April 2007
Exchange Server 2007
Design Considerations
Product Group - Enterprise
Dell White Paper
By
Ananda Sankaran
Sumankumar Singh
April 2007
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Dell Product Group - Enterprise
Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................. 3
Server Roles in Exchange 2007......................................................................... 4
Mailbox Server Role....................................................................................................... 5
Hub Transport Server Role ............................................................................................. 5
Client Access Server Role .............................................................................................. 6
Edge Transport Server Role............................................................................................ 6
Unified Messaging Server Role...................................................................................... 7
Deployment Considerations for Server Roles ............................................ 8
High Availability and Scalability ................................................................................... 8
Server Role Consolidation .............................................................................................. 8
Core Architectural improvements in Exchange 2007 ......................... 10
64-bit Application Support ........................................................................................... 10
Storage Group Improvements....................................................................................... 11
Exchange 2003 Comparison ......................................................................................... 12
Mailbox Access for Exchange 2007 .............................................................. 14
Microsoft Outlook........................................