When are you planning on increasing the functional levels of the domain
and the forest? There are several features of Windows 2003 AD that you
do not get even if you've upgraded the DCs unless you also bump up the
functional levels.
When you bump the forest functional level, I believe there will be a PAS
expansion at that point since I recall there being some settings that
are deferred until then.
Wook
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From: ActiveDir-owner (AT) mail (DOT) activedir.org
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner (AT) mail (DOT) activedir.org] Behalf Grillenmeier,
Guido
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 2:12 AM
To: ActiveDir (AT) mail (DOT) activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] T - W2K/E2K upgrade to W2K3/E2K3
I suggested doing AD, then Exchange =that's not the same as saying
Windows, then Exchange
Means that you can do all the schema/domain mods basically at once and
upgrade all DCs to W2k3. The Exchange 2000 server itself can't be
upgraded to W2k3 - that is correct, but it runs just fine in a Win2k3 AD
domain/forest.
But your routine will also work fine. I'd probably upgrade the WA
front-end to W2k3 right after step iv) so that you don't have to touch
the box again in step xii). As long as this isn't a DC, this won't be a
problem.
/Guido
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[mailto:ActiveDir-owner (AT) mail (DOT) activedir.org] Behalf Jonathan Watts
Sent: Freitag, 12. Mai 2006 10:10
To: ActiveDir (AT) mail (DOT) activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] T - W2K/E2K upgrade to W2K3/E2K3
Thanks. My plan so far is this:
i) Install W2K3 on new hardware and join to domain as member server
ii) Run E2K3 ForestPrep on Schema Master
iii) Run E2K3 DomainPrep
iv) Upgrade WA front-end to E2K3
v) Install E2K3 to newly built server
vi) Migrate mailboxes and Public Folders, using Move Mailbox wizard, to
newly built server
vii) Uninstall E2K from existing server
viii) Run W2K3 ForestPrep on Schema Master
ix) Run W2K3 DomainPrep on Inf. Master
x) Upgrade PDC Emulator to W2K3
xi) Upgrade other DCs to W2K3
xii) Upgrade WA Front End to W2K3
So this should leave me with 3 W2K3 DCs, 1 W2K3/E2K3 member server and 1
W2K3/E2K3 WA front-end server.
Guido, we don't have any legacy clients to worry about, but is my
sequence wrong as regards upgrading Exchange THEN Windows as you have
suggested doing Windows THEN Exchange? I thought W2K3 with E2K wasn't
supported?
Jon
Jonathan Watts
Network Admin
St Catherine's School
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From: ActiveDir-owner (AT) mail (DOT) activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-
owner (AT) mail (DOT) activedir.org] Behalf Brian Desmond
Sent: 11 May 2006 16:38
To: ActiveDir (AT) mail (DOT) activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] T - W2K/E2K upgrade to W2K3/E2K3
Why don't you post your procedure here and we'll comment on it :)
Thanks,
Brian Desmond
brian (AT) briandesmond (DOT) com
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