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Exchange 5.5 Trial to test upgrade path

Author
14 Apr 2005 2:27 PM
Steve Ireland
I am supposed to upgrade an Exchange 5.5 server through to Exchange
Enterprise 2003 for a client. I have only worked on Exchange 2000. Can
anyone direct me as to where I might download a trial copy of Exchange 5.5?
Enterprise (if there was an enterprise version) or Standard.
I have not visited the client site yet and I would like to test out the
upgrade process first.

Author
14 Apr 2005 3:19 PM
Mark Arnold [MVP]
On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:27:10 +0100, "Steve Ireland"
<Sandy-deleteme-mo***@Hotmail.com> wrote:

>I am supposed to upgrade an Exchange 5.5 server through to Exchange
>Enterprise 2003 for a client. I have only worked on Exchange 2000. Can
>anyone direct me as to where I might download a trial copy of Exchange 5.5?
>Enterprise (if there was an enterprise version) or Standard.
>I have not visited the client site yet and I would like to test out the
>upgrade process first.
>
You would be best placed having a bit of a search through old TechNet
or MOC course materiel for the Exchange installation. It's also on
MSDN if you have a sub.

As for versions and editions, remember:
You have to upgrade to a like Edition (standard to standard or
enterprise to enterprise)
You have to upgrade 5.5 to 2000 and then to 2003. There is no 5.5 to
2003 path except where the 2003 server is on different hardware and
you move mailboxes and replicate PF data.