My first Exchange 5.5 is setup on a Windows NT 4.0 SP4 server. Two years ago, I installed Exchange 5.5 on a Windows 2000 server (which is a member server platform) and under the existing Home Site. The NT 4 PDC and the W2K DC are trusted both ways. I then moved the mailboxes off the existing home server to the new home server. Now I would like to move the entire Exchange server to Exchange 2000. Instead of a co-existence migration of Exchange 5.5 and Exchange 2000, I would rather install Exchange 2000 on another Server (which I read has to be a Active Directory server). Can I do this and will I be able to move the Directory and Mailboxes form the Exch 5.5 to the Exch 2000, if I install Exch 2000 on a separate server? Also, I read that one of the server has to be in native mode? However, we need to maintian mix mode because we are running a Windows NT 4. PDC. Would you help me with the step by step instructions? I would greatly appreciate your technical assistance! -- DAC
Hi, This might help: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=316886 It is not recommended to install exchange 200x on a domain controller. Much better to install on a domain member server. Leif "Deb" skrev i en meddelelse news:49A99168-8F4E-4098-BF10-A4C8B60EEEBC@microsoft.com... > My first Exchange 5.5 is setup on a Windows NT 4.0 SP4 server. Two years > ago, I installed Exchange 5.5 on a Windows 2000 server (which is a member > server platform) and under the existing Home Site. The NT 4 PDC and the W2K > DC are trusted both ways. I then moved the mailboxes off the existing home > server to the new home server. Now I would like to move the entire Exchange > server to Exchange 2000. > > Instead of a co-existence migration of Exchange 5.5 and Exchange 2000, I > would rather install Exchange 2000 on another Server (which I read has to be > a Active Directory server). Can I do this and will I be able to move the > Directory and Mailboxes form the Exch 5.5 to the Exch 2000, if I install Exch > 2000 on a separate server? Also, I read that one of the server has to be in > native mode? However, we need to maintian mix mode because we are running a > Windows NT 4. PDC. Would you help me with the step by step instructions? > > I would greatly appreciate your technical assistance! > -- > DAC >
