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Terrible Exchange 2007 Situation

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by menora

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Hello all,

We need some expect advices to resolve this HUGH problem. Someone upgraded our Exchange2000 to the trial Exchange2007 (32bit) and made it live, the Exchange2007 is now being used for 30 days and they found out that can't get the license for it because Microsoft only sells the 64bit version. Even worse, the 32bit version can't upgrade or migrate to 64bit version. The worst thing is they even destroyed the Exchange2000 box.

Now here is the question. If we setup another Exchange2007 64bit machine, how/what can we do to put this machine into the same domain and replace the trial box?

Patrick

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by bart777

Since you are looking to build the new Exchange 2007 server you will be fine.

Just build the new server and set it up in the domain.

Once the server is up and running you will move the mailboxes from the bad server to the new one. This is done within Exchange and is a standard tool. Right click the mailbox and move it. That easy.

Next you will setup a replication of the public folders to the new server. Let them work for a few days and then remove the replication woth the old server. This will get the folders on the new server.

Now leave the old server on for a short time so that you won't have to touch the client machines. When a client logs in the old server will redirect them to the new server. Once the client is redirected they will no longer go to the old server.

Then you can remove exchange from teh old server and retask the box.

It will take some time but it will be fine.

by demosthanese

how/why did somone put a trail version on a live server?!? Bart as always you giving just the answer that the OP needs. Good looking out!

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