Bill, Assuming that everything is withing the same organization, you will use Exchange's database for resolution of addresses. Then, if it has to go to a different server, as long as you have a record for that site's DNS server in the DNS that the upgraded servers are using, you'll get there. It may take a static mapping, that's all.
Replication is handled through the Site Replication Service (SRS), a non-clusterable service that automatically installs on your first E2K box and cannot be moved. That then becomes your bridgehead and will automatically configure a connection agreement on your ADC between itself and the domain controller. Good luck, Marc Zukerman Senior Network Engineer Greenwich Technology Partners ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brown, Bill [contractor]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'ActiveDirList'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 10:24 AM Subject: [ActiveDir] FOREST QUESTION > To the List, > > This may seem a silly question - but here goes. If a site is within the > same namespace [i.e., hq.xyz.com and site1.xyz.com] and has not been brought > into AD as yet [site is still at NT4 SP4] what will happen if an E2K > upgrade process is started for the rest of the forest. By this I mean, > installing and configuring the ADCs and possibly upgrading some of the > Exchange 55 servers at HQ and other sites. I think mail would continue to > flow as it relies on DNS resolution [or a direct connection via a stated IP > address] - but how would the replication be handled? Would the non-AD site > continue to get updates from the bridgehead server via the directory > replication connector? > > R/Bill > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
