Planning a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Messaging System

In addition to evaluation and design recommendations, these topics describe improvements in Microsoft® Exchange Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003, and Microsoft Office Outlook® 2003. These topics also identify network infrastructure, hardware, Active Directory® directory service, and administrative concerns. Reading these topics will help you design a highly reliable and consistently available messaging system, including storage technologies, clustering, server tuning, and client configuration.

The following sections discuss planning an Exchange Server 2003 messaging system from an IT Professional perspective:

• Introduction: Planning an Exchange Server 2003 Messaging System

• Exchange 2003 Design Considerations

• Planning Your Active Directory and Administrative Model

• Planning Your Deployment Path

• Planning for Site Consolidation

• Planning Your Exchange Infrastructure

• Optimizing Memory Usage for Exchange Server 2003