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Hi ssimmons1,<br />
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No, the only thing you have to keep in mind is if you raise the domain (and/or forest) functional level to Windows Server 2003, you wont be able to add any new domain controllers that are running versions of Windows any earlier than Windows Server 2003 into that domain.<br />
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Cheers
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Hi ssimmons1,

No, the only thing you have to keep in mind is if you raise the domain (and/or forest) functional level to Windows Server 2003, you wont be able to add any new domain controllers that are running versions of Windows any earlier than Windows Server 2003 into that domain.

Cheers

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So absolutely nothing to worruy about with the 20003 Exchange Servers being on 2003 domain controllers?
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So absolutely nothing to worruy about with the 20003 Exchange Servers being on 2003 domain controllers?

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I want to raise function level of 2000 native domain to 2003 native , are there any Exchange 2003 considerations that I must take into acct. &nbsp;2 Exchange 2003 SP2 mail servers also double as domain controllers in my setup.
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I want to raise function level of 2000 native domain to 2003 native , are there any Exchange 2003 considerations that I must take into acct.  2 Exchange 2003 SP2 mail servers also double as domain controllers in my setup.

Raise function level of 2000 native domain to 2003, Exchange 2003 considerations

Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft brand for identity-related capabilities. In the on-premises world, Windows Server AD provides a set of identity capabilities and services, and is hugely popular (88% of Fortune 1000 and 95% of enterprises use AD). This topic includes all things Active Directory including DNS, Group Policy, DFS, troubleshooting, ADFS, and all other topics under the Microsoft AD and identity umbrella.

Active Directory

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Windows Server 2003

Exchange is the server side of a collaborative application product that is part of the Microsoft Server infrastructure. Exchange's major features include email, calendaring, contacts and tasks, support for mobile and web-based access to information, and support for data storage.