Exchange 2000 with 2003R2 domain?

I am in the process of upgrading a 2000 exchange server to 2007.

I am trying to get the domain funtional level raised, and in the
process have hit a snag.

I added 2 new DC's (2003R2), ran the inetorg fix, ran forestprep /
domainprep, promoted the 2 DC's to DC's+ GC, moved all the FSMO roles.
Demoted 2 of other 2000 DC's

My big problem is that my Exchange 2000 server is also a DC+GC.

I think I can remove it as a GC ok, and I know it's bad news to demote
it, but I cannot raise the functional level until I do something.

I took a look at the directory access tab for the Exch 2000 server,
and it only lists itself as a DC, GC, and the one other thing it looks
for, it doesn't appear to see any other servers, so I am worried about
removing the GC role from it.

Is there a way to "force" it to see other servers? I checked the
reciepient update services, and they point to one of the new DC's.

Any help or pointers will be appreciated!

Christopher
Wed May 07 06:58:05 CDT 2008

Has anyone changed the default settings on the Exchnage side to only
look at itself for GC/Config/DC services? This can be changed back to
the default settings, which is AUTO. This change will require the
restart of services in order to fully take effect. Another way is to
manually remove the exchange server itself from the listing, and add
your 2 new Win2003 R2 DC/GCs to the listing.

Chris S
MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP: Messaging, CISSP


On Tue, 06 May 2008 21:00:59 -0500, Daffy <daffy@no.email.com> wrote:

>I am in the process of upgrading a 2000 exchange server to 2007.
>
>I am trying to get the domain funtional level raised, and in the
>process have hit a snag.
>
>I added 2 new DC's (2003R2), ran the inetorg fix, ran forestprep /
>domainprep, promoted the 2 DC's to DC's+ GC, moved all the FSMO roles.
>Demoted 2 of other 2000 DC's
>
>My big problem is that my Exchange 2000 server is also a DC+GC.
>
>I think I can remove it as a GC ok, and I know it's bad news to demote
>it, but I cannot raise the functional level until I do something.
>
>I took a look at the directory access tab for the Exch 2000 server,
>and it only lists itself as a DC, GC, and the one other thing it looks
>for, it doesn't appear to see any other servers, so I am worried about
>removing the GC role from it.
>
>Is there a way to "force" it to see other servers? I checked the
>reciepient update services, and they point to one of the new DC's.
>
>Any help or pointers will be appreciated!
Chris S
MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP: Messaging, CISSP

daffy69
Wed May 07 09:12:00 CDT 2008

Thank you, that took care of that problem.

Tonight I will remove the GC role from the E2K box and see if I can
then upgrade the domain to mixed mode.

If that fails, what are my other options to get this project moving
forward to E2K7?

Thanks again!

On May 7, 6:58 am, Christopher Smith <cfsm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Has anyone changed the default settings on the Exchnage side to only
> look at itself for GC/Config/DC services? This can be changed back to
> the default settings, which is AUTO. This change will require the
> restart of services in order to fully take effect. Another way is to
> manually remove the exchange server itself from the listing, and add
> your 2 new Win2003 R2 DC/GCs to the listing.
>
> Chris S
> MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP: Messaging, CISSP
>
>
>
> On Tue, 06 May 2008 21:00:59 -0500, Daffy <da...@no.email.com> wrote:
> >I am in the process of upgrading a 2000 exchange server to 2007.
>
> >I am trying to get the domain funtional level raised, and in the
> >process have hit a snag.
>
> >I added 2 new DC's (2003R2), ran the inetorg fix, ran forestprep /
> >domainprep, promoted the 2 DC's to DC's+ GC, moved all the FSMO roles.
> >Demoted 2 of other 2000 DC's
>
> >My big problem is that my Exchange 2000 server is also a DC+GC.
>
> >I think I can remove it as a GC ok, and I know it's bad news to demote
> >it, but I cannot raise the functional level until I do something.
>
> >I took a look at the directory access tab for the Exch 2000 server,
> >and it only lists itself as a DC, GC, and the one other thing it looks
> >for, it doesn't appear to see any other servers, so I am worried about
> >removing the GC role from it.
>
> >Is there a way to "force" it to see other servers? I checked the
> >reciepient update services, and they point to one of the new DC's.
>
> >Any help or pointers will be appreciated!
>
> Chris S
> MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP: Messaging, CISSP

daffy69
Tue May 13 08:36:55 CDT 2008

anybody?

daffy69
Tue May 13 09:04:33 CDT 2008

anybody?