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jjhols
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:57 pm    Post subject: Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2003 Clustered? Reply with quote
I am looking for any information that could help with my Exchange 2003
upgrade. Here is what I have.

1 - Exchange 2000 Enterprise server running on Windows 2000 Server
1 - Server 2003 Clustered setup

What I would like to do is move my exchange enviroment to the clustered
server but I'm not sure what I should do first. Here is a couple things I am
thinking about.

A. Upgrade the Exchange 2000 box by doing an upgrade to Exchange 2003 then
setup Exchange 2003 on the cluster and move the mailboxes
B. Upgrade the Exchange 2000 box by doing an upgrade to Exchange 2003 then
upgrade the OS from Windows 2000 to Server 2003 then setup Exchange 2003 on
the cluster and move the mailboxes to cluster setup.
c. Install Exchange 2003 on the Cluster setup and move the mailboxes from
the Exchange 2000 box to the cluster box.

Does anyone have any recomendations for this?

Thanks

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Rui J.M. Silva
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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 12:20 am    Post subject: Re: Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2003 Clustered? Reply with quote
I did that a couple of weeks ago.
I would recommend a swing upgrade, if you have spare hardware:

1. Install another Exchange Server
2. Move all mailboxes to the new server
3. Rebuild the cluster with a clean install
4. Move all mailboxes back to the new cluster

Before removing the "old" server follow this steps:
"How to remove the first Exchange 2000 Server computer from the site"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307917

This method is almost risk-proof.
BUT, Microsoft has an article that has detailed instructions for this
scenario, using another method:
"How to upgrade Exchange 2000 Server to Exchange Server 2003 in an
active/passive clustered environment by doing a clean installation of
Windows Server 2003"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=842427

I recomend also the reading of this article:
"Considerations when you upgrade to Exchange Server 2003"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=822942

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"jjhols" <jjhols@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Quote:
I am looking for any information that could help with my Exchange 2003
upgrade. Here is what I have.

1 - Exchange 2000 Enterprise server running on Windows 2000 Server
1 - Server 2003 Clustered setup

What I would like to do is move my exchange enviroment to the clustered
server but I'm not sure what I should do first. Here is a couple things I
am
thinking about.

A. Upgrade the Exchange 2000 box by doing an upgrade to Exchange 2003
then
setup Exchange 2003 on the cluster and move the mailboxes
B. Upgrade the Exchange 2000 box by doing an upgrade to Exchange 2003
then
upgrade the OS from Windows 2000 to Server 2003 then setup Exchange 2003
on
the cluster and move the mailboxes to cluster setup.
c. Install Exchange 2003 on the Cluster setup and move the mailboxes from
the Exchange 2000 box to the cluster box.

Does anyone have any recomendations for this?

Thanks
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jjhols
Guest
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:09 pm    Post subject: Re: Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2003 Clustered? Reply with quote
My Exchange 2000 is not running on a cluster just a single Windows 2000
server. I do have any existing Server 2003 cluster that I would like to use.
Would I still upgrade to Exchange 2003 before moving the mailboxes to the
cluster or could I move directly from Exchange 2000 to the clustered setup?

"Rui J.M. Silva" wrote:

Quote:
I did that a couple of weeks ago.
I would recommend a swing upgrade, if you have spare hardware:

1. Install another Exchange Server
2. Move all mailboxes to the new server
3. Rebuild the cluster with a clean install
4. Move all mailboxes back to the new cluster

Before removing the "old" server follow this steps:
"How to remove the first Exchange 2000 Server computer from the site"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307917

This method is almost risk-proof.
BUT, Microsoft has an article that has detailed instructions for this
scenario, using another method:
"How to upgrade Exchange 2000 Server to Exchange Server 2003 in an
active/passive clustered environment by doing a clean installation of
Windows Server 2003"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=842427

I recomend also the reading of this article:
"Considerations when you upgrade to Exchange Server 2003"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=822942

--
Blog "subject: exchange"
http://spaces.msn.com/members/ehlo


"jjhols" <jjhols@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1F23BE5B-A445-45B4-A61D-11DE13692182@microsoft.com...
I am looking for any information that could help with my Exchange 2003
upgrade. Here is what I have.

1 - Exchange 2000 Enterprise server running on Windows 2000 Server
1 - Server 2003 Clustered setup

What I would like to do is move my exchange enviroment to the clustered
server but I'm not sure what I should do first. Here is a couple things I
am
thinking about.

A. Upgrade the Exchange 2000 box by doing an upgrade to Exchange 2003
then
setup Exchange 2003 on the cluster and move the mailboxes
B. Upgrade the Exchange 2000 box by doing an upgrade to Exchange 2003
then
upgrade the OS from Windows 2000 to Server 2003 then setup Exchange 2003
on
the cluster and move the mailboxes to cluster setup.
c. Install Exchange 2003 on the Cluster setup and move the mailboxes from
the Exchange 2000 box to the cluster box.

Does anyone have any recomendations for this?

Thanks




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Rui J.M. Silva
Guest
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:38 pm    Post subject: Re: Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2003 Clustered? Reply with quote
Then, it's easy:
Just install Exchange 2003 on the cluster and then move the mailboxes. You
don't have to upgrade your current Exchange 2000 server.
Before uninstalling the old one, make sure you follow the steps described in
this article:
"How to remove the first Exchange 2000 Server computer from the site"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307917

--
Blog "subject: exchange"
http://ehlo.blogspot.com

Consulte a base de dados de conhecimento:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;pt;kbhowto


"jjhols" <jjhols@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Quote:
My Exchange 2000 is not running on a cluster just a single Windows 2000
server. I do have any existing Server 2003 cluster that I would like to
use.
Would I still upgrade to Exchange 2003 before moving the mailboxes to the
cluster or could I move directly from Exchange 2000 to the clustered
setup?

"Rui J.M. Silva" wrote:

I did that a couple of weeks ago.
I would recommend a swing upgrade, if you have spare hardware:

1. Install another Exchange Server
2. Move all mailboxes to the new server
3. Rebuild the cluster with a clean install
4. Move all mailboxes back to the new cluster

Before removing the "old" server follow this steps:
"How to remove the first Exchange 2000 Server computer from the site"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307917

This method is almost risk-proof.
BUT, Microsoft has an article that has detailed instructions for this
scenario, using another method:
"How to upgrade Exchange 2000 Server to Exchange Server 2003 in an
active/passive clustered environment by doing a clean installation of
Windows Server 2003"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=842427

I recomend also the reading of this article:
"Considerations when you upgrade to Exchange Server 2003"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=822942

--
Blog "subject: exchange"
http://spaces.msn.com/members/ehlo


"jjhols" <jjhols@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1F23BE5B-A445-45B4-A61D-11DE13692182@microsoft.com...
I am looking for any information that could help with my Exchange 2003
upgrade. Here is what I have.

1 - Exchange 2000 Enterprise server running on Windows 2000 Server
1 - Server 2003 Clustered setup

What I would like to do is move my exchange enviroment to the clustered
server but I'm not sure what I should do first. Here is a couple
things I
am
thinking about.

A. Upgrade the Exchange 2000 box by doing an upgrade to Exchange 2003
then
setup Exchange 2003 on the cluster and move the mailboxes
B. Upgrade the Exchange 2000 box by doing an upgrade to Exchange 2003
then
upgrade the OS from Windows 2000 to Server 2003 then setup Exchange
2003
on
the cluster and move the mailboxes to cluster setup.
c. Install Exchange 2003 on the Cluster setup and move the mailboxes
from
the Exchange 2000 box to the cluster box.

Does anyone have any recomendations for this?

Thanks


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