Table G-2. Messaging and Directory Architecture
No. | Question | Answer |
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1 | What is your messaging platform? | Exchange Domino |
2 | If Active Directory (AD) is deployed, what is the AD version? | AD 2000 AD 2003 N/A |
3 | If Microsoft Exchange is deployed, what is the version? Give details about installed service packs and hot fixes. If you currently have an older version of Exchange deployed in your network, please provide the time frame to migrate to newer versions of Exchange. | 5.5 2000 2003 Mixed ModeService Pack LevelHot FixesTime Frame for Migration |
4 | If Microsoft Exchange is deployed in a mixed mode, which different Exchange versions are deployed in the messaging network? | 5.5 2000 2003 |
5 | Specify the operating system on which you are running the Exchange servers. | Windows 2000 Windows 2003 |
6 | Do you run the Standard or Enterprise version of Exchange? | Standard Enterprise |
7 | If you have an existing Exchange/Domino network, do you plan to use the existing servers to store voice mails for Cisco Unity subscribers, or do you plan to have a separate Exchange/Domino server? | New Existing |
8 | If your message store is Domino, what is the Domino version? If you currently have an older version of Domino installed in your network, please provide the time frame for migrating to a newer version of Domino. | Version number:Time frame to migrate: |
9 | Is your messaging store centralized or distributed? | Centralized Distributed |
10 | Provide diagrams that show your existing messaging architecture. The architecture details should have the following information: AD architecture Forests Root domains, child domains Location and details, such as IP addresses and names of domain controllers and global catalog servers Exchange site topology Exchange routing groups Bridgehead servers Locations where Exchange servers are locatedFor Domino: Domino domains Domino clusters Locations where Domino servers are located | Attach the diagrams that represent the active directory domain topology, exchange/domino topology, and necessary documents describing the overall architecture. |
11 | If you have an existing AD, do you want to deploy Cisco Unity in a separate domain or have it join the existing domain?Sometimes there will be different management groups within the organization that manage the corporate domain and other special domains. Sometimes, for security reasons, no permissions will be given to access the corporate domain. | New domain Join existing domain |
12 | If you are creating a new domain for Unity servers, are there plans in the future to make this new domain a part of corporate domain? | Yes No |
13 | How many users currently use the Exchange or Domino messaging system? | Number of users |
14 | What is average number of users per Exchange or Domino server? | Average number of users |
15 | What is the average size of the user's mailbox in megabytes? | Average size of user's mailbox ________megabytes |
16 | What is the expected growth in the next 612 months? | Growth in terms of number of users |
17 | Provide the total number of Unity subscribers. | Number of Unity subscribers |
18 | Which e-mail clients are used to retrieve e-mail? | Outlook Eudora Others (specify)Version |
19 | Which operating systems do these e-mail clients currently run? | Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows XP Macintosh UNIX Linux Others (specify) |
20 | Which client protocol is used to retrieve e-mail? | POP3 IMAP Others (specify) |
21 | Which backup software do you currently use to back up your messaging data? | ARCserve Legato VERITAS Others (specify) |
22 | What is your current message store licensing policy? | Client access licenses Server-based licenses Others (specify) |
23 | Which current software packages and utilities monitor the current messaging infrastructure? | List of monitoring tools and utilities: |
24 | What antivirus software does the organization use to protect the messaging servers from viruses? | McAfee Symantec Trend MicroOther vendor (specify)Version no. |
25 | Provide the DNS server information. | Primary DNS server details Secondary DNS server detailsName:IP address:Name:IP address: |
26 | Provide details on enterprise security policies relative to user account management, service account management, and general access policies. | Attach the details: |
27 | If your message store is Domino, provide the details about Domino deployment. | Domino versionAdmin server name |
Is Domino clustering used? | Yes No |
Specify the number of nodes per cluster | _______________________ |
Specify the number of databases per cluster | _______________________ |
Is Notes installed on the Domino server? | Yes No |
Is names.nsf used as the primary directory? | Yes No |
Specify the operating system on which Domino servers are installed. | Windows 2000 Windows 2003 |
What is the Lotus Notes version? | _______________________ |
What is the Lotus Domino version? | _______________________ |
What is the Domino server operating system version? | _______________________ |