Configure Exchange Server 2007 Resource Management

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Configure Exchange Server 2007 Resource Management

In this topic you will create new Storage Groups, Mailbox Databases, and Public Folder Databases in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, and then add these to the Microsoft Provisioning System (MPS) Exchange Server 2007 Resource Manager as well as the MPS Exchange Server 2007 Offline Address Book (OAB) Resource Manager.

Tasks

  1. Configure Storage Groups and Databases in Exchange Server 2007
  2. Restart the Information Store Service on Each Mailbox Server
  3. Add Mailbox and Public Folder Databases to Resource Manager
  4. Add an OAB Server to Resource Manager

Configure Storage Groups and Databases in Exchange Server 2007

In the following procedures you will create one new Storage Group on ExMBX01 called BusinessSG1 and create a new Mailbox Database in this storage group called BusinessMailstore1. Then, on ExMBX02 you will create two new Storage Groups: ConsumerSG1 and PublicSG1. In these groups you will create a new Mailbox Database for consumer users (ConsumerMailstore1) and a Public Folder Database (PublicFolders).

Procedure DWHE.101: To configure Storage Groups and Databases on ExMBX01

  1. Open the Exchange Management Shell on ExMBX01.
  2. Run the following command to create a new Storage Group. <pre IsFakePre="true" xmlns="https://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">new-StorageGroup -Server 'EXMBX01' -Name 'BusinessSG2' -LogFolderPath 'C:\MountPoints\MBX01SG2Logs' -SystemFolderPath 'C:\MountPoints\MBX01SG2Data'</pre>
  3. Run the following series of commands to create and mount a new Mailbox Database.<pre IsFakePre="true" xmlns="https://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">new-mailboxdatabase -StorageGroup 'CN=BusinessSG2,CN=InformationStore,CN=EXMBX01,CN=Servers,CN=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT),CN=Administrative Groups,CN=Fabrikam,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=fabrikam,DC=com' -Name 'BusinessMailstore1' -EdbFilePath '&lt;Unique Database Filename with Path&gt;'</pre> ``FakePre-7771c964cd9341098760f297865669c2-aa60a83eee344ce19296bc569c649c6d

Procedure DWHE.102: To configure Storage Groups and Databases on ExMBX02

  1. Open the Exchange Management Shell on ExMBX02.
  2. Run the following command to create a new Public Folder Storage Group.<pre IsFakePre="true" xmlns="https://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">new-StorageGroup -Server 'EXMBX02' -Name 'PublicFolderSG1' -LogFolderPath '&lt;Unique Log Folder Path&gt;' -SystemFolderPath '&lt;Unique System Folder Path'</pre>
  3. Run the following series of commands to create and mount a new Public Folder Database.<pre IsFakePre="true" xmlns="https://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">new-publicfolderdatabase -StorageGroup 'CN=PublicFolderSG1,CN=InformationStore,CN=EXMBX02,CN=Servers,CN=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT),CN=Administrative Groups,CN=Fabrikam,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=fabrikam,DC=com' -Name 'PublicFolders' -EdbFilePath '&lt;Unique Database Filename and Path&gt;'</pre> ``FakePre-dbaa7854afd54fea97faf2040d6431db-dc6274cf7a06485393997b480a86d593
  4. Run the following command to create a new Storage Group. <pre IsFakePre="true" xmlns="https://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">new-StorageGroup -Server 'EXMBX02' -Name 'ConsumerSG1' -LogFolderPath '&lt;Unique Log Folder Path&gt;' -SystemFolderPath '&lt;Unique System Folder Path'</pre>
  5. Run the following series of commands to create and mount a new Mailbox Database.<pre IsFakePre="true" xmlns="https://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">new-mailboxdatabase -StorageGroup 'CN=ConsumerSG1,CN=InformationStore,CN=EXMBX02,CN=Servers,CN=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT),CN=Administrative Groups,CN=Fabrikam,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=fabrikam,DC=com' -Name 'ConsumerMailstore1' -EdbFilePath '&lt;Unique Database Filename with Path&gt;'</pre> ``FakePre-13a31bca98ab4ddfa069828fd032a857-25d0052bfb0348788f754098776677dd

Restart the Information Store Service on Each Mailbox Server

In the following procedure you will restart the Microsoft Exchange Information Store service on each of the Exchange mailbox servers (EXMBX02 and the active node hosting the EXMBX01 virtual server). This is required in order to log on to the environment using a legacy Microsoft Outlook client such as Microsoft Outlook 2003 after creating the first Public Folder store in the environment.

Procedure DWHE.103: To restart the Informaton Store service on each Mailbox Server

  1. Open the Exchange Management Shell on the Exchange Mailbox Server.
  2. Run the following command to stop the Information Store. <pre IsFakePre="true" xmlns="https://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Stop-service -Name MSExchangeIS </pre>
  3. After the service finishes stopping, run the following command to restart the Information store. <pre IsFakePre="true" xmlns="https://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Start-service -Name MSEXchangeIS</pre>

Add Mailbox and Public Folder Databases to Resource Manager

In this procedure you will use the AddExchangeResources Sample XML to add the Exchange Databases you have created to the Exchange Server 2007 Resource Manager.

Procedure DWHE.104: To add Mailbox and Public Folder databases to Resource Manager

  1. Log on to MPS01 as a domain administrator.

  2. Edit <installdir>:\Program Files\Microsoft Hosting\Provisioning\Samples\Exchange 2007 Resource Manager\AddExchangeResources.xml

  3. Edit the <preferredDomainController> element to match the name of the preferred Active Directory domain controller; for example: <pre IsFakePre="true" xmlns="https://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;preferredDomainController&gt;ad01.fabrikam.com&lt;/preferredDomainController&gt;</pre>

  4. Ensure that the <serverName>, <mailStoreName> and <PublicStoreName> values are appropriate for your organizaiton.

  5. Save the edited file.

  6. From a command prompt change to the <installdir>:\Program Files\Microsoft Hosting\Provisioning\Samples\Exchange 2007 Resource Manager directory and execute the following command:<pre IsFakePre="true" xmlns="https://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">provtest AddExchangeResources.xml /x2</pre>

    Note

    /x2 formats the XML results for maximum readability.

Add an OAB Server to Resource Manager

In this procedure you will use the AddOABResources Sample XML to add the OAB server ExMBX02 to the Exchange Server 2007 OAB Resource Manager.

Procedure DWHE.105: To add an OAB server to Resource Manager

  1. Log on to MPS01 as a domain administrator.

  2. Edit <installdir>:\Program Files\Microsoft Hosting\Provisioning\Samples\Exchange 2007 OAB Resource Manager\AddOABServer.xml

  3. Edit the <preferredDomainController> element to match the name of the preferred Active Directory domain controller; for example: <pre IsFakePre="true" xmlns="https://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;preferredDomainController&gt;ad01.fabrikam.com&lt;/preferredDomainController&gt;</pre>

  4. Ensure that the value of <name> references the appropriate OAB server for your organizaiton.

  5. Save the edited file.

  6. From a command prompt change to the <installdir>:\Program Files\Microsoft Hosting\Provisioning\Samples\Exchange 2007 OAB Resource Manager directory and execute the following command:<pre IsFakePre="true" xmlns="https://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">provtest AddOABServer.xml /x2</pre>

    Note

    /x2 formats the XML results for maximum readability.