy Restart Set-Service NetTcpPortSharing StartupType Automatic

From a Command prompt sc config NetTcpPortSharing start= auto ServerManagerCmd -ip Exchange-Typical.xml Restart

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 Minimum 2 cores Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Update for Windows Server 2008 Windows Management Framework Core (PowerShell and WinRM) High performance needs High space needs of cores dedicated to mailbox with the other half supporting other roles Microsoft Filter Pack Microsoft Filter Pack PowerShell commands Import-Module ServerManager Add-WindowsFeature NETFramework,RSAT-ADDS,Web-Server,WebBasic-Auth,Web-Windows-Auth,WebMetabase,Web-Net-Ext,Web-Lgcy-MgmtConsole,WAS-Process-Model,RSAT-WebServer,Web-ISAPI-Ext,Web-DigestAuth,Web-Dyn-Compression,NET-HTTPActivation,RPC-Over-HTTPProxy,Desktop-Experience Restart Set-Service NetTcpPortSharing StartupType Automatic

Client Access Hub Transport Mailbox Unified Messaging

Minimum 10 GB Maximum 10 GB + 3 MB to 30 MB per hosted mailbox

Recommended 8 to 12 cores Maximum 24 cores

From a Command prompt sc config NetTcpPortSharing start= auto ServerManagerCmd -i Desktop-Experience ServerManagerCmd -ip Exchange-Typical.xml Restart