Planning Tech

Before we begin I want to speak about the environment that I use before choosing the CCR option on production environment.

My test environment created on Esxi servers so you can gees that I’m talking about Virtualization here but that will be discus on another post …

Here we have the Full configuration:

1. I created my Domain-Controller in a new Forest, This DC run the DNS role and Active Directory.

Server Name: DC2003

IP_ 192.168.12.100

OS: Server 2003 standard 32-Bit

1. Exchange 2007 contain all the roles(Not the Edge role!) with SP1

Server Name: XCH2007

IP_192.168.12.88.

OS: Server 2003 standard 32-Bit

Exchange Server 2007 32-Bit

1. Node 1 – this node will function as the Active Node in our CCR environment.

Server Name: Node1

IP_192.168.12.200

OS: Server 2003 Enterprise 32-Bit

Exchange Server 2007 32-Bit

1. Node 2 – this node will function as the Passive Node in our CCR environment.

Server Name: Node2

IP_192.168.12.201

OS: Server 2003 Enterprise 32-Bit

Exchange Server 2007 32-Bit

1. I install one XP system just to check the CCR configuration after we finish configured it on our environment.

Now I will start to explain about the building of the CCR cluster Step by Step to help you understand every step of the way so follow carefully it’s not as heard as its look.