So, I was clicking around in some Exchange 2010 documentation and I ran across the Exchange 2010 Deployment Assistant. I was totally floored! I knew that it was out there, but after poking around in it, it actually looks like a tool that I would recommend to people! It covers various deployment scenarios and even if they don’t cover EVERYTHING, it’s a good way for an IT Pro to get up to speed on the steps necessary for deploying Exchange 2010. The scenarios that are covered are:
- Upgrade from Exchange 2003
- Upgrade from Exchange 2007
- Upgrade from Exchange 2003 & 2007 (Mixed environment)
- New installation of Exchange 2010
Features like a “Start over” button and a fairly simplistic scheme allow for the reader to really focus on the actual steps. The one thing that I want to point out is that they break down the installation of the Exchange 2010 roles and what you need to do for each role once it’s installed. It looks like the basic assumption is that every role is on a separate machine, to help divide the required steps. Installing each of the roles separately is NOT required, but it is helpful to know what each role actually required.
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