[CanuckBB]

I have an implementation of Exchange 2010 where I have a single hub/CAS server in a datacentre and multiple mailbox servers at various lovcations within North America.

Should the BESX server be local to the hub/cas or should there be a BESX server next to every mailbox server?

[CanuckBB]

Anyone?

[Claidheamhmor]

Originally Posted by CanuckBB

I have an implementation of Exchange 2010 where I have a single hub/CAS server in a datacentre and multiple mailbox servers at various lovcations within North America.

Should the BESX server be local to the hub/cas or should there be a BESX server next to every mailbox server?

It connects to the CAS server with MAPI, so close to CAS would be the best.

[knottyrope]

so if clients only connect to CAS, why would you put mailbox roles only at the remote locations? or are we missing some thing?

[CanuckBB]

With more details, the setup is

site1: internet facing. hub/cas
sites 2 and 3 and other if required, internal, hub/cas/mailbox.

Sites 1 and 2 are in Canada and could potentially be at the same site. Site 3 is in the US and can't be moved. I'm trying to keep sites 2, 3 and more the same, with a single internet facing hub/cas.