remove exchange 2003 from active directory

remove exchange 2003 from active directory

http://www.msexchange.org/articles-tutorials/exchange-server-2007/migration-deployment/Transitioning-Exchange-2000-2003-Exchange-Server-2007-Part1.html

I have a test lab with exchange 2003 and exchange 2007 , even with exchange 2010 in it.

I can't even remember how I installed exchange 2010.

anyway, I turned off exchange 2010 and began to decommision exchange 2003

To do this properly, exchange 2003 CD or install files stilled required ( exchange 2003 SP2 i386 can't substitute it)

1/ move mailboxes to exchange 2007 db, do this in exchange 2007 EMC

2/ replicate public folder over

3/ change RUC server to exchange 2007

4/ remove bidgehead connectors , if the exchange 2003 is bridgehead server. you can do this in exchange 2003 EMC