Lab Answer Key for Module 2: Installing

Exchange Server 2007

Table of Contents
Lab 1: Installing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 1
Exercise 1: Preparing the Environment for
Exchange Server 2007 1
Exercise 2: Installing Exchange Server 2007 4
Lab 2: Verifying an Exchange Server 2007
Installation 5
Exercise: Verifying an Exchange Server
Installation 5
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Lab 1: Installing Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007

Exercise 1: Preparing the Environment for
Exchange Server 2007
To start the lab, start the Microsoft Learning Lab Launcher by double-clicking the 5047B
shortcut on the desktop, and clicking Launch beside 5047B-SYD-LAB. After the virtual
machine starts, log on using the following credentials:
• User name: Administrator
• Password: Pa$$w0rd
• Domain: NORTHWINDTRADER

Task 1: Verify the Operating System

1. Click Start, right-click Computer, and then click Properties.
2. On the System page, in the Windows Edition section, verify that the operating
system is compatible with Exchange Server 2007 SP1.
3. Close the System page.

Task 2: Verify that Internet Information Services (IIS) is not installed

1. Click Start and point to Administrative Tools.
2. Read the list of Administrative Tools. Verify that IIS Manager is not listed.

Task 3: Install the Web Server (IIS) server role

1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and click Server Manager.
2. In Server Manager, click Roles.
3. In the Roles pane, click Add Roles.
4. On the Before You Begin page, click Next.
5. On the Select Server Roles page, select the Web Server (IIS) check box. In the Add
Roles Wizard dialog box, click Add Required Features, then click Next.
6. On the Web Server (IIS) page, click Next.
7. On the Select Role Services page, select the following check boxes and then click
Next.
• ISAPI Extensions
• Basic Authentication
• Windows Authentication
• Digest Authentication
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• Dynamic Content Compression

• IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility
• IIS 6 Management Console
8. On the Confirm Installation Selections page, click Install.
9. On the Installation Results page, click Close.

Task 4: Install the Windows PowerShell Feature

1. Server Manager, click Features, and then click Add Features.
2. On the Add Features page, select the Windows PowerShell check box and then click
Next.
3. On the Confirm Installation Selections page, click Install.
4. On the Installation Results page, click Close.

Task 5: Verify DNS Settings

1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click DNS.
2. In the left pane, expand SYD-LAB, expand Forward Lookup Zones, expand
_msdcs.northwindtraders.com, expand dc, and then click _tcp. Notice that SYD-
LAB is a domain controller and the DNS records are properly recorded.
3. Close DNS Manager.
4. Click Start, and then click Command Prompt.
5. Type ipconfig /all and press ENTER. Notice that the server is using 127.0.0.1 as the
DNS server. This means it is using itself for DNS.
6. Close the Command Prompt window.

Task 6: Review Hardware Requirements

1. Click Start, right-click Computer, and then click Properties. In the System section,
verify that this computer has a 32-bit processor. The computer also has insufficient
memory for production deployment. However, this is sufficient for testing purposes.
2. Close the System page.
3. Click Start, and then click Computer.
4. Right-click Local Disk (C:), and then click Properties. On the General tab, you can
see that there is enough free disk space to install Exchange Server 2007, and that the
disk is formatted as NTFS.
5. Click OK and close Computer.
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Task 7: Review Software Requirements

1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users
and Computers.
2. Right-click Northwindtraders.com, and then click Raise domain functional level.
3. In the Raise domain functional level dialog box, under Select an available domain
functional level, click Windows Server 2008 and then click Raise.
4. In the Raise Domain Functional Level dialog boxes, click OK twice.
5. Close Active Directory Users and Computers.

Task 8: Prepare the Active Directory® directory for Exchange Server 2007
Installation
1. Click Start, and click Command Prompt.
2. Type D:\setup.com /PrepareAD /OrganizationName:“Northwind Traders”, and
press ENTER.
3. Close the command prompt when complete.
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Exercise 2: Installing Exchange Server 2007

Task 1: Install Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
1. Click Start, click Run, type D:\setup.exe, and then click OK.
2. Steps 1, 2, and 3 are unavailable because they are complete. If the components were
not installed, the steps provide links to download the necessary software.
3. Click Step 4: Install Microsoft Exchange. The installation begins by copying files.
4. Click Next to begin Exchange Server 2007 Setup.
5. Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next.
6. Click No to disable error reporting and then click Next. You are disabling error
reporting because your virtual machine does not have access to the Internet.
7. Click Typical Exchange Server Installation,and click Next.
8. Click Yes to configure Exchange Server for Outlook 2003 and earlier clients, and
then click Next. A readiness check takes place to ensure that Exchange is ready to be
installed on the server. This will take several minutes to complete.
9. Click Install. The installation begins. This will take about 25 minutes to complete.
10. Click Finish. In the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 dialog box, click OK. The
Exchange Management Console opens by default. A list of finalization steps is
displayed for each Exchange Server role installed on this computer.
11. Click OK to acknowledge that the Exchange server is unlicensed.
12. Close the Exchange Management Console.
13. Click Close and Yes to exit Exchange Server 2007 Setup. You are not obtaining the
critical updates for Exchange Server 2007 because the virtual machine does not have
Internet connectivity.
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Lab 2: Verifying an Exchange Server 2007 Installation

Exercise: Verifying an Exchange Server Installation
Task 1: View the Exchange Server services
1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Services.
2. Scroll down in the list of services and click the Microsoft Exchange Active
Directory Topology service. Read the description of the service.
3. For each remaining Exchange Server service, highlight the service and read the
description. Take note of which services are running and which are not.
4. Close Services.

Task 2: View the Exchange Server folders

1. Click Start and click Computer.
2. In the left pane, browse to C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server. This list
of folders includes ClientAccess, Mailbox, and TransportRoles. These three roles
were installed as part of the typical setup.
3. In the left pane, click TransportRoles. These folders are used by the Hub Transport
server role.
4. Close Windows Explorer.

Task 3: Install and configure a new user mailbox

1. Click Start, point to All Programs, click Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, and
then click Exchange Management Console.
2. Click OK to acknowledge that the server is unlicensed.
3. In the left pane, click Recipient Configuration. Notice that no mailboxes are created
by default.
4. Right-click Recipient Configuration, and then click New Mailbox.
5. Click Next to accept the User Mailbox option.
6. Click Existing user, click Add, select Administrator, and click OK.
7. Click Next.
8. On the Mailbox Settings page, click Browse and then click OK to accept the default
mailbox database. Click Next to accept the mailbox settings.
9. Click New to create the new mailbox.
10. Click Finish.
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11. Right-click Recipient Configuration, and then click New Mailbox.

12. Click Next to accept the User Mailbox option.
13. Click Next to accept the New User option.
14. In the First name box, type TestUser.
15. In the User logon name box, type TestUser.
16. In the Password and Confirm password boxes, type Pa$$w0rd.
17. Click Next to create the new user.
18. On the Mailbox Settings page, click Browse and then click OK to accept the default
mailbox database. Click Next to accept the mailbox settings.
19. Click New to create the new mailbox.
20. Click Finish.
21. Close the Exchange Management Console.

Task 4: Send a test message

1. Click Start, point to All Programs, and then click Internet Explorer.
2. In the Address bar, type https://SYD-LAB/owa and press ENTER.
3. Select In the future, do not show this warning and click OK.
4. Click Continue to the website (not recommended) to proceed.
5. Log on as Northwindtrader\TestUser with a password of Pa$$w0rd.
6. Click OK to accept the default Outlook Web Access settings.
7. Click New to create a new message.
8. In the To box, type Administrator.
9. In the Subject box, type Test Message, and then click Send.
10. Close Internet Explorer.

Task 5: Read the test message

1. Click Start, point to All Programs, and then click Internet Explorer.
2. In the Address bar, type https://SYD-LAB/owa and press ENTER.
3. Click Continue to the website (not recommended) to proceed.
4. Log on as Northwindtrader\Administrator with a password of Pa$$w0rd.
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5. Click OK to accept the default Outlook Web Access settings.

6. Double-click the message from TestUser to read it.
7. Close the message from TestUser by clicking the “x” in the upper right-hand corner
of the window.
8. Close Internet Explorer.

Task 6: Configure the Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer

1. Click Start, point to All Programs, click Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, and
then click Exchange Management Console.
2. Click OK to acknowledge that the server is unlicensed.
3. In the left pane click Toolbox.
4. In the center pane, double-click Best Practices Analyzer.
5. Click Do not check for updates on startup. This is done because your virtual
machine does not have access to the Internet.
6. Click I don’t want to join the program at this time. This is done because your
virtual machine does not have access to the Internet.
7. Click Go to Welcome screen.

Task 7: Run a scan using the Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer
1. Click Select options for a new scan.
2. Click Connect to the Active Directory server.
3. In the Enter an identifying label from this scan box, type Post Installation Test.
4. Review the options, and then click Start scanning.

Task 8: View the Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer report

1. When the scan is complete, click the View a report of this Best Practices scan link.
2. On the Critical Issues tab, click Offline address book definition is missing. This
gives you the option to get information about how to fix the problem or hide the
message.
3. Click Tell me more about his issue and how to resolve it. This opens the Microsoft
Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer Help and gives specific information about
why the warning appeared and how to resolve the issue.
4. Close Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer Help.
5. Close the Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer Tool.
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To prepare for the next module

1. For each running virtual machine, close the Virtual Machine Remote Control window.
2. In the Close box, select Turn off machine and discard changes. Click OK.
3. In the Lab Launcher, next to 5047B-SYD-DC1, click Launch.