How much do you trust either of the existing domains? In the short-term, upgrading one of the existing will be faster. If you are concerned about configurations, however, started from scratch would be better long-term.
Either of your two approaches could be made to work, depending on your comfort level with the environment. *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 11:52 AM, Eric Brouwer <[email protected]>wrote: > Greetings, > > I just started work for a company with two local domains. The second > domain was acquired in a merger. Here's where it gets weird. The same guy > setup both original domains/networks so the servers have the same names. > All the servers ar old, and running Server 2003. Each domain also has an > Exchange 2003 server. > > I've been tasked with getting new hardware, updating the network to Server > 2008 and Exchange 2010, and eliminating one of the domains. I'm not sure > what the best plan of attack would be. > > My original thought: > Create a third domain, and migrate servers and roles one box at a time, > decommissioning as I go. I'm just not sure if it's possible to move > mailboxes from an Exchange 2003 server in Domain A to 2010 in Domain C. > > My new thought: > Choose one of the existing domains, and upgrade it. Install a new DC, and > remove the existing one. Install Exchange, migrate users, and remove 2003. > Rinse, and repeat. > > Which option makes more sense? Any other better ways to tackle this? > > Thanks! > > Eric > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
