Installing on the Microsoft^® Exchange server

When installing GFI MailEssentials on the same server as Microsoft^® Exchange 2010 or later, no pre-install actions or configurations are required.

In Microsoft^® Exchange 2010 environments, GFI MailEssentials can only be installed on the servers with the following roles:

• Edge Server Role, or
• Hub Transport Role, or
• Hub Transport and Mailbox Roles - with this configuration GFI MailEssentials can also scan internal emails for viruses.

In Microsoft^® Exchange 2013/2016/2019, GFI MailEssentials can only be installed on the servers with the following roles:

• Edge Transport role, or
• Mailbox role.