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Mailbox Role - hosts mailbox and public folder data and provides MAPI access for Outlook
clients
Client Access Role - enables the use of Internet browsers (OWA), 3rd party mail clients
(POP3/IMAP4) and mobile devices (ActiveSync) to access mailboxes
Edge Transport Role - provides mail quarantine and SMTP service to enhance security
Unified Messaging Role - enables access to mailboxes, address books, and calendars using the
telephone and voice
All of the above server roles, except the Edge Transport, can be assigned to a single physical server or
be divided up and put on multiple servers. The Edge Transport server role however, must be installed
on its own physical server and cannot be installed in combination with the other server roles.
You have the option to assign specific server roles during the Exchange Server installation. But what
happens if you made the wrong selection? What if you didnt select the Hub Transport role and now
your boss wants you to add it? And what if you did add it and now you need to remove it?
Dont worry! Server roles can be added on or removed even after the Exchange Server has been
installed. And I will show you step-by-step how to do it!
2. You will not get the original setup/install screen, instead you will be taken to the Exchange
Maintenance Mode window. Go ahead and click Next.
3. In the next window you will be able to add a server role. In my example below, the only role I have
available is the Unified Messaging Role. If I check this role and click on Next, I will be taken to the
readiness check for that role first and then I will be able to install it.
4. Notice that you dont have the option to remove a role in this window. All the checkboxes are
grayed out and the only thing you can do is to add the Unified Messaging Role.
1. In order remove a role, you need to get out of the Exchange Server 2007 Setup window and open
up Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel.
2. Select the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and click on the Remove button.
3. Notice that this is the exact same window you got after running the Exchange Setup in the Adding a
Server Role steps above. This time however, you will be able to remove the server roles. To continue,
click Next.
4. In the Server Role Selection window you can remove the roles you do not want. When youre done
click Next. It will take a couple of minutes to complete the removal, but this is it. You are done!
For more information on Server Roles in Exchange Server 2007 see this article from Microsoft: New
Server Roles in Exchange Server 2007.