Server-specific Requirements:

  • Windows Server 2003 x64 and have SP1 installed.
  • .NET 2.0 Framework and MMC 3.0
  • Any Intel Xeon or Pentium 4 64-bit processor
  • Any AMD Opteron or Athalon 64-bit processor
  • 1GB of RAM plus 7MB per mailbox
  • 1.2 GB of available disk space on the drive on which you install Exchange
  • 200 MB of available disk space on the system drive
  • DVD-ROM Drive
  • SVGA or higher-resolution monitor
  • NTFS File System

System-wide Requirements:

  • Domain functional level must be  Windows 2000 native mode or higher
  • Schema master and the Global Catalog servers must  be on Windows Server 2003 with SP1
  • The forest and domain needs  be prepared with schema extensions.
  • Permissions required to install an Exchange 2007 server into a new, or existing organization.
    • Local Administrator on the server
    • Enterprise Administrator
    • Domain Administrator
    • Schema Administrator (only required for first install to extend the Schema)