Thanks, you are pretty smart at Exchange. So to be clear, this is what I have to do to move Exchange off my root DC to new server (Member Server) - Backup everything - Install Windows on the new server as a member of the domain. - Install Exchange 2000 on this server. - Replicate all system/public folders - Install the third party software such as GFI, NAV for Exchange - When clients connect they will be automatically transferred to new server because system/public folders are moved - Remove Exchange from original server - Remove Third Party software Voila! Done. The original server will still be the functioning root DC, DNS, DHCP server OH - Will also have a Blackberry server how will that react and also OWA? -----Original Message----- From: Simon Butler [mailto:simon@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 10:01 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: MAJOR PROJECT? - EXCHANGE 2000 http://www.MSExchange.org/ No you do not have to touch the clients. As I stated - as long as both Exchange servers are available when the clients connect for the first time after the move, they will be automatically redirected. No user or administration intervention required. The key thing is to use the Move Mailbox wizard and ensure that both servers are available. Exchange and Active Directory does the rest. For your DNS/MX records that depends. If you are behind a NAT firewall, then simply redirect the NAT. you can do that at any point - although I tend to do it when more than half the inbound traffic has to be redirected. Simon. -- Simon Butler MCP, MCSA, MVP:Exchange Senior Systems Administrator Amset IT Solutions Ltd. e: simon@xxxxxxxxxxxx w: www.amset-it.com w: www.amset.info -----Original Message----- From: Clarke, Scott [mailto:Scott.Clarke@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 29 September 2005 13:16 To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: MAJOR PROJECT? - EXCHANGE 2000 http://www.MSExchange.org/ I assume we will have to configure all clients to point to the new mail server after the uninstall of the original. How does this move affect DNS MX records? -----Original Message----- From: Simon Butler [mailto:simon@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 9:30 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: MAJOR PROJECT? - EXCHANGE 2000 http://www.MSExchange.org/ You want to do a swing migration. With careful planning it can be done with zero downtime to the users. A real rough outline of the process: Install Windows 2000 in the usual way with a unique name and add it to your existing domain. Install Exchange 2000 from the CD. It will join the existing Exchange organisation. Setup replication of public and system folders. For system folders, basically follow the steps in this article up to but excluding removing the existing Exchange server. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=307917 Then use the "Move Mailbox" wizard to move the mailboxes across. As long as both servers are available when the clients connect for the first time, they will be automatically redirected. Once everyone has redirected, remove the replicas of the public and system folders - basically follow the article above to remove Exchange correctly. If you know your way around Exchange then I have an article on my web site at http://www.amset.info/exchange/migration.asp which goes in to it in more depth. However it does not tell you how to do each stage in baby steps, it presumes that you know how to configure replicas and other tasks within Exchange. Simon. -- Simon Butler MCP, MCSA, MVP:Exchange Senior Systems Administrator Amset IT Solutions Ltd. e: simon@xxxxxxxxxxxx w: www.amset-it.com w: www.amset.info -----Original Message----- From: Scott Clarke [mailto:scott.clarke@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 29 September 2005 12:36 To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] MAJOR PROJECT? - EXCHANGE 2000 http://www.MSExchange.org/ Hi all, This may be lengthy but I want to make sure I do not miss anything. We currently have Exchange 2000 running on our root domain controller. There is a request to install Exchange on a new server. Here is our setup: CURRENT SETUP: - Exchange 2000 (SP2) running on root domain controller which has DNS, DHCP installed - GFI Mail Essentials installed - NAV for exchange installed - Exchange server behind ISA 2000 which publishes OWA WHAT WE WANT TO DO: - Move Exchange 2000 to new server + GFI + NAV with the least amount of impact to Active Directory and Outlook client. What is the best approach? I am trying to do the planning for this and want to have all possibilities and eliminate as many head aches as possible. 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