exchange upgrade with new hardware

Windows Fans · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 6

Hi,

i would like to upgrade my existing win2k3 domain and exchange 2k FE/BE to
2003.
it will be new hardware for exchange 2003 FE / BE... i understand to upgrade
to exchange 2003, the FE server have to be upgraded 1st... But I would want
to know how do i upgrade my exchange 2000 to 2003.

Is the below correct sequence?
1) in-place upgrade the current exch2k FE to exch 2003.
2) Introduce and join the new exchange 2003 FE to the same organzation.
3) Introduce and join the new exchange 2003 BE to the same organzation.
4) Uninstall the 'old exchange FE'
5) move mailboxes
6) uninstall the exch 2000 BE

or, for the step 1

Can i just introduce the 1st exchange 2003 to the same org, then configure
it as another FE servers?

thanks!!!

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Leif Pedersen [MVP] · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 193

Hi,

Your steps looks OK (the first server to be upgraded must be the FE).

In addition to moving the mailboxes there are some other steps before
uninstalling the 2000 be server - see
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307917

Leif

"Windows Fans" wrote in message @microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> i would like to upgrade my existing win2k3 domain and exchange 2k FE/BE to
> 2003.
> it will be new hardware for exchange 2003 FE / BE... i understand to
> upgrade
> to exchange 2003, the FE server have to be upgraded 1st... But I would
> want
> to know how do i upgrade my exchange 2000 to 2003.
>
> Is the below correct sequence?
> 1) in-place upgrade the current exch2k FE to exch 2003.
> 2) Introduce and join the new exchange 2003 FE to the same organzation.
> 3) Introduce and join the new exchange 2003 BE to the same organzation.
> 4) Uninstall the 'old exchange FE'
> 5) move mailboxes
> 6) uninstall the exch 2000 BE
>
> or, for the step 1
>
> Can i just introduce the 1st exchange 2003 to the same org, then configure
> it as another FE servers?
>
> thanks!!!

Windows Fans · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 6

i tot of not to in-place upgrade... Can i just install the 1st exchnage 2003
and join to the same org? Then configure as another FE? Meaning i keep the
existing 2000 FE and install another 2003 then configure as FE too?

Sorry for mutilpe post.. becos when i click 'post', it says error occur.. so
i post and try again....

steve

"Leif Pedersen [MVP]" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Your steps looks OK (the first server to be upgraded must be the FE).
>
> In addition to moving the mailboxes there are some other steps before
> uninstalling the 2000 be server - see
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307917
>
> Leif
>
> "Windows Fans" wrote in message
> @microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > i would like to upgrade my existing win2k3 domain and exchange 2k FE/BE to
> > 2003.
> > it will be new hardware for exchange 2003 FE / BE... i understand to
> > upgrade
> > to exchange 2003, the FE server have to be upgraded 1st... But I would
> > want
> > to know how do i upgrade my exchange 2000 to 2003.
> >
> > Is the below correct sequence?
> > 1) in-place upgrade the current exch2k FE to exch 2003.
> > 2) Introduce and join the new exchange 2003 FE to the same organzation.
> > 3) Introduce and join the new exchange 2003 BE to the same organzation.
> > 4) Uninstall the 'old exchange FE'
> > 5) move mailboxes
> > 6) uninstall the exch 2000 BE
> >
> > or, for the step 1
> >
> > Can i just introduce the 1st exchange 2003 to the same org, then configure
> > it as another FE servers?
> >
> > thanks!!!
>
>
>

Leif Pedersen [MVP] · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 193

Hi,

You can't install a new exchange 2003 server into an organization with an
existing exchange 2000 server so you will need to upgrade this server first.

Leif

"Windows Fans" wrote in message @microsoft.com...
>i tot of not to in-place upgrade... Can i just install the 1st exchnage
>2003
> and join to the same org? Then configure as another FE? Meaning i keep the
> existing 2000 FE and install another 2003 then configure as FE too?
>
> Sorry for mutilpe post.. becos when i click 'post', it says error occur..
> so
> i post and try again....
>
> steve
>
> "Leif Pedersen [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Your steps looks OK (the first server to be upgraded must be the FE).
>>
>> In addition to moving the mailboxes there are some other steps before
>> uninstalling the 2000 be server - see
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307917
>>
>> Leif
>>
>> "Windows Fans" wrote in message
>> @microsoft.com...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > i would like to upgrade my existing win2k3 domain and exchange 2k FE/BE
>> > to
>> > 2003.
>> > it will be new hardware for exchange 2003 FE / BE... i understand to
>> > upgrade
>> > to exchange 2003, the FE server have to be upgraded 1st... But I would
>> > want
>> > to know how do i upgrade my exchange 2000 to 2003.
>> >
>> > Is the below correct sequence?
>> > 1) in-place upgrade the current exch2k FE to exch 2003.
>> > 2) Introduce and join the new exchange 2003 FE to the same organzation.
>> > 3) Introduce and join the new exchange 2003 BE to the same organzation.
>> > 4) Uninstall the 'old exchange FE'
>> > 5) move mailboxes
>> > 6) uninstall the exch 2000 BE
>> >
>> > or, for the step 1
>> >
>> > Can i just introduce the 1st exchange 2003 to the same org, then
>> > configure
>> > it as another FE servers?
>> >
>> > thanks!!!
>>
>>
>>

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