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Windows Server Forum / Exchange Server / Design / March 2007Connecting Exchange
Hello Everybody, I need some advice on an Exchange Configuration am going to implement. The scenario is as follow: We need to implement an Exchange Server and have it connect to an external Exchange server in Germany to retrieve mails and synchronize contacts, meeting and all. I know you can install POP3 connector to retrieve mails, but what about contacts, meetings, and synchronization. How is this possible Secondly I need users to access the mails locally on the exchange server when they are not in the company, this will be achieved by using a fixed IP address. Any Idea on this would be appreciated Thanks Vimal What is the reason the mailboxes must initially be in Germany? There are a few options you have: 1) Use RPC over HTTP (Outlook Anywhere) to connect your clients at your office with the Exchange server in Germany Pros: No synch necessary, one Exchange environment, ability to access exchange remotely (from your office) for laptop users Cons: If your internet connection goes down, users won't be able to collaborate (but they will work individually offline), slower connectivity (assumption on my part) 2) Use OWA as the primary client (from server in Germany) Pros - no client installs, access from anywhere in the world Cons - reduced client experience, no offline access Responde here why the initial data location is Germany and we'll come up with a solution. HTH Nick Cavalancia MCSE/MCT/MCNE/MCNI nickc AT scriptlogic.com www.scriptlogic.com > Hello Everybody, > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Vimal Not sure what the requirement is here, do you have 2 exchange orgs? does your org have its own internet connection/domain name? do you have users with 2 mailboxes one in germany and one locally? are you using the german exchange server as your ISP? If the mails are getting delivered to the german exchange server why not get your clients to connect directly to get thier mail? forget a local exchange server. You mention contacts meeting and sync, are you trying to sync exchange orgs, free and busy etc? Cheers, Will  SignatureWill Rawlings Tru Consulting Ltd > What is the reason the mailboxes must initially be in Germany? > [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > > > > Vimal > Not sure what the requirement is here, do you have 2 exchange orgs? does your > org have its own internet connection/domain name? do you have users with 2 [quoted text clipped - 57 lines] > > > > > > Vimal The headquarters of the company is based in germany and all emails accounts are there, what we need here is an exchange server who can pull the mails there to here and users connect here instead of connecting to germany, We should be able to get the contacts, meetings synchronized here Are you trying to store the mailboxes in 2 places? If so why? Is this a requirement, if not then dont do it, why go through all the trouble/cost of sync'ing if you dont have to. Options. 1> Have a single Exchange Organisation. Join the head office Exchange Org With a local server and local mailboxes. Exchange will take care of routing mails from head office to your local site. You will have a consistent directory so no problem with syncing contacts etc. 2> If you have a need for a separate Exchange organisation still have local mailboxes and use DNS/SMTP routing to get mails to the right place. There are some tools to sync free and busy data. Directory will need to contain contacts for head office etc. Go for option 1 if you can. Cheers, Will. SignatureWill Rawlings Tru Consulting Ltd > > Not sure what the requirement is here, do you have 2 exchange orgs? does your > > org have its own internet connection/domain name? do you have users with 2 [quoted text clipped - 62 lines] > there to here and users connect here instead of connecting to germany, > We should be able to get the contacts, meetings synchronized here The Actual Configuration is that the domain is in Germany and users connect there to retrieve mails but the only problem is that when the net is down, mailing system is completely down, even in the LAN, they can't communicate. Germany Is Hosting Exchange 2003, can i have the local server here as Exchange 2007 > Are you trying to store the mailboxes in 2 places? If so why? Is this a > requirement, if not then dont do it, why go through all the trouble/cost of [quoted text clipped - 80 lines] > > there to here and users connect here instead of connecting to germany, > > We should be able to get the contacts, meetings synchronized here Is there a reason you cannot be a part of that Organization (perhaps a separate child domain, but still within the same Exchange org)? > The Actual Configuration is that the domain is in Germany and users connect > there to retrieve mails but the only problem is that when the net is down, [quoted text clipped - 87 lines] > > > there to here and users connect here instead of connecting to germany, > > > We should be able to get the contacts, meetings synchronized here HI Nick, They don't want to be part of the Germany Domain, but still want to be part of the Exchange Org (Company Policy) > Is there a reason you cannot be a part of that Organization (perhaps a > separate child domain, but still within the same Exchange org)? [quoted text clipped - 90 lines] > > > > there to here and users connect here instead of connecting to germany, > > > > We should be able to get the contacts, meetings synchronized here OK - then. This is an easy one. As long as your AD environment is within the same Forest (you can even use a separate DNS naming which puts you in a different tree and visually your folks will "think" they are separate from the Germany folks), you'll be in the same Exchange org (there's only one per forest). The only gotcha here is the Schema Admins and Enterprise Admins will still be run by Germany. If you were to install the AD this way, there is no need for pulling email from Germany with POP3 connectors or the like - you'll be in one organization and be self sufficient if the WAN goes down. (You may even consider having your own domain name whose MX record points to your office so if the connection to Germany is down, but the Internet is still up, you can maintain operations). HTH Nick Cavalancia MCSE/MCT/MCNE/MCNI nickc AT scriptlogic.com http://www.scriptlogic.com > HI Nick, > [quoted text clipped - 95 lines] > > > > > there to here and users connect here instead of connecting to germany, > > > > > We should be able to get the contacts, meetings synchronized here |
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