Applies to: Exchange Server 2007 SP3, Exchange Server
2007 SP2, Exchange Server 2007 SP1, Exchange Server 2007
Topic Last Modified: 2009-09-02
This topic provides a checklist of the recommended tasks to perform after you install Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 to configure specific end-to-end scenarios. The End-to-End Scenario tab in the Exchange Management Console can guide you through these tasks. The tasks in this topic and on the End-to-End Scenario tab are optional for configuring features.
All Server Roles
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Configure monitoring for your Exchange servers. For more information, see Monitoring and Operations Management. |
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Mailbox Server Role
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Implement best practices for disaster recovery. For more information, see Best Practices for Minimizing the Impact of a Disaster. |
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Configure the spam confidence level (SCL) Junk E-Mail folder threshold. To do this, follow the steps on the End-to-End Scenario tab. For more information, see How to Configure Anti-Spam Features on a Mailbox. |
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Configure messaging records management (MRM). To do this, follow the steps on the End-to-End Scenario tab. For more information about messaging records management, see Managing Messaging Records Management. |
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Client Access Server Role
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Configure Microsoft Outlook Anywhere to provide access to Exchange using Office Outlook 2007 or Office Outlook 2003 clients from outside of the corporate network. For more information, see How to Enable Outlook Anywhere. |
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Turn on the POP3 and MAPI4 protocols, which are installed but not enabled as part of the Client Access server role. For more information, see How to Configure POP3 and IMAP4 in Exchange 2007. |
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Verify that Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 AutoDiscover is enabled and configured correctly. For more information, see Managing the Autodiscover Service. |
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Hub Transport Server Role
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Replicate safelist aggregation data. For more information, see How to Configure Safelist Aggregation. |
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Create an alias and mailbox for quarantine message delivery. To do this, follow the steps on the End-to-End Scenario tab. For more information, see Configuring and Managing Spam Quarantine. |
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Unified Messaging Server
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Enable out dialing. To do this, follow the steps on the End-to-End Scenario tab. For more information, see Understanding Outdialing and Managing Outdialing. |
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Enable mutual-TLS between IP gateways or IP PBXs and an Exchange Unified Messaging (UM) server. To do this, follow the steps on the End-to-End Scenario tab. For more information, see Understanding Unified Messaging VoIP Security. |
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Create and configure a UM auto attendant. For more information, see How to Create a New Unified Messaging Auto Attendant. |
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Edge Transport Server Role
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Enable the Microsoft Exchange Anti-spam Update Service. To do this, follow the steps on the End-to-End Scenario tab. For more information, see How to Configure Anti-Spam Automatic Updates. |
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Configure the list of internal Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) servers. To do this, follow the steps on the End-to-End Scenario tab. For more information, see Set-TransportConfig. |
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Replicate safelist aggregation data. For more information, see Safelist Aggregation. |
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Create an alias and mailbox for quarantine message delivery. To do this, follow the steps on the End-to-End Scenario tab. For more information, see Configuring and Managing Spam Quarantine. |
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For More Information
For information about the required configuration steps on the Finalize Deployment tab in the Exchange Management Console, see Finalize Deployment Tasks.
For information about additional post-installation configuration tasks that are not listed on the tabs in the Exchange Management Console but are recommended after you install Exchange 2007, see Additional Post-Installation Tasks.