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Comparing performance and cost: Dell PowerEdge VRTX vs.
legacy hardware solution
9. Click Install only languages from the DVD.
10. Click the link for Step 4: Install Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1.
11. To go past the introduction screen, click Next.
12. Accept the license agreement, and click Next.
13. Select No for error reporting, and click Next.
14. Select Typical Exchange Server Installation, and click Next.
15. Leave the organization name at default (First Organization), and click Next.
16. At the question about client computers running Outlook 2003 and earlier, select Yes, and click Next.
17. Click Next to accept defaults for Configure Client Access server external domain.
18. At the Customer Experience Improvement Program screen, select I don’t want to join the program at this
time, and click Next.
19. If a warning about a lack of SMTP appears after the check finishes, ignore it.
20. To start the installation process, click Install.
21. Once installation is complete, click Finish.
22. Click OK when prompted to reboot.
23. Click Close.
24. To confirm exit, click Yes.
25. Reboot the VM.
Installing SP3 for Microsoft Exchange 2010 (both legacy and VRTX)
1. Download Service Pack 3 for Microsoft Exchange 2010 (Exchange2010-SP3-x64.exe) from
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36768 to c:\SP3 on the VM.
2. To extract the installation files, double-click the downloaded file.
3. To accept the destination directory for the extracted files, click OK.
4. To launch the installer, double-click setup.exe.
5. Click Install Microsoft Exchange Server upgrade.
6. At the Introduction screen, click Next.
7. Accept the terms in the license agreement, and click Next. The Readiness Checks should begin.
8. Install any roles in Server Manager that the Readiness Checks prompt you to install.
9. When the checks successfully complete, click Upgrade.
10. Click Finish, and reboot the VM.
Configuring Exchange Server 2010 connector (both legacy and VRTX)
1. In the VM, Select StartAll ProgramsMicrosoft Exchange Server 2010Exchange Management Console.
2. In the left pane, click Microsoft Exchange On-Premises.
3. In the left pane, expand Organization Configuration, and select Hub Transport.
4. In the action pane on the far right, select New Send Connector.
5. Name the send connector SMTP, select the intended use as Internet, and click Next.
6. In the Address space screen, click Add.
7. In the SMTP Address Space screen, type * as the address, ensure that the installer has checked Include all
subdomains, and click OK.
8. Click Next.
9. To accept defaults for the next two pages, click Next.










