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Migrating Exchange 2003 enterprise to another box

I just purchased a Windows 2003 server box and will be migrating my current exchange server thats on a windows 2000 box to it. I have no idea where to start and need step by stpe instructions. I know that its not recommened but my exchange server is going to be my DC as well and I will have to migrate ad users to it as well. I most concerned about the exchange 2003 server the most. I have a large mail store to move. its around 40GB. This is very important to do this correctly for me.

amaheshwari

Please check these sites for references:

http://www.amset.info/exchange/migration.asp

and

How to move Exchange 2003 to new hardware and keep the same server name
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822945/en-us

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Matt Pessolano

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when you say move resources what do you mean and how do you do it?

Matt Pessolano

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and when you say shut it down for 3 or 4 days..you mean the old server after moving resources correct?

december41991

and when you say shut it down for 3 or 4 days..you mean the old server after moving resources correct? : YES YOU ARE RIGHT.

when you say move resources what do you mean and how do you do it? :

How to move:
This KB will tell you how to.

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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822931

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"Creating another Site Replication Service (SRS) instance" please ignore it as its not applicable in your environment. (its exchange 5.5)

Matt Pessolano

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I am on the replicate all public folders to another server and on step 3 when i click properties I get an error message. see below.

The object is no longer available. Hit f5 to refresh your display.

december41991

Right click the "public folder" and use connect to... the present server. Or you could do it from the original/new server. ESM is common and you could connect to any public folder server.

Still... A move to new hardware is usally multple issue , i would suggest that you have new thread.

regards
Dominic