24 Hours of Exchange Server 2007 (Part 2 of 24): Exchange 2007 Transport and Routing Architecture Harold Wong Sr. Technology Specialist [email_address] blogs.technet.com/haroldwong

What We Will Cover Changes to Microsoft ® Exchange Server 2007 routing terminology Exchange Server 2007 topologies Active Directory ® site-based routing

Changes to Microsoft ® Exchange Server 2007 routing terminology

Exchange Server 2007 topologies

Active Directory ® site-based routing

Helpful Experience Experience with Active Directory Understanding of Active Directory sites Experience with Microsoft ® Exchange Server 2003 Level 200

Experience with Active Directory

Understanding of Active Directory sites

Experience with Microsoft ® Exchange Server 2003

Agenda Review Exploring Exchange Server 2007 Topologies Introducing Transport and Routing

Review

Exploring Exchange Server 2007 Topologies

Introducing Transport and Routing

Review: Integration of Exchange Server 2007 and Active Directory Exchange Server 2007 utilizes Active Directory sites and site links for routing mail Each server role manages Exchange Server data in Active Directory partitions Improved Exchange Server administrative roles simplify permission delegation

Exchange Server 2007 utilizes Active Directory sites and site links for routing mail

Each server role manages Exchange Server data in Active Directory partitions

Improved Exchange Server administrative roles simplify permission delegation

Review: Integrating with Active Directory Complexity Flexibility Trustworthiness Scalability Which of the following was not one of the basic architectural goals in the development of Exchange Server 2007?

Complexity

Flexibility

Trustworthiness

Scalability

Review: Integrating with Active Directory Single forest topology Cross-forest topology Resource forest topology Multiple forest topology Which type of Active Directory topology allows you to separate the administration of Exchange Server from that of Active Directory?

Single forest topology

Cross-forest topology

Resource forest topology

Multiple forest topology

Review: Integrating with Active Directory Client Access server role Edge Transport server role Hub Transport server role Mailbox server role In a cross-forest infrastructure, what Exchange Server 2007 role manages the communication between organizations?

Client Access server role

Edge Transport server role

Hub Transport server role

Mailbox server role

Review: Planning for Exchange Server 2007 Schema partition Configuration partition Domain partition All of the above Where does Exchange Server 2007 store attribute, configuration, and recipient information?

Schema partition

Configuration partition

Domain partition

All of the above

Review: Planning for Exchange Server 2007 By the cost of an IP site link By the fastest WAN connection Using routes configured in Exchange Server By the replication interval of a site link How does Exchange Server 2007 determine the best route to deliver mail within an Exchange organization?

By the cost of an IP site link

By the fastest WAN connection

Using routes configured in Exchange Server

By the replication interval of a site link

Review: Planning for Exchange Server 2007 Client Access server role Edge Transport server role Hub Transport server role Mailbox server role Which server role will first attempt direct communication rather than examining site link costs when sending data between sites?

Client Access server role

Edge Transport server role

Hub Transport server role

Mailbox server role

Review: Understanding Exchange Permissions Three Four Five Six How many predefined administrative groups are provided with Exchange Server 2007?

Three

Four

Five

Six

Review: Understanding Exchange Permissions Exchange Organization Administrator Exchange Recipient Administrator Exchange Server Administrator Exchange View-Only Administrator Which role provides permissions to modify any Exchange property on an Active Directory user, contact, group, or public folder object?

Exchange Organization Administrator

Exchange Recipient Administrator

Exchange Server Administrator

Exchange View-Only Administrator

Review: Understanding Exchange Permissions Exchange organization administrator Exchange recipient administrator Exchange server administrator Exchange view-only administrator Which role does not provide organization-wide permissions to an Exchange administrator?

Exchange organization administrator

Exchange recipient administrator

Exchange server administrator

Exchange view-only administrator

Agenda Review Exploring Exchange Server 2007 Topologies Introducing Transport and Routing

Review

Exploring Exchange Server 2007 Topologies

Introducing Transport and Routing

Legacy Routing Terminology Routing groups Administrative groups Intelligent message filter Link state routing Routing objects

Looking at Exchange Server Topologies Logical Topology

Examining Logical Topologies Resource forest Cross forest Single forest Edge Transport server role

Examining Physical Topologies Distributed messaging Centralized messaging Service-level management

Exchange Server Organization Topologies Network layer Active Directory layer

Review: Exchange 2007 Topologies How mail is transported Where servers are located How public folders replicate All of the above Q1: What does the Physical layer of the Exchange Topology describe?

How mail is transported

Where servers are located

How public folders replicate

All of the above

Review: Exchange 2007 Topologies Unified Messaging Server Role Hub Transport Server Role Edge Transport Server Role All Exchange 2007 Server Roles require at least one Active Directory forest Q2: Which Exchange 2007 Server Role does not require an Active Directory forest?

Unified Messaging Server Role

Hub Transport Server Role

Edge Transport Server Role

All Exchange 2007 Server Roles require at least one Active Directory forest

Review: Exchange 2007 Topologies Single Forest Topology Resource Forest Topology Cross Forest Topology All of the above Q3: Which logical topology deploys multiple Exchange 2007 servers across multiple Active Directory domains?

Single Forest Topology

Resource Forest Topology

Cross Forest Topology

All of the above

Agenda Review Exploring Exchange Server 2007 Topologies Introducing Transport and Routing

Review

Exploring Exchange Server 2007 Topologies

Introducing Transport and Routing

Transport Server Roles Edge Transport server role Hub Transport server role Messaging Transport and Routing Messaging Policy and Compliance Messaging Transport and Routing Anti-Spam Antivirus

New SMTP Transport Stack Exchange Server 2003 SMTP: Provided by Internet Information Services (IIS) Exchange Server 2007 SMTP: Provided by Microsoft Exchange Transport Service Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) SMTP receive agents: Anti-spam Antivirus Messaging policy Messaging compliance

Exchange Server 2003 SMTP:

Provided by Internet Information Services (IIS)

Exchange Server 2007 SMTP:

Provided by Microsoft Exchange Transport Service

SMTP receive agents:

Anti-spam

Antivirus

Messaging policy

Messaging compliance

Active Directory Site-Based Routing Topology Hub site routing Site cost override Active Directory cost: 25 Exchange Server cost: 50 Queue at point of failure Chicago site IP: 192.168.16.0 New York site IP: 192.168.48.0 Seattle site IP: 192.168.32.0 Direct relay

SMTP Connectors Implicit SMTP connectors determined by Active Directory site links Receive connector Send connector

Configuring the Hub Transport Server Explore Hub Transport settings Manage Active Directory sites using Windows PowerShell™ demonstration

Configuring the Hub Transport Server

Explore Hub Transport settings

Manage Active Directory sites using Windows PowerShell™

Review: Exchange 2007 Topologies Distributed Administrative Model Centralized Administrative Model Role-based Administrative Model Transport Administrative Model Q1: What type of administrative model does Exchange 2007 introduce?

Distributed Administrative Model

Centralized Administrative Model

Role-based Administrative Model

Transport Administrative Model

Review: Exchange 2007 Topologies Messaging Transport Messaging Routing Anti-Spam & Antivirus Messaging Policy & Compliance Q2: Which of the following is not the task of the Edge Transport Server Role?

Messaging Transport

Messaging Routing

Anti-Spam & Antivirus

Messaging Policy & Compliance

Review: Exchange 2007 Topologies Internet Information Services Microsoft Exchange Transport Service Exchange Information Store Service Exchange System Attendant Service Q3: In Exchange 2007, what service provides for the Simple Mail Transport Protocol?

Internet Information Services

Microsoft Exchange Transport Service

Exchange Information Store Service

Exchange System Attendant Service

Session Summary Exchange Server 2007 topologies Transport server roles Active Directory sites and IP site links

Exchange Server 2007 topologies

Transport server roles

Active Directory sites and IP site links

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