How to Add and Remove Server Roles in Exchange 2007
Exchange Server Roles. The term “Server Role” is new to Exchange 2007 and it represents a concept of organizing features and services across servers. By allocating Exchange features and services to separate Server Roles you are: *improving hardware utilization and scalability *reducing maintenance down time and end user impact *getting more flexibility to fit your unique business needs There are five server roles in Exchange Server 2007: Mailbox Role - hosts mailbox and public folder data and provides MAPI access for Outlook clients Client Access Role - enables the use of Internet browsers (OWA), 3rd party mail clients (POP3/IMAP4) and mobile devices (ActiveSync) to access mailboxes Edge Transport Role - provides mail quarantine and SMTP service to enhance security Hub Transport Role - handles mails by routing them to next hop Unified Messaging Role - enables access to mailboxes, address books, and calendars using the telephone and voice All of the above server roles, except the Edge T...