Setup and Install

Before you begin
Moving to Exchange 2010 entails the following:
• Use a Database Availability Group (DAG) to establish high availability for the Exchange 2010
environment. The E5000 software tools will guide you through the setup. Be prepared with inputs
for the Exchange Deployment Tool wizard as outlined in “Using the Exchange Deployment Tool
(EDT)” (page 9).
• Deploy all roles on each server, per HP's best practice. As a result, the E5000 has the Client
Access Server (CAS), HUB transport, and mailbox roles on each server.
NOTE: If all roles are assigned to one server, Windows Network Load Balancing will not work.
In this situation, an external hardware or software load balancer is strongly recommended to
route client connections.
• Download the HP E5000 Messaging System for Microsoft Exchange Administrator Guide and
the HP E5000 Messaging System for Microsoft Exchange Quick Start Guide at:
http://www.hp.com/support/manuals
Under Solutions, select Solution Appliances and then select your E5000 model to display the
manuals page.
• Check for and download the latest software updates on the HP Support & Drivers website at:
http://www.hp.com/go/support
Select Drivers & Software. Enter E5000 in the Enter a product name/number box and click Search.
Navigate to your product and download any applicable files.
NOTE:
• The tables in this document include an Acknowledgment and/or Decision column. After reading
the task, put a check mark in the Acknowledgment column to indicate your understanding. In the
Decision column, enter how you plan to address the task.
• Use the table in “Recording network details” (page 9) to enter the networking details needed to
complete the installation.
Table 1 Pre-installation checklist
DecisionAcknowledgmentResourcesDescriptionStep
Pre-Deployment Analyzer:
http://go.microsoft.com/?
linkid=9738616
Identify the bridgehead
server name. Decide
whether to run the
Plan integration with
legacy systems
(Exchange 2003).
Exchange Deployment
Assistant:
Microsoft Exchange 2010
Pre-Deployment Analyzer
and/or the Exchange
Deployment Assistant.
http://go.microsoft.com/?
linkid=9738615
The tool suggests a default
name of DAG1.
Consider whether there
are naming conventions
in your organization.
Determine the DAG
naming convention.
Work with your network
administrator to reserve
Obtain the IP address
to be used for the
these IP addresses. SeeDAG and the IP
“Network planning”addresses and names
for the E5000 servers. (page 5) for additional
information about other
networks.
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