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This section provides information about installing, configuring and using Exchange Agents for Exchange Server 2010. In general, Exchange Agents installed for Exchange Server 2010 behave the same as for Exchange Agents installed for other Exchange Server versions, with any differences noted in the following sections.
See Considerations for Exchange Server 2010 - Support for information on the components supported with Exchange Server 2010.
Consider the following prior to deploying agents for Exchange Server 2010:
The Exchange Database iDataAgent for Exchange Server 2010 must be installed on a 64-bit computer that hosts the Exchange Server 2010 application with the Exchange 2010 Mailbox Server role. To install this iDataAgent, follow the procedure to Install the Exchange iDataAgents and select the iDA for Exchange 2010 Database option on the Select Platforms dialog during the installation.
For DAG configurations, the Exchange Database iDataAgent must be installed on each physical node of the DAG group.
In a configuration where a CAS server (or another proxy configuration) will be used to back up multiple DAG nodes, the CAS server should be used to configure the Exchange profile information during install. After the installation is complete, configure the multiple exchange server names separated by semi colons in the Exchange iDataAgent's Agent properties.
The following Exchange Agents must be installed as 32-bit components on a Microsoft Windows x64 platform. See Install 32-bit Exchange Agents on a Windows x64 Platform for step-by-step instructions.
Follow the steps provided below to install the Exchange Server 2010 Agents on a 32-bit off-host proxy computer. These steps apply to all Exchange-based agents for Exchange Server 2010 except the Exchange Database iDataAgent .
Consider the following configuration details for Exchange Server agents using Exchange Server 2010:
The Exchange Agent can be installed on the Client Access Role server or on a proxy server. In either case, Outlook 2007 or higher is required.