Preparing for Installation of Servers in the Perimeter Network

 

Topic Last Modified: 2010-11-07

Before you set up Edge Server components, you need to ensure that computers that you are setting up meet system requirements and complete other prerequisite steps required for deployment of Edge Server components.

Before you begin, review the details in the following topics in the Planning documentation for the reference architecture that you want to deploy:

• Reference Architecture 1: Single Consolidated Edge

• Reference Architecture 2: Scaled Consolidated Edge (DNS Load Balanced)

• Reference Architecture 3: Scaled Consolidated Edge (Hardware Load Balanced)

In This Section

• System Requirements for Edge Components

• Configure DNS Records for Edge Support

• Set Up Hardware Load Balancers for Scaled Edge Topology

• Configure Firewalls and Ports for External User Access

• Request Edge Certificates

• Prepare for Support of Public IM Connectivity