Exchange 2007 and AD

jkruse — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 02:30:42 GMT

This post focuses on two aspects of Active Directory (AD) design for Exchange 2007:

The recommended ratio of Exchange 2007 servers to Active Directory global catalog (GC) servers
When to use dedicated Active Directory sites for your Exchange 2007 servers

http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2007/03/28/437313.aspx

Exchange 2007 Tip O' The Day (not updated daily)

jkruse — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 05:07:00 GMT

When you install Exchange 2007 for the first time, you need to extend the AD schema (usually by running setup.com /PrepareSchema, or just setup /ps if you’re lazy like me).

Make sure you do this in the same AD site as the schema master, otherwise you will get the following error:

Setup needs to contact the Active Directory schema master but this computer is not in the same Active Directory site as the schema master (XXX).

(XXX being the AD site)

So how do you find out which actual server is the schema master? Well, I’m glad you asked.

First make sure you have the appropriate permissions, then run the following command:

regsvr32 schmmgmt.dll

This will enable you to add a snap-in to MMC called “Active Directory Schema”. You can then right-click, view Operations Master, and either find out which server is the current Schema Master or transfer the role to another server.

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Exchange 2007 and AD

Exchange 2007 Tip O' The Day (not updated daily)