First Exchange or DC?

[Guest]

Hi,

I need some information on Exchange 2003,

I want to replace my Windows 2000 server That is the only Domain Conteroller
of domain ,with a new Server(new hard ware) with a windows 2003 server, the
old server has also Exchange 2000,
This is my plan:
1. Install windows 2003 on the new server.
2. Make this server the member of the windows 2000 domain.
3. Run Adprep/forestprep and Adprep/DomainPrep at Windows 2000 Domain
Controller.
4. Promote the new Windows 2003 Server to en edditional Domain controller.
5. Move all the 5 FSMO from old DC to new DC
Now here is my question,
I want to install exchange 2003 on the same server, how should I go about
this?
Should i Install Exchange 2003 and then promote this server to DC and then
decomition the windows 2000 server DC?or first promote the 2003 server to DC
and then install exchange 2003?
Thanks,
Shahin.

 

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

I would do DC first.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
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Hi,

I need some information on Exchange 2003,

I want to replace my Windows 2000 server That is the only Domain Conteroller
of domain ,with a new Server(new hard ware) with a windows 2003 server, the
old server has also Exchange 2000,
This is my plan:
1. Install windows 2003 on the new server.
2. Make this server the member of the windows 2000 domain.
3. Run Adprep/forestprep and Adprep/DomainPrep at Windows 2000 Domain
Controller.
4. Promote the new Windows 2003 Server to en edditional Domain controller.
5. Move all the 5 FSMO from old DC to new DC
Now here is my question,
I want to install exchange 2003 on the same server, how should I go about
this?
Should i Install Exchange 2003 and then promote this server to DC and then
decomition the windows 2000 server DC?or first promote the 2003 server to DC
and then install exchange 2003?
Thanks,
Shahin.