Executive Summary
Server Configuration
Verification Steps
For purposes of providing an example, the template uses the fictitious company name of
Contoso. Also, you can download this template, along with templates for other server roles, as a
download package in .zip file format at Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Install Guide Templates
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=187961).
Executive Summary
The purpose of this document is to explain the installation and configurations necessary to install
the Exchange 2010 Hub Transport server role on the Windows Server 2008 platform.
Business Justification
By having an installation guide, Contoso will be able to ensure standardization across the
enterprise, reducing total cost of ownership (TCO), and easing troubleshooting steps.
Scope
The scope of this document is limited to installation of an Exchange 2010 Hub Transport server
for Contoso on the x64 version of the Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2) operating system.
Prerequisites
The administrator should have working knowledge of Windows Server 2008 concepts, Exchange
2010 concepts, the Exchange Management Console and Exchange Management Shell, the
command line, and various system utilities. This document does not elaborate on the details of
any system utility except as necessary to complete the tasks within.
In addition, before implementing the server role, the administrator should review the
Understanding Transport topic in the Exchange Server 2010 Library
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=187524).
Assumptions
This document assumes that Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition is installed on the intended Client
Access server per company baseline regulations which include the latest approved service pack
and hotfixes. In addition, the following system prerequisites have been installed:
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 and the update for .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 For more
information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 959209, An update for the .NET
Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 is available (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?
linkid=3052&kbid=959209).
This document assumes that forest and domain preparation steps have been performed as
described in the Prepare Active Directory and Domains topic in the Exchange Server 2010 Library
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=187262).
This document assumes that the account you will be using for the Exchange tasks has been
delegated the Server Management management role, as described in the Server Management
topic in the Exchange Server 2010 Library (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=187265).
This document also assumes that both Exchange 2010 Windows Server 2008 and Windows
Server 2008 will be secured following the best practices found in the Windows Server 2008
Security Guide (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=122593).
Important:
The procedures within this document should be followed sequentially. If changes are
made out of sequence, unexpected results may occur.
Server Configuration
The following media are required for this section.
Select the check box to Append parent suffixes of the primary DNS suffix.
Drive Configuration
1. Connect to the server through Remote Desktop and then log on with an account that has
been delegated local administrative access.
2. Click Start > Administrative Tools, and then select Computer Management.
3. Expand Storage and then click Disk Management.
4. Open the Disk Management Microsoft Management Console (MMC) and then format,
rename, and assign the appropriate Drive Letters so that the volumes and DVD drive match
the appropriate server configuration.
Drive configuration
LUN
Drive letter
Usage
Mail.que database
DVD drive
For the C: drive, set the Maximum Size (MB) value to that of the Initial Size.
d. In the Drive list, select the page file drive (for example, the P: drive), and then click
Custom size.
e. In the Initial Size (MB) box, type the result of one of the following calculations:
If the server has less than 8 GB of RAM, multiply the amount of RAM times 1.5.
If the server has 8 GB of RAM or more, add the amount of RAM plus 10 MB.
f.
In the Maximum Size (MB) box, type the same amount that you typed in the Initial Size
box.
d. Click OK.
10. Click OK two times to close the System Properties dialog box.
11. Click No if prompted to restart the system.
Note:
For more information about page file recommendations, see the following Microsoft
Knowledge Base articles: How to determine the appropriate page file size for 64-bit
versions of Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?
linkid=3052&kbid=889654); and Overview of memory dump file options for Windows
Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows
2000 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=3052&kbid=254649).
Drive Permissions
1. Connect to the server through Remote Desktop, and then log on with an account that has
been delegated local administrative access.
2. Click Start, and then select Computer.
3. Right-click D Drive, and then select Properties.
4. Click the Security tab.
5. Click Edit.
6. Click Add, and then select the local server from Locations.
7. Grant the following permissions as outlined in the following table.
Drive permissions
Account
Permissions
Administrators
Full Control
SYSTEM
Full Control
Authenticated Users
CREATOR OWNER
Full Control
Verification Steps
The following procedures are in this section:
1. Organizational Unit Verification
2. Active Directory Site Verification
3. Domain Controller Diagnostics Verification
4. Exchange Best Practices Analyzer Verification
Important:
The procedures within this document should be followed sequentially. If changes are
made out of sequence, unexpected results may occur.
4. The name of the Active Directory site to which the server belongs will be displayed. If the
server is not in the correct Active Directory site, submit a change request to the appropriate
operations group and have the server moved to the appropriate Active Directory site.
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2. Follow the procedure documented in the Enter Product Key topic in the Exchange Server
2010 Library (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=187234).
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Default value
Contoso value
ActiveUserStatisticsLogMaxAge
30.00:00:00
30.00:00:00
ActiveUserStatisticsLogMaxDirectorySize
250 MB
250 MB
ActiveUserStatisticsLogMaxFileSize
10 MB
10 MB
ExternalDsnReportingAuthority
[None]
SMTP namespace
ExternalPostmasterAddress
[None]
postmaster@smtpnamespace
MaxPerDomainOutboundConnections
20
50
MessageTrackingLogEnabled
True
True
MessageTrackingLogMaxAge
30.00:00:00
10.00:00:00
MessageTrackingLogMaxDirectorySize
1000 MB
150 GB
MessageTrackingLogMaxFileSize
10 MB
10 MB
MessageTrackingLogSubject
LoggingEnabled
True
True
ReceiveProtocolLogMaxAge
30.00:00:00
10.00:00:00
ReceiveProtocolLogMaxDirectorySize
250 MB
15 GB
ReceiveProtocolLogMaxFileSize
10 MB
10 MB
SendProtocolLogMaxAge
30.00:00:00
10.00:00:00
SendProtocolLogMaxDirectorySize
250 MB
15 GB
SendProtocolLogMaxFileSize
10 MB
10 MB
ServerStatisticsLogMaxAge
30.00:00:00
30.00:00:00
ServerStatisticsLogMaxFileSize
250 MB
250 MB
ServerStatisticsLogPath
10 MB
10 MB
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6. Open the EdgeTransport.exe.config file in Notepad and edit the following entry:
<add key="QueueDatabaseLoggingPath" value="E:\Exchange\QueueLogs" />
7. Save the file.
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Handoff Test
Before you can complete the diagnostic tasks in this section, you must have already created test
mailboxes in your environment by using the New-TestCasConnectivityUser.ps1 script.
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