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Upgrade/Move 5.5. to 2003 Exchange
Hello - I have two AD controllers, Exchange 5.5 is on the old one (Win2K) I would like to relocate Exchange to our newer server and keep the old box as a secondary domain controller. Not sure how to proceed on this one - have to do the upgrade tonight.. I typically use EXMERGE, but not sure how I would populate the AD object with the Exchange stuff and all that. Does it move over easy? Or should I upgrade the 5.5 to 2003 then work on moving it? Please help
are you planning on putting exhange on a DC as well?
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yes. Both servers are DC, one is new (Win 2003) the other is old (Win 2000 w/ Exchange 5.5). The old box will simply do DC tasks (once I move Exchange to the other box).
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Please close this case. I never got an answer from experts-exchange. Below, I documented how I hooked this issue in case anybody runs across this...
** Upgrade from 5.5 to 2003 Exchange while relocating to a new server **
- in preparation for disaster, I backed up all mailboxes to a PST using EXMERGE
- second, I logged onto a user WS and exports all public folders into PST's as well.
- I am over cautious when it comes to backing up Exchange as you can see. By creating a PST, This avoids me ever having to use the tools or having to call MS.
- Load the AD Connector ont he 5.5 server. (from the EX 2003 CD - under tools, run setup)
- run AD Connector MMC from the 5.5. server (start, programs, exchange, etc)
- use the Wizard for NO DOWN TIME
- create 2 connectors (or connections) - 1 for user mailboxes, the other for public folders, start the copy.
- when the copy is complete, you need to change the Outlook at all users. You could hook this through a reg command in the logon script, but I found that Outlook is weak and somtimes need a new profile. So I went to all users, added a new profile to the new server for Exchange and made it the default. Good to go.
- Here is the tricky part.... SMTP goes through your old 5.5 server until you kill the connections in the AD connector.
- To make it 100% reliant off itself and kill 5.5 services, follow the online documentation at MS for the final steps.
- This worked like a charm and we migrated over 20GB in under 8 hours - whole project soup to nuts..
- Take care....
Todd Mostowy
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** Upgrade from 5.5 to 2003 Exchange while relocating to a new server **
- in preparation for disaster, I backed up all mailboxes to a PST using EXMERGE
- second, I logged onto a user WS and exports all public folders into PST's as well.
- I am over cautious when it comes to backing up Exchange as you can see. By creating a PST, This avoids me ever having to use the tools or having to call MS.
- Load the AD Connector ont he 5.5 server. (from the EX 2003 CD - under tools, run setup)
- run AD Connector MMC from the 5.5. server (start, programs, exchange, etc)
- use the Wizard for NO DOWN TIME
- create 2 connectors (or connections) - 1 for user mailboxes, the other for public folders, start the copy.
- when the copy is complete, you need to change the Outlook at all users. You could hook this through a reg command in the logon script, but I found that Outlook is weak and somtimes need a new profile. So I went to all users, added a new profile to the new server for Exchange and made it the default. Good to go.
- Here is the tricky part.... SMTP goes through your old 5.5 server until you kill the connections in the AD connector.
- To make it 100% reliant off itself and kill 5.5 services, follow the online documentation at MS for the final steps.
- This worked like a charm and we migrated over 20GB in under 8 hours - whole project soup to nuts..
- Take care....
Todd Mostowy
<contact details removed, -red, EE Page Editor>
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(1) move 5.5. to the faster box AD controller (the current box is P2, 256RAM)
(2) Change all outlook clients to point to new box
(3) - After all is well, do an in-place upgrade...
So the new question is how easy is it to move a 5.5 server? May have to use EXMERGE for sure now