HP E5000 Setup and Install

HP E5000 Messaging System for Microsoft Exchange Installation Checklist

Abstract

Use this document to plan your HP E5000 Messaging System for Microsoft Exchange deployment.

HP Part Number: 5697-1787
Published: June 2012
Edition: 2

© Copyright 2012 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

Before you begin

Moving to Exchange 2010 entails the following:

• Use a Database Availability Group (DAG) to establish high availability for the Exchange 2010

environment. The E5000 software tools will guide you through the setup. Be prepared with inputs
for the Exchange Deployment Tool wizard as outlined in “Using the Exchange Deployment Tool

(EDT)” (page 9).

• Deploy all roles on each server, per HP's best practice. As a result, the E5000 has the Client

Access Server (CAS), HUB transport, and mailbox roles on each server.

NOTE: If all roles are assigned to one server, Windows Network Load Balancing will not work.

In this situation, an external hardware or software load balancer is strongly recommended to
route client connections.

• Download the HP E5000 Messaging System for Microsoft Exchange Administrator Guide and

the HP E5000 Messaging System for Microsoft Exchange Quick Start Guide at:

http://www.hp.com/support/manuals

Under Solutions, select Solution Appliances and then select your E5000 model to display the
manuals page.

• Check for and download the latest software updates on the HP Support & Drivers website at:

http://www.hp.com/go/support

Select Drivers & Software. Enter E5000 in the Enter a product name/number box and click Search.
Navigate to your product and download any applicable files.

NOTE:

• The tables in this document include an Acknowledgment and/or Decision column. After reading

the task, put a check mark in the Acknowledgment column to indicate your understanding. In the
Decision column, enter how you plan to address the task.

• Use the table in “Recording network details” (page 9) to enter the networking details needed to

complete the installation.

Table 1 Pre-installation checklist

DecisionAcknowledgmentResourcesDescriptionStep

Plan integration with
legacy systems
(Exchange 2003).

Determine the DAG
naming convention.

Obtain the IP address
to be used for the

for the E5000 servers. (page 5) for additional

Identify the bridgehead
server name. Decide
whether to run the
Microsoft Exchange 2010
Pre-Deployment Analyzer
and/or the Exchange
Deployment Assistant.

Consider whether there
are naming conventions
in your organization.

Work with your network
administrator to reserve
these IP addresses. SeeDAG and the IP

“Network planning”addresses and names

information about other
networks.

Pre-Deployment Analyzer:

http://go.microsoft.com/?
linkid=9738616

Exchange Deployment
Assistant:

http://go.microsoft.com/?
linkid=9738615

The tool suggests a default
name of DAG1.

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