Sql Server Licensing Mode | Setting Up Exchange 2000 Server

'How to Set up Microsoft Exchange Server' - is too vague and far-reaching. Microsoft has been launching a series of Exchange servers – 4, 5, 5.5, 2000, 2003, 2007 and is now preparing to introduce to 2010 and installation procedures vary and do not have much in common. Installation of Microsoft Exchnage Server is not easy and calls for expertise and high level of committment. One needs to go through manuals and guides effectively. For the purpose of this article, let us assume the server to be 2007 and understand the catalog server requirements and installation procedures.

Domain Controller as Global Catalog Server

One needs to run a DNS server locally for the domain controller so obtained. Here, the installation wizard will help one in installing DNS server which is needed. The whole set up of the installation wizard will acquaint the user with necessary configuration procedures and keep the user updated during and after the process. This is a part of installation process which is applied after setting up the domain controller and installing the Active Directory Control.

When the installation (of Active Directory) is complete, one may press the button Finish and then restart the computer. In this whole process the domain controller becomes a Global Catalog Server. The basic functionality of a global catalog is similar to that of domain controller but it is applied in wider aspect. It takes control of several domains in an existing forest.