Upgrading from Exchange 2000 to 2003

[boab1965]

Hi all,

We're looking at upgrading our Exchange 2000 setup to Exchange 2003.

I asked our software supplier for costs for an upgrade and was informed that M$ don't have an upgrade path for exchange. Since M$ have an upgrade path for most of their software I was slightly surprised at this.

Have I been given the correct info or is there and upgrade path I'm not being told about.

Thanks

Robert

 

[Zelandakh]

There's no upgrade pricing plan but you can buy a full copy and stick it in the server and upgrade the software.

Last upgrade of server software I saw was SQL 6.5 I think, don't recall seeing anything since then.

 

[boab1965]

Our existing Exchange server is running on an old Gateway server that is also the main DC. The plan was to buy a new server install Exchange 2003 and migrate the mailboxes over. It's kinda increased the budget slightly.

Thanks for the reply

 

[JAC5528]

This link has very good migration steps.

http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Migrating-Exchange2000-Exchange-2003-Hardware.html

I followed this procedure in migrating our E2K.
Good Luck.

 

[boab1965]

Thanks for that.

What was merely daunting has now turned into something terrifying

Me thinks I need to read even more books on Server and Exchange 2003.

 

[JAC5528]

It might be intimidating but, in my case, it is a smooth transition. Double or triple check the “mangled” attributes. E2K and E2K3 work well together. I have moved users and when they started their Outlook, they didn’t realize that they were on a new server.
Good Luck.