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Changing FSMO server from Exchange/DCHi group
I have a Windows 2003 DC/FSMO server with Exchange 2003 on the same server. I want to move the FSMO services onto a new Windows 2003 R2 Domain Controller in the same domain. Will this cause any problems for Exchange? Thanks for any help. Al On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:37:23 GMT, "talltwat" <tallt***@hotmail.com> Where's the GC going to end up, or are they both going to be GCs?wrote: >Hi group > >I have a Windows 2003 DC/FSMO server with Exchange 2003 on the same server. >I want to move the FSMO services onto a new Windows 2003 R2 Domain >Controller in the same domain. Will this cause any problems for Exchange? > >Thanks for any help. > >Al > Hi
Well, the new server is actually going to replace the old one; the old one was set up originally without any kind of fault tolerance so I've set up a new ML370 with RAID controller and RAID1 (OS) and RAID5 (storage). I've already made it a domain controller and made it a Global Catalogue server. Now I want to move the FSMO services and install Exchange 2003, move the mailboxes over and switch off the old server. The old server will be rebuilt with fault tolerance and become a replacement for my existing file & print server (not fault tolerant). So, the original question is - will moving the FSMO services to the new domain controller have any effect on Exchange 2003, which is used daily and currently installed on the current FSMO server? I need to keep Exchange running while I install the new domain controller. Thanks Al Show quote "Mark Arnold [MVP]" <m***@mvps.org> wrote in message news:2d40f399i01bqnui5tgtr1ilhbjbjg3baq@4ax.com... > On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:37:23 GMT, "talltwat" <tallt***@hotmail.com> > wrote: > >>Hi group >> >>I have a Windows 2003 DC/FSMO server with Exchange 2003 on the same >>server. >>I want to move the FSMO services onto a new Windows 2003 R2 Domain >>Controller in the same domain. Will this cause any problems for Exchange? >> >>Thanks for any help. >> >>Al >> > > Where's the GC going to end up, or are they both going to be GCs? You can move the FSMO roles, but you cannot run dcpromo on the Exchange
server as long as it is an Exchange server. If you installed Exchange on it while it was a domain controller, it must remain a domain controller. -- Show quoteEd Crowley MVP - Exchange "Protecting the world from PSTs and brick backups!" "Talltwat" <tallt***@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:TuWHi.2275$yN2.2005@newsfe7-gui.ntli.net... > Hi > > Well, the new server is actually going to replace the old one; the old one > was set up originally without any kind of fault tolerance so I've set up a > new ML370 with RAID controller and RAID1 (OS) and RAID5 (storage). I've > already made it a domain controller and made it a Global Catalogue server. > Now I want to move the FSMO services and install Exchange 2003, move the > mailboxes over and switch off the old server. > > The old server will be rebuilt with fault tolerance and become a > replacement for my existing file & print server (not fault tolerant). > > So, the original question is - will moving the FSMO services to the new > domain controller have any effect on Exchange 2003, which is used daily > and currently installed on the current FSMO server? I need to keep > Exchange running while I install the new domain controller. > > Thanks > > Al > > > > "Mark Arnold [MVP]" <m***@mvps.org> wrote in message > news:2d40f399i01bqnui5tgtr1ilhbjbjg3baq@4ax.com... >> On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:37:23 GMT, "talltwat" <tallt***@hotmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>>Hi group >>> >>>I have a Windows 2003 DC/FSMO server with Exchange 2003 on the same >>>server. >>>I want to move the FSMO services onto a new Windows 2003 R2 Domain >>>Controller in the same domain. Will this cause any problems for Exchange? >>> >>>Thanks for any help. >>> >>>Al >>> >> >> Where's the GC going to end up, or are they both going to be GCs? > > Hi
Thanks for the reply. When you say 'If you installed Exchange on it while it was a domain controller, it must remain a domain controller', what do you mean? Do you mean I can never run dcpromo or switch it off because it will corrupt my domain or do you mean I could switch it off forever with no problems? Thanks agin. Al Show quote On 18 Sep, 23:52, "Ed Crowley [MVP]" <cursp...@mvpsnospam.org> wrote: > You can move the FSMO roles, but you cannot run dcpromo on the Exchange > server as long as it is an Exchange server. If you installed Exchange on it > while it was a domain controller, it must remain a domain controller. > -- > Ed Crowley > MVP - Exchange > "Protecting the world from PSTs and brick backups!" > > "Talltwat" <tallt***@hotmail.com> wrote in message > > news:TuWHi.2275$yN2.2005@newsfe7-gui.ntli.net... > > > > > Hi > > > Well, the new server is actually going to replace the old one; the old one > > was set up originally without any kind of fault tolerance so I've set up a > > new ML370 with RAID controller and RAID1 (OS) and RAID5 (storage). I've > > already made it a domain controller and made it a Global Catalogue server. > > Now I want to move the FSMO services and install Exchange 2003, move the > > mailboxes over and switch off the old server. > > > The old server will be rebuilt with fault tolerance and become a > > replacement for my existing file & print server (not fault tolerant). > > > So, the original question is - will moving the FSMO services to the new > > domain controller have any effect on Exchange 2003, which is used daily > > and currently installed on the current FSMO server? I need to keep > > Exchange running while I install the new domain controller. > > > Thanks > > > Al > > > "Mark Arnold [MVP]" <m***@mvps.org> wrote in message > >news:2d40f399i01bqnui5tgtr1ilhbjbjg3baq@4ax.com... > >> On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:37:23 GMT, "talltwat" <tallt***@hotmail.com> > >> wrote: > > >>>Hi group > > >>>I have a Windows 2003 DC/FSMO server with Exchange 2003 on the same > >>>server. > >>>I want to move the FSMO services onto a new Windows 2003 R2 Domain > >>>Controller in the same domain. Will this cause any problems for Exchange? > > >>>Thanks for any help. > > >>>Al > > >> Where's the GC going to end up, or are they both going to be GCs?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:43:29 -0700, Talltwat <tallt***@hotmail.com>
wrote: >Hi You have read way, way more into it than was intended.> >Thanks for the reply. > >When you say 'If you installed Exchange on it while it was a domain >controller, it must remain a domain controller', what do you mean? Do >you mean I can never run dcpromo or switch it off because it will >corrupt my domain or do you mean I could switch it off forever with no >problems? > >Thanks agin. > >Al If Exchange (any version) is installed on a DC you cannot demote the DC to be a member server. You can reboot it all you like. If Exchange (any version) is installed on a member server you cannot promote the member server to be a DC. You can reboot it all you like.  |
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