Hello All,
Anyone who has not deployed Exchange Server 2007 and wants to do it on Windows 2008 R2 (it'll be launched this month), the answer is it is NOT supported. Not a big deal, since I would just wait a bit longer and have the benefits of I suspect to be the hands down best Exchange version yet, Exchange 2010. If you are wondering, 2003 is still the king. Some articles discussing this R2 rejection: Windows IT Pro and the Microsoft Exchange Team postings.
Server OS Support
Exchange Server 2003 supports Window Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, & Windows Server 2003 R2. (3 OSes supported)
Exchange Server 2007 supports Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, & Windows Server 2008. (3 OSes supported)
Exchange Server 2010 supports Windows Server 2008 & Windows Server 2008 R2. (2 OSes supported currently)
Microsoft decided against QA and supporting Exchange 2007 on Windows Server 2008, which is understandable since supporting 4 OSes is a time consuming process and 2010 is getting launch within the month. So, wait a little longer, and try and deploy Exchange Server 2010 once your eco-system is supported (e.g. BES, GFI, AppAssure, Backup Exec, etc).
-Ben
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Yes, but it installs and functions on Windows 2008 R2 whether MS supports it or not. 2007 SP2 however will not install.
Install Exchange 2007 on 2008 R2 by using compatibility mode with the setup.exe. I haven't experienced any issues.
It was recently announced that after a lot of feedback, Microsoft WILL be supported Exchange 2007 on Windows 2008. So, that's good news.
http://ehlotech.blogspot.com/2009/11/exchange-2007-will-support-windows-2008.html
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