Wouldnt be just easier for you to install 2nd server with win2k sp2 exc2k sp2, make it join the same site then move the mailboxes over to the server you just build, make sure you configure the smtp server. then kill the original exchange server, rebuild it with the sam enetbios name and so on and then bring it back online and move all the mailboxes back to that server and make sure smtp and what ever other protocols you want use are configured properly and once that is done just leave the second server that moved all the mailboxes off to the original server after rebuils in the environment for the futur expansion or just kill it. Then you will end up back with the original exchange server taht you rebuilt still hosting all the mailboxes and you would have accomplshed your goal.
let me know if this helped. -----Original Message----- From: vin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 2:41 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Move server method I am running exchange 2000(sp2) on a on a win2k(sp2) DC. What I want to do is bring in a new server, put win2k on it, then move everything over. I want to wipe out the old server, resinstall win2k(sp2), install exchange 2000(sp2) then move everything back. My company does not want the exchange server to be a DC. I started to follow Ed's move server method. I installed win2k sp2, installed exchange 2000sp2. Here is where the problem is: the information store won't mount on the 2nd server. I check dns I can ping the old mail server and the other DC's. It is installed in the same domain as the 1st exchange server. I receive the following in the event viewer: The MAPI call 'OpenMsgStore' failed with the following error: The Microsoft Exchange Server computer is not available. Either there are network problems or the Microsoft Exchange Server computer is down for maintenance. The MAPI provider failed. Microsoft Exchange Server Information Store ID no: 8004011d-0526-00000000 I found a q article form microsoft saying to check to see if the "SeSecurityPrivilge" right is found. I check the DC's and none had it. I went to our first DC and ran the fix and that did not work. I'm not sure where I went wrong. Has anybody else had this problem trying to install exchange 2000 on a second server? My administrator said to run the ADC but I thought that was only for 5.5 servers which we don't have. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks vin _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
