Hi Sir, For our understanding the Edge server just like a gateway for mail routing do we need to install the exchange license on it? We have keep receiving error message below when we open the EMC and select Server configuration. We are going to deploy two edge server, does it means we need to exchange cert for two edge servers? The Exchange Certificate operation has failed with an exception. The error message is: Access is denied It was running the command "Get-ExchangeCertificate -Server 'edge1". When we run the command to EMS Get-ExchangeCertificate -Server edge1 we receive the error message below: The Exchange Certificate operation has failed with an exception. The error message is: Access is denied + CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [Get-ExchangeCertificate], LocalizedException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : F9862983,Microsoft.Exchange.Management.SystemConfigurationTasks.GetExchangeCertificate Please advise!

Exchange Edge need a license. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb232170.aspx Certificate on Edge is required when levering SMTP TLS. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998840.aspx lasse at humandata dot se, http://anewmessagehasarrived.blogspot.com

Hi Lasse, Thanks for sharing, lets say we are not using Edge as SMTP, can we bypass to install the license? Would it be any problem?

Edge can only do SMTP, so an Edge server without SMTP wouldn't be anything. How would you use Edge without SMTP ? lasse at humandata dot se, http://anewmessagehasarrived.blogspot.com

I have configured HUB as SMTP. Our Edge server just for spam filter, virus scanning and mail route to HUB

On Wed, 3 Aug 2011 09:04:39 +0000, shirobb10 wrote: >I have configured HUB as SMTP. Our Edge server just for spam filter, virus scanning and mail route to HUB And how does the e-mail get to the edge server and then to the HT server? I'd guess it uses SMTP! You need a license. If the license is too costly then use Linux, CLAM, and SpamAssassin for the job. If that's too much then buy a security appliance to accomplish the job. --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP

Thanks for your advise. We have 6 license exchange and plus 2 for edge server. As we have 2 x edge, 2 x hub, 2 x cas and 2 x mailstore.

On Thu, 4 Aug 2011 01:31:14 +0000, shirobb10 wrote: >Thanks for your advise. We have 6 license exchange and plus 2 for edge server. As we have 2 x edge, 2 x hub, 2 x cas and 2 x mailstore. So you need 8 licenses. The edge licenses can be for the less expensive "standard" server. You should be using those licenses for your HT and CAS servers, too. --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP

Just for your reference, if you have any questions about licensing, please use the contact information in here which would be the best place for seeking the answer.Fiona