Learn about planning Microsoft Exchange implementations on AWS. This presentation covers the architectural considerations and steps involved to plan and deploy an Exchange Server 2010-based messaging service in the AWS cloud, including available tools to automate deployment. We highlight the recently published "Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 in the AWS Cloud: Planning & Development Guide", which discusses topics and configuration steps relevant before and after launching the necessary AWS services such as Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) and Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) to run a high availability and site resilient Exchange architecture. You will learn: • How to plan, design, deploy and test Microsoft Exchange solutions built on AWS elastic infrastructure • Performance monitoring in cloud-based scenarios • Deployment automation using AWS CloudFormation and Microsoft PowerShell Who should attend: • Exchange Developers and Administrators, Solution Architects, Technical Project Managers, Security Ops

1. Microsoft Exchange Server in the AWS Cloud
Planning & Implementation Guide
Presented by Ulf Schoo
Content by Shankar Sivadasan & Ulf Schoo
Deck by Colin White
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2. Introduction
MS Exchange Server is one of the most mission-critical messaging platforms in the enterprise
today. It provides email, scheduling, and tools for custom collaboration across the organization.
The AWS cloud provides a suite of infrastructure services and that enable you to deploy
Exchange Server in a highly available, affordable and fault-tolerant manner. By deploying an
Exchange Server architecture in the AWS Cloud, customers can leverage the powerful
functionality of Exchange along with the flexibility and security of AWS.
The methodology and tools you use to design an Exchange Server deployment are the same
whether the target platform a is physical, virtual, or cloud-based infrastructure. Always size
Exchange Server deployments as though you plan to install them on dedicated physical
hardware, while making sure to consider the performance characteristics of a shared
computing environment.
This presentation gives an overview of the process to create the example solution. It does not outline each step. For the detailed overview,
please consult the whitepaper available here: http://aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/AWS_Exchange_Planning_Implementation/
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3. Before You Get Started
This is an advanced topic. If you are new to AWS, please visit
the “Getting Started with AWS” section of the Online
Documentation Page on our website.
You should also be familiar with the following topics:
• Amazon EC2 and Amazon VPC
• Windows Server 2008 R2
• Windows Server Active Directory and DNS
• Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC)
• Microsoft Exchange Server
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4. Microsoft Platform on AWS
• Partnership to support running Windows
Server-based workloads on AWS
• Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) with
Windows Server and SQL Server today that
were jointly developed by Microsoft and
AWS
• SharePoint Server and other Microsoft
server products can be licensed to run on
AWS
Two licensing models:
•Windows Server
•SQL Server Standard
Pay-as-you-go – AMI
pricing includes
software
•SQL Server Enterprise
•SharePoint Server
•Other qualifying Microsoft Windows Server
products*
BYOL – use existing
licenses on AWS
*General info on AWS and License Mobility for a variety of MS server products:
http://aws.amazon.com/windows/mslicensemobility/
Detail on AWS and License Mobility with SQL Server:
http://aws.amazon.com/windows/mslicensemobility/sql/
Microsoft “License Mobility through Software Assurance” gives Microsoft Volume Licensing
customers the flexibility to deploy Windows Server applications with active Software
Assurance (SA) on Amazon Web Services.
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5. Summary – What You Will Learn
Part 1 Planning Your Exchange Server Deployment in the AWS Cloud
Part 2 Designing For Site Resiliency and High Availability
Part 3 Configuring For High Availability
Part 4 Sample Deployment Scenario
Part 5 Conclusion and Further Reading
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6. Summary – What You Will Build
• Small Business Deployment Scenario (250 mailboxes)
• Designed to provide cost-optimized high performance and
availability that stretches across two AWS Availability
Zones
• Scenario Details:
– 250 Mailboxes
– 5 GB Primary Mailbox Quota per User
– 5 GB Archive Mailbox Quota per User
– 100 Messages Sent/Received Per User Per Day
– Average Message Size of 75 KB
– 60% Outlook Anywhere, 30% Exchange ActiveSync, 10% Outlook Web App
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8. Part 1 Planning Your Exchange Server Deployment In The AWS Cloud
Part 2 Designing For Site Resiliency And High Availability
Part 3 Configuring For High Availability
Part 4 Sample Deployment Scenario
Part 5 Conclusion & Further Reading
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9. Planning Your Deployment
• Stage 1: Produce a Candidate Design
– Processor Sizing
– Memory Sizing
– Storage Sizing
– Log Replication Sizing
– Network Traffic Sizing
• Stage 2: Test the Storage Components
• Stage 3: Verify Server Performance
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10. Part 1 Planning Your Exchange Server Deployment In The AWS Cloud
Part 2 Designing For Site Resiliency And High Availability
Part 3 Configuring For High Availability
Part 4 Sample Deployment Scenario
Part 5 Conclusion & Further Reading
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11. Designing For Site Resiliency And High Availability
• Regions
• Availability Zones
• Active Directory Site Design
• Cross-Region Deployment
• Client Access Load Balancing
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12. Part 1 Planning Your Exchange Server Deployment In The AWS Cloud
Part 2 Designing For Site Resiliency And High Availability
Part 3 Configuring For High Availability
Part 4 Sample Deployment Scenario
Part 5 Conclusion & Further Reading
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13. Configuring For High Availability
The whitepaper gives tips on
how to configure the DAG to
get the most out of your
deployment
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14. Part 1 Planning Your Exchange Server Deployment In The AWS Cloud
Part 2 Designing For Site Resiliency And High Availability
Part 3 Configuring For High Availability
Part 4 Sample Deployment Scenario
Part 5 Conclusion & Further Reading
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15. Sample Scenario
• Small Business Solution (specs on slide 6)
• Deployed in three parts, two of which are scripted
via included AWS CloudFormation templates
1 Launch and Configuration of the Virtual Network and
Active Directory Infrastructure
2 Launch and Configuration of the Exchange Server
Multi-Role Servers
3 Install and Configure Exchange
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16. Part 1 Planning Your Exchange Server Deployment In The AWS Cloud
Part 2 Designing For Site Resiliency And High Availability
Part 3 Configuring For High Availability
Part 4 Sample Deployment Scenario
Part 5 Conclusion & Further Reading
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17. Conclusion
The secure and reliable AWS cloud infrastructure enables highly
available and site-resilient MS Exchange Server deployments
In this presentation, we gave an overview of the steps to deploy Exchange Server
in the AWS environment. Using the tools that you are already familiar with, we
provided recommendations and planning tips to configure the environment based
upon individual requirements and business needs.
Also provided is a sample deployment scenario using AWS CloudFormation
templates that help you launch in a few clicks. We highlighted several advanced
topics that require careful consideration to successfully deploy Exchange Server
on AWS with confidence.
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18. Customer Success Stories
Choice Logistics
Case Study
http://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/choicelogistics/
Webinar (replay)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcyBusOiO28
Choice Logistics manages a global logistics network of 800+
locations with a 99% SLA. They have many locations worldwide,
and messaging services are critical to their business. This case
study describes their migration from an on-premises Exchange
2007 solution to Exchange 2010 on the AWS cloud.
"Using AWS makes it easy for us to resize instances and increase
storage without having to go through a lengthy procurement cycle.“
– Tom Bentzen, Director of Information Systems
Banro Corp
Case Study
http://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/banro-corporation/
Banro is a Canadian gold mining company with exploration and
development along a major gold belt in the Democratic Republic of
the Congo (DRC). Traditional procurement would have required
long lead times and high capex. It was not possible to estimate
capacity or accurately plan the rollout of the 16+ software systems
that executives expected to be running in less than a year.
“The pressure of rolling out key organization systems — including
ERP, workflow systems, email systems, data warehouses, and
reporting tools — required us to deploy these systems at our
Twangiza mine site in the DRC, where we faced the hurdles of
logistics and lack of infrastructure.”
– Thorsten Neumann, Group IT Manager
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19. Sonian
http://www.sonian.com
AIS
http://www.appliedis.com
AWS Partner Network
Smartronix
http://www.smartronix.com
Apparatus
http://www.apparatus.net
Booz Allen
http://www.boozallen.com
RDA
http://www.rdacorp.com
A selection of APN members that specialize in Microsoft Exchange workloads
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20. Bootcamp: Implementing the Microsoft Enterprise Datacenter in the AWS Cloud
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Level: 300 - Experienced
Audience: Solution Architects, SysOp Administrators
Price: $600
Learn how to deploy an enterprise scale, Microsoft technology-based solution environment in AWS. It
will include the following: Active Directory, Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC), high availability
SQL Server 2012 (using Always On Availability Groups), SCOM in the AWS cloud, automated rapid setup
using AWS CloudFormation, and the AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell. Once the infrastructure is put
into place, we will cover how to deploy enterprise scale Microsoft Office workloads SharePoint Server
and Exchange Server in AWS using AWS CloudFormation and the AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell.

21. Further Reading
Web Pages
Microsoft on AWS
http://aws.amazon.com/microsoft/
Amazon EC2 Windows Guide
http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/WindowsGuide/
Microsoft AMIs for Windows and SQL Server
http://aws.amazon.com/windows/ (includes pricing)
https://aws.amazon.com/amis?ami_provider_id=1&platform=Windows
&selection=ami_provider_id%2Bplatform
Microsoft License Mobility
http://aws.amazon.com/windows/mslicensemobility/
Covers Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, SQL Server, Lync Server,
System Center Operations Manager, and Dynamics CRM. See page
for specific details including which versions are covered.
Whitepapers
Microsoft SharePoint Server on AWS: Reference Architecture
Secure Microsoft Applications on AWS
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC)
and SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Groups in the AWS Cloud
Contact Us
Microsoft (general)
https://aws.amazon.com/microsoft/contact-us/
SharePoint
https://aws.amazon.com/sharepoint/contact-us/
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22. Additional Resources
Exchange Server
V20.8 of the Exchange 2010 Server Role Requirements
Calculator
Exchange Processor Query Tool
Jetstress
Jetstress Field Guide
Exchange Server Load Generator 2010
Exchange Client Network Calculator
Exchange Backup solutions listed in the Windows
Server Catalog
Exchange, Firewalls, and Support… Oh, my!
AWS
AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio
http://aws.amazon.com/visualstudio
AWS Windows and .NET
Developer Center
http://aws.amazon.com/net
AWS Management Pack for
Microsoft System Center
http://aws.typepad.com/aws/2013/05/aws-
management-pack-for-microsoft-system-center.html
Other
Spamhouse.org block list removal center:
http://www.spamhaus.org/lookup/
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23. Microsoft Exchange Server in the AWS Cloud:
Planning & Implementation Guide
Thank You
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