Setup new exch server in a domain where an exch server exists

Hi

I have a domain with an SBS 2003 server, Terminal server and a fileserver.
there will soon be more than 75 users on the LAN so I intend to use a
transition pack to convert the SBS box to full version standard server
products and add more standard licenses.

The SBS box also has SQL server installed and its under pressure so after
transition I want to add a new box to the domain and move the exchange server
installation to the new box.

Having read various articles on migration and swing installations I think i
would prefer to do a fresh install on the new box and use exmerge to move the
mailboxes to the new server.

I realise that this means extracting the mailboxes, uninstalling exchange
server from the transitioned SBS, installing the new exchange server and
importing the mailboxes again. Also I know that I would have to setup the
exchange account on all client PCs.

1. When I uninstall the existing exchange server (after extracting the
mailboxes) does this remove all traces of exchange resources from Active
directory?

2. When I install the new installation, will it "find" any traces of the old
exchange server perhaps causing conflicts?

3. Is this method I intend to use viable?

Thanks

Nick

Ed
Wed Sep 19 16:46:46 PDT 2007

Trust me, you will find this a lot easier and it'll be a lot easier on your
users if you install a new Exchange server in the domain and use the Move
Mailbox Wizard. Your users will likely have all sorts of ugly side effects
with your approach, and you'll be following a process that is substantially
more risky.

You should ask questions about how to proceed with this in an SBS newsgroup
because there are nuances and wizards with the SBS version of Exchange that
most of us Exchange MVPs don't understand.
--
Ed Crowley
MVP - Exchange
"Protecting the world from PSTs and brick backups!"

"nick" <nick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FB059D5D-E771-4D04-A81A-15978C85B370@microsoft.com...
> Hi
>
> I have a domain with an SBS 2003 server, Terminal server and a fileserver.
> there will soon be more than 75 users on the LAN so I intend to use a
> transition pack to convert the SBS box to full version standard server
> products and add more standard licenses.
>
> The SBS box also has SQL server installed and its under pressure so after
> transition I want to add a new box to the domain and move the exchange
> server
> installation to the new box.
>
> Having read various articles on migration and swing installations I think
> i
> would prefer to do a fresh install on the new box and use exmerge to move
> the
> mailboxes to the new server.
>
> I realise that this means extracting the mailboxes, uninstalling exchange
> server from the transitioned SBS, installing the new exchange server and
> importing the mailboxes again. Also I know that I would have to setup the
> exchange account on all client PCs.
>
> 1. When I uninstall the existing exchange server (after extracting the
> mailboxes) does this remove all traces of exchange resources from Active
> directory?
>
> 2. When I install the new installation, will it "find" any traces of the
> old
> exchange server perhaps causing conflicts?
>
> 3. Is this method I intend to use viable?
>
> Thanks
>
> Nick
>
>

nick
Thu Sep 20 09:16:04 PDT 2007

Thanks for the advice. I will re-post in an SBS workgroup for further help.

Thanks again

Nick

"Ed Crowley [MVP]" wrote:

> Trust me, you will find this a lot easier and it'll be a lot easier on your
> users if you install a new Exchange server in the domain and use the Move
> Mailbox Wizard. Your users will likely have all sorts of ugly side effects
> with your approach, and you'll be following a process that is substantially
> more risky.
>
> You should ask questions about how to proceed with this in an SBS newsgroup
> because there are nuances and wizards with the SBS version of Exchange that
> most of us Exchange MVPs don't understand.
> --
> Ed Crowley
> MVP - Exchange
> "Protecting the world from PSTs and brick backups!"
>
> "nick" <nick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FB059D5D-E771-4D04-A81A-15978C85B370@microsoft.com...
> > Hi
> >
> > I have a domain with an SBS 2003 server, Terminal server and a fileserver.
> > there will soon be more than 75 users on the LAN so I intend to use a
> > transition pack to convert the SBS box to full version standard server
> > products and add more standard licenses.
> >
> > The SBS box also has SQL server installed and its under pressure so after
> > transition I want to add a new box to the domain and move the exchange
> > server
> > installation to the new box.
> >
> > Having read various articles on migration and swing installations I think
> > i
> > would prefer to do a fresh install on the new box and use exmerge to move
> > the
> > mailboxes to the new server.
> >
> > I realise that this means extracting the mailboxes, uninstalling exchange
> > server from the transitioned SBS, installing the new exchange server and
> > importing the mailboxes again. Also I know that I would have to setup the
> > exchange account on all client PCs.
> >
> > 1. When I uninstall the existing exchange server (after extracting the
> > mailboxes) does this remove all traces of exchange resources from Active
> > directory?
> >
> > 2. When I install the new installation, will it "find" any traces of the
> > old
> > exchange server perhaps causing conflicts?
> >
> > 3. Is this method I intend to use viable?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Nick
> >
> >
>
>
>