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Installing the Feature Pack
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Procedures for Installing the Feature Pack
The installation involves the following tasks:
1.
Ensuring that installation requirements are met.
2. Setting up and configuring a dedicated network for Exchange database traffic
(recommended).
3.
Editing the hosts files on the Exchange server and Windows Storage Server computer to use
the dedicated network.
4.
Configuring the disk drives on the Windows Storage Server computer.
5.
Installing the Feature Pack on the Windows Storage Server computer.
6. Creating a Server Message Block (SMB) share for the folder on the Windows Storage Server
computer containing the setup files that are required to perform the installation on the
Exchange server.
7.
Installing the Feature Pack on the Exchange server from the SMB share on the Windows
Storage Server computer.
Each of these tasks is described in detail in the following sections.
Meeting Installation Requirements
The installation of the Feature Pack on Exchange servers and in Exchange clusters requires
specific hardware and software, as well as the use of Active Directory on each Exchange server.
Hardware Requirements
It is recommended that each Exchange server have at least 2 network adapters:
One Gigabit adapter that is used to support the dedicated Gigabit network
One adapter that is used to connect the Exchange server to the public network and to Active
Directory
Software Requirements
Exchange server:
The Exchange server must be running Microsoft Windows Server 2000 Service Pack 4 (or
later) or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (or later) with Exchange Server 2003.
A DFS root and a drive letter must be available on the Exchange server.
Note
If the Exchange Server is installed on any edition of Windows 2000 Server or on
Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, only one local DFS root is allowed. If a DFS
root was previously created, a DFS root cannot be created for the Feature Pack and
the installation will not complete successfully.
Windows Storage Server computer:
The Windows Storage Server computer must be running Microsoft Windows Storage Server
2003.
The Windows Storage Server computer must be a stand-alone NAS system. NAS clusters
are not supported.
Active Directory Requirement
The Windows Storage Server computer, the Exchange server, and the Active Directory domain
controller must be in the same domain.