Litware, Inc., is a company that is in the process of migrating from Exchange Server 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003. The company has the following domains in its Windows Server 2003 Active Directory environment:
litwareinc.com
dallas.litwareinc.com
boston.litwareinc.com
omaha.litwareinc.com
The litwareinc.com, dallas.litwareinc.com, and boston.litwareinc.com domains each have their own Exchange Server 5.5 sites, and Exchange Server 5.5 SP2 runs on Windows 2000 Server member servers running SP4. Presently, there are no ADCs installed. The omaha.litwareinc.com domain, where the development group is based, is running a mixed-mode site of Exchange Server 5.5 and Exchange 2000 Server. The ADC has been installed and is replicating between Exchange 2000 Server and Active Directory in that domain.
The initial plan is to install Exchange Server 2003 on a Windows Server 2003 member server in each domain, establishing coexistence between Exchange Server 5.5 and Exchange Server 2003. After running in that environment for a period of time, the company will begin to migrate Exchange Server 5.5 computers to Exchange Server 2003. The company, for consistency, will also want to upgrade Exchange 2000 Server to Exchange Server 2003.
Requirement 1 Prior to connecting Exchange Server 5.5 to Active Directory, you must ensure that the environment meets the prerequisites. You will need to prepare for the Exchange Server 2003 installations by installing ADCs as required to support the installation.
Requirement 2 Once Exchange Server 5.5 is replicating with Active Directory, you will need to install Exchange Server 2003 on a new Windows Server 2003 server in each site.
The first requirement involves ensuring that the environment meets all prerequisites.
Given the information provided, what is the one thing that will need upgrading in the litwareinc.com, dallas.litwareinc.com, and boston.litwareinc.com domains prior to installing the ADC?
Is there anything else that needs to be done in the omaha.litwareinc.com domain prior to configuring a new Windows Server 2003 server for the Exchange Server 2003 installation?
How many ADCs will you need to deploy to support this environment, and where will you need to install them?
The second requirement involves installing Exchange Server 2003 in each domain.
You are installing Exchange Server 2003 on new Windows Server 2003 member servers. What do you need to install on the Windows Server 2003 servers prior to installing Exchange Server 2003?
After Exchange Server 2003 is installed, how will you enable the new functionality for existing Exchange Server 5.5 mailboxes?