The change in the mx record is going to take 24-48 hours to propogate around the internet.
I would grab an old workstation and make it a relay on the old side. Then move the exchange server to the other side and configure it with the new IP addressing scheme. Point the relay to the new IP address. Call your ISP and change the mx records. The relay will handle all mail sent to the old addess while the change is being propogated to the rest of the world and your new server will be in place when they do get the changes. -----Original Message----- From: Yurchuk, Michael W. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 2:06 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Exchange Server Move Our company is in the process of moving to a new building. They want this done as usual with as little user down time as possible and without buying any new equipment. We are scheduling the move of our exchange server. We currently have our exchange 5.5 W2K server in building 1 connected to internet connection 1. We want to move it to Building 2 and use internet connection 2. We have network connectivity between building 1 and building 2 Here is our plan 1-Back up the E-mail server 2-Change the machine IP address and subnet mask 3-Change DNS to point to the new IP address 4-Reconfigure Internet mail connector so that it connects with new internet address 5-Shut the machine down 6-Call internet company and have them update our Zone file to reflect the new internet IP addresses 7-Move the machine to the new building 8-Reboot the machine and perform testing I am wondering will this work, is there anything we have missed Any help is greatly appreciated Michael Yurchuk, MCSE Systems Administrator direcTEL Saskatoon, SK 306-384-8600 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
