Need Advice: Complete exchange server move   

Hi and thanks for reading.

I have three Exchange 2000 SP3 servers that have to move from our corporate 
datacenter back to this site for ownership reasons.  Two of the servers are 
backend servers while one is the frontend server.  My question is rather 
simple... since there are only three servers in total, I can shut all three 
servers down and move them across town in an afternoon, but is it wise to 
have the entire exchange infrustructure turned off at the same time?  There 
are many active directory related items that can get hosed if, for example, 
a domain controller is off too long, but I don't know if there some 
goth'chya if the same happens to Exchange.  It would all only be down for 
maybe an hour or so before the first box came back up with the IP/DNS 
changed and ready to go.  I would think not given some people only have one 
server and they have to have downtime, but I figure it's still better to ask 
the community.

Thank you!

date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:02:16 -0500   author:   Steve B

Re: Need Advice: Complete exchange server move   

You should be safe moving all the servers at once.  Exchange will not start 
looking for another GC since it will be shutoff during the move.

-- 
John Oliver, Jr
MCSE, MCT, CCNA
Exchange MVP 2007
Microsoft Certified Partner


"Steve B"  wrote in message 
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> Hi and thanks for reading.
>
> I have three Exchange 2000 SP3 servers that have to move from our 
> corporate datacenter back to this site for ownership reasons.  Two of the 
> servers are backend servers while one is the frontend server.  My question 
> is rather simple... since there are only three servers in total, I can 
> shut all three servers down and move them across town in an afternoon, but 
> is it wise to have the entire exchange infrustructure turned off at the 
> same time?  There are many active directory related items that can get 
> hosed if, for example, a domain controller is off too long, but I don't 
> know if there some goth'chya if the same happens to Exchange.  It would 
> all only be down for maybe an hour or so before the first box came back up 
> with the IP/DNS changed and ready to go.  I would think not given some 
> people only have one server and they have to have downtime, but I figure 
> it's still better to ask the community.
>
> Thank you!
>

date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:38:51 -0500   author:   John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]