Testing - My apologies for this posting ________________________________ From: exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sanjay Nadimpalli (ESS-IT) Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 9:34 AM To: exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ExchangeList] Re: Moving Single Exchange Server 2003 to another Box Running Exchange on the Domain controller is not recommended in the first place. How ever if there is no choice you can follow the steps mentioned below 1) Install Windows 2003 Ent with SP1 and latest patches 2) Promote it as Additional Domain Controller and configure DNS 3) Make it as GC 4) Configure this IP as Primary DNS to all clients 5) Transfer all 5 FMSO roles to the new box 6) Introduce exchange in the same admin group 7) Move all mailbox's to the new exchange server 8) Replicate all PF's if you have on the old server 9) uninstall exchange from the old box 10) de-promote old DC You will have to consider moving other sevices also such as DHCP or WINS etc if you have ________________________________ From: exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mitul Zaveri Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 6:33 PM To: exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ExchangeList] Moving Single Exchange Server 2003 to another Box Hi: We are having Single Server Exchange 2003 Enterprise Edition with Active directory on the same box with Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition hosting approx. 25 users / mailboxes. We need to move this setup to a new hardware keeping the existing settings as it. Can you give us an insight on the process of which the best practice to follow the same. Thanks & Regards Mitul Zaveri -- **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail requesting deletion of the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. NetMagic Solutions Pvt. Ltd. has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize the risk of virus infection & spam, but is not liable for any damage, you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. NetMagic Solutions Pvt. Ltd. reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the NetMagic Solutions Pvt. Ltd.'s e-mail system. ***************** End of Disclaimer ******************* ###################################################################### NOTICE: This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain privileged and confidential information intended solely for the use of the addressee. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately by replying to this message and delete this message and all copies and backups thereof. Thank you. ######################################################################