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Hello,<br />
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My organization would like to jump from Server 2000 SP4 to Server 2008. Here's a list of major systems:<br />
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Exchange 2003 SP2 running on member 2003 SP1 to Exchange 2007<br />
SQL 2000 running on 2000SP4 to SQL 2005 running on Server 2008<br />
All DC's are 2000, move them to Server 2008<br />
Rest of the domain is W2K3 SP2 upgrade them as needed to Server 2008<br />
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I know we'll need to bring in 64bit hardware for at least one DC and Exchange 2007. Is there a guide or has anyone made this kind of jump? Will we need to bring in a 2003 DC and then go to 2008?<br />
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Thanks!
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Hello,

My organization would like to jump from Server 2000 SP4 to Server 2008. Here's a list of major systems:

Exchange 2003 SP2 running on member 2003 SP1 to Exchange 2007
SQL 2000 running on 2000SP4 to SQL 2005 running on Server 2008
All DC's are 2000, move them to Server 2008
Rest of the domain is W2K3 SP2 upgrade them as needed to Server 2008

I know we'll need to bring in 64bit hardware for at least one DC and Exchange 2007. Is there a guide or has anyone made this kind of jump? Will we need to bring in a 2003 DC and then go to 2008?

Thanks!

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