Moving Ex2k from mixed mode to native mode

[Knackster]

I currently have a win2k server environment in mixed mode with ex2k in mixed mode.

I have no other exchange servers nor do I have any NT servers.

For a bit more background, this domain has been slowly upgraded since nt3.51 hence the mixed mode setup.

My question is: Can I switch the exchange server to native mode without having any consequences since there are no other exchange servers in the domain?

Thanks for your inputs.

Chris
IT Manager
Houston, Texas

 

[ellsanto]

I was exactly where you are a few months ago. My little network had been upgraded from NT 4.51 to 2000 long before I arrived. And it will remain 2000 until our upgrade in the next few months. Anyway, I converted to native mode and have not had any serious issues arise. As you know there is no turning back once you have switched.
There was one minor bump I encountered. I deployed a net filtering device that required authentication with AD. The device would not authenticate as a Server 2000 network because my domain had a single label name: ex "domain" as opposed to "domain.com". I had to log in and authenticate as an NT network. No big deal, the appliance works great now. However, I could have added the suffix to my domain had I not switched to native mode, by downgrading to NT. That probably would have been more trouble than it was worth.

Hope this helps.

ellsanto
-Gillan lives, have you met him?

 

[Knackster]

Thanks ellsanto,

I am in exactly that same situation, even down to not having a .com or .local in the domain name.

I'll keep that in mind when I go to change modes.



Chris
IT Manager
Houston, Texas