additional exchage in a shared address space / install question

Hello Group!

I am about to run out of space on my exchange server, so I came here for an
advice.

I have 3 physical locations
Location 1 - Headquarters (50 Users in the workgroup environment)
Location 2 - Remote Site (10 Users Domain Environment with Exchange)
Location 3 - Remote Site (7 Users Domain Environment)

I have a Gateway to Gateway VPN tunnel between Location 2 and 3. I am in a
single Active Directory 2003 forest with a single domain (mycompany.local)

DC at the location 2 holds all 5 FSMO roles. Exchange 2003 Enterprise is
configured on the same server.
Users from 2nd location run outlooks NON Cached mode
Users from 3rd location run outlooks in Cached mode, because they come over
VPN tunnel to pick up their mail.

Since Location 1 does not have an exchange server nor do they want exchange
functionality they chose to stay with POP3 mailboxes. Our ISP hosts POP3
mailboxes for users in all locations, (1, 2 and 3) however emails for users
in locations 2 and 3 are picked up by the pop3 exchange connector at the 2nd
location and forwarded to the user mailboxes in exchange. As you understand
this is a shared namespace configuration.

I created 2 smtp connectors in exchange and 2 policies which take care of
the mail flow between mailbox enabled users, mail enabled users and external
recipients. In other words if a mailbox enabled user from Location 3 sends
an email to a mail enabled user in Location 1 or external recipients, email
goes out through one (external) smtp
connector. If a mailbox enabled user from Location 3 sends and email to a
mailbox enabled user from Location 2 it goes out through another (internal)
smtp connector.

The check box "This Exchange Organization is responsible for all mail
delivery to this address" under recipient policy is unchecked.

What I want to do at this point is get another Exchange server running at
location 2 and move all mailboxes from the old exchange server to the new
box. I sill want my old exchange box to get emails from pop3 connector and
forward them to the mailboxes on new server.

Does anybody know what configuration issues I may run in to? Any suggestions
are welcome.

Thanks

Mark
Tue Apr 17 01:56:22 CDT 2007

On Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:08:37 -0400, "Mike Testovich"
<john@bordfamily.com> wrote:

>Hello Group!
>
>I am about to run out of space on my exchange server, so I came here for an
>advice.
>
>I have 3 physical locations
>Location 1 - Headquarters (50 Users in the workgroup environment)
>Location 2 - Remote Site (10 Users Domain Environment with Exchange)
>Location 3 - Remote Site (7 Users Domain Environment)
>
>I have a Gateway to Gateway VPN tunnel between Location 2 and 3. I am in a
>single Active Directory 2003 forest with a single domain (mycompany.local)
>
>DC at the location 2 holds all 5 FSMO roles. Exchange 2003 Enterprise is
>configured on the same server.
>Users from 2nd location run outlooks NON Cached mode
>Users from 3rd location run outlooks in Cached mode, because they come over
>VPN tunnel to pick up their mail.
>
>Since Location 1 does not have an exchange server nor do they want exchange
>functionality they chose to stay with POP3 mailboxes. Our ISP hosts POP3
>mailboxes for users in all locations, (1, 2 and 3) however emails for users
>in locations 2 and 3 are picked up by the pop3 exchange connector at the 2nd
>location and forwarded to the user mailboxes in exchange. As you understand
>this is a shared namespace configuration.
>
>I created 2 smtp connectors in exchange and 2 policies which take care of
>the mail flow between mailbox enabled users, mail enabled users and external
>recipients. In other words if a mailbox enabled user from Location 3 sends
>an email to a mail enabled user in Location 1 or external recipients, email
>goes out through one (external) smtp
>connector. If a mailbox enabled user from Location 3 sends and email to a
>mailbox enabled user from Location 2 it goes out through another (internal)
>smtp connector.
>
>The check box "This Exchange Organization is responsible for all mail
>delivery to this address" under recipient policy is unchecked.
>
>What I want to do at this point is get another Exchange server running at
>location 2 and move all mailboxes from the old exchange server to the new
>box. I sill want my old exchange box to get emails from pop3 connector and
>forward them to the mailboxes on new server.
>
>Does anybody know what configuration issues I may run in to? Any suggestions
>are welcome.
>
>Thanks
>
>
Sounds like you're on the right lines and it's a relief to see someone
working through the problem themselves. So, yes:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321721 is the thing that I followed on
the couple of occasions I needed to do this. There is a problem
though.....

Do you need to maintain the ISP accounts? It's a yes if your Internet
from location 2 is constrained but if you've got a decent connection
you might want to look at switching to Exchange.

It's not a prtty configuration to be in though so I'd have a think for
this years budget requirements :)

Mike
Tue Apr 17 08:58:15 CDT 2007

Mark,

Location 1 - Headquarters is not my responsibility.Someone who is afraid of
Microsoft products is running the IT other there

Location 2 has a good connection speed, but does not have a static IP.
Download Speed: 5769 kbps (721.125 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 502 kbps (62.75 KB/sec transfer rate)

Even if I use DynDNS service to keep my MX record updated all the time and
MX backup service. It would mean I have to support / deal with users and
anti-microsoft person at location #1 which I would like to avid by any
means.



So what do you think I will run in to when 2nd exchange server is introduced
at the 2nd location?


Thanks

"Mark Arnold [MVP]" <mark@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:tfr823hqmiacofi1a26mmon5eosegov8ue@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:08:37 -0400, "Mike Testovich"
> <john@bordfamily.com> wrote:
>
>>Hello Group!
>>
>>I am about to run out of space on my exchange server, so I came here for
>>an
>>advice.
>>
>>I have 3 physical locations
>>Location 1 - Headquarters (50 Users in the workgroup environment)
>>Location 2 - Remote Site (10 Users Domain Environment with Exchange)
>>Location 3 - Remote Site (7 Users Domain Environment)
>>
>>I have a Gateway to Gateway VPN tunnel between Location 2 and 3. I am in a
>>single Active Directory 2003 forest with a single domain (mycompany.local)
>>
>>DC at the location 2 holds all 5 FSMO roles. Exchange 2003 Enterprise is
>>configured on the same server.
>>Users from 2nd location run outlooks NON Cached mode
>>Users from 3rd location run outlooks in Cached mode, because they come
>>over
>>VPN tunnel to pick up their mail.
>>
>>Since Location 1 does not have an exchange server nor do they want
>>exchange
>>functionality they chose to stay with POP3 mailboxes. Our ISP hosts POP3
>>mailboxes for users in all locations, (1, 2 and 3) however emails for
>>users
>>in locations 2 and 3 are picked up by the pop3 exchange connector at the
>>2nd
>>location and forwarded to the user mailboxes in exchange. As you
>>understand
>>this is a shared namespace configuration.
>>
>>I created 2 smtp connectors in exchange and 2 policies which take care of
>>the mail flow between mailbox enabled users, mail enabled users and
>>external
>>recipients. In other words if a mailbox enabled user from Location 3 sends
>>an email to a mail enabled user in Location 1 or external recipients,
>>email
>>goes out through one (external) smtp
>>connector. If a mailbox enabled user from Location 3 sends and email to a
>>mailbox enabled user from Location 2 it goes out through another
>>(internal)
>>smtp connector.
>>
>>The check box "This Exchange Organization is responsible for all mail
>>delivery to this address" under recipient policy is unchecked.
>>
>>What I want to do at this point is get another Exchange server running at
>>location 2 and move all mailboxes from the old exchange server to the new
>>box. I sill want my old exchange box to get emails from pop3 connector and
>>forward them to the mailboxes on new server.
>>
>>Does anybody know what configuration issues I may run in to? Any
>>suggestions
>>are welcome.
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>
> Sounds like you're on the right lines and it's a relief to see someone
> working through the problem themselves. So, yes:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321721 is the thing that I followed on
> the couple of occasions I needed to do this. There is a problem
> though.....
>
> Do you need to maintain the ISP accounts? It's a yes if your Internet
> from location 2 is constrained but if you've got a decent connection
> you might want to look at switching to Exchange.
>
> It's not a prtty configuration to be in though so I'd have a think for
> this years budget requirements :)