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by dmiller

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I have read until I am totally confused as to the steps to a sucessfull exchange 2000 migration. I don't want to do an upgrade I want to build a new exchange 2000 box and migrate over. I have read the six steps which pointed me to other reading. Nowit seems I have lost myself. Is there a set exact set of instructions to follow to make this happen. My steps are,create a root, cleanup resource mail boxes,install ADC, run Forest prep, run dom. prep, install exchange 2000, upgrade mailbox store, replicate pub. store. I know there is much more but I do need help.

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by maximk

There are about three ways to upgrade to Exchange 2000.
1. Inplace upgrade. Upgrade your NT 4.0 domain to Active Directory, upgrade your Exchange 5.5 server to Windows 2000 and then upgrade Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2000.
2. Move mailbox. ImplementActive Directory, install the ADC, and install an Exchange 2000 Server into your existing Exchange 5.5 site.
3. Restructure. Implement a pristine Active Directory and Exchange 2000 environment and use migration tools to copy the existing Exchange 5.5 information to the new Exchange 2000 environment.
By reading your question, I see you want to go for the second option. As for your steps, you first have to figure out whether you want to use Active Directory for people to logon or continue usingWindows NT 4.0 until you have implemented Exchange 2000. If you want to have Active Directory first (which is my favorite) then you need to finish your Active Directory implementation before focusing on Exchange 2000. After your implementation of Active Directory and the ADC (use the version on the Exchange 2000 CD) is done, then start your implementation of Exchange 2000 by running installing Exchange 2000 in your existing Exchange 5.5 site and start moving mailboxes.
For more information I recommend reading Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Upgrade Series available at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/itsolutions/guide/default.asp.

Good luck!

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