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Migrating from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010
I installed Exchange 2010 on a Windows 2008 server. I realized after I added the product key for Exchange 2010 that the OS was a standard version and not the Enterprise 2008 server I purchased. The server is a domain conroller with secondary DNS role and I install the CAS role for exchange right before.
I want to start over on an enterprise version. Can I just delete the VM and start over or should I DCPROMO first? Will I be able to activate the product key again?
Thank you for any help you can provide.
I want to start over on an enterprise version. Can I just delete the VM and start over or should I DCPROMO first? Will I be able to activate the product key again?
Thank you for any help you can provide.
I would uninstall Exchange 2010 gracefully, remove Windows 2008 as a DC (dcpromo) - this is the easiest. I also recommend not installing Exchange 2010 on a DC (instead, install on a member server).
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I have used slmgr.vbs to perform an in-place upgrade on Windows 2008 R2 from Standard to Enterprise without any pain before:
http://www.convery.me.uk/blog/in-place-upgrade-from-windows-2008-r2-standard-to-enterprise/
The process should be the same, but I would make sure you try this in a backup of your VM first before you break it.
http://www.convery.me.uk/blog/in-place-upgrade-from-windows-2008-r2-standard-to-enterprise/
The process should be the same, but I would make sure you try this in a backup of your VM first before you break it.
Watch out, if you break it, your AD breaks too, so if you do this (I do not recommend it), also backup ALL your DC's first.
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You need to do a migration:
New windows 2008(r2) enterprise
If you really want: do dcpromo, but it really, really is not recommended to run exchange on your domain controller.
Install exchange, do all the steps of a normal migration.
Uninstall exchange on the standard box
Demote the old installation (if you want)
There is only 1 exchange 2010 key for the whole world, so no problem with activations.