hi, pls i am new to exchange.can someone tell me the best practice for installing exchange 2010 in a production environment?the number of servers?what role each server should have?how to configure those servers and things like that,i would very much appreciate it if u can.thanks

Please go through the Exchange IPD Guide available here http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=732 Jasjit Singh Dhindsa | ITIL v3 | IASA Foundation Certified | MCITP:Exchange 2010 | Exchange 2007 | MCTS:OCS 2007 | Exchange 2010 | Exchange 2007 | MCSA:Messaging | Security | MCSE:Messaging | Security

Sounds like you are starting with limited knowledge, so I suggest some reading up on Exchange 2010 here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd298026.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998636.aspx Also use the Exchange Deployment Assistant for help implementing 2010: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/exdeploy2010/default.aspx#Home My ultimate suggestion would be to hire a consultant from a Microsoft Partner. Deploying Exchange is not a simple undertaking.Tim Harrington | MVP: Exchange | MCITP: EMA 2007/2010, MCITP: Lync 2010, MCITP: Server 2008, MCTS: OCS | Blog: http://HowDoUC.blogspot.com | Twitter: @twharrington

How many users are you talking about. Best policy is to run each role on a separate server but you can co-exist some of the roles. There are many contraints like number of users nature of business budget etc Where Technology Meets Talent

Hello, Hope the following article will be useful for you: Planning and Deployment http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998636.aspx Getting Started With Exchange 2010 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124265.aspx Thanks, Simon