Recipe2.7.Installing Exchange on a Member Server


Recipe 2.7. Installing Exchange on a Member Server

Problem

You want to install Exchange on a server that's already joined to a domain and that has been prepared according to the requirements described earlier in the chapter.

If you're using an Exchange 5.5 server, you can upgrade it to Exchange 2000, but not directly to Exchange Server 2003. The instructions below will work for upgrades from 5.5 to 2000 and from 2000 to 2003.


Solution

Using a graphical user interface

  1. Log in with an account that is a member of the Exchange administrative group you specified during forestprep (see Recipe Recipe 2.4, step 9).

  2. Back up your server using the backup utility of your choice (see Chapter 11 for some helpful hints).

  3. Launch the Exchange setup utility from the product CD or installation point.

  4. Click Next at the initial welcome screen.

  5. Accept the license agreement and click Next.

  6. If prompted for your 25-character product key, fill it in, comma and click Next.

  7. When the Component Selection page appears, use the drop-down menus in the Action column to specify the appropriate action for each component, then click Next:

    • If you're installing Exchange Server 2003 on top of Exchange 2000, or Exchange 2000 on top of Exchange 5.5, set the Microsoft Exchange action to Upgrade.

    • If you're performing a clean installation of Exchange 2000 or Exchange Server 2003, set the Microsoft Exchange action to Install.

    • If you only want to install the Exchange System Manager toolset, set the Microsoft Exchange System Management Tools action to Install.

  8. On the Installation Summary page, verify your settings (including the installation path), then click Next.

  9. Wait while the installation proceeds; it usually takes between 30 and 45 minutes.

  10. Click Finish on the final setup page.

  11. Check the application log for MSExchangeSetup event ID 1001; this event will only be posted if Setup completes successfully.

  12. Use the Services control panel applet to verify that the Microsoft Exchange System Attendant and Microsoft Exchange Information Store services have started.

  13. Back up your server again. Be extra-sure to keep a copy of the Exchange Server Setup Progress.log file from the root directory of your installation drive, since it contains a wealth of useful troubleshooting and progress information that you may need later.

Discussion

The mechanics of installing Exchange 2000 and 2003 are quite straightforward; the biggest requirement is that all of the prerequisites have been accomplished. That means that before you attempt to install Exchange, you should run the ExDeploy tools (which work fine for Exchange 2000 installations; just run them from the evaluation version of Exchange Server 2003) and fix any problems they report. You should also have completed the forestprep and domainprep steps (as described in Recipes Recipe 2.4 and Recipe 2.5). Recipe 1.1Recipe 1.1Exchange setup will do these for you if it detects that they haven't been completed before you run Setup (provided that the account you use to log on has adequate privileges), but it's a better idea to run them first so you can ensure that they worked properly and fix any problems with replication that may occur.

See Also

MS KB 818474 (Overview of Security-Enhanced Settings in the Default Configuration of Exchange Server 2003), Chapter 2 of the Exchange 2003 Deployment Guide, Recipes Recipe 2.11 and Recipe 2.12 for more on upgrading existing Exchange installs, and Recipe 2.9 to perform an unattended Exchange install



Exchange Server Cookbook
Exchange Server Cookbook: For Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange 2000 Server
ISBN: 0596007175
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 235

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