VMware released this great paper about deploying one of the most troublesome and critical Microsoft back-end server, Exchange Server 2003:
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/exchange_wp_eng.pdf
Here the table of contents:
- Introduction
- Problem Statement
- Business Needs
- Executive Summary
- Architecture
- Introduction to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
- Introduction to VMware ESX Server
- VMware Terminology
- VMware ESX Server
- VMware ESX Server Architectures
- VMware as an Alternative
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Virtualized Exchange Solutions
- Deployment Options
- Hardware Configuration
- Software Configuration
- Exchange Server Deployment Tools
- Exchange Server 2003 Use Case: Design and Architecture at VMware
- Hardware Design and Configuration
- ESX Server Configuration
- Exchange
- Server Configuration
- Conclusion