If you need to install Exchange 2010 in your Environement,
It’s adequate to get your Exchange 2003 Servers upgraded to Exchange 2003 Sp2
Otherwise , Exchange 2010 Installation would eventually fail
So will start upgrading the Exchange 2003 to SP2
Run the Update.exe on the Exchange 2003 Server
Click Next and Proceed with the Installation
Now you upgraded Exchange 2003 to Sp2
Now your Ready to Install Exchange 2010
Microsoft Stopped Providing Downloads for “Exchange 2003 Sp1” Long back
Installiing Exchange 2003 with SP2 setup is not possible as its only a upgrade Setup
Step 1.
Installing Prerequisites
Start – Run – appwiz.cpl – “Add or Remove Windows Components”
Choose these Prerequisites (Asp.net ,IIS , SMTP ,NNTP , WWW)
Click ok
Install the prerequisites
Step 2.
Run the “Setup.exe” in the i386 folder
Step 3.
Choose “Typical”
Step 4.
“Create a Organization “
Step 5.
By Default the Org Name will be “First Organization”
Step 6.
Choose Next
Step 7.
You can ignore this pop up – It speaks about Security Groups of windows 2000
Step 8.
Setup will do a “Domain prep” and “Forest Prep” automatically
Step 9.
Click “Finish”
Great !!
You learnt to Install Exchange 2003 Now
Promoting a windows Server 2003 to a Dc is simple as such.
Step 1.
Install the Operating system “Windows Server 2003”
Step 2.
Assign ip address for the machine .
Start – Run – ncpa.cpl – Properties of LAN – Properties of TCP/IP
Step 3.
Start –Â Run – Dcpromo
This is the commad to promote a windows server 2003 computer to a Domain Controller
Step 4.
you will get a Active Directory Installation Wizard
Step 5.
Select Domain Controller for a new domain.
As this is our First Domain Controller in “Forest”
Step 6.
choose “Domain in a new forest”
Step 7.
Type the domain name you wish for “CareExchange.in” .com or .edu etc…
Do not have domain names without extensions Like “CareExchange” Which is not supported in more scenarios
Like installing Exchange Servers
Step 8.
Choose the netbios name ,
Step 9.
Choose the AD database Location
Step 10.
Location foy SYSVOL share
Step 11.
Choose Install and Configure DNS on this computer
which gives us a integrated DNS for the DC, which is recommended
Step 12.
Choose Permission Compatiblity for Windows 2000
Step 13.
Type the Domain Password
Step 14.
Step 15.
Looking for Windows Server Operation System CD
Step 16.
Do NOT “Skip DNS installation”
Step 17.
Reboot the Server
Great !!
You Promoted the Computer to a Domain Controller
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