Setup and Install

Table 1 Pre-installation checklist (continued)
DecisionAcknowledgmentResourcesDescriptionStep
The tool suggest a default
name of DB1.
Consider whether there
are naming conventions
in your organization.
Determine the
database prefix
naming.
A permissions change to the
witness server may be
This can be a file server
in your domain.
HP recommends that you
let the Exchange
Determine the location
(server and directory)
for the witness file
share for the
necessary. See Microsoft
TechNet article:
http://technet.microsoft.com/
en-us/library/dd351107.aspx
Deployment Tool create
the file share and set
permissions.
Exchange 2010
DAG.
External hardware or
software load balancers
Determine the load
balancing approach.
are not included with the
E5000.
http://
h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/
Review the Load
balancing best practices
GetPDF.aspx/
4AA3-3433ENW.pdf
for the HP E5000
Messaging System white
paper.
http://technet.microsoft.com/
en-us/exchange/
gg176682.aspx
Review Microsoft's list of
qualified load balancers.
You will need the domain
name to be used with your
Enter the name of the
load-balanced CAS array
Determine the CAS
array name and
external CAS (for example,
mail.contoso.com).
For more information, see:
that will be set on your
database property.
whether it will be
Internet facing.
http://go.microsoft.com/?
linkid=9746236
For more information, see
“Defining a CAS array” in the
Set the DNS name of the
CAS array to be the IP
Best practices for networkingaddress of the load
balanced array. and load balancing with HP
E5000 Messaging Systems
white paper at:
http://
h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/
GetPDF.aspx/
4AA3-3433ENW.pdf
See the Microsoft TechNet
article, “Managing SSL for a
SSL certificates are
required for any client
Ensure that you have
SSL certificates.
Client Access Server (applies
to Exchange 2010 SP2)” at:
http://technet.microsoft.com/
en-us/library/bb310795.aspx
protocol using SSL
security.
This article contains links to
related topics, such as digital
certificates, Certification
Authorities, SSL, and
configuring SSL certificates.
4 Before you begin