Exchange Server 2003 Futures Drill Down

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Exchange Server 2003Futures Drill Down

• Scott Calder
• Managing Consultant

Scott.calder_at_cedalion.co.uk http//www.cedalion.co
.uk Office 0131 477 7741 Mobile [phone]
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Agenda

• The future of Exchange
• Migration the future

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Exchange Server 2003 FuturesEdge Services
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Exchange Server 2003 FuturesEdge Services

• Edge services Benefits
• Scalability
• Lower cost
• Esitmated 2005
• Edge Server Services
• Spam Filtering
• Virus Scanning
• Content Checking
• Exchange 200x 2007 Beyond

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Migration The Future
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Migration The FutureThe paths to Exchange 2003
High Level Overview of Process and Tools

• Path 1 Standard Deployment from Exchange 5.5
• Deploy Exchange 2003 INTO an existing Exchange
  5.5 environment
• Path 2 Exchange 2000 Upgrades
• Path 3 Exchange 5.5 as an External Migration
• Deploy Exchange 2003 as separate and external
  system from Exchange 5.5

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Path 1 Standard Exchange 5.5 Deployment Path
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Migration The FutureDeploy Exchange 2003 into
Exchange 5.5 Org

• Exchange 2003 is Deployed INTO existing Exchange
  5.5 Org
• Exchange 2003 coexists natively with Exchange 5.5
  
• System Configuration is inherited by Exchange
  2003 servers
• Mailboxes are moved to new Exchange 2003 servers
• Who Most Exchange 5.5 environments
• Exchange 5.5 customers with working/stable
  structure
• Mixed Mode Exchange 5.5 and Exchange 2000
  customers
• Benefits
• Does not require/need a major re-structure
• Core path Core tools
• Lowest administrative and client deployment costs
• Preserve 100 of 5.5 organisation and data

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Migration The FutureDeploy Exchange 2003 into
Exchange 5.5 Org
Exchange Org
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Path 2 Upgrade from Exchange 2000
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Migration The FutureDeploy Exchange 2003 after
an Exchange 2000 deployment has started

• Exchange 2003 is deployed into an organisation
  where Exchange 2000 already exists
• Exchange 2003, Exchange 2000 and Exchange 5.5 can
  coexist in the same organisation
• Configuration will be shared same as a standard
  deployment
• Exchange 2000 servers can be directly upgraded to
  Exchange 2003
• Mailboxes on 5.5 can be moved to Exchange 2003,
  same as standard deployment
• May consider consolidation during deployment
• Who All Exchange 2000 Environments
• Mixed Exchange 2000 and 5.5 Organisations
• Pure Exchange 2000 organisations
• Benefits
• Start taking advantage of Exchange 2003 features
• OWA, OMA, Recovery Storage Groups,
  VSS,Consolidation, Admin Features, etc.

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Migration The FutureDeploy Exchange 2003 after
an Exchange 2000 deployment has started
Exchange 5.5 Windows 2000
Exchange Org
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Deploy Exchange 2003 and Exchange 2000 org

• Deploy Exchange 2003 into an organisation where
  Exchange 2000 is installed OR upgrade an Exchange
  2000 server

Exchange 5.5 Windows 2000
Exchange Org
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Migration The FutureCompatibility Matrix

• Exchange Server fully supports Windows Server
  2003 AD environments. Customers can use Exchange
  5.5 SP3, Exchange 2000 SP2/SP3, and Exchange 2003
  with Windows 2003 GCs and DCs
• Exchange 2003 Server is the only version of
  Exchange supported to be run on Windows Server
  2003

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• Questions