running exchange 2010 on windows 2008 vs. windows 2008 r2

2009-12-09 Thread Jason Benway
It looks like ESX 3.5 and vcenter 2.5 don't fully support windows 2008 r2 ( don't see us upgrading our ESX and Vcenter until mid 2010). We are looking to rollout exchange 2010, I'll be updating our forest and domain to AD 2003 mode this week. My question is, is there any advantage of running exchan

RE: running exchange 2010 on windows 2008 vs. windows 2008 r2

2009-12-09 Thread Michael B. Smith
ichael B. Smith Exchange MVP & Owner: The Essential Exchange http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael From: Jason Benway [mailto:benw...@jsjcorp.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:28 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: running exchange 2010 on windows 2008 vs. windows 2008 r2 It

RE: running exchange 2010 on windows 2008 vs. windows 2008 r2

2009-12-09 Thread Jason Gurtz
> And just in general - my experience is that 2008 r2 feels "snappier" than > 2008. But that's subjective. Makes sense: 2008 => Vista tree 2008R2 => Win 7 tree I'm wondering if I could upgrade a 2008 box to R2 underneath MS DPM 2007; something tells me that would be an exceptionally bad idea.

Re: running exchange 2010 on windows 2008 vs. windows 2008 r2

2009-12-09 Thread James Rankin
I am already a much bigger fan of 2008 R2 than 2008 R1 for the same reasons. I'm just exceedingly hacked off that a) I can't install Citrix XenApp Server 5.0 on 2008 R2, meaning that I have to maintain some 2008 servers for the moment, and b) that I can't summon up the guts to upgrade my AD schema

RE: running exchange 2010 on windows 2008 vs. windows 2008 r2

2009-12-09 Thread Michael B. Smith
Sounds to me about as much fun as cutting off my left nu... anyway, you get the idea. -Original Message- From: Jason Gurtz [mailto:jasongu...@npumail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:55 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: running exchange 2010 on windows 2008 vs

RE: running exchange 2010 on windows 2008 vs. windows 2008 r2

2009-12-09 Thread Jason Gurtz
> Sounds to me about as much fun as cutting off my left nu... anyway, you > get the idea. That pretty much sums up the entire DPM story for me. Although, once it's running, it is pretty slick for MSSQL and files. Its integration with Exchange 2003 is about as bad as I can imagine. :( ~JasonG

RE: running exchange 2010 on windows 2008 vs. windows 2008 r2

2009-12-09 Thread Steven M. Caesare
Schema extensions are typically less risky than raising functional levels, IMO.. -sc From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 10:00 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: running exchange 2010 on windows 2008 vs. windows 2008 r2 I am

Re: running exchange 2010 on windows 2008 vs. windows 2008 r2

2009-12-10 Thread James Rankin
J > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > Exchange MVP & Owner: The Essential Exchange > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael > > > > *From:* James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 09, 2009 10:00 AM &

RE: running exchange 2010 on windows 2008 vs. windows 2008 r2

2009-12-10 Thread Webster
Trust but Verify. Webster From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Subject: Re: running exchange 2010 on windows 2008 vs. windows 2008 r2 Well, I decided to trust you.and everything is still working. Cheers :-) 2009/12/9 Michael B. Smith Don't hold off becau