HI, simply install exchange on the new server under the same domain. move the mailboxes to new server.once mailboxes are shifted to new server,replace public folders, recipeint update service, virtual SMTP server and any other connectors if any to new server. test your system if new server is properly functioning,remove the old exchange server(using add/remove program) Regards, Vijay Dogra -----Original Message----- From: aarone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:aarone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 12:59 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] transferring to a new server hardware http://www.MSExchange.org/ I plan on transferring my company's existing Exchange 2000 server to a new server hardware. What's the best path for transferring the existing Exchange configuration and mailboxes to the new server hardware? ------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------ ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: vijay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub')