Exchange server 2007 message flow

Message transport components:

Submission queue: stores all messages on disk awaiting processing

Store driver: received messages from outbox, when ever we send mails they are stored in outbox

Ms Exchange mail submission service

Runs on mail box server

Notifies hub transport when MSG is ready to be retrieved from senders outbox

Stores driver picks up the message

Pick up directory

Submits messages to submission queue

Categorizer:

Process messages from submission queue

Handles messages with multiple recipients

Determines routing path

Applies organization message policies

Message flow from outside the organization:

Enters via SMTP receive connector

Edge server or hub server

Message is dropped into submission queue

Message flow from with in organization

Enter via SMTP receive connector

Hub transport server

Pickup directory

Store driver dropping then into the submission queue

SCC: single copy cluster

Clustering technology, similar to earlier exchange versions.

Shared data storage

Fiber channel SAN

Internet SCSI SAN

what are SMS 2003 Software prerequisists?

Windows 2003 enterprsie

IIS for (MP, RP, DP and SLR server locater point)

BITS required for MP and DP

SQL 2000

Clustering for DPs only

Preparing Active Directory for SMS 2003

First we need to ensure that the user we have logged in should have schema admin rights.

Go to AD and add a user who need to be schema admin

Insert the SMS 2003 CD in the drive and go to CMD

>cd smssetup\bin\i386 –then enter

>extadsc.exe –enter

The scheme will be modified.

To check if AD schema was extended properly, go to C drive and check for extadsc file.

Functions of SMS server 2003

To deploy packages

Deploy software

Find hardware and software on the network

Patch management and device management

OS deployment

Remote controlling users

hardware inventory, software inventory, software distribution, and remote client troubleshooting

file path reporting for software inventory,

Types of distribution groups in Exchange 2007?

Mail enabled distribution groups

Security distribution groups 

Dynamic distribution groups

Mail enabled non-universal groups

Before installing exchnage 2007?

Plan for :
Hardware and software check
DNS and DC
GC and functional level
External domain name
Storage location of transaction log files and database.

Setup /prepareAD /ON:microsoft
setup /prepschema
setup /prepdomain