TechieSooner
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As some of you know from here: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1363355
I will be running the SBS Transition Pack to give me Standard components and drop SBS like a bad habit.
I've heard methods to do this, but they all relied on the current server to be the pointer over to the new server for Exchange.
I don't like this. If primary server ever goes down or has problems, I don't want this to affect all my old clients that connect in through it. I'd rather just have a completely standalone Exchange box: if DC goes down email still works, even if that means touching each client to re-configure.
So after the Transition Pack I would end up with Exchange 2003 on box A.
Is there a way I can install Exchange 2007 on box B, and just directly transfer it all over?
Or would it be much easier to just move 2003 to 2003, and then upgrade it once all the issues are smoothed out?
I will be running the SBS Transition Pack to give me Standard components and drop SBS like a bad habit.
I've heard methods to do this, but they all relied on the current server to be the pointer over to the new server for Exchange.
I don't like this. If primary server ever goes down or has problems, I don't want this to affect all my old clients that connect in through it. I'd rather just have a completely standalone Exchange box: if DC goes down email still works, even if that means touching each client to re-configure.
So after the Transition Pack I would end up with Exchange 2003 on box A.
Is there a way I can install Exchange 2007 on box B, and just directly transfer it all over?
Or would it be much easier to just move 2003 to 2003, and then upgrade it once all the issues are smoothed out?