Re: Exchange 5.5 to 2003
From: Brandon Hatok (BrandonHatok_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/14/05
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 10:27:02 -0800
You say to use a temporary server and introduce it as an NT4 BDC, promote it
to PDC, and upgrade it to 2003. one AD domain in mixed mode w/ E5.5 on BDC.
I'm with you up to there.
Then you say to introduce the new exchange server. My problem is I don't
have a new exchange server. I am going to use the old server. I only have the
current server (which I want to get on 2003 with Exch. 2003), and a temporary
server.
Once I upgrade the temporary server to 2003, I could just install exchange
2003 on that correct?
Then I simply move mailboxes and Public folders, remove the Exch5.5 server
and reload it with 2003 w/ Exch2003 and move everything back.
Is this correct?
"Mark Arnold [MVP]" wrote:
> Yes, I've just re-read the post about 1 server rather than simply 1
> domain.
> OK.
> Get a temporary workstation class machine and introduce it as an NT4
> BDC. Promote it to PDC and upgrade it to Windows 2003. Voila, one AD
> domain in mixed mode with Exchange 5.5 on the BDC.
>
> Introduce your new Exchange server and make it a member server.
> Configure the ADC and connection agreements.
> Do the Exchange migration ad you have already read.
>
> Final steps are the decision on whether or not to format the (now) BDC
> and rebuild as a W2K3 DC (is it supported HCL wise etc?) or whether to
> upgrade the current W2K3 member server to a DC and then transfer all
> the FSMO roles.
>
> What are your constraints? Can you have two boxes or do you need to go
> with one box only?
>
> On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 08:43:07 -0800, "Brandon Hatok"
> <BrandonHatok@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Thanks for the reply Mark. I thought an in-place upgrade from Exchange 5.5 to
> >2003 was not supported (KB Article ID: 822942). Would I have to go to
> >Exchange 2000 first and then to 2003? Do you know of any whitepapers that
> >describe this process?
> >
> >Thanks Again,
> >Brandon
> >
> >"Mark Arnold [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 07:35:03 -0800, "Brandon Hatok"
> >> <BrandonHatok@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >We have 1 server running NT4.0 domain with Exchange 5.5. Looking to upgrade
> >> >to 2003. This is what I have read and plan to do:
> >> >Add a new 2003 machine to network.
> >> >Install AD to JOIN THE NT4.0 DOMAIN
> >> >Use AD Migration Tool to clone accounts from 4.0 to AD.
> >> >Install ADC to sync. AD and NT4.0 domain
> >> >Forestprep & Domainprep 2k3 machine
> >> >Install Exchange 2k3
> >> >Move mailboxes from NT4 to 2k3 machine
> >> >Move public folders from NT4 to 2k3
> >> >Remove SRS
> >> >Remove Exchange 5.5
> >> >
> >> >Has anyone been through this before and have any thoughts of what I need to
> >> >be aware of?
> >> >
> >> >Thanks
> >>
> >> Any reason you don't simply want to upgrade the NT4 domain to 2003?
> >> You can upgrade NT4 to 2003 (on the PDC) and then introduce a new DC,
> >> transfer the FSMO roles and retire the originally upgraded box, either
> >> to decomission it or to rebuild it to a clean state?
> >>
>
>
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