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Separate E2K from W2K DC

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by gregori65

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Hello everybody,
in the next few weeks I am planning to work on some project for the company I work with and I`l like to get all information I need to avoid any "unforgiven" mistakes.
Right now my company (only 30 people) has the exchange 2K installed in a domain controller server of a W2K domain. This server is running out of space so I am thinking to add a new server with exchange installed, join the domain and move all the mail-boxes from the DC server. Once I am sure that everything is working fine, can I just remove the exchange from the DC server? What do I need to make sure before I uninstall it??
Thanks for your help!!

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by p.j.hutchison

Besides the mailboxes, you need to migrate any public folders and the system folders as well ie Organisation Forms, Free/Busy info, etc and make the new server the Master server of the Routing Group. I suggest shutdown the services on the DC for a while before uninstalling it.
The clients will also need to be updated to point to the new Exchange server.

by jailbreak_pt

Hi

After you move the mailbox?s to the new Exchange server, if the new Exchange is everything all right the Outlook 2000 will change the Exchange Server automatic. The old Exchange must be online to do this.
After you see that is everything working fine you can just disconnect the old Exchange for a few days and see if everything is working fine.
Than you must remove First Exchange 2000 Server Computer from the Site

Just read this link.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307917

Hope this helps

by gregori65

Well, I cannot just really disconnect the old Exchange since is installed on a domain controller.

by jailbreak_pt

Hi

OK. Then just go to services and change the Microsoft Echange Services to manaul, and stop the all Exchange services.

See this for 2/3 days and see if there are no problems with the New Exchange. Like too many queque in the x.400 protocol etc.
If is everything allright just remove the Exchange first site, like in the microsoft support.

Any other help just ask.

by gregori65

Thanks JailBreak, I guess that web site as well as your opinion makes sense.
Thank you again and....hope everything goes well.

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