To continue the unsupported series I decided to try to install Forefront TMG on Windows Server 2008 R2 over the holidays after a discussion with Kent Nordström from XP Services and Martin Lidholm from Lidholm&Co. This proved to be an impossible mission though since prerequisites are impossible to install on a Core-installation.… Read the rest
UPDATE: Mailbox role installed and running on 2008 R2 Core: http://www.nullsession.com/2009/12/07/exchange-2007-mailbox-role-on-core-2008-r2
Having successfully installed SQL Server on Server Core R2 I decided to go for Exchange 2007 also. After some tricks I managed to get Hub Transport and Client Access roles onto the box but Mailbox “depends” on CDOEX.DLL which doesn’t want to register either in 32- or 64-bit mode.… Read the rest