Front/Backend server config
Just trying to understand a bit more about the average Windows Exchange Frontend and Backend server config.
Is the Frontend server a member of the same domain as the Backend?
How does the mail flow from the Backend server to Internet mailboxes?
Does the Frontend have two NICs> One public (Internet facing) and one private for the domain?
Just looking for a simple explanation.
Thanks
Is the Frontend server a member of the same domain as the Backend?
How does the mail flow from the Backend server to Internet mailboxes?
Does the Frontend have two NICs> One public (Internet facing) and one private for the domain?
Just looking for a simple explanation.
Thanks
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shajidali
With all due respect you can't install exchange server 2003 without it being in the domain. Frontend and backend comes only after that.
Where in this post have anyone mentioned exchange server 2003 ?
Where have I stated that I would install an exchange server that is not a member of the domain ?
(Though this is absolutely functional having an exchange server that holds solely the edge server role to act as the front-end server, most likely located in the DMZ zone)
You can read more on this on microsofts knowledge base, one refencere:
http://www.msexchange.org/articles_tutorials/exchange-server-2010/management-administration/anti-spam-using-edge-transport-server-Part1.html
shajidali, you can have your opinions which you are entitled to likewise we all technicians / specialists have ours. But do not comment on things that have not been said nor stated as facts.
I am simply giving the user, which in this case is lazik, two things:
1. My opinion based on my experience, and not technical facts, on what he is asking
2. Options and possibilities which are stated on facts from Microsoft
Cheers!
Where have I stated that I would install an exchange server that is not a member of the domain ?
(Though this is absolutely functional having an exchange server that holds solely the edge server role to act as the front-end server, most likely located in the DMZ zone)
You can read more on this on microsofts knowledge base, one refencere:
http://www.msexchange.org/articles_tutorials/exchange-server-2010/management-administration/anti-spam-using-edge-transport-server-Part1.html
shajidali, you can have your opinions which you are entitled to likewise we all technicians / specialists have ours. But do not comment on things that have not been said nor stated as facts.
I am simply giving the user, which in this case is lazik, two things:
1. My opinion based on my experience, and not technical facts, on what he is asking
2. Options and possibilities which are stated on facts from Microsoft
Cheers!
JC - Front-end/back-end server terminology typcially implies Exchange Server 2003 front-end and back-end server "roles".
If we are talking 2003, then quite a while ago Microsoft used to recommend/support placing the 2003 FE in a DMZ and the 2003 BE on the internal network but this is generally no longer a recommended configuration.
If we are talking 2007/2010 then having Hub Transports (HT) roles and Client Access Server (CAS) roles seperated from their Mailbox (MBX) role counterparts seperated by a firewall isn't supported. The only thing thats supported in a DMZ is the Edge Transport (ET) role.
If by front-end you simply mean a hygiene (anti-spam, anti-virus) server/appliance or some other type of SMTP proxy then yes, they're typically placed in a DMZ.
If we are talking 2003, then quite a while ago Microsoft used to recommend/support placing the 2003 FE in a DMZ and the 2003 BE on the internal network but this is generally no longer a recommended configuration.
If we are talking 2007/2010 then having Hub Transports (HT) roles and Client Access Server (CAS) roles seperated from their Mailbox (MBX) role counterparts seperated by a firewall isn't supported. The only thing thats supported in a DMZ is the Edge Transport (ET) role.
If by front-end you simply mean a hygiene (anti-spam, anti-virus) server/appliance or some other type of SMTP proxy then yes, they're typically placed in a DMZ.
jebeckham,
You are rights, I was simply stating general information regarding exchange servers, undependent of which versions they were of.
Cheers
You are rights, I was simply stating general information regarding exchange servers, undependent of which versions they were of.
Cheers
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Thank you all, I read and understand your points very well.