I am working with a client to move Exchange from the server it is on now to another server. This will be new hardware and new name. The current server Exchange is on will still exist by I want to move Exchange completely off of that server.
Current Network Setup:
Server 1: 1 SBS 2003 server is Domain Controller, Runs AD, DNS, DHCP, File Sharing, SharePoint 2003 and Remote Desktop
Server 2: Server 2008 running Exchange 2007, Backup Domain Controller, File Sharing, SharePoint 2007, Terminal Services.
Current Plan:
Introduce Server 3 to run just Exchange 2007. I would like to completely over a short period of time move exchange from Server 2 to Server 3. I have searched over the internet and found several articles but still have a few questions. There are roughly 75 mailboxes with 50 actual users. Some users are using Outlook 2003 that came with the SBS 2003 and others are using Later versions of office. Server 3 will be a Server 2008 R2 system.
1. What is the best method to perform this transfer. I found article TechNet Article that explains with 2 remote offices how to do this but not sure if the same will apply.
2. Since I am not immediately decommissioning Server 2 how can I safely remove all the roles and add them to Server 3?
3. For the end user impact. Will the change make Outlook automatically pickup the new server name or will each user need to reconfigure their outlook profiles?
4. I will be moving OWA since there are several Remote and Terminal Service users that use OWA for email. I would like to keep the same certificate and domain name setup if possible.