Yes, it is normal practice to apply service packs to any machines that have Exchange or the Exchange System Manager loaded on them. Mark Fugatt MCSE, MCT, Microsoft Exchange MVP Pentech Office Solutions Inc Rochester, NY Tel: 585 586 3890 Cell: 585 576 4750 http://www.4mcts.com http://www.exchangetrainer.com -----Original Message----- From: Paul Deen [mailto:pdeen@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 11:41 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Exchange2003 SP1 for ESM Question http://www.MSExchange.org/ Hello, Question: Should we load/upgrade to Exchange SP1 for our Domain Controller running only ESM, not Exchange? More Details: We have our Exchange server and our Domain Controllers separate. We have recently applied SP1 on our Exchange 2003 with Windows 2003 Server. All seems fine so far in our small environment. During the install we noticed the 'upgrade' portion for ESM. We had previously loaded the Exchange System Manager (ESM) on our 2003 Domain Controller (Native Mode) so we could get the extra Exchange Tabs and Tasks. (There should be a way to manage Exchange tasks through Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) without having to load IIS on your Domain Controllers,...to keep things cleaner/safer. If there is please let me know.) And I don't just mean the 'View:Advanced Features' to show the one Exchange tab. I don't like loading things unnecessarily on the Domain Controllers, so, is it safe (best practice) to apply Exchange 2003 SP1 to a Domain Controller to update the ESM? Or is it not necessary? Thanks! PD ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: World of Windows Networking: http://www.windowsnetworking.com Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSEXchange.org Discussion List as: mark@xxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub')