Project Briefs

Migration of an Enterprise Microsoft Exchange messaging architecture to the latest version and new high availability messaging architecture utilizing Database Availability Group (DAG) across multiple datacenters.

  • Client : Government Agency
  • Category : Exchange Server, Microsoft On Premise Servers
  • Location : Bandar Seri Begawan, BRUNEI

Project Briefs

Completed Scope

  • Reviewed and finalized requirements, project scope, project team members, project constraints, project risks and redefined project time line and milestones.
  • Formulated and reviewed vision scope document with project team.
  • Conducted current environment review, specifically existing directory service, DNS, DHCP, Exchange messaging system, network environment and desktop operating environment.
  • Designed new Microsoft Exchange Server Enterprise architecture design with Database Availability Group (DAG) for high availability.
  • Designed new e-mail routing topology, Exchange administration policy,
  • Formulated migration and coexistence strategy to migrate users’ mailboxes from the existing messaging system to the new Microsoft Exchange Server with DAG messaging system.
  • Formulated and reviewed Exchange architecture design document with project team.
  • Built and deployed new MS Exchange Server architecture with DAG in datacenter and Disaster Recovery Center (DRC).
  • Deployed three (3) multirole MS Exchange servers (CAS+MBX) in one (1) DAG set across datacenter and DRC.
  • Conducted legacy and new messaging architecture coexistence pilot.
  • Conducted mailbox migration from legacy Exchange to the new high availability Exchange architecture.
  • Monitored and stabilized the new high availability Exchange messaging architecture.
  • Decommissioned legacy Exchange messaging system.

Technologies Used

  • Microsoft Windows Server
  • Microsoft DNS
  • Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
  • Microsoft Exchange Server

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