We are getting ready to start our swing upgrade and I was wondering about a couple of things. We have one E5.5 server on Win2k. We are setting up a 2nd E2k server on Win2k (all with latest SP). We are setting up the E2k server in a different domain than the E5.5 server is currently in. Both servers will be in child domains of a parent domain. Once both servers are up and running, we are going to start moving mailboxes over to E2k.
Question 1: At what point should we run the Exchange ADC? I have read different articles, some stating you run it before you install E2k, some stating after you install Exchange 2k. Also, some sources say you need to have at least 1 domain running in native mode. The way things are right now, none of our domains can be switched to native mode. We thought we might be able to just create a subdomain off the domain with E2k and make it native if that is all that is required.
Question 2: When you start moving mailboxes from 5.5 to 2k, does it break single-instance-store?
Question 3: As far as the logistics of moving the mailboxes, we were considering moving them during the day and asking users to stay out of Outlook for a period of time. But what happens if someone has their mailbox open when we go to move it? Will it bomb or just kick them out? Is there a way of locking a group of users out of exchange while we move their mailboxes?
Thanks for any assistance,
Tim
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