A reader emailed me to ask how they can go about upgrading their current environment without breaking Exchange.
Exchange 2010 Deployment: Preparing Active Directory
How to update the schema for Exchange Server 2007 SP2 and Exchange Server 2010 prior to deploying Exchange.
Exchange 2010 Planning: Verifying Your Existing Network Environment
Before you can deploy Exchange Server 2010 into an existing Exchange organization you must verify that your existing network environment meets the pre-requisites.
Security descriptor error during Exchange Server 2007 schema extension
During Exchange Server 2007 schema extension you may encounter a security descriptor error which will cause setup to fail.
Preparing for an Exchange Server 2007 Transition
Before you begin the transition to Exchange Server 2007 you must first verify that your existing network environment is ready for Exchange Server 2007, deploy a Windows server to host Exchange Server 2007, and download the essentials software and tools for an Exchange Server 2007 transition.
Windows Server 2003 32-bit R2 media needed to prep a non-R2 domain before first 64-bit R2 DC can be promoted
In one of life’s “chicken and egg” situations I recently encountered the issue of promoting a Windows Server 2003 64-bit R2 server to be a Domain Controller in an environment with only Windows Server 2003 32-bit (non-R2) servers as existing Domain Controllers. DCPromo will tell you that the Forest has not been prepared for the [...]

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