Exchange 2003 on new server

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We have an Exchange 2003 standard on Windows 2003 SP1. It is Dell PowerEdge
2300, very old box and one of the hard drives is failed on RAID5. We would
like to do new installation on a brand new server and transfer all the mail
boxes. Some one can point me to the right documentation where I can find the
best practice/steps for accomplishing this task?



Thanks in advance,



Jack
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Re: Exchange 2003 on new server by SB

SB
Thu May 17 10:28:48 CDT 2007

On May 17, 4:01 am, "Jack" <hmartiros...@speakeasy.net> wrote:
> We have an Exchange 2003 standard on Windows 2003 SP1. It is Dell PowerEdge
> 2300, very old box and one of the hard drives is failed on RAID5. We would
> like to do new installation on a brand new server and transfer all the mail
> boxes. Some one can point me to the right documentation where I can find the
> best practice/steps for accomplishing this task?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Jack


1. Install Exchange on the new server.
2. Take a full backup of the old Exchange server's information store.
(So that in case any thing happens we have the backup)
3. For testing move 2-3 mailbox from active directory users and groups
and check if the user is able to check his email and receive the
email or not.
4. if that works fine then move another set of 20-30 users.

Move users slowly as sometimes if the mailbox has corruption that can
cause mailbox loss.

>> you are using PF then replicate all the PF to the new server and change the site server folder attribute to the new server from adsiedit.

>> old Exchange server is also a domain controller then check if that is holding any FSMO role...? if yes then seize that and transfer that to any other DC.

>>Once all users and PF have been moved ...power off the server for a week or two and check do the users face issue in checking emails ?

>>Also change the settings in RUS, OAB and other global settings to point to new server.

you can also refer : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307917/en-us

this is an old Exchange 2000 article but has some of the same settings
that we need to look

Once all is done and you are sure then uninstall the Exchange from the
server :

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/833396/en-us

and remove the old server object from the AD by using adsiedit.



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Re: Exchange 2003 on new server by Jack

Jack
Sat May 19 01:33:22 CDT 2007

Thank you for the steps, SB.

"SB" <saurabh.bhushan@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1179415728.051104.75030@e65g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
> On May 17, 4:01 am, "Jack" <hmartiros...@speakeasy.net> wrote:
>> We have an Exchange 2003 standard on Windows 2003 SP1. It is Dell
>> PowerEdge
>> 2300, very old box and one of the hard drives is failed on RAID5. We
>> would
>> like to do new installation on a brand new server and transfer all the
>> mail
>> boxes. Some one can point me to the right documentation where I can find
>> the
>> best practice/steps for accomplishing this task?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Jack
>
>
> 1. Install Exchange on the new server.
> 2. Take a full backup of the old Exchange server's information store.
> (So that in case any thing happens we have the backup)
> 3. For testing move 2-3 mailbox from active directory users and groups
> and check if the user is able to check his email and receive the
> email or not.
> 4. if that works fine then move another set of 20-30 users.
>
> Move users slowly as sometimes if the mailbox has corruption that can
> cause mailbox loss.
>
>>> you are using PF then replicate all the PF to the new server and change
>>> the site server folder attribute to the new server from adsiedit.
>
>>> old Exchange server is also a domain controller then check if that is
>>> holding any FSMO role...? if yes then seize that and transfer that to
>>> any other DC.
>
>>>Once all users and PF have been moved ...power off the server for a week
>>>or two and check do the users face issue in checking emails ?
>
>>>Also change the settings in RUS, OAB and other global settings to point
>>>to new server.
>
> you can also refer : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307917/en-us
>
> this is an old Exchange 2000 article but has some of the same settings
> that we need to look
>
> Once all is done and you are sure then uninstall the Exchange from the
> server :
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/833396/en-us
>
> and remove the old server object from the AD by using adsiedit.
>
>
>


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