Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, Deployment and Migration SP1 and SP2

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, Deployment and Migration SP1 and SP2

by Kieran McCorry
Released August 2006
Publisher(s): Digital Press
ISBN: 9780080491837

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Book description

Exchange Server is necessary to support Outlook and SharePoint in the enterprise messaging at virtually all Fortune 1000 firms. Microsoft(r) Exchange Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 Deployment and Migration describes everything that you need to know about designing, planning, and implementing an Exchange 2003 environment. This book covers, in detail, the tools and techniques that messaging system planners and administrators will require in order to establish a functioning interoperability environment between Exchange 2003 and previous versions of Exchange including Exchange 5.5 and Exchange 2000. The book describes various deployment topologies and environments to cater for a multitude of different organizational requirements. The book has been updated to reflect the new changes that Microsoft introduced with Exchange 2003 and SP1 and SP2 updates in relation to major architectural changes to migrations techniques and other services such as RPC over HTTP and journaling functionality.

* Details for consultants and system administrators to migrate from older versions of Exchange 5.5 and Exchange 2000 to the latest revisions of Exchange 2003
* Critical information on integration with Office 2003 and Windows 2003
* Based on actual implementations of the released version of Exchange
2003 in larger enterprise environments
* NEW! Cover critical updates to Exchange 2003 with updates from SP1 and SP2, such as new implementations of RPC over HTTP and cross site migrations
* NEW! Coverage of the Exchange journaling feature updates in Exchange
2003 SP1 and SP2

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Foreword
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Chapter 1: Exchange 2003 Deployment Fundamentals
    1. 1.1 Introduction
    2. 1.2 Windows 2000/Windows 2003 Refresher
    3. 1.3 Exchange 2003 and Its Relationship to the Forest
    4. 1.4 The Importance of Domain Controllers and Global Catalog Servers
    5. 1.5 Choosing an Appropriate Domain Model
    6. 1.6 Universal Security Groups and Windows Domain Mixed-Mode Membership
    7. 1.7 Token Augmentation
    8. 1.8 Exchange 2003 Installation Requirements
    9. 1.9 Exchange System Manager on Windows XP
    10. 1.10 Exchange 2003 and Internet Information Services 6.0
    11. 1.11 Exchange 2003 Installation Improvements
    12. 1.12 Preparing and Planning for Deployment
    13. 1.13 DCDiag and NetDiag Utilities
    14. 1.14 Preparing Windows 2003 Domains for Exchange 2003
    15. 1.15 Installing Exchange 2003
    16. 1.16 Summary
  10. Chapter 2: Active Directory Connector Synchronization
    1. 2.1 Introduction
    2. 2.2 Active Directory Connector Core Technology Description
    3. 2.3 Connection Agreements
    4. 2.4 Active Directory Connector Schema Modifications
    5. 2.5 Determining Which Directory Objects to Synchronize
    6. 2.6 Active Directory Connector Block Searching
    7. 2.7 How the Active Directory Connector Uses the Active Directory
    8. 2.8 Mailbox-Enabled and Mail-Enabled Objects
    9. 2.9 Object Class Mapping from Exchange 5.5 to Active Directory
    10. 2.10 Object Class Mapping from Active Directory to Exchange 5.5
    11. 2.11 Synchronizing Hidden Objects
    12. 2.12 Dealing with Hidden Distribution List Membership
    13. 2.13 Object Deletion
    14. 2.14 Connection Agreements and Authentication
    15. 2.15 Controlling the Synchronization Schedule
    16. 2.16 Connection Agreement Advanced Parameters
    17. 2.17 Exchange 5.5 Mailboxes and Multiple Windows NT Accounts
    18. 2.18 Mailbox Delegate Access
    19. 2.19 Troubleshooting Active Directory Connector Synchronization Problems
    20. 2.20 New Exchange 2003 Active Directory Connector Features
    21. 2.21 Summary
  11. Chapter 3: Advanced Active Directory Connector Configuration
    1. 3.1 Introduction
    2. 3.2 Default Object-Matching Behavior
    3. 3.3 How the Active Directory Connector Uses LDAP
    4. 3.4 Using a Customized LDAP Search Filter
    5. 3.5 Understanding LDAP Search Filters
    6. 3.6 Setting an LDAP Search Filter on a Connection Agreement
    7. 3.7 Default Active Directory Connector Object-Matching Behavior
    8. 3.8 Using Custom Object-Matching Rules on the Active Directory Connector
    9. 3.9 The NTDSNoMatch Utility
    10. 3.10 Summarizing Object-Matching Behavior
    11. 3.11 Introduction to Attribute Mapping
    12. 3.12 Default Attribute Mapping Behavior
    13. 3.13 Moving beyond the Schema Mapping GUI
    14. 3.14 Active Directory Distinguished Name Mapping with the Exchange 2000 Active Directory Connector
    15. 3.15 ADC Account Creation and Account Migration
    16. 3.16 Distinguished Name Mapping with the Exchange 2003 Active Directory Connector
    17. 3.17 Exchange 5.5 and LDAP Names
    18. 3.18 Attribute Mapping Rule Syntax
    19. 3.19 Exchange 2003 SP1 Enhancements to the Active Directory Connector
    20. 3.20 Summary
  12. Chapter 4: The Site Replication Service
    1. 4.1 Introduction
    2. 4.2 Positioning the Site Replication Service and the Active Directory Connector
    3. 4.3 Components That Make Up the Site Replication Service
    4. 4.4 The Site Replication Service in Intrasite Replication Operations
    5. 4.5 The Site Replication Service in Intersite Replication Operations
    6. 4.6 What Takes Place during a Bridgehead Server Upgrade?
    7. 4.7 Site Replication Service Management
    8. 4.8 Site Replication Service Preference
    9. 4.9 Summary
  13. Chapter 5: Public Folder Interoperability and Migration
    1. 5.1 Introduction
    2. 5.2 Public Folder Connection Agreements
    3. 5.3 Configuring Public Folder Connection Agreements
    4. 5.4 Public Folder Permissions
    5. 5.5 Exchange 5.5 and Exchange 2003 Public Folder Replication
    6. 5.6 Permission Handling during Mixed-Version Replication
    7. 5.7 Dealing with Zombie Users
    8. 5.8 Exchange 5.5 Distribution Lists and Access Control Lists
    9. 5.9 Public Folder Deployment Guidelines
    10. 5.10 Planning and Understanding Public Folder Topologies
    11. 5.11 Reintroducing Public Folder Affinity
    12. 5.12 Getting Ready to Migrate Public Folders
    13. 5.13 Moving User and System Public Folder Content
    14. 5.14 Using the Public Folder Migration Tool
    15. 5.15 Summary
  14. Chapter 6: Deployment and Interoperability Guidelines for the Active Directory Connector
    1. 6.1 Introduction
    2. 6.2 Why Native-Mode Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 Domains Are Best
    3. 6.3 Scenarios That Require Multiple Connection Agreements
    4. 6.4 Container Hierarchy Mapping
    5. 6.5 Moving Synchronized Objects between Containers
    6. 6.6 Using Multiple Active Directory Connectors
    7. 6.7 Exchange 5.5 Back Replication
    8. 6.8 Connection Agreement Deployment Models
    9. 6.9 Deploying Active Directory Connectors
    10. 6.10 Network Impact from Active Directory Connector Synchronization
    11. 6.11 Summary
  15. Chapter 7: Interorganizational Migrations
    1. 7.1 Introduction
    2. 7.2 Deciding on an Interorganizational Migration Approach
    3. 7.3 Using the Exchange Server Migration Wizard
    4. 7.4 Partial-Organization Migrations
    5. 7.5 Third-Party-Tool Approach to Interorganizational Migration
    6. 7.6 Summary
  16. Chapter 8: Moving from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003
    1. 8.1 Introduction
    2. 8.2 Exchange 5.5 Migration Fundamentals
    3. 8.3 Making a Clean Break from Exchange 5.5
    4. 8.4 Exchange 5.5 Migration Terminology Refresher
    5. 8.5 The Importance of SID History during Exchange 5.5 Migration
    6. 8.6 Exchange 5.5, Windows Migrations, and the ClonePrincipal Toolkit
    7. 8.7 Requirements for Writeable Access to SID History
    8. 8.8 Running Exchange 5.5 on Windows 2000 Servers
    9. 8.9 Exchange 5.5–to–Exchange 2003 Migration Approaches
    10. 8.10 Active Directory Account Domain Cleanup Wizard
    11. 8.11 Summary
  17. Chapter 9: Moving from Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2003
    1. 9.1 Introduction
    2. 9.2 Exchange 2000–to–Exchange 2003 Migration Approaches
    3. 9.3 Mixed Exchange 5.5/Exchange 2000 Migrations to Exchange 2003
    4. 9.4 The Exchange 2003 Move Mailbox Wizard
    5. 9.5 Mixed-Mode Cross–Administrative Group Mailbox Moves with Exchange 2003 SPI
    6. 9.6 Dealing with Client Profiles, Custom Recipients, and Distribution Lists during Mixed-Mode Cross-Administrative Group Mailbox Moves
    7. 9.7 Summary
  18. Chapter 10: Deploying Exchange for External Access
    1. 10.1 Introduction
    2. 10.2 Using Exchange 2003 Front-End Servers in the DMZ
    3. 10.3 Exchange, DSAccess, and Firewalls
    4. 10.4 Should You Allow RPCs across Your DMZ?
    5. 10.5 Generalized Internally Facing Firewall Requirements
    6. 10.6 Outlook Web Access Security Issues
    7. 10.7 A Secure Architectural Alternative
    8. 10.8 Tunneling and Bridging
    9. 10.9 Putting Components into Practice
    10. 10.10 Using Microsoft ISA Server with OWA
    11. 10.11 Using a Hardware-Based SSL/TLS Proxy Server with OWA
    12. 10.12 Back-End Encryption
    13. 10.13 Understanding OWA, Authentication, Front-End Servers, and Redirection
    14. 10.14 Implementing Outlook RPC over HTTP
    15. 10.15 Administrative Changes in Exchange 2003 SP1 for RCP over HTTP
    16. 10.16 Summary
  19. Chapter 11: Optimizing Deployments and Configurations
    1. 11.1 Introduction
    2. 11.2 Optimized Internet E-mail Routing
    3. 11.3 Understanding the Exchange Best Practices Analyzer Tool
    4. 11.4 The Exchange Server Performance Troubleshooting Analyzer
    5. 11.5 Understanding the ExMon Tool
    6. 11.6 Exchange Database Optimization with Exchange 2003 SP2
    7. 11.7 Summary
  20. Chapter 12: Troubleshooting Client Connections
    1. 12.1 Introduction
    2. 12.2 Problems with MAPI Client Connections
    3. 12.3 Troubleshooting RPC over HTTP Connections
    4. 12.4 Summary
  21. Chapter 13: Exchange Journaling, Archiving, and Compliance
    1. 13.1 Introduction
    2. 13.2 Exchange Data-Management Guidelines for Administrators
    3. 13.3 Functional Requirements for a Compliance Infrastructure
    4. 13.4 Exchange Message Journaling
    5. 13.5 Advanced Exchange Journaling: Envelope Journaling
    6. 13.6 Summary
  22. A: Lists of Events Generated by the Active Directory Connector
  23. B: Connection Agreement Attributes
  24. C: Active Directory Connector Registry Keys
  25. Index

Product information

  • Title: Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, Deployment and Migration SP1 and SP2
  • Author(s): Kieran McCorry
  • Release date: August 2006
  • Publisher(s): Digital Press
  • ISBN: 9780080491837