You can do the ADC beforehand. Install it without setting up any connection agreements. Then do all the NTDSATRB/consistency check/directorycleanup stuff beforehand also. Set up the ADC connection agreements at this point. Install a temporary E2K server as the first E2K server rather than letting the in-place box be the first e2k server. You can use a desktop class machine for this since you'll tear it down at the end of the weekend. That way you get a lot of prep work done before the weekend.
Friday night do a full online backup of Exchange 5.5. Then do a full offline backup of Exchange 5.5 (I'm a big believer in the belt /and/ suspenders method of safety). Saturday do the in place upgrade of 5.5. (don't forget to uninstall AV software and disable third party backup software) Sunday work on removing the ADC, the SRS, and finally the temporary E2K server from the site. If for some reason you don't finish that, it's no biggie. You can do it during the week without significant impact to the production box. -----Original Message----- From: Bridges, Samantha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Posted At: Monday, August 04, 2003 7:35 AM Posted To: Microsoft Exchange Conversation: In-Place Upgrade Questions Subject: In-Place Upgrade Questions Hello All. I will be upgrading my Exchange 5.5 to 2000 this weekend. I studied the Microsoft White Paper on doing an In-Place Upgrade of Exchange and understand that during the preparation of the Exchange 5.5 Organization, there are utilities/diagnostic tools that need to be run. For instance, the NTDSATRB to find mis-matches and MTACheck and the KCC. Can these tools be run before the actual upgrade or should I wait until the weekend and do the whole thing at once? Can utilities like NLTEST /switch, and the ADC w/Connection Agreements, /ForestPrep and /DomainPrep be run during the week before the actual upgrade? What can I do during the week that won't hinder services yet give me a "jump" on the actual upgrade this weekend. What things were you able to run/fix before the actual upgrade? Thanks Samantha _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&; lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
