Ignite Lab 1: Exchange Server 2010

(Beta) Setup and Deployment

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Lab: Exchange Server 2010 (Beta) Setup, Deployment
and Transitioning from Exchange 2007
During this lab, you will learn how to setup Exchange Server 2010 (Beta), using the
Exchange Setup Wizard. You will also learn Server Role Configuration.
Estimated time to complete this lab: 90 minutes

What You Will Learn

After completing the exercises, you will be able to:

 Install Exchange Server 2010 using the User Interface.

 Understand basic server role configuration.

Scenario
Northwind Traders, a small gourmet food distribution company, has made a decision to
transition from Exchange Server 2007 to Exchange Server 2010. They wish to install
Exchange Server 2010 on a single server. Northwind Traders must make sure that the server
is adequately prepared and that their network environment meets the prerequisites for a
new Exchange installation.
You currently have Exchange Server 2007
installed in your organization. In this lab,
you will install your first Exchange Server
2010 server.
The following prerequisite software has
been installed to prepare the Exchange
server and organization for Exchange Server
2010. These prerequisites may change
between now and the release of Exchange
Server 2010. Before installing Exchange,
verify your Exchange Server 2010 server and
organization meets the current
prerequisites.

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 Exchange Server 2010 prerequisites
The following prerequisites have been installed on the Exchange Server EX2010.
 FilterPackx64.exe

 dotNetFx35Setup.exe

 PowerShell_Setup_amd64.msi

 Windows6.0-KB951725

 Windows6.0-KB958178

 Windows6.0-KB950888

 Windows6.0-KB950099

 ASPAjaxExtSetup.msi

 Desktop Experience Feature

Server roles and features prerequisites

The following prerequisite has been performed on the Exchange server EX2010:
ServerManagerCMD -I RSAT-ADDS Web-Server Web-ISAPI-Ext Web-Metabase Web-Lgcy-
Mgmt-Console Web-Basic-Auth Web-Digest-Auth Web-Windows-Auth Web-Dyn-
Compression RPC-over-HTTP-proxy Net-HTTP-Activation -Restart

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Exercise 1: Installing Exchange Server 2010 using the User
Interface
In this exercise, you will install a new Exchange Server 2010 server on a single server. You
will use Exchange setup to check prerequisites and then install all Exchange roles.

Tasks
1. Logon to the local host with the username and password provided by the lab
proctor.
2. Start virtual environment and log into server.

a. Click Start  Administrative Tools, and then click Hyper-V Manager.

b. Click SetA-DC01 and then in the right pane click Start.
c. Once DC01 is running, click SetA-Ex2007 and then click Start.
d. Once Ex2007 is running, click SetA-Ex2010 and then click Start.
e. Once Ex2010 is running, click SetA-Client01 and then click Start.

Do not start any other virtual machines (VMs). You will be instructed in the subsequent
Important: labs when to start the rest of the Set A and Set B VMs. At this point you should only have
the SetA-DC01, SetA-EX2007, SetA-EX2010 and SetA-Client01 VMs running.

3. Log in to the Ex2007 Virtual Machine and start any failed services.
a. On the host computer, in Hyper-V Manager, click SetA-Ex2007 and then in
the Actions pane, click Connect.
b. On the SetA-EX2007 Virtual Machine Connection, click the Crtl-Alt-Delete
icon .
c. Log in as NWTraders\administrator with the password of pass@word1
d. Click Start and then click Server Manager.
e. Expand Configuration and then click Services.
f. Verify that all the Microsoft Exchange services have started. Start any
Microsoft Exchange services that are not started.
g. If multiple services have failed to start, in Windows Explorer, navigate to
C:\Scripts and double-click StartExchangeServices.Bat.

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 All Exchange Server 2007 services must be started before continuing.
Important:

h. Close Server Manager.

4. Connect to EX2010 and install Exchange Server 2010.
a. On the host computer, switch to Hyper-V Manager.
b. Click SetA-Ex2010 and then in the Actions pane, click Connect.
c. On the SetA-EX2010 Virtual Machine Connection, click the Crtl-Alt-Delete
icon .
d. Log in as NWTraders\Administrator with the password of pass@word1
e. On the SetA-EX2010 Virtual Machine Connection toolbar, click Media, point
to DVD Drive, and then click Insert Disk…
f. Browse to C:\labfiles\ISOs\, click Ignite_Masters.iso, and then click
Open.
g. Click Start and then click Windows Explorer.
h. Navigate to the D:\EX2010 directory and then double-click Setup.exe.
i. On the Exchange Server 2010 Installation wizard, notice the five steps listed
under Install:
Step 1: Install .NET Framework 3.5-Installed
Step 2: Install Windows Remote Management 2.0-Installed
Step 3: Install Windows PowerShell v2-Installed
Step 4: Install Microsoft Exchange
Step 5: Get Critical Updates for Microsoft Exchange
j. Notice that steps 1 through 3: Install .NET Framework 3.5, Install
Windows Remote Management 2.0, and Install Microsoft Windows
PowerShell v2 links are grayed out. These prerequisite components have
already been installed for you.
k. On the Exchange Server 2010 Installation wizard, under Install, click Step 4:
Install Microsoft Exchange.
Wait for files to be copied to the temp directory.
l. In the Exchange Server 2010 Setup wizard, on the Introduction page, click
Next.

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 m. On the Language Files Location page, verify Continue setup without
language files is selected and then click Next.
n. On the Language Pack Confirmation page, click Next.
o. On the License Agreement page, click I accept the terms in the license
agreement, and then click Next.
p. On the Error Reporting page, verify that No is selected, and then click Next.
q. On the Installation Type page, select Custom Exchange Server
Installation and then click Next.
r. On the Server Role Selection page, select the Mailbox Role, Client Access
Role, Hub Transport Role and the Unified Messaging Role checkboxes
and then click Next.
s. On the Customer Experience Improvement Program page, click I don’t
want to join the program at this time and then click Next.

Readiness Checks may take up to 4 minutes to complete. Review any

Note: warnings and report any errors to a proctor.

t. On the Readiness Checks page, wait for the Prerequisites check to complete
and then click Install.

This may take up to 25 minutes.

Note:

u. Once all roles have been installed, verify the Finalize installation using
the Exchange Management Console checkbox is selected and then click
Finish.
v. Switch to the Exchange Server 2010 Installation wizard and click Close.
w. In the Confirm Exit dialog box, click Yes.
x. Close Windows Explorer.

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Exercise 2: Reviewing the Mailbox Server Role
In this exercise you will learn the following:

 Review new features in Management Console

 Review the E14 databases locations
 Create a new mailbox on Exchange Server 2010 (beta)
 Log onto Exchange Server 2010 (beta) mailbox using Outlook Web Access
 Send message to an Exchange Server 2007 mailbox
 Review if Exchange Server 2007 mailbox received email using Outlook 14

Tasks
1. On Ex2007, make Exchange Trusted Subsystem domain security group a
member of the local Administrators group.
a. On Ex2007, click Start and then click Server Manager.
b. In Server Manager, in the Navigation pane, expand Configuration, and then
expand Local Users and Groups and then click Groups.
c. In the Details pane, double-click Administrators.
d. In the Administrators Properties dialog box, click Add…
e. On the Select Users, Computers, or Groups window, in the Enter the object
names to select field, type Exchange Trusted Subsystem and then click
Check Names.
f. Click OK to close Select Users, Computers, or Groups.
g. Click OK to close Administrator Properties.
h. Close Server Manager.
2. On Ex2010, view server configuration in Exchange Management Console.
a. On EX2010, switch to the Exchange Management Console.
b. In the Navigation pane, expand Microsoft Exchange On-Premise and then
click Server Configuration.

If an error connecting to EX2007 message appears, click OK and continue. This is

Note: expected.

c. If the Microsoft Exchange licensing dialog box appears, click OK.

d. In the Details pane, under Server Configuration, right click Ex2010 and
then click Properties.

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 What roles have been installed?
e. Click Cancel.
f. In the Actions pane, click Manage Diagnostic Logging Properties.
g. Review available logging and then click Cancel.
h. In the Actions pane, under EX2010, click Manage Mailbox Role.
Has a database been created?
i. Leave Exchange Management Console running.
3. On EX2010, use ADSIEdit to view location of databases.
a. On EX2010, click Start, click Run, type adsiedit.msc and then pres ENTER.
b. In the Navigation pane, right-click ADSIEdit and then click Connect to.
c. On the Connection Settings page, under Connection Point, in the Select a
well known Naming Context drop-down menu, select Configuration and
then click OK.
d. In the Navigation pane, expand Configuration.
e. Navigate to
Configuration\CN=Configuration,DC=NWTraders,DC=com\CN=Services
\CN=Microsoft Exchange\CN=First Organization\CN=Administrative
Groups\CN=Exchange Administrative
Group\CN=Servers\CN=Ex2010\CN=Information Store and notice there is
no information in the Details pane.

There is no information store listed because information stores are no longer

Note: bound to a server. An information store can be active on any Exchange Server in
the Organization.

f. In ADSIEdit, navigate to
Configuration\CN=Configuration,DC=NWTraders,DC=com\CN=Services
\CN=Microsoft Exchange\CN=First Organization\CN=Administrative
Groups\CN=Exchange Administrative
Group\CN=Servers\CN=Ex2007\CN=Information Store\CN=First Storage
Group and notice there is a database listed in the Details pane, (CN=Mailbox
Database).

Previous versions of Exchange have information store databases associated

Note: directly with the server.

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 g. In ADSIEdit, navigate to
Configuration\CN=Configuration,DC=NWTraders,DC=com\Services\CN
=Microsoft Exchange\CN=First Organization\CN=Administrative
Groups\CN=Exchange Administrative Group\CN=Databases and notice
there is a database listed in the Details pane.

The mailbox database for EX2010 is defined here.

Note:

h. Close ADSIEdit.
i. Switch to the Exchange Management Console.
j. In the Navigation pane, expand Organization Configuration and then click
Mailbox.
k. In the results pane, click Database Management. Notice the Mailbox
Database listed here.
4. On EX2010, ensure that the new installation complies with best practices
(Optional).
a. On EX2010, in the Exchange Management Console, in the Navigation pane,
click Toolbox.
b. In the Details pane, double-click Best Practices Analyzer.
c. On the Update and Customer Feedback page, select Do not check for
updates on startup, select I don’t want to join the program at this time,
and then at the bottom of the page click Go to Welcome Screen.
d. On the Welcome page, click Select Options for a new scan.
e. On the Connect to Active Directory page, click Connect to the Active
Directory server.
f. On the Start a New Best Practices Scan page, under Specify the scope for
this scan, click Unselect all.
g. Under Specify the scope for this scan, select EX2010.
h. Verify Health Check is selected and then click Start Scanning..
i. Wait for the Best Practices Analyzer tool to scan Ex2010 (Approximately 4
minutes).
j. When the scan has completed, click View a report of this Best Practices
scan.

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 k. In View Best Practices Report, click the All Issues tab. Browse through the
issues.
Did the scan report any critical issues?
l. Click Export Report.
m. In the Export Report window, in the File Name field, type C:\NWTraders-
Post-Install-report and select a file type of HTML, and then click Save.
n. Click the Informational Items tab and review the detailed information
gathered.
o. Open Windows Explorer, navigate to C:\ and then double-click NWTraders-
Post-Install-report.html.
p. View the report, and then close Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer.
q. Close the Microsoft Exchange Best Practice Analyzer.
r. Leave the Exchange Management Console running.

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Exercise 3: Creating a New User and Testing Coexistence
In this exercise you will create a new user named Adam Barr with a mailbox on the
Exchange Server 2010 (beta) server. You will then login to Client01 as Holly Holt and
connect to Adam’s Exchange Server 2010 (beta) mailbox using Outlook Web Access. Adam
will send a test message to Holly’s mailbox on Exchange Server 2007. Finally, you will open
Outlook 14 to access Holly’s Exchange Server 2007 mailbox and verify the message from
Adam was received.

Tasks
1. On Ex2010, create a new user named Adam Barr with a mailbox on EX2010.
a. On EX2010, in the Exchange Management Console, click Recipient
Configuration.
b. In the Actions Pane, click New Mailbox.
c. On the Introduction page, verify that User Mailbox is selected and then
click Next.
d. On the User Type page, select New user and then click Next.
e. On the User Information page, in the First Name field, type Adam
f. In the Last Name field, type Barr
g. In the User logon name field, type Adam
h. In the Password and Confirm Password fields, type pass@word1 and then
click Next.
i. On the Mailbox Settings page, select the Specify the mailbox database
rather than using a database automatically checkbox and then click
Browse.
j. In the Select a Mailbox Database window, verify EX2010 is selected, click
OK, and then click Next.
k. On the New Mailbox page, click New.
l. On the Completion page, verify the mailbox was created successfully and
then click Finish.
m. Close the Exchange Management Console.
2. Log in to Client01 as Holly Holt and open Adam Barr’s Exchange 2010 mailbox
using Outlook Web Access.
a. On the host computer, switch to Hyper-V Manager.
b. Click SetA-Client01 and then in the Actions pane, click Connect.

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 c. On the SetA-Client01 Virtual Machine Connection, click the Crtl-Alt-Delete
icon .
d. Click Switch User and log in as NWTraders\Holly with the password of
pass@word1
e. Click Start and then click Internet Explorer.
f. In the Address field, type https://ex2010.nwtraders.com/owa
g. If warned about the Web site’s security certificate, click Continue to this
website.
h. On the Log in page, in the Domain\user name field, type nwtraders\adam
in the Password field, type pass@word1 and then click Log In.
i. On the next page, click OK to accept English as the default language.
j. In Outlook Web Access, click New to create a new message.
k. In the Untitled Message page, click Options.
l. On the Message Options page, select the Request a delivery receipt for
this message and Request a read receipt for this message check boxes
and then click OK.
m. In the To… field, type Holly Holt and then press CTRL-K to resolver her e-
mail address. Holly’s mailbox is on the Exchange Server 2007 server.
n. In the Subject field, type We have Exchange 2010! and then click Send.
o. Verify you receive the Delivery Receipt. You may have to refresh.
3. On Client01, open Holly’s Exchange Server 2007 mailbox.
a. On Client01, click Start and then click Microsoft Office Outlook.
b. In Outlook, verify Holly’s received the test message from Exchange Server
2010 user Adam Barr.
c. Right click Adam Barr’s message and then click Reply.
d. Click Yes to send the Read Receipt.
e. Type a message and then click Send.
f. Switch to Adam Barr’s mailbox in Outlook Web Access and verify Adam
received the read receipt and Holly’s reply message.

Due to virtualization, it is possible that the delivery of this test message will take
Note: a few minutes.

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 g. Close Internet Explorer.
h. Close Outlook.
i. Log off of Client01.

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