Microsoft Exchange Server offers a set of 24x7 messaging and collaboration infrastructures with lower TCO. Server applications are designed specifically for Microsoft Windows Server, and provide enhanced reliability, scalability, and performance derived from unified management of messaging, collaboration, and network resources.
First, before the installation of the preparatory work
1, ensure that Windows 2000 has been upgraded to a domain controller and that active Directory is installed. Assuming that the server's computer name is server, domain name is edu, domain name is enanshan.com, then the local active The directory domain name is edu.enanshan.com, and the complete computer name is server.edu.enanshan.com.
2. Ensure that NNTP is installed (Network news Transfer Protocol, Network News Transfer Protocol), and SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, Easy Message Transfer Protocol) services. Their additions can be found in the Intenret Information Services (IIS) in Control Panel → add/Remove Programs → add/Remove Windows components. Because web-based Exchange uses an HTTP server that is used in IIS, it is recommended that all content in the IIS component be selected here.
3. The login account must have permission to modify the configuration container for the root domain, and it must be one of the following three groups: Enterprise Admins, Domain Admins, and schema Admins, that is, it must belong to at least one of the groups.
4. The directory Mdbdata must be empty and the default path is C:exchsrvrmdbdata, where C disk is the partition where the Win2K system file resides.
5, in addition to the DNS (domain Name system, domain name systems) and DHCP (Dynamic host Configure Protocol, the dynamics of Host Configuration Protocol) two services. Their additions can be found in network services in the Add/Remove Windows Components list, or you can have the system add them automatically when you install Exchange Server.
Ii. official commencement of installation work
1, into the installation of the CD-ROM setupi386 directory, the implementation of which Setup.exe can begin installation work; If you have Terminal Services installed on this computer, you need to add a new program in Control Panel → adding/Remove Programs → add programs, and then click the disc or Floppy button. Then select the location of the installer to select the next step.
2, you will enter the Welcome page of the Exchange Server Setup Wizard. Click the Next button directly to continue.
3, the following will appear components Selection (Component selection) interface, at this time can have a selective installation of the content you need; By default, files that are installed will exist in the C:exchsrvr directory, and you may not need to change them. If you don't know what you need or don't need, use the recommended typical (typical) method to install it.
4, then requires the selection of installation type (installation type), because it is a new installation, of course, you need to select the above create a new Exchange organization (to establish an Exchange organization) items.
5, then you have to fill in the text box organization name (organization name), and then click Next.
6. When the system asks you about licensing Agreement (Protocol license), click on the I agree that:i have read and agree to is bound by the license agreements FO R This product (I have read and agreed to accept the relevant agreement) item continues to install.
7, in Component Summary (component summary), the display is that you have just chosen the good installation components, confirm the correct and click Next to accept.
8. The following component Progress (component progress) shows the components that are being installed and the progress of their installation, and no other selections or inputs are required except for a hint that may occur.
9. Completing the Microsoft Exchange Wizard (End Exchange 2000 Setup Wizard) after the installation is complete.
10, open the Start menu, access to the program, which contains more than Microsoft Exchange items. For later convenience, use Active Directory Users and Computers (the Active Directory user and computer) and System Manager (System Manager) two, respectively, with the right key → send to → desktop shortcuts Method is sent to the desktop.
11, in addition to the options in the Start menu, the most important sign of the success of Exchange server installation is that there are already related services in the start → programs → administration tools → services, including Windows installed before you install Exchange Server 2000 self-contained simple Mail transport Protocol (SMTP) service, and both are in a started state.