Steven
Tue Jun 01 14:46:56 CDT 2004
It is possible the old Organization was not properly removed when you
installed the new organization, which is why you were not prompted to join
an Existing Organization. Or it could be the differences between Exchange
2000 and Exchange 2003. So can you answer the following questions:
1) Did you run Exchange 2000 /forestprep separate from Exchange 2000 setup
? If you did run Exchange 2000 Forestprep it is at that time that you get
asked about joining or creating a new Organization. So it is possible you
didn't notice when you ran Exchange 2000 setup. When forst prep runs it
copies information about the 5.5 site you pointed it out into the AD. When
the Exchange 2000 install happens it sees this information in the AD and
forces you to join the site that you pointed Exchange 2000 /forestprep at.
For Exchange 2003 forestprep does not have this decision it just creates
some structures in the AD. Then when you go to install the Exchange 2003
server it asks the join/create, and proceeds from there.
2) Open the Exchange System Manager on the Exchange 2000 server. At the
bottom there is a node called tools, and under it a Site Replication
Services node. How many SRS are listed there, and which server is indicated
the old Exchange 2003 server or the new Exchange 2000? If the old Exchange
2003 server is listed then your organization probably was not removed
correctly.
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"Kathie" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a Existing exchange 5.5 site in a Windows 2003 Active directory
>environment I started process to install exchange 2003. Setup ADC
>connection agreements, ran forest & domain prep for 2003 then found out I
>could not install 2003 had to do exchange 2000. With help from Microsoft
>was told I could leave adc connections inplace use /removeorg to remove the
>exchange 2003 org from AD run forest and domain prep for 2000 and then
>install exchange 2000 on new windows 2000 server.
> I followed these proceedures carefully and started the exchange 2000
> install. Was not prompted to join an existing 5.5 site like the install
> notes say should happen.
> When I open exchange system manager I see both exchange 2000 and exchange
> 5.5 under administrative groups but as I was not asked to join the
> existing site has something gone wrong.
> I installed exchange by loading the CD and from the install screen
> selected Install rather than browsing to the setup folder
> was this wrong. I must install exchange 2000 as we have other products
> that do not support 2003 yet.
> sorry for this being long but I wanted to give heaps of information.
> thanks Kathie