Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010: Best Practices

Chapter 3. Exchange Environmental Considerations

• Evaluating Network Topology 74

• Evaluating and Planning for Active Directory 89

• Planning Naming Conventions 101

• Planning Namespace 105

• Planning Certificates 111

• Planning Exchange Server 2010 Placement 116

• Planning Network Port Requirements 122

• International Considerations 127

• Mail Client Support 131

This chapter describes all the basic components surrounding Exchange Server 2010 that need to be considered to plan a solid Exchange implementation. These components provide the basis to build Exchange on a solid foundation and to identify potential issues.

It provides a basis for other chapters in this book by describing some of the technologies that will be discussed later. For example, this chapter includes ...