Xeon Hyper Threading, upgrade advice

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From: Copo (copo_at_mail.hongkong.com)
Date: 06/08/04 

Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 11:06:39 +0800

Hi,

We got a new dual with dual Xeon, which offer the Hyper Threading
technology. We are considering stay with the current Windows2000
AD/Exchange2000 platform, or upgrade to Windows2003/Exchange2003 (but keep
Windows2000 AD).

Does Windows2000/Exchange2000 natively support Hyper Threading ? Which
combination of server application have better performance on the new
hardware (Dual Xeon 3G, 4G RAM)?

My boss tends to stay with Windows2000/Exchange2000 platform since the
existing 2 server are Windows2000/Exchange2000. But I'm trying to dig out
the possibility of upgrading since there are some new features we might be
benefit sooner or later.

Is that possible to:

1-Install a Windows2003 server and join the domain;

2-Install Exchange2003 in the existing Exchange2000/5.5 mix-mode envoirnment
without upgrade to AD2003;

3-Upgrade to AD2003 later to benefit some features rely on AD2003, such as
RPC over HTTP ?

Any hints will be greatly appreciate!

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