How to migrate Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2003 on a new hardwarre   

In my environment I have a Exchange 2000 Standard on different server. I also 
have my primary DC Windows 2000 with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP on a 
different server. 

I want to migrate my Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2003 ENT on a new hardware. 
During the installation phase of Exchange 2003 on a new hardware, I choose 
"deploy the First Exchange 2003 Server", what should I choose from the 
choices of installation:

Choice1: You are running Exchange 2000 in native mode and you want to 
upgrade a server.

Choice2: Install the first new Exchange 2003 server.

I do not have any Exchange 5.5 servers in my organization and I still 
running Exchange 2000 server in a mixed mode by default. 

What should I choose from the choices of installation? OR should I first 
raise my Exchange 2000 to native mode and choose choice 1?

Any help is much appreciated.

Thanks

date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 12:28:39 -0800   author:   Hasher

Re: How to migrate Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2003 on a new hardwarre   

Hi,

Since you are installing exchange 2003 on a new server you should choose 
option 2 (Install the first Exchange 2003 server).

This might help: 
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Migrating-Exchange2000-Exchange-2003-Hardware.html

Leif

"Hasher"  wrote in message 
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> In my environment I have a Exchange 2000 Standard on different server. I 
> also
> have my primary DC Windows 2000 with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP on a
> different server.
>
> I want to migrate my Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2003 ENT on a new hardware.
> During the installation phase of Exchange 2003 on a new hardware, I choose
> "deploy the First Exchange 2003 Server", what should I choose from the
> choices of installation:
>
> Choice1: You are running Exchange 2000 in native mode and you want to
> upgrade a server.
>
> Choice2: Install the first new Exchange 2003 server.
>
> I do not have any Exchange 5.5 servers in my organization and I still
> running Exchange 2000 server in a mixed mode by default.
>
> What should I choose from the choices of installation? OR should I first
> raise my Exchange 2000 to native mode and choose choice 1?
>
> Any help is much appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>

date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:57:14 +0100   author:   Leif Pedersen [MVP]