Upgrade from 5.5 > 2000 > 2003

Here's the sitch..

I have Exch 5.5 (std.edition) on a Win2000 Server box. I
plan to upgrade that to Exch 2000.

Then, I plan on buying a new server with Windows 2000
(member server) and putting Exch 2003 (enterprise edition)
on it. Is this an effective route to upgrade to 2003? If
so, should I have any problems moving the mailboxes over
from on box to another? And, how are mailboxes moved over
from 2000 to 2003?

Michael
Tue Mar 02 11:05:07 CST 2004

If you are going to be installing Exchange 2003 on a separate box, why not
go straight to Exchange 2003?

297289 XADM: How to Move Exchange 2000 to New Hardware and Keep the Same
Server
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=297289

* Chapter 4 deals with upgrading from 5.5.

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"jm" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:58a301c40072$6df41140$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> Here's the sitch..
>
> I have Exch 5.5 (std.edition) on a Win2000 Server box. I
> plan to upgrade that to Exch 2000.
>
> Then, I plan on buying a new server with Windows 2000
> (member server) and putting Exch 2003 (enterprise edition)
> on it. Is this an effective route to upgrade to 2003? If
> so, should I have any problems moving the mailboxes over
> from on box to another? And, how are mailboxes moved over
> from 2000 to 2003?

Steve
Tue Mar 02 11:09:55 CST 2004

As long as you install Exchange 2003 into the same site/Administrative Group
as the upgraded 2000 server, then you will have a Move Mailbox option under
Exchange Tasks when you right-click a user or set of users in Active
Directory Users & Computers.

There are some added advantages from moving the mailboxes using the ADU&C
MMC or ESM on the Exchange 2003 server. See the following for more
information:

822892 Move Mailbox Improvements in Exchange 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=822892
821829 Moving Mailboxes in Exchange Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=821829

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Cheers,

Steve Antonio
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"jm" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:58a301c40072$6df41140$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> Here's the sitch..
>
> I have Exch 5.5 (std.edition) on a Win2000 Server box. I
> plan to upgrade that to Exch 2000.
>
> Then, I plan on buying a new server with Windows 2000
> (member server) and putting Exch 2003 (enterprise edition)
> on it. Is this an effective route to upgrade to 2003? If
> so, should I have any problems moving the mailboxes over
> from on box to another? And, how are mailboxes moved over
> from 2000 to 2003?