Thanks, Ed. I'm betting ISA server is less money (we're nonprofit) than another Exchange license just for CAS. And, I'm hoping ISA server will run on VMWare.
-- Larry Wahlers Concordia Technologies The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod MailTo:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Business Phone: (314) 996-1876 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Ed Crowley > Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 12:15 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Exchange 2007 questions > > 1. You can but you'll want to verify that your solution is > on the supportability list. > > 2. Do not put the CAS in a DMZ. It's a huge security hole. > Use a web publishing device or ISA server in the DMZ. (Edge > doesn't do anything for > OWA.) Putting a CAS or front-end server in your DMZ is > tanatamount to militarizing it. That's against best practice. > > For licensing questions consult Microsoft's licensing > website. But I think you already sort of know the answer to > your questions. > > Now, if you're asking about the number of boxes you'll need > as opposed to the number of licenses, I can help you with > that. Depending on the number of users, you could put the > mailbox, CAS and hub transport roles on the same box as long > as you're not clustering (and I'm not talking about a virtual > server box, I mean one Exchange 2007 server), so the minimum > number is one server. > > So instead of buying a separate Exchange 2007 license for a > CAS in your DMZ, buy an ISA license instead, have it do Web > publishing of your OWA and combine the CAS with your mailbox server. > > Ed Crowley MCITP MCSE+I MCSE+M MCTS MVP > "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral > problems." > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Larry Wahlers > Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 12:53 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Exchange 2007 questions > > Hi, folks, > > I took the 3938B class on upgrading your skills from Exchange > 2000/2003 to Exchange 2007, but I still have a couple of questions. > > 1. Can I put the Exchange 2007 databases on an iSCSI LAN? > 2. Do I really need a CAS and a HUB in the same AD site as my > mailbox server? Reason I ask is, I'd like to put a CAS in our > DMZ and the mailbox server in a different site on the > internal network, kind of like our front end/back end > Exchange 2003 topology, but I don't want to install two > separate CAS's if I don't need to. > > Finally, I'm assuming I have to have an Exchange license for > every server on which I install *any* role, correct? So, I'll > need at least two, and maybe three, licenses just to get one > Exchange 2007 mailbox server up and running? > > Many thanks, colleagues. > > -- > Larry Wahlers > Concordia Technologies > The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod > MailTo:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Business Phone: (314) 996-1876 > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > .sparklist.com > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > l.sparklist.com > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
