RE: NT / Exchange on a budget

[Benjamin Winzenz]

Just to make sure that we’re all clear, you’ve done the following, right?   New server – 4 hard drives set up in 2 separate mirrors. (as someone else suggested, if you can get your hands on one more, you would ultimately be best off to have one raid 1 mirror for the OS, and a raid 5 for the Exchange DB’s).   Also, whether you use per seat or per server on the server itself I think doesn’t matter much.  Just make sure that you turn OFF the license logging service on BOTH servers.  It saves you a lot of pain and headache.  As stated before, as long as you have the paper licenses to back up what you are doing, it doesn’t matter.   RE: Exchange 5.0 – if it does the job, great.  Keep in mind that I don’t believe MS supports it any longer.  Usually, they support the current product and one before (Exchange 2K and 5.5) so if you ever have serious problems, you may not be able to get the type of support you need.  That being said, you may not have the budget to do an upgrade like that.  Plus, you can’t buy Exchange 5.5 any more, although it is included on the Exchange 2K cd I believe.   With the new server online and in the same Org/Site (which reminds me, which version of 5.0 do you have?  Standard or Enterprise?), I don’t think you will have many problems with the users.  If you are able to do the move mailbox, their Outlook clients will automatically change to the new server.   Also, make sure that you follow Ed’s method exactly.  There are some additional steps after doing the server move (Q152959) that have to be done before you shut off the Exchange services.  Hope this helps.   Ben Winzenz, MCSE Network/Systems Administrator Peregrine Systems, Inc.   -----Original Message----- From: Admin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 11:57 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: NT / Exchange on a budget   Thanks all,   From what I understand now (quick learning curve mode = ON) :   We have 25 licenses for NT and 25 for Exchange If I use per seat I can use the 25 NT licenses over 2 servers as I have 2 server licenses No one appears to have said that I should get off 5.0 at all costs (it works and has been reliable) so I guess my plan is:   Add an extra hard drive mirrored to new server - No problem Use the existing P133 system as the PDC, change the licensing model to "per seat" Bring up the new server (with extra disk) as BDC and sync it to the P133 at same SP level making sure it's set as per seat Install Exchange + service packs Take backup of Exchange server to tape (X2) and to a spare server Do an Ed Crowley server move Start drinking heavily Wake Up Turn off services on old box for Exchange Check new server Cry Do whole thing again Finally get it working Back up to DAT/CD/Spare server/CUTTS Tape Interface/Paper Tape / Punch Card Explain to the (l)users that there are now 2 servers Go and make a cup of coffee Explain to the (l)users that there are now 2 servers Explain to the (l)users that there are now 2 servers Explain to the (l)users that there are now 2 servers Explain to the (l)users that there are now 2 servers Explain to the (l)users that there are now 2 servers Explain to the (l)users that there are now 2 servers Explain to the (l)users that there are now 2 servers Remember that I haven't installed Antigen and panic   Adam.   PS My favourite sound of today is my director standing on the CPU he had just removed from his PC and placed safely on the floor!   --[snip snip snip]---   -----Original Message----- From: Lea Spokane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 05 September 2001 16:12 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: NT / Exchange on a budget   Here's a link that gives you your NT CAL licensing options.  I'm assuming you're asking about the NT CALs.  Exchange are a little easier, just one per user.  Basically you can allocate them either per seat or per server.  If you have them assigned as per seat you can get away with 25 licenses for 20 users assuming each user only has one computer and you won't be getting more then 5 more computers before you buy more CALs.  Buying 2000 CALs work as NT 4.0 CALs but of course you have to upgrade your 4.0 CALs to 2000.  Don't you just love Microsoft licensing.....   http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/server/howtobuy/pricing/model.asp   Lea Spokane   List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm