5.5 -> 2003...In-Place or Migration?

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Subject:5.5 -> 2003...In-Place or Migration?
Posted by: Tex (tex@aspam101.org)
Date:Sun, 30 Apr 2006

I recently migrated my domain from NT4 to Win2k3 AD.  That went smoothly
(thankfully!).

Now I still have 35 users on one existing Win2k/Exchange 5.5 box.  I'd like
to move to Exchange 2003.  Is directly upgrading Exchange from 5.5 to 2003
supported (given I'm now in an AD network)?  (of course, ghosting the drives
prior ;-) )

Or is the best path is to place a whole new Win2k3 member server on the
network, install Exchange 2003 on it, then migrate everything over from the
old Exchange 5.5 box?

- tex

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