Exchange from scratch

[micon55]

I am trying to implement Exchange 2000 on our W2K domain. We have about 6 DCs on different sites and they replicate fine. I have been given a dedicated server with a large amount of disk space and would like to install Exchange on this server. I have run forestprep and domainprep on the first DC and they complete OK.
Am I right in saying that when I install Exchange that it installs throughout the AD on ALL our servers? Can the mailboxes be stored on a single server? Does my new server have to have AD installed. (have read contradicting views).

Also, our domain is behind a firewall and we need to access our emails from a DMZ to the outside world. How can we do the replication etc across a firewall?

Any help greatly appreciated.
Mike

 

[virtualranger]

I can tell you categorically that you must have AD installed on the same machine otherwise Exchange wont work as it integrates heavily with Active Directory.

 

[brontosaurus]

>Am I right in saying that when I install Exchange that it installs throughout the AD on ALL our servers?

Yes, but actually, it's the ForestPrep and DomainPrep portions of the setup that extend the AD Schema.

>Does my new server have to have AD installed?

If you mean does it need to be a DC, no.


Lastly, what kind of box do you have sitting in the DMZ?