Run a Readiness Check scan with the Microsoft Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer Tool (version 2.7). We recommend that you run this scan early in the planning phase for Exchange 2007 so that you have ample time to implement any changes to your organization that the analyzer reports. For information and to download the Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer, see Microsoft Exchange Analyzers.

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Plan your Exchange 2007 deployment. For more information, see Planning Your Deployment.

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Make sure your environment meets all of the system requirements. For more information, see Exchange 2007 System Requirements.

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Install Exchange 2007. If you are installing Exchange 2007 into an existing Exchange organization, see Upgrading to Exchange 2007. If you are installing Exchange 2007 into a new Exchange organization, see New Installation.

For detailed steps about how to run Setup, see one of the following topics:

• How to Perform a Typical Installation Using Exchange Server 2007 Setup
  
  
• How to Perform a Custom Installation Using Exchange Server 2007 Setup
  
  
• How to Install Exchange 2007 in Unattended Mode
  
  

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Complete the post-installation tasks for the server roles that you installed.

For the required post-installation tasks, see Finalize Deployment Tasks. You can also find these tasks on the Finalize Deployment tab of the Microsoft Exchange node in the Exchange Management Console.

For the optional post-installation tasks, see End-to-End Scenario Tasks. You can find these tasks on the End-to-End Scenario tab of the Microsoft Exchange node in the Exchange Management Console.

For additional optional post-installation tasks, see Additional Post-Installation Tasks.

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