Amen brother. A guide with clear, concise, step-by-step instructions I think would be welcome by most administrators. I have no less than 4 books on Exchange 2003 that I reference frequently because no one book covers everything effectively. This, and having to administrate 4 operating systems, voicemail, and phones (not to mention, "other duties as assigned") doesn't leave a great deal of time for sifting through mountains of obscure documentation. Sorry - rant off...
________________________________ From: Steve Hart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 1:52 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: What would YOU want to know? I would LOVE a complete installation guide. There are so many variables in the installation procedure and very little online documentation. A perfect book would talk about ALL of the prereqs, including the common stuff (you need 64 bit server) to the less common stuff (if you have trusted domains with Exchange, they need a 2003 DC). It would cover all of the setup.com switches and what each one does in detail, then the install procedure, what the roles are and what a particular install will need. It would cover entering the key, setting up certs, OWA, OMA, OAB, all of the little detailed steps. Then, it would cover properly decomissioning Exchange 2000 and 2003 servers. After a couple weeks of learning and quite a bit of struggling, I finally ran out of time and called in a consultant for our first E2007 install. His documentation is a document that they circulate internally, because they haven't found any complete sources either. Steve ________________________________ From: Campbell, Rob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 10:55 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: What would YOU want to know? As far as Exchange topics and articles, there don't seem to be any references available for 2007 equal to the technical reference library that was available for 2003. ________________________________ From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 12:24 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: OT: What would YOU want to know? OK, I ask these questions for my own benefit. I hope you'll forgive me. 1] Let's assume that a book regarding using Exchange 2007 and SCOM (Systems Center Operations Manager) together was going to be written. Would you buy such a thing? What would you want to be in it? 2] What type of Exchange topics would you like to see covered in blogs and articles that you don't see being covered? Or that you don't get enough details about? The more specific the better! Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com ************************************************************************ ************************** Note: The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. ************************************************************************ ************************** ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~
