Server Installation and Automation Guides

Theses are the mutts nuts.  Good old Ross Smith IV up’s the bar again.

Check them out here http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2008/08/07/449497.aspx and here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc533547(EXCHG.80).aspx

…The following Exchange Server installation guides can be used as a starting point for formalizing your server build procedures. These guides are generic in nature and must be modified to meet the needs of your organization. Furthermore, it is recommended that every step in the guide you create be tested and validated in a lab environment before using it for production environments.

For Windows Server 2008 systems:

For Windows Server 2003 systems:

 

For me one of the most important things on this list is the Server Build DVD – Sample Hotfix List Should mention RU3?!