Reposted Help Still Urgently Needed!

I have placed a post on this news group earlier but I am no further forward
detailed below is the previous post and the replies.....


The original Problem is.....

I have recently taken over what is begining to look like a complete
>>>>>> mess!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There is 2 servers 1 running windows 2000 Server & Exchange 2000,
>>>>>> another
>>>>>> Server running windows 2003. It looks as though the previous IT
>>>>>> person has
>>>>>> for some reason seized the FSMO roles as the Windows 2003 server can
>>>>>> not
>>>>>> communicate with the Global Catalogue and a number of other strange
>>>>>> instances keep occuring!.
>>>>>>Global Catalogue is on the Windows 2000 Machine at present not the
>>>>>>2003 machine.
>>>>>>Both Servers are DC.
>>>>>> What I would like to do is the following load Exchange 2003 on to the
>>>>>> Server
>>>>>> running Windows 2003 and then transfer over the exchange system from
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> windows 2000/Exchange 2000 server. I have information on transfering
>>>>>> the Exchange from the Windows 2000 machine to the Windows 2003 server
>>>>>> and loading Exchange. What I am conserned about is the problems with
>>>>>> the FSMO roles and Global Catalogue. Can anyone suggest any solutions
>>>>>> or doscumentation?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can anyone assist/advise me on this one as I am sure that it is not
>>>>>> going to
>>>>>> be as simple as it sounds, does anyone have any recommendations? Any
>>>>>> ideas?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks in advance for your assistance.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kind Regards
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>

Hi,

Have you tried siezing the roles as per the MS article
http://support.microsoft.com/default...uct=winsvr2003
?!?!?

You're right in getting the back end windows services working first. Don't
even think about installing exchange when you've got any errors in any of
the event logs.

Follow the above guide, to get the roles onto the w2k3 box, then reboot both
machines and check for any errors in the event logs and check DNS
connectivity.

Hope this helps,

--

Tony Brown

MCSE NT4, 2000, 2003, Network +, CIW Professional
(E-Mail Removed)
http://www.phillipsbrown.com


"Simon Glencross" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have placed a post on this news group earlier but I am no further forward
>detailed below is the previous post and the replies.....
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> The original Problem is.....
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> I have recently taken over what is begining to look like a complete
>>>>>>> mess!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There is 2 servers 1 running windows 2000 Server & Exchange 2000,
>>>>>>> another
>>>>>>> Server running windows 2003. It looks as though the previous IT
>>>>>>> person has
>>>>>>> for some reason seized the FSMO roles as the Windows 2003 server can
>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>> communicate with the Global Catalogue and a number of other strange
>>>>>>> instances keep occuring!.
>>>>>>>Global Catalogue is on the Windows 2000 Machine at present not the
>>>>>>>2003 machine.
>>>>>>>Both Servers are DC.
>>>>>>> What I would like to do is the following load Exchange 2003 on to
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> Server
>>>>>>> running Windows 2003 and then transfer over the exchange system from
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> windows 2000/Exchange 2000 server. I have information on transfering
>>>>>>> the Exchange from the Windows 2000 machine to the Windows 2003
>>>>>>> server
>>>>>>> and loading Exchange. What I am conserned about is the problems with
>>>>>>> the FSMO roles and Global Catalogue. Can anyone suggest any
>>>>>>> solutions
>>>>>>> or doscumentation?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Can anyone assist/advise me on this one as I am sure that it is not
>>>>>>> going to
>>>>>>> be as simple as it sounds, does anyone have any recommendations? Any
>>>>>>> ideas?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks in advance for your assistance.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Kind Regards
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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