In the migrations that I have done, we have used the ADC just to populate AD with the mailbox information of the user accounts. Once that is done, all maintenance happens in AD. As soon as we shut down the last Exchange 5.5 server, the ADC gets shut down. We could probably do it earlier, but I have had no problems with it running in the background in the past.
I was just looking for clarification of what Graham's goals were. It was difficult to answer the question without having all of the information. That's all. Marc Zukerman Senior Network Engineer Greenwich Technology Partners ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Seielstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 8:21 AM Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Windows 2000 schema extension > There's no harm in doing forestprep and indicating that you'll join the > existing Exchange org, then not going any further. > > There's no reason that the ADC has to be run - I've run this forest for over > a year without the ADC ever being run. In fact, from what I've seen, the ADC > should be used for as short a time as possible. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > Sr. Systems Administrator > Inovis Inc. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Marc Zukerman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 1:37 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Windows 2000 schema extension > > > > > > What are your plans? Are you looking to set up a separate > > Organization? Then set it up as a new orgnization within the > > forest. ForestPrep is the answer. > > > > Are you looking to get an Exchange 2000 server in the > > existing 5.5 organization? If so, it will require joining the > > organization and the configuration of the ADC to update > > Active Directory with the Exchange 5.5 accounts. There isn't > > any way around that since Exchange 2000 doesn't have the > > ability to read the 5.5 directory. You can still manage your > > existing accounts in 5.5 if you like. You can even control > > the ADC not to update AD with the account information. But it > > requires the Site Replication Service to communicate within > > the same organization. > > > > If these aren't your restrictions, please give more information. > > > > Marc Zukerman > > Senior Network Engineer > > Greenwich Technology Partners > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Graham Turner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 12:23 PM > > Subject: [ActiveDir] Windows 2000 schema extension > > > > > > > I would like to be able to extend the schema to include the > > attribute > > > set > > of > > > Exchange 2000. > > > > > > The one documented way of doing this is to use the > > "forestprep" option > > > of Exchange 2000 setup. > > > > > > However this seems to require information on any existing Exchange > > > organization / new organization and as such potentially impact any > > existing > > > Exchange organization. > > > > > > Given a scenario of there being an Exchange 5.5 organzation > > but with > > > no > > plan > > > for connectivity to the Active Directory , is there a way > > of extending > > > the schema without gonig through the "specifics" of either > > joining an > > > existing organzation or creating new Exchange objects which may > > > compromise any > > future > > > Exch2000 implementation. > > > > > > This will enable us to perform this schema before going into > > > production. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > GT > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > > > List archive: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > > List archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
