Once Exchange Server 2010 installation is completed the complete functionality of Exchange Server is deployed. We need to perform some post installation tasks to make Exchange Server 2010 fully functional. Below are the details post installation options we are going to see in this post.
Step 1: Verify the Exchange 2010 installation
Step 2: Post installation task on Client Access Server
Step 3: Post installation task on Hub Transport Server
Step 4: Post installation task on Mailbox Server
Steps 5: Post installation task on Unified Messaging Server
Step 6: Post installation task on Edge Transport Server
Verify the Exchange Server 2010 installation
Setup Verification
If any problem with the exchange server infrastructure, the installation won’t complete successful, but when Exchange 2010 installation get completed smoothly it’s good to review the below logs to see whether any error occurred during the installation
Check the application event log for any warning or error message and
Check the Exchange Setup logs which get created during the exchange 2010 installation. It will be available on the exchangeinstallationdirectoryExchange Setup logsExchange Setup.log
Entering Product Key
Click on the Server configuration and selecting a server will give an option to enter a product key on the action pane.
Post Installation task on Client Access Server
Securing Client Access Server
To have secure client access functionality between the client and the Client Access Server, By default all the client protocols like OWA, EAS and Auto discover are ssl enabled. All these certificates are self-signed SSL certificated, we have to deployed a SSL option from a trusted Certification Authority for all the enabled Client Access Server features
By default POP3/IMAP are enabled on mailbox but this feature is disabled in Server. We have to manually set the option by starting the POP3/IMAP4 services.
Exchange Active Sync Policy
By default Exchange Active Sync feature is enabled for all the mailboxes, but we have to define a Exchange Active Sync policy with the security, authentication and policy settings for mobile devices
Configure Client Access Server External Domain
During the first Exchange Server 2010 client access server is installation the below option to configure client access server external domain will prompt to enter the external domain name where we can enter the details if it is a internet facing client access server.
If that first server was not a internet facing client access server, then we can skip this step. If we want to configure this option later then point to Server configuration -> Client Access Server -> Right click and select the configure Client Access server external domain, then you have to enter the external OWA url.
Post installation steps for Hub Transport Server
Accepted Domain
By default, the domain name which is used to installed exchange server 2010 will be considered as a SMTP address space for the entire mailbox. If we want the exchange server 2010 to receive email for other SMTP domain names, then we have to
By default, Hub Transport server is not configured for Internet mail flow. We have to configure the Internet mail flow using one of the below 3 options
Deploy an Edge Transport server and manually configure the Send connectors and Receive connectors that are required for Internet mail flow. Edge Subscription to be done between the Hub Transport Servers and the Edge Transport Server
Manually configure Internet mail flow between your Exchange 2010 organization and Microsoft Exchange Hosted Services or other external SMTP gateway servers, We have to create a Send and receive connectors to point to the Exchange Hosted server or other gateway server to send and receive emails
Configure the Hub Transport server for direct mail flow with the Internet. If exchange 2010 is designed to use the Hub Transport server to send emails directly to internet, we have to create a send and receive connector which is assigned to connect to internet
External Post Master Email Address
We have to manually create a external post master email address to received emails and this email address is used to send system generated emails. By default there won’t any post master email address created when HUB Transport server is installed. We have to manually create it using Set-TransportConfig -ExternalPostmasterAddress postmaster@domainname.com
Post Installation Steps for Mailbox Server
Offline Address Book Generation Server
We have to decide which server will be designated as an offline address book generation server. B y default the first installed mailbox server will be assigned as the OAB generation servers. If we have multiple OAB created then we have to assign it to particular mailbox database and respective user’s mailbox has to be created in that mailbox database.
Offline Address Book Distribution
Based on the outlook client available on the network, we have to set the Offline Address book distribution method. Organization Configuration -> Mailbox –>Offline Address Book –> Properties will help you the decide the distribution method
High Availability
By default there is no High Availability options for mailbox database, if it is in your design, then you can configure Database Availability Group
Post Installation Steps for Unified Messaging Server
Below are the steps that need to be configured once the UM server role is installed
Post Installation Steps for Edge Transport Server
Edge Subscription
Edge Subscription has to be established between Hub Transport server and the Edge Transport Server
Address Rewriting
If needed, we can set the address rewrite option on Edge transport Server. This Address Rewriting option cannot be set at Hub Transport Server
Above are the Post installation steps for all the Server roles available in Exchange Server 2010 to make the exchange server 2010 fully functional. Other Post installation option like configuring a Client Access Server, deploying a secure role base access control etc, since those are additional options, it is not discussed over here.
And the discussed post installation steps for Exchange Server 2010 are in short note. We will elaborate the options on how to configure will be posted later in this blog.
Step 1: Verify the Exchange 2010 installation
Step 2: Post installation task on Client Access Server
Step 3: Post installation task on Hub Transport Server
Step 4: Post installation task on Mailbox Server
Steps 5: Post installation task on Unified Messaging Server
Step 6: Post installation task on Edge Transport Server
Verify the Exchange Server 2010 installation
Setup Verification
If any problem with the exchange server infrastructure, the installation won’t complete successful, but when Exchange 2010 installation get completed smoothly it’s good to review the below logs to see whether any error occurred during the installation
Check the application event log for any warning or error message and
Check the Exchange Setup logs which get created during the exchange 2010 installation. It will be available on the exchangeinstallationdirectoryExchange Setup logsExchange Setup.log
Entering Product Key
Click on the Server configuration and selecting a server will give an option to enter a product key on the action pane.
Post Installation task on Client Access Server
Securing Client Access Server
To have secure client access functionality between the client and the Client Access Server, By default all the client protocols like OWA, EAS and Auto discover are ssl enabled. All these certificates are self-signed SSL certificated, we have to deployed a SSL option from a trusted Certification Authority for all the enabled Client Access Server features
By default POP3/IMAP are enabled on mailbox but this feature is disabled in Server. We have to manually set the option by starting the POP3/IMAP4 services.
Exchange Active Sync Policy
By default Exchange Active Sync feature is enabled for all the mailboxes, but we have to define a Exchange Active Sync policy with the security, authentication and policy settings for mobile devices
Configure Client Access Server External Domain
During the first Exchange Server 2010 client access server is installation the below option to configure client access server external domain will prompt to enter the external domain name where we can enter the details if it is a internet facing client access server.
If that first server was not a internet facing client access server, then we can skip this step. If we want to configure this option later then point to Server configuration -> Client Access Server -> Right click and select the configure Client Access server external domain, then you have to enter the external OWA url.
Post installation steps for Hub Transport Server
Accepted Domain
By default, the domain name which is used to installed exchange server 2010 will be considered as a SMTP address space for the entire mailbox. If we want the exchange server 2010 to receive email for other SMTP domain names, then we have to
- Add the Accepted Domains in Exchange Server 2010
- Those domain names to be registered in Global DNS
- MX record for that domain needs to be forwarded/point to your Static IP address
By default, Hub Transport server is not configured for Internet mail flow. We have to configure the Internet mail flow using one of the below 3 options
Deploy an Edge Transport server and manually configure the Send connectors and Receive connectors that are required for Internet mail flow. Edge Subscription to be done between the Hub Transport Servers and the Edge Transport Server
Manually configure Internet mail flow between your Exchange 2010 organization and Microsoft Exchange Hosted Services or other external SMTP gateway servers, We have to create a Send and receive connectors to point to the Exchange Hosted server or other gateway server to send and receive emails
Configure the Hub Transport server for direct mail flow with the Internet. If exchange 2010 is designed to use the Hub Transport server to send emails directly to internet, we have to create a send and receive connector which is assigned to connect to internet
External Post Master Email Address
We have to manually create a external post master email address to received emails and this email address is used to send system generated emails. By default there won’t any post master email address created when HUB Transport server is installed. We have to manually create it using Set-TransportConfig -ExternalPostmasterAddress postmaster@domainname.com
Post Installation Steps for Mailbox Server
Offline Address Book Generation Server
We have to decide which server will be designated as an offline address book generation server. B y default the first installed mailbox server will be assigned as the OAB generation servers. If we have multiple OAB created then we have to assign it to particular mailbox database and respective user’s mailbox has to be created in that mailbox database.
Offline Address Book Distribution
Based on the outlook client available on the network, we have to set the Offline Address book distribution method. Organization Configuration -> Mailbox –>Offline Address Book –> Properties will help you the decide the distribution method
High Availability
By default there is no High Availability options for mailbox database, if it is in your design, then you can configure Database Availability Group
Post Installation Steps for Unified Messaging Server
Below are the steps that need to be configured once the UM server role is installed
- Create a UM Dial Plan
- Create a UM IP Gateway
- Add a UM Server to a Dial Plan
- Enable a User for Unified Messaging
Post Installation Steps for Edge Transport Server
Edge Subscription
Edge Subscription has to be established between Hub Transport server and the Edge Transport Server
Address Rewriting
If needed, we can set the address rewrite option on Edge transport Server. This Address Rewriting option cannot be set at Hub Transport Server
Above are the Post installation steps for all the Server roles available in Exchange Server 2010 to make the exchange server 2010 fully functional. Other Post installation option like configuring a Client Access Server, deploying a secure role base access control etc, since those are additional options, it is not discussed over here.
And the discussed post installation steps for Exchange Server 2010 are in short note. We will elaborate the options on how to configure will be posted later in this blog.
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