I have a server to configure for a remote office. The rights and wrongs of a local server vs. cached mode to one side, it's sat in our workshop and I need to start building it up tomorrow :-)
It needs to be a Domain Controller (and presumably a Global Catalogue?) through the fact that it authenticates users in that AD site. I've done some digging and the issues I can find are: Shutdown can take a long time if you don't stop the SA (and therefore Exchange services) first. You can't demote the DC back to a member server Exchange will only use that DC/GC server. Their existing server is 5.5 and is part of our Exchange Organization but is in its own Site. We went to 2003 at our site some time back, so the ADC has been running since and agreements are in place to/from their existing server. My understanding is that I can "simply" join the new 2003 box to their Exchange site, move all the mailboxes and Public Folders, do the steps to remove the 5.5 directory replication and site connectors and remove the 5.5 box and the ADC (not too sure what order those last 2 are done in?), then I can go native and move their new server into our Administrative Group? Finally, since our Administrative Group is called "Our Site Name", I'd like to have a new one called "Default Administrative Group" (or whatever) - is there any more to it than creating a new AG and moving both servers into it? It's been a few years since I've had to actually install/build an Exchange box so I'd like a bit of a sanity check please. Thanks in advance, Paul -- MIRA Ltd Watling Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 0TU, England. Registered in England and Wales No. 402570 VAT Registration GB 114 5409 96 The contents of this e-mail are confidential and are solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you receive this e-mail in error, please delete it and notify us either by e-mail, telephone or fax. You should not copy, forward or otherwise disclose the content of the e-mail as this is prohibited. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
