1.1 在计Exchange Server 2003部署方案前的注意事项.doc

Exchange 2003 Design Considerations Before you begin planning a Microsoft??Exchange Server?2003 messaging system, you need to gather a large amount of business and technical information. Many companies have their own system development methodologies to guide them through the process of designing or upgrading systems. Such methodologies generally begin with gathering requirements and assessing the current environment. Even if your company does not follow a formal methodology, the proper approach to the planning phase begins with these first steps. Planning your Exchange Server?2003 messaging system typically progresses as follows: ? Assessing Your Exchange Server 2003 Design Requirements???First, evaluate your business, administrative, user, and security requirements, and conduct a technical assessment of the environment in which you plan to deploy the messaging system. ? Understanding Your Current Network Environment???Next, assess your technical solutions, and determine the target Exchange messaging system design. ? Planning Active Directory with Exchange Server in Mind????Along with assessing your current environment from a physical standpoint, you should understand how Windows Server and Active Directory are deployed in your organization. ? Understanding Versions of Exchange, Windows, and Outlook???Finally, perform a gap analysis to determine what you need to accomplish to move from your existing environment to your target design. Putting It All Together When planning the placement of Exchange servers and the administration of directories and servers, it is usually recommended that you start with a centralized model and add servers, routing groups, and administrative groups only when necessary. With the features available in Exchange?2003, Windows Server?2003, and Outlook?2003, businesses may be encouraged to adopt more centralized messaging systems than have been possible in the past. In addition, with the proliferation of higher speed and higher bandwidth conn