>>> We'll then divide up the users by geographical area (new domains). Any reason you don't want to use OUs for this specific purpose? >>> We're going to upgrade the exchange to 2003 using the move mailboxes method This is doable, but it's tedious, especially if you are still going to create geographically-oriented Domains as you planned. An alternate path would be to upgrade the 5.5 to 2000 as part of your AD roll-out project. Then, when you are done with the all the rest of your tasks, upgrade the Exchange 2000 to 2003. I know that you will have to pay for an Exchange 2000 that you will not use for very long. But, being an Academic institution, the cost of the Exchange 2000 should not be too high or higher than the cost of doing manual moves. It's an opinion. Sincerely,
D�j� Ak�m�l�f�, MCSE MCSA MCP+I www.akomolafe.com www.iyaburo.com Do you now realize that Today is the Tomorrow you were worried about Yesterday? -anon ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Ogden, Katherine Sent: Thu 11/13/2003 2:28 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] Exchange upgrade before or after We are moving to AD in January. We currently have two domains. One domain has exchange 5.5 and most of the user accounts, the other has the rest of the user accounts. We will be using an empty root domain for political reasons. Once we have our basic upgrade completed we are going to create additional domains and sites. We'll then divide up the users by geographical area (new domains). My question is: We're going to upgrade the exchange to 2003 using the move mailboxes method. My inclination is to upgrade the exchange servers before moving them or the user accounts into the new domains. Ultimately the exchange boxes will be moved into the domain that the serve. Does this make sense or would things be easier if we created the domains, moved the 5.5 boxes and their users before upgrading? Thanks much for any advice. Katherine Ogden Network Technology Manager Contra Costa Community College District 500 Court St., Martinez, CA 94553 (925)229-1000 x1295
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