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Upgrading Active Directory Will this Effect Exchange 2003

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by jblack 1 view

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I'm currently running Windows 2003 Server SP1 as my DC and Exchange 2003 SP1 on another server with Windows 2003 Server SP1.

I was looking at adding an additional domain controller (For redundancy). The new server is Windows 2003 Server R2 SP2. I know I have to run adprep from the 2nd R2 disk before I can add this as a domain controller. Will this have any adverse effects on the Exchange Server? Will it still function correctly with Active Directory?

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by cg it

your best bet is to install Exchange SP2 before you do an upgrage to RC2. That's just so you get all the security fixes for exchange that you don't have using SP1. Highly recommend it. That's regardless if your using POP3/SMTP or front end/backend exchanges

but running addprep/forestprep and addprep/domainprep to upgrade the schema won't adversely effect exchange or your exsisting 2003 server. the schema is different between W2003 and W2003 RC2 and both schemas have to be the same in the domain hense the need for addprep/forestprep and addprep/domainprep for RC2.

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