Implementing Windows Essential Business Server on IBM BladeCenter S

Medium-sized businesses today require the same level of IT services as enterprises, but do not have the IT departments available in enterprise environments. In these mid-size businesses, it is usually a single technician or a small group with general IT knowledge taking care of the network environment. Often, this group lacks the time and specialist knowledge required for planning and implementing a complete environment.

The new Microsoft® Windows Essential Business Server 2008 solution is targeted at businesses without enterprise-size resources. It enables them to use the latest technologies designed for the enterprise. Windows Essential Business Server is a solution that tightly integrates a messaging server, a management server, and a security server based on the Microsoft Windows® Server 2008 family. This solution includes the integration of Microsoft SQL.

IBM® BladeCenter® is a hardware platform that is based upon a modular chassis design. The platform is a radical departure from existing server architectures in that it uses universal components, shared with servers contained with a chassis, that can be upgraded or replaced over time. Through the use of blade-style server slots and I/O expansion bays, servers within the chassis can connect to a vast array of networking and storage options.

The IBM BladeCenter S is the latest addition to the IBM BladeCenter family. It is unique from the rest of the BladeCenter family, because it is specifically designed to be used outside of the datacenter. It is designed to operate in the office environment, operating in either a 110 V or 220 V AC power environment. It includes highly energy-efficient power supplies, new integrated storage, and the most advanced management capabilities available.

This IBM Redpaper™ is intended to provide planning recommendations and installation instructions to deploy the Microsoft Essential Business Server 2008 on IBM BladeCenter S infrastructure.

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27 May 2009

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David Watts is a Consulting IT Specialist at the IBM ITSO Center in Raleigh. He manages residencies and produces IBM Redbooks publications on hardware and software topics related to IBM System x and BladeCenter servers and associated client platforms. An IBM certified IT specialist, he has authored over 80 books, papers, and technotes. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Queensland (Australia) and has worked for IBM both in the US and Australia since 1989.

• David Watts

Rok Rebolj is an IT Trainer and Consultant in Slovenia. He has 15 years of experience in the IT field. His areas of expertise include IBM System x and BladeCenter servers, storage networking, server virtualization, systems management and Windows Server operating systems. He holds industry certifications from different vendors (IBM, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Citrix). Rok has co-authored several IBM Redbooks publications about IBM servers, storage devices, and Microsoft operating systems. He holds a graduate degree in electronics engineering from the University in Ljubljana. He can be reached at his e-mail address rok@rr-svetovanje.si.

• Rok Rebolj

Krishnan Iyer is the founder and CEO of Expera LLC, a leading edge consulting firm focused on virtualization and security solutions for enterprise customers. Krishnan has over 20 years of experience in the software industry. He spent 15 years at Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, WA in various roles. This includes Microsoft Product Support Services, Microsoft IT, Microsoft Consulting Services, and the last five years in the Windows engineering and microsoft.com product development teams. In his last position, Krishnan had full engineering product ownership for the VPN suite that ships in the Windows family products. Krishnan has a BS in Computer Science from University of Mumbai, India and an MS in Computer Science from University of Houston, TX. He can be reached at his e-mail address krishnan@experallc.com.

• Krishnan Iyer

Rufus Credle is a Certified Consulting IT Specialist at the ITSO, Raleigh Center. In his role as Project Leader, he conducts residencies and develops IBM Redbooks publications about network operating systems, ERP solutions, voice technology, high availability and clustering solutions, Web application servers, pervasive computing, IBM and OEM e-business applications, IBM System x, IBM x-Series, and IBM BladeCenter. Rufus' various positions during his 28-year IBM career have included assignments in administration and asset management, systems engineering, sales and marketing, and IT services. He holds a BS degree in business management from Saint Augustine's College.

• Rufus Credle

Guy Kempny is an IT solutions specialist for the Australia-based SCAA pty ltd, which provides solutions for the SMB market in the construction, building, financial, and hospitality sectors. He is also a consultant to Medical Data Services in South Carolina, USA. Prior to this, he managed the IT infrastructure at Australia-based Mt Hotham Ski resort. He is also a director of the Australian mining company, AusMinerals pty ltd. Before consulting, Guy was with IBM Australia for 19 years. Some of his responsibilities were software support for the Intel and OS/390 platforms, speech software, Lotus and WebSphere. He specializes in speech software and Lotus Notes. In hardware he managed, designed, and implemented solutions using both IBM and other manufacturer's equipment. In addition, he designed and implemented networks for IBM worldwide. Roles within IBM included IT specialist, Technical Marketing Specialist, project management, network architect, deployment and support specialist. For almost a decade, Guy project managed IT solutions for IBM's corporate sports sponsorship and large-scale events. A particular highlight was the role of Program Manager for the IBM Olympic Project Office for the 1998 Nagano and Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Guy has been invited back to participate in several Redbooks publications.

• Guy Kempny

Charles Queiroz is an IT Specialist working for IBM Global Services in S‹o Paulo, Brazil. He has more than 11 years of experience implementing Microsoft Exchange (MCSE Messaging and MCITP: Enterprise Messaging) and providing IBM technical support. His areas of expertise include IBM System x and BladeCenter servers, Microsoft Systems (Exchange Server versions 5.5/2000/2003 and 2007), Active Directory, server virtualization, systems management and Windows Server operating systems. He holds industry certifications from different vendors (IBM, Microsoft, EXIN, Citrix). He can be reached at his e-mail address charlesq@br.ibm.com.

• Charles Queiroz

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