You can do it that way, it's not without its own set of trials and tribulations. There are some 3rd party products to aid in that style migration as well. There are certainly reasons to consider it though, especially when you'll be doing massive consolidation anyway (which it sounds like you are).
-- Chris Scharff MVP, MCSE MessageOne 512-652-4500 x244 "When the country falls into chaos, patriotism is born." --Tao Te Ching > -----Original Message----- > From: John Matteson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 2:06 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Installing Exchange 2K into a forest where an > Exchange 5.5 Org re sides. > > > A question to all of you who have already installed Exchange 2K. > > I currently have an NT 4.0 domain structure that is going to > be converted to AD within the month. The company has an > extensive Exchange 5.5 organization already in place to service users. > > We are moving to Exchange 2K with the following goals: > > 1. Consolidate servers as much as possible, i.e. > shrinking the current 50+ servers down to 15 servers overall. > > 2. Replace mail server hardware where needed. > > What I would like to know is this: > > 1. Do I HAVE to perform upgrades? I don't want to have > to wait for a year before going to native mode in Exchange. > > 2. Can I install Exchange 2K without connecting it to > the current Exchange 5.5 environment (keeping the E2K box in > Native Mode), then performing a "Move Mailbox migration" to > populate AD? > > From what I've read in books, the class I've attended and > gleaned from the KB, I'd have to throw my hands up and say "I > don't know". Anyone have a better answer? > > John Matteson; Exchange Manager > Geac Corporate Infrastructure Systems and Standards > (404) 239 - 2981 > Defeat is a state of mind. No one is ever defeated until > defeat has been accepted as a reality. To me, defeat in > anything is merely temporary, and its punishment is but an > urge for me to greater effort to achieve my goal. Defeat > simply tells me that something is wrong in my doing; it is a > path leading to success and truth. --Bruce Lee _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
