MS publishes Exchange 2010 Tested Solutions

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Michel de Rooij

Microsoft published several technical solution papers on how to design, test and verify Exchange 2010 solutions for a certain number of mailboxes for a few vendors. The papers are as follows:

Single site, 16,000 mailboxes
Solution based on IBM X3650 M3, XIV Storage System 2810 and Brocade ServerIron ADX 1008-1 Load Balancers
Single site, 500 mailboxes
Virtualized solution based on on Dell T610, Windows Network Load Balancing
Two sites, 9,000 mailboxes
Virtualized solution based on Dell M610, Equalogic and F5 BIG-IP 3900 Load Balancers

The documents walk you through the steps regarding design decisions, challenges while meeting customer requirements.

Exchange Toolkit

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Michel de Rooij

I did a write up on the Exchange toolkit, you can find it here or access it through the menu.

If you got feedback, want to report inaccuracies or think something must be added to the list, please send me an e-mail.

Exchange 2010 Deployment Assistant updated

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Michel de Rooij

Today Microsoft updated their Exchange 2010 Deployment Assistant.It got updated after the initial release in mid-November where you could only select upgrading from Exchange 2003. Now all scenarios work, so you can select if you’re upgrading from Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2003/2007 or performing a greenfield Exchange 2010 installation.

After selecting the scenario you will be asked a few questions, such as “Are you running a disjounted namespace?” or “Are you planning to to use public folders in Exchange 2010?” (nooooo). When finished you’ll be presented a checklist.

While the tool is available online-only, you can download the checklist for offline use by clicking Download Checklist (top right). This will download the checklist in PDF format. It’s a good reference for planning and can be a useful tool to keep track of where you are in the process.