XADM: White Paper - Upgrading from Exchange Server 5.5 to Exchange 2000 Server: A Six-Step Case Scenario

This white paper describes a Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server deployment case scenario for an imaginary company named Coho Vineyard. This document guides you through the following six steps of an Exchange 2000 deployment:

�	Create a detailed deployment plan.
�	Begin a successful deployment of Microsoft Windows 2000.
�	Prepare Active Directory directory service and Exchange Server directories.
�	Install your first Exchange 2000 server.
�	Upgrade the information stores and other Exchange Server components.
�	Switch to Exchange 2000 native mode.

The purpose of this white paper is to give you a clear procedure that you can use to upgrade from Exchange Server 5.5 to Exchange 2000. You can use this procedure as a basis for your own deployment.

The discussion in this white paper provides a broad overview of the process for upgrading a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and an Exchange Server 5.5 environment to a Windows 2000 and Exchange 2000 environment. This white paper is intended to help managers and IT deployment teams understand the workload and other key factors that are involved in the upgrade before the deployment process begins. This discussion focuses on the procedural order for your deployment. It provides useful tips that are taken from the Microsoft Early Adopter beta-testing program.

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