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Systems Integration Hands-on Labs Training Manual

Install Guide MS Exchange Server 2003 on Windows 2003 Active Directory

Kefa Rabah
Global Open Versity, Vancouver Canada
krabah@globalopenversity.org
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Table of Contents Page No.

INSTALL GUIDE EXCHANGE SERVER 2003 ON WINDOWS SERVER 2003 ACTIVE

DIRECTORY 2
1. Introduction 2

Part 1: Install Windows AD Server 2k3 2

Step 1: Install Win2k3 AD 2

Part 2: Install Exchange Server 2003 3

Step 1: Services and Dependencies Required by Exchange 2003 3
Step 2: Install Exchange 2003 in Stages 5
Step 3: Preparing Forests and Domains 5
Step 4: Run ForestPrep – require: Enterprise and Schema Admins’ permissions 5
Step 5: Run DomainPrep – require: Domain Admins permissions 11
Step 6: Run Setup – require: Exchange Full Admins permissions 15
Step 7: Adding MX Record Server 21
Step 8: Install Exchange Server SP1 & SP2 24
Step 9: Starting Exchange Server 24
Step 10: Routing Groups – by default, not displayed 25
Step 11: Adding New User Accounts 27
Step 12: Enabling New Users’ Mailboxes & Testing their Email Accounts 30

Part 4: Troubleshooting Installation of Exchange Server 2003 33

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Install Guide Exchange Server 2003 on Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
By Kefa Rabah, krabah@globalopenversity.org Dec 17, 2009 SerengetiSys Labs

1. Introduction
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 is a messaging and collaborative software product
developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Microsoft Servers line of server products and is
widely used by enterprises using Microsoft infrastructure solutions. Exchange's major
features consist of electronic mail, calendaring, contacts and tasks; support for mobile and
web-based access to information; and support for data storage.

Exchange Server 2003 (v6.5, code name Titanium) debuted on September 28, 2003.
Exchange Server 2003 (currently at SP2) can be run on Windows 2000 Server (only if
Service Pack 4 is first installed) and 32-bit Windows Server 2003; although some new
features only work with the latter. Like Windows Server 2003, Exchange Server 2003 has
many compatibility modes to allow users to slowly migrate to the new system. This is useful
in large companies with distributed Exchange Server environments who cannot afford the
downtime and expense that comes with a complete migration.

One can also use Windows Clustering technologies which can help you achieve scalability,
availability, reliability, and fault tolerance for your Exchange 2003 organization. A cluster
consists of individual computers (also called nodes) that function cohesively in a Cluster
service. These computers act as network service providers or as reserve computers that
assume the responsibilities of failed nodes. Depending on how you configure your cluster,
clustering can simplify the process of recovering a single server from disasters.

In this guide, we present a step-by-step installation and configuration of Exchange Server

2003 on Windows Server 2003 Active Directory. After completing the ES2k3 installation,
you’ll learn how to Add MX Record, Create and enable users’ mailbox on ES2k3. You’ll also
learn how to access your emails via Outlook Web Access (OWA) etc. On completion of
following this lab training with this install guide, you should be able to have reached an
Exchange Server 2003 competency level of advance basic depending on how much effort
and time you’ve allocated for the training. And capability to at least plan, design, implement
and deploy an Exchange Server 2003 in SMB to Medium business environment.

Part 1: Install Windows AD Server 2k3

Step 1: Install Win2k3 AD

In this step-by-step install guide it’s assumed that you have already installed Windows AD
2k3 or know how to install Win 2k3 AD. If not then head to Scribd.com and check out an
excellent article by the same author entitled "Install Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
HowTo", to get you started.

Our Win2k3 AD DC configuration is as follows:

• Server: server03.mycompany.loc
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• Domain: mycomapny.loc
• IP Address: 192.168.83.7

1. Create two Admin users’ accounts that we’ll use to install Exchanger Server 2003, these:
ExchFullAdmin account (Members of Enterprise Admins & Schema Admins) to run
/forestprep and /setup stages
2. Next create DomainAdmin account (member of Domain Admins) for run /domainprep.

Part 2: Install Exchange Server 2003

Step 1: Services and Dependencies Required by Exchange 2003

Prior to installing the ES 2k3 – there are certain Windows Server 2003 components that
must be installed and enabled Exchange 2003 setup requires that the following components
and services be installed and enabled on the server:

• .NET Framework
• ASP.NET
• Internet Information Services (IIS)
• World Wide Web Publishing Service (WWW)
• Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) service
• Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) service

Follow the procedure shown below to install the ES 2k3 dependencies and services:

There are some important facts to note during the planning stages:

• It’s important to note that for security reasons in Windows 2003 IIS is locked down,
so not only make sure that you install the services, but also that the corresponding
services are set to Automatic. Finally start the service.

• If you are installing Exchange 2003 on a server running Windows 2000, Exchange
Setup installs and enables the Microsoft.NET Framework and ASP.NET automatically.

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You must install the World Wide Web Publishing Service, the SMTP service, and the
NNTP service manually before running Exchange Server2003 Installation Wizard.

• If you are installing Exchange 2003 in a native Windows Server2003 forest or

domain, none of these services is enabled by default. You must enable the services
manually before running Exchange Server2003 Installation Wizard.

Before we move on into installing our ES 2k3 on Win 2k3 Active Directory, we are going
make sure that certain monstrous and Exchange killer facts are set and running correctly in
our Win 2k3 Active Directory DC, these are:

1. You have installed all required components and services required for ES 2k3 setup. And
you have send server to Windows Update site and juiced it with heavy dose of the latest
Service Pack, security updates and hot-fixes – and thereby acquiring a clean bill of
health for our setup process.
2. Our Active Directory DC is configured with static IP address e.g.,: 192.168.83.7, and
also let’s assume that this scenario: Server: server03, Domain: mycompany.loc, say.
3. DNS is setup configured and running correctly, to test this do NSLOOKUP, as follows:

C:\>nslookup mycompany.loc
Server: server03.mybcompany.loc
Address: 192.168.83.7

Name: mycompany.loc
Address: 192.168.83.7

As you can see our DC is able to perform name services lookup and report back correctly
its status.

At this point grab some cup of coffee or tea or whatever – anything but alcoholic stuff! – to
cool yourself – because the next step is kind of nerve wrecking and therefore requires that
all your faculties are alert and all full steam.

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Kefa Rabah is the Founder and CIO, of Serengeti Systems Group Inc. Kefa is knowledgeable in
several fields of Science & Technology, IT Security Compliance and Project Management, and
Renewable Systems. He is also the founder of Global Open Versity, an eLearning place to
enhance your educational and career goals using latest innovation & technologies.
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