Since, from the transactions herein, it seems most people just throw their timebombed evaluation CD into the drive and run the upgrade without so much as reading the release notes, I applaud your thoroughness.
Ed Crowley MCSE+I MVP "Helping others with Exchange for over a twentieth of a century." -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dickenson, Steven Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 3:10 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Creating test lab - advice on process? Hi all, I'm currently creating a test lab for my Exchange 5.5 to E2K/E2K3 migration. We are a single AD domain shop, with a single Exchange server (thus single site). Currently, I've: - Setup a AD DC on production - Setup DNS secondary on said box - Let it sync nice a good - Taken it offline, seized FSMO roles - Change DNS from secondary to primary What I've left to do - Setup a Win2k SP4 box as domain member - Install Exchange 5.5 SP4 with same parameters as production environment - Restore DS and IS My testing will begin with the DS cleanup utilities and the ADC. I will then move to setting up a third box with Win2k3 and Exchange 2k3, and add it the Exchange 5.5 organization. I'll move the mailboxes and public folders over, then test test test. I'll then be running through the process of removing the Exchange 5.5 server and switching over to native mode. So, oh wise masters of Exchange, is this a sound plan? Is there anything I should watch out for or be aware of? This is just a test environment, so I'm not going to hose anything vital. Steven --- Steven Dickenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Network Administrator The Key School, Annapolis Maryland _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]