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Migration & Deployment Articles

Removing The First Exchange 2003 Server (Part 2): Date - Dec 05, 2006; Author - Neil Hobson; The remainder of the tasks you need to perform to ensure the first Exchange server can be decommissioned cleanly and successfully.
Migrating from Small Business Server 2003 to Exchange 2003 Standard Part 2 – Configuring Exchange: Date - Nov 30, 2006; Author - Chris Dalby; Steps necessary to migrate your Exchange organization from Small Business Server 2003 (SBS 2003) to Exchange 2003 Standard running on Windows Server 2003 Standard.
Removing the First Exchange 2003 Server (Part 1): Date - Nov 16, 2006; Author - Neil Hobson; What you need to watch out for when decommissioning the first Exchange 2003 server installed into an administrative group.
Migrating from Small Business Server 2003 to Exchange 2003 Standard Part 1 – Preparing your network: Date - Oct 24, 2006; Author - Chris Dalby; This two part series walks through the steps necessary to migrate the Exchange organization from Small Business Server 2003 (SBS 2003) to Exchange 2003 Standard running on Windows Server 2003 Standard.
Implementing RPC over HTTPS in a single Exchange Server 2003 environment: Date - Aug 29, 2006; Author - Marc Grote; In this article I will show you how to deploy RPC over HTTPS to connect your Exchange Server with your Outlook Client over HTTPS. This article specifically deals with a single Exchange / Domain Controller environment for small organizations.
Migrating from Notes Domino to Exchange 2003 using the Exchange Notes Connector: Date - Sep 08, 2005; Author - Markus Klein; In the past, lots of companies used Notes Domino Server as their primary messaging platform but, with the release of Exchange Server 2003, a lot of them are thinking of migrating to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. There are many 3rd party vendors selling migration tools for migrating Notes to Exchange but only few of them really have their own tool. A lot of these tools are add-ons relying on the Exchange Notes Connector. This means you should have a good idea of how it works and how it has to be configured. Within this article you will get a deep drill-down on the step-by-step migration process using the connector.
How to Automate the Exchange Server 2003 Installation: Date - Apr 26, 2005; Author - Marc Grote; In this article, I will show you how to automate the Exchange 2003 installation process with the help of an unattended script.
Implementing NNTP using Microsoft Exchange Server 2003: Date - Apr 05, 2005; Author - Markus Klein; If you decide to use Newsgroups in your Exchange Server 2003 organization, the first step is to choose between Local and/or Public Newsgroup implementations. If you want to implement Local Newsgroups it is quite easy and independent from Internet traffic. Public Newsgroups mean that your Internet traffic might increase a lot so you as an administrator should try to keep public information to a minimum only.
Using the Exchange Migration Wizard: Date - Nov 18, 2004; Author - Marc Grote; In this article I will give you an overview of the Exchange 2003 Migration Wizard (MAILMIG.EXE). With the help of the Migration Wizard you can simply migrate from a foreign messaging system or older Exchange versions to Exchange 2003. The wizard can help you to migrate from: Migration Files, MS Mail for PC Networks, cc:Mail, Exchange 5.5, Lotus Notes, Novell GroupWise 4.x, Novell GroupWise 5.x, Internet Directory (LDAP via ADSI) and, Internet Mail (IMAP4).
Shared Hosting with Exchange 2003 (Part 2): Date - Oct 28, 2004; Author - Amit Zinman; This article deals with hosting Exchange 2003 services for multiple customer companies by creating virtual Exchange organizations in a single domain.
How to completely remove a Exchange server or the entire Exchange organization: Date - Oct 19, 2004; Author - Marc Grote; In this article I will give you a detailed overview of: How to remove Exchange Server 2003 from your computer; How to Remove the First Exchange 2003 Server Computer from the Site; and How to completely remove Exchange 2003 from Active Directory.
Forestprep and Domainprep Explained in Detail: Date - Oct 07, 2004; Author - Marc Grote; In this article I will give you a detailed overview of the Microsoft Exchange Forestprep and Domainprep process.
Step-by-Step: Migrating Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2003 Using New Hardware: Date - Sep 28, 2004; Author - David Fosbenner; Migrate your mail system from Exchange 2000 Server running on a Windows 2000 Server system to a new server running Exchange Server 2003 on Windows Server 2003. This scenario will take you through all Exchange-related issues from adding your first Windows Server 2003 system to unplugging your old Exchange 2000 system when finished.
Installing and Configuring SBS 2003: Date - Sep 22, 2004; Author - Amit Zinman; Implementing Microsoft's small business full featured package from an Exchange 2003 perspective. This article will not detail all the countless features of SBS 2003. Instead, it will focus on installing SBS 2003 as an Exchange server that also features file and monitoring services.
Overview of the ADC (Active Directory Connector): Date - Sep 16, 2004; Author - Marc Grote; In this article I will give you an overview of the Microsoft Active Directory Connector (ADC). I will give you some background information about the ADC and its functions.
Configuring SMTP for Branch Deployments: Date - Aug 19, 2004; Author - Amit Zinman; An overview of setting up SMTP flow in a sample medium sized Exchange organization.
Domain Rename – Rename a Windows 2003 Forest with Exchange 2003 installed: Date - Aug 17, 2004; Author - Marc Grote; In this article I will give you a Step by Step solution how to rename a Windows 2003 domain with Exchange 2003 installed. This article will not explain every step how to do a domain rename. This is documented in the “Step-by-Step Guide to Implementing Domain Rename“. You will find the link at the end of this article. The Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Domain Rename Tool provides a supported methodology to rename one or more domains in an Active Directory forest. The DNS name and the NetBIOS name of a domain can be changed using the domain rename procedure. Note that implementing domain rename is a complex undertaking that requires thorough planning and a good understanding of the domain rename procedure.
Administering Public Folders with Exchange 2003 and PFMIGRATE: Date - Aug 05, 2004; Author - Marc Grote; In this article I will give you an overview about basic Public Folder Administration Tasks with Exchange 2003 and the use of tools like PFMIGRATE.
Site Consolidation Tools for Exchange Server 2003: Date - Jul 22, 2004; Author - Marc Grote; In this article I will give you a step by step solution to deploy the Site Consolidation Tools for Exchange 2003 in Mixed Mode. Have you ever tried to move a Mailbox between different administrative Groups in Exchange 2003 Mixed Mode? – It doesn’t work. What do you do when you are deploying an Upgrade from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003? What do you do with the Outlook Profiles? How can you update these settings to reflect the new Server? The answer is easy. Install Exchange 2003 SP1 and the updated version of the Exchange 2003 Deployment Tools and life will go easier. You will see this later in this article.
Configuring the InterOrg Replication Tool: Date - Jul 15, 2004; Author - Marc Grote; The Inter-Organization Replication tool was initially released as part of Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 SP3, with an Update for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. This tool is used to replicate public folder content and free and busy information between different Exchange organizations. It allows the coordination of meetings, appointments and contacts. In this article I will give you a step by step solution to setup an InterOrg Replication between two different Exchange 2003 Organizations.
GAL Sync with the Identity Integration Feature Pack (IIFP): Date - Jul 08, 2004; Author - Marc Grote; The Windows 2003 Forest is the logical boundary of Exchange 2003. Microsoft recommends deploying only one Active Directory Forest whenever possible. There are many reasons for single forest deployment beginning with the administrative overhead through the need to synchronize the Global Address Lists of Exchange 2003 between two forests to provide a central GAL. But what if you have more than one forest with Exchange 2003 (through a merger or acquisition)? In this article I will explain in high level steps how to synchronize the GALs (Global Access Lists) of two Exchange 2003 organizations with the help of IIFP. This article should give you an overview about this complex process.
Exchange 2000 Key Management Server Migration to a Windows 2003 CA: Date - Mar 29, 2004; Author - Marc Grote; Exchange 2003 uses the Windows Server 2003 PKI architecture to provide secure e-mail services for Exchange users. Exchange 2000 KMS is no longer supported. The Windows 2003 Enterprise CA provides central key archiving and recovery. This article explains in high level steps how to migrate an Exchange 2000 KMS database to a Windows Server 2003 CA.
Doing an in-place upgrade from Exchange Server 2000 to 2003: Date - Jan 29, 2004; Author - Henrik Walther; We would like to welcome Microsoft MVP Henrik Walther to our team of authors as he presents his first article to MSExchange.org readers. As companies seems to start their Exchange 2003 deployments way faster, than was the case with Exchange 2000, I thought it was about time to provide you with information on how you handle an in-place upgrade from Exchange 2000 to 2003.
Migrating from Exchange Server 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003: Date - Oct 30, 2003; Author - Markus Klein; Many companies are still using Exchange Server 5.5 as their primary email and collaboration system. With the end of Microsoft’s support of this release within 2003 they have to decide to move to a new release of Exchange Server. Within this article you will get a detailed overview on how to migrate an Exchange 5.5 directory to a new Windows Server 2003 supported Exchange Server 2003 environment. Because an in place upgrade is not supported, it won’t be covered in this article.
Migrating from POP3/SMTP servers using the M Drive: Date - Oct 09, 2003; Author - Amit Zinman; Moving users from using an internal POP3/SMTP server can be a tricky and costly business, with many pitfalls. The Exchange IFS "M" Drive can be used to ease some of these migration scenarios.
Shared Hosting with Exchange 2003 (Part 1): Date - Sep 30, 2003; Author - Amit Zinman; Active Directory and Exchange allows you to provide service to more than company without the need to build a separate domain / forest for each hosted company. The following article describes a simple shared hosting scenario where multiple sister companies are shared using the same Active Directory domain and can interoperate with each other.
Exchange 2003 Active Directory Connector Wizardry: Date - Jun 23, 2003; Author - Amit Zinman; Migration from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2000 was a bit of a headache for those who tried it, especially using the early versions of ADC, the component used to synchronize Exchange 5.5 and Active Directory. Microsoft will soon release Exchange 2003, which is not a great leap in design as Exchange 2000 but basically, the same product with some additional capabilities, improved web interface and Windows 2003 operating system support. The Exchange 2003 ADC has evolved to make basic migration scenarios more easy using automated and wizard based mechanisms. Let's look at some of the changes.