In this topic, you will deploy the Exchange 2007 SP1 Public Folder OAB server (EXMBXOAB01).

Note:
The Public Folder OAB Server is only required in order to provide traditional Public Folders as well as public folder-based Offline Address Book (OAB) downloads to down-level clients such as Outlook 2003 and earlier. If you do not plan to support pre-Outlook 2007 clients or public folders for your customers, you do not need to deploy this server role.You cannot use Local Continuous Replication or Clustered Continuous Replication servers to store Public Folder databases. The Exchange 2007 SP1 Public Folder OAB server is a standalone mailbox server.

Tasks

  1. Prepare the Exchange Public Folder OAB Server (EXMBXOAB01)
  2. Install IIS
  3. Install Windows PowerShell
  4. Install the Mailbox Server Role
  5. Create a Public Folder Database on EXMBXOAB01

Prepare the Exchange Public Folder OAB Server (EXMBXOAB01)

Procedure W08-DWHE.48: To prepare the Exchange Public Folder OAB server (EXMBXOAB01)

  1. Install Windows Server 2008 (x64) on EXMBXOAB01.

  2. Enable Remote Desktop.

  3. Join the Fabrikam domain.

  4. Disable Windows Firewall.

Install IIS

Procedure W08-DWHE.49: To install IIS

  1. On EXMBXOAB01, open the Server Manager console.

  2. Add the Web Server (IIS) role. Add the features required for Web Server (Windows Process Activation Service) when prompted.

  3. In addition to the default web server roles, select IIS 6 Management Compatibility management tool.

  4. Confirm your selections and start the installation.

Install Windows PowerShell

Procedure W08-DWHE.50: To install Windows PowerShell

  1. On EXMBXOAB01, open the Server Manager console.

  2. Add the Windows PowerShell feature. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.

Install the Mailbox Server Role

Procedure W08-DWHE.51: To install the Mailbox server role

  1. Log on to EXMBXOAB01 as Fabrikam\Administrator.

  2. Using the Exchange 2007 SP1 installation media, run Exchange 2007 SP1 setup on from the command line specifying the Mailbox server role:

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    Setup /mode:install /roles:MB

Create a Public Folder Database on EXMBXOAB01

Once you have installed the Mailbox server role on EXMBXOAB01, you can create a public folder database on the server.

Procedure W08-DWHE.52: To create a public folder database on EXMBXOAB01

  1. Open the Exchange Management Console on EXMBXOAB01, and then navigate to Server Conguration/Mailbox.

  2. In the center pane, click EXMBXOAB01.

  3. Right-click First Storage Group and select New Public Folder Database.

  4. Specify a mailbox database name (for example, PublicFolderStore1).

  5. Specify the Database file path in the appropriate drive/directory. Verify that Mount this database is selected.