Re: Exchange 5.5 / Exchange 2003

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From: Nick Cavalancia (nickc_at_remove-comsphere.com)
Date: 02/20/04 

Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 23:41:37 -0500

You're making this too complicated. SImply install the E2K3 server into the
Ex5.5 organization (you'll need an AD COnnector setup - the deployment tools
will walk you through that). Then use the move mailbox tool. When clients
hit the old server, their profile will be updated and will subsequently
point to the new server.

You'll have to replicate public folders, as well.

Check out the deployment guide for more into at

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/exchange/Exchange2003/proddocs/library/DepGuide.asp

HTH 

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"How2DoIT" <4myinfo@softhome.net> wrote in message
news:137cf01c3f757$8a1b3480$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> We migrated our NT4 network into a Win2k (SP4) network
> using Active Directory. Our 5.5 exchange server is in
> this forest/domain and running on a Windows 2000 member
> server. We have 1 forest and 1 domain. We want to replace
> the existing exchange server with new hardware and it
> will have Exchange 2003 on an Windows Server 2003. The
> questions: 1. I presume that the new server has to have
> the same name so that we don't have to change our
> clients' settings. 2. What is the best method to migrate
> the mail to the new server? 3. Any issues with running
> Exchange 2003 on a 2000 A/D? (I want to do this over a
> weekend and have an invisible change for our users).
> Thanks!

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