Exchange Server Comparision Chart

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Exchange Server 2003 Exchange Server 2007 Exchange Server 2010

Exchange Server Release Date October 2003 December 2006 Second Half of 2009

1. Windows Server 2000 SP3 1. Windows Server 2003 SP2 -64 bit 1. Windows Server 2008-64 bit SP1

2. Windows Server 2003 2. Windows Server 2008 SP1 64

bit

2. Windows Server 2008 R2/later-

64 bit3. Windows Server 2008 3. Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit

1. Windows 2000 professional 1. Windows XP professional 1. Windows vista 64 bit

2. Windows XP Professional 2. Windows vista 32 bit 2. Windows 7 64 bit

1. Windows 2000 SP3 1. Windows 2003 1. Windows 2003 SP2

2. Windows 2003 2. Windows 2008 2. Windows 2008

Domain & Forest functional Level Windows 2000 Mixed Windows 2000 Native or higher Windows 2003 Native or higher

1. One storage group 1. 5 Storage groups 1. No storage Group concepts2. 2 Databases max per Server 2. 5 Databases max per Server 2. 5 Databases per Server

3. 16 GB DB Size and 72 GB with

SP2

3. 16 TB size per SG 3. Upgrade to Enterprise Edition

without uninstall4. x.400 connectors not included 4. No clustering support only Log

Shipping5. Upgrade to Enterprise Edition

without uninstall1. Four Storage group 1. 50 Storage Groups 1. No Storage Group Concepts

2. 20 Databases 2. 50 DB max per Server 2. 50 Databases Per Server

3. 16 TB DB size limited by

hardware

3. 16 TB size per SG 3. Upgrade to Enterprise Edition

without uninstall

4. Clustering Supported 4. Clustering Supported5. x.400 connectors included

1. Processor Pentium with 1 GHZ

speed

1. Processor 64 bit processor

Intel EM64T & AMD64

1. Processor 64 bit processor,

Intel EM64T and AMD642. RAM 512 2. RAM 2 GB + 5 MB per Mailbox 2. RAM 4 GB + 5 MB per Mailbox

Exchange Comparision Between 2003/2007/2010

Supportable Windows Server

Operating System to install Exchange

Server

Management Tools in Client

Operating System

Supported Domain Infrastructure

Standard Edition

Enterprise Edition


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3. Disk Space 500 MB and 200

MB for system files

3. Disk Space - At least 1.2 GB on

the drive to install Exchange and

200 MB for system drive 450 MB

if Hub Transport Server

3. Disk Space - At least 1.2 GB on

the drive on which you install

Exchange and 200 MB of available

disk space on the system drive -500 MB if Hub Transport Server

4. File System NTFS 4. File Format NTFS 4. File Format NTFS

5. CD/DVD drive 5. CD/DVD drive 5. CD/DVD drive

6. High resolution Monitor 6. High Resolution Monitor 6. High Resolution Monitor

1. ASP .Net 1. ASP .Net Framework 2.0 1. .Net framework 3.5

2. IIS 2. IIS 2. IIS

3. SMTP 3. WWW 3. Windows Remote management

4. NNTP 4. MMC 3.0 4. Windows power shell V2

5. WWW 5. Windows Power Shell

6. No SMTP and NNTP

1. Enterprise Admin 1. Enterprise Admin 1. Enterprise Admin

2. Schema Admin 2. Schema Admin 2. Schema Admin

3. Domain Admin 3. Domain Admin 3. Domain Admin

4. Local Machine Admin 4. Local Machine Admin 4. Local Machine Admin

Two New Security groups are created 4 New Security Groups will be

created

Domain Prep will create the following

Security Groups1. Exchange Enterprise Server 1. Exchange Organization

Administrator

1. Exchange All Hosted

Administrator2. Exchange Domain Server 2. Exchange Enterprise

Administrator

2. Exchange Organization

Administrator3. Exchange Recipient

Administrator

3. Exchange Enterprise

Administrator4. Exchange View Only

Administrator

4. Exchange Recipient Administrator

5. Exchange View Only

Administrator1. Outlook Anywhere (OWA) 1. Anywhere Access Protection & Compliance

2. Mailbox can sync with Blackberry

Device.

2. Outlook Voice Access 1. E-mail Archiving

Prerequisites to install Exchange

Permission Required to install

Exchange

Domain Prep

Hardware Requirement to install

Exchange Server


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3. Calendar Sharing. 3. Unified Messaging 2. Protect Communication

4. MAPI & POP3 Client support 4. Outlook Experience from desktop

to mobile

3. Advanced Security

5. Recovery Storage Group 5. High Availability options Anywhere Access6. Direct push/Remote wiping 1. Manage Inbox overload

2. Enhanced Voice mail

3. Collaboration

Flexibility & Reliability

1. Continuous Availability

2. Simplified Administration

3. Deployment Flexibility

Only have 5 Server Roles are introduced,

depending on their functions, they

No Change in Server Role

Architecture1. Front-End Server and 1. Client Access Server 1. Client Access Server

2. Back-End Server Architecture 2. Hub Transport Server 2. Hub Transport Server

3. Mailbox Server Role 3. Mailbox Server Role

4. UM Server role 4. UM Server role

5. Edge Transport Server 5. Edge Transport Server

1. Anonymous Access to IIS

Metabase

1. Public folders

2. Public folders Mail 2. CDOEx

3. MSDAIPP 3. WebDAV

4. ExOLEDB

5. Store events

6. IMF

1. Connectors for Lotus cc:Mail and

MS Mail

1. Administrative Groups 1. Recovery Storage Groups

2. Real-time Collaboration Features 2. Routing Groups 2. Streaming database

3. M: Drive 3. Co-existence with Exchange

Server 5.5

3. Storage Group

4. Key Management Service 4. Outlook Web Access to public

folders

4. Administrative and Routing

Groups completely removed5. Exchange Instant Messaging 5. Outlook Mobile Access 5. CDOEx

1. Public Folders

Whats New in Exchange Server

Release

Exchange Server Roles

Options that are de-emphasized


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6. Mailbox Recovery Center 6. WebDAV

7. ExOLEDB

8. Store events

9. Front-End and Bridge headservers10. Storage groups

11. Database identified by the

servers which they live12. Server names as part of

database name13. Clustered Mailbox server

1. Can be deployed in Exchange

5.5 org

1. No Exchange Server 5.5 1. No Exchange 5.5

2. Can be deployed in Exchange

Server 2000 org

2. To upgrade Exchange Move to

Exchange Server 2003 and

Exchan e Server 2007

2. No In-place Upgrade

3. Exchange 2003, 2000 and 5.5

can coexist in same Exchange org

3. co existence with Exchange

Server 2000 and Exchange Server

2003

3. Co-existence with Exchange

Server 2003 and Exchange Server

20074. Exchange 2000 can be directly

upgraded to Exchange Server 2003

4. No IN-place Upgrade 4. Upgrade Exchange Server 2003

to 2007 and to Exchange Server

20105. Migration options for Lotus Notes

and GroupWise1. Standard Edition 16 GB and 75

GB with SP2

1. Up to 10 GB support for single

Mailbox2. Enterprise Edition 16 TB

Limited b Hardware

2. Mailbox store Size limited by

Hardware1. Exchange System Manager 1. Exchange Management Console 1. New Exchange Management

Console2. Mailbox Recovery Center 2. Exchange Management shell 2. Exchange Control Panel

3. Recovery Storage Group 3. EBPA 3. Role Based Access Control

4. Improved Error Reporting 4. Database Recovery Management 4. Remote Power Shell

5. New Public folder admin tool 5. Database Troubleshooter

6. DNS resolver 6. Mail flow Troubleshooter

What are options removed from old

version

Exchange Infrastructure

Exchange Server Mailbox Store Size

limits

1. Mailbox Store Size Limited by

hardware


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7. Jet stress 7. Message Tracking

8. EBPA 8. Queue Viewer

9. Message Tracking center 9. Performance Monitor

10. Delivery Status notification

11. Outlook 2003 performance

Monitorin12. Message tracking tool

13. Multi Mailbox Move

14. Exchdump.exe

1. Exchange Full Admin 1. Exchange Organization

Administrators

1. Exchange Organization

Administrators2. Exchange Administrator 2. Exchange Recipient 2. Exchange Recipient

3. Exchange view only 3. Administrators 3. Administrators

4. Exchange Server Administrators 4. Exchange Server Administrators

5. Exchange View-Only

Administrators

5. Exchange View-Only

Administrators6. RBAC

1. 1 storage Group for STD Edition 1. 5 Storage Groups - Standard

Edition2. 4 Storage Group for ENT Edition 2. 50 Storage Groups - Standard

Edition1. 2 DB for STD edition 5 Database for Standard Edition 5 Database for Standard Edition

2. 5 DB for ENT edition 50 Database for Enterprise Edition 150 Database for Enterprise Edit ion

1. 16 GB for standard Edition 1. 16 TB for standard Edition and50 GB by default edit the registry

to et 16 TB Su ort2. 16 TB for Enterprise Edition

limited by hardware

2. Limited by Hardware

Two types of Clustering option, 1. Single Copy Cluster 1. Clustering Options removed

1. Network Load Balancing 2. Cluster Continuous Replication 2. Database Availability Groups

2. Clustering

Public Folders Public Folder Exists Public Folders are De Emphasized

Exchange Clustering

Administrative Roles

Storage Groups

1. Storage Group concepts removed

Database per storage Group

Individual Database Size

1. Limited by Hardware

Exchange Server Management and

Monitoring Tools


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1. ESE Database Engine 1. ESE Database Engine 1. ESE Database

2. PRIV.EDB 2. .CHK 2. .CHK

3. PUB.EDB 3. E00.log 3. E00.log

4. .stm 4. E0000000.log 4. E0000000.log

5. .chk 5. .EDB 5. .EDB

6. E00.log 6. Temp.EDP 6. Temp.EDP

7. E0000000.lob 7. .JRS 7. .JRS

8. Temp.EDB Streaming files are combined with

EDB

Transactional Log 5 MB in Size 1 MB in Size 1 Mb in Size

Deleted Item Retention 14 Days Deleted Item retention 14 days Deleted Item Retention 14 days

Deleted Mailbox Retention 30 days Deleted Mailbox Retention 30 days Deleted Mailbox Retention 30 days

Routing Groups

Routing Groups Newly introduced Routing Groups Exists in Co

existence of Exchange Server 2003

Routing Groups Exists in Co

existence of Exchange Server 2003

Administrative GroupsAdministrative Newly introduced Replace by Active Directory sites and

Services

Removed From Exchange Server

20071. 4 to 8 node clustering with

windows server 2003

1. Local Continuous Replication 1. LCR and CCR are removed

2. Faster cluster Failover 2. Cluster Continuous Replication 2. CCR and SCR introduced as in

build technology3. Improved public folder

replication

3. Single Copy Cluster 3. Mailbox Resilience

4. Support for VSS 4. Standby Continuous Replication 4. Database Availability Group

5. Mailbox Database Copy6. Database Mobility

1. Deleted Item Retention 1. Deleted Item Retention 1. Deleted Item Retention

2. Mailbox Retention 2. Mailbox Retention 2. Mailbox Retention

3. Restore Mailbox Store 3. Dial Tone Recover 3. Dial Tone Recover

4. Recovery Storage group 4. RecoverCMS CAS 4. RecoverCMS CAS

5. Recovery Forest and Server 5. Cloned Configuration ET 5. Cloned Configuration ET

6. Soft Recovery & Hard Recovery 6. Recovery Storage Groups 6. Recovery Storage Groups

File Structure

Retention Period

Clustering/High Availability

Recovery options


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Recovery Storage GroupsRecovery Storage Groups exists in


Recovery Storage Groups exists in


Removed from Exchange Server 2010

Journaling Journaling

Disclaimer DisclaimerMail Tips

1. Sender filtering 1. Antivirus and Anti spam

enhancement

1. Antivirus and Anti spam

enhancement2. Recipient filtering 2. Forefront Security 2. Forefront Security

3. Connection filtering 3. IP allow and deny list 3. IP allow and deny list

4. Intelligent Message filtering 4. IP allow and deny list providers 4. IP allow and deny list providers

5. Block E-Mail attachment 5. Sender ID filtering 5. Sender ID filtering

6. Block List Services 6. IP DNS Block list 6. IP DNS Block list

7. Install X.509 cert 7. Outlook safe senders 7. Outlook safe senders

8. TLS encryption forInbound Outbound mails

8. Attachment filtering 8. Attachment filtering

9. IPSEC between FE and BE 9. Sender reputation 9. Sender reputation

10. Kerberos support for outlook 10. Content Filtering 10. Content Filtering

11. Attachment blocking 11. Server to server TLS encryption 11. Server to server TLS encryption

12. SSL cert auto installed 12. SSL cert auto installed

13. Secure RPC for outlook 13. Secure RPC for outlook

14. HTTPS access for outlook

anywhere

14. HTTPS access for outlook

anywhere

Disclaimer

Security features

Compliance

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Exchange Server Comparision Chart