Microsoft offering free webcast demo which is very helpful for IT Managers to learn the new technology while they travel, you can download the audio webcat & listen it when your you like to hear, it avail in two foramts wma & mp3.

 

 

 

 

Friday, January 05, 2007

 

Details of Exchange Server Migrations Task Completed at M/s.xyzLtd.,

 

1. Installations of New Server 2003 Box:

 

Installed new server with RAID5, Windows 2003 STD, connected to network as a member systems and done windows updated / hot fix etc.,

 

 

2. Updating of Windows 2000 Server Schema / forest to support  with Win2003:

Run Adprep / forestprep and adprepr/domainprep on windows 2000 server by using the windows 2003 setup. The mangled character has been removed by using KB article 314649.:

 

3. Windows 2003 Std server introduced with Windows 2000 forest environment as Additional DC.

Run DCPROMO.exe to connect to network as a ADC - left the server for 30 - 45 minutes ideal to synchronize the ADS with each other.

Installed MS support tool on both the server (Win200 and Win2003) to edit the Registry and DNS etc,.,

 

4. Installation of Exchange 2003 STD on New Box:

 

Installed Exchange 2003 STD on new server after running exchange setup/forestprep and setup /domainprep. When we to run the Exchange Setup its not allowing to run the exchange setup, and throwing error message like:

 

 

We found that time miss match between ADC / DC, there was 487 second diff.  we have rectified by editing registry time to times.microsoft.com. After fixing the time issue its allowed to install exchange 2003 on the New Server and configured. Immediately installed AV software on new server.

 

We have created test mail ID on new exchange server to test the mail flow (T1, T2, & T3).  The mails moved from New Exchange to queue and giving NDR for external mail flow. We have done lot of R&D to resolve the issue its not through, we suspected on firewall may black the new exchange server mail flow.

 

MS Technical support: With the help of MS Tech support the SMTP relay has been re-configured to relay to Exchange 2000 for mail flow.

 

a.    When trying to send email to
abc<mailto:facbe@abce.com>, 5.7.1 NDR was
returned. Tried to telnet to Exchange 2000 server and problem persist. And
tried to telnet to the gateway server, also 5.7.1 NDR. Seems the SMTP
virtual server refused the Exchange 2003 to relay.

b.    Check on the Authentication and Relay configuration on the Exchange
2000 server, find that the three authentication methods were all enabled.
And also enabled the relay for the authenticated computer.

c.    Add the IP address to the relay white list of the Exchange 2000
server. The external email become normal.

d.    But the internal email still abnormal. Exchange 2003 could not send
email to Exchange 2000 server. Messages were queued.

e.    From the NetMon log, we could see that the Exchange 2000 did not
provide response after the Exchange 2003 finished sending the mail content.
Seems that the Exchange 2000 server did not recognize the s-tnef format.
But Exchange 2000 should accept the s-tnef format email as normal. Suspect
there are some software changed the configuration.

f.    After we stopped the Mailscan service on the Exchange 2000 server,
the internal mail flow become normal.

 

We have check mails send / received internally as well as outside network… its find working fine..

 

Exchange Up-gradations: Exchange 2003 STD to Exchange 2003 Enterprises.  Ref: KB 170280

 

We have stopped some of Exchange services to install Exchange 2003 Entp. and ran the Exchange 2003 Entp. setup on New Box the its was asking for confirmation to re-write the bin folder of older version “Yes” to overwrite its got upgraded successful to Exchange 2003 Enterprises. Once again the Exchange Server pack 2 has applied on Enterprise environment.

 

We had discussion on Exchange Relay: whether they want to point the firewall (gateway) directly to new box or relay through old server. The Management agreed to route the mail through old exchange server. In case the old server go down they have change the gateway setting point to New Exchange 2003 server.

 

We have moved IT department mail user database to Exchange 2003 to testing purpose. They will be testing it for 4 – 5 days after successful testing they plan to move the rest of the user’s mail box to new server.

 

Final cleanup work: we have verified the 3^rd party software installations, the above said procedure has been explained to Yuken IT staff.

 

 

New Systems Setup:

Systems Model:

HP ProLiant DL380 G5
System Serial Number: SGH645XN5P
Chassis Serial Number: SGH645XN5P

 

OS : Window Server 2003 STD, With Server Pack 1

HDD: 146 * 3 (RAID5)

RAM: 2GB

 

Local Drive Volume:

c: (NTFS on drive 0)	26.22 GB	OS installed
e: (NTFS on drive 0)	41.95 GB	Exchange Installed
f: (NTFS on drive 0)	73.40 GB	Storage Group (Exchange D/b)
g: (NTFS on drive 0)	26.22 GB	Transaction Log
h: (NTFS on drive 0)	104.86 GB	Backup
I: (NTFS on drive 0)	20.92 GB	Free

 

 

Systems Name: UILMAILSVR,

IP: 172.19.154.1

Gateway: 172.19.154.4

DNS: 172.19.154.3 / 172.19.154.1

 

Suggestions: I insist to upgrade the 1GB additional Memory in to OLD server. I request to take regular backups.

 

 

 

Regards

S.Kaliyan

 

Microsoft has published the Internet Connectivity testing tool, which is mainly ment for Home PC internet connectivity, if you want to test it inside the corporate network you may not get all the test come through since the corporate firewall may interrupet the test.

 

The following tests evaluate several technical aspects and capabilities of your router. The results report you receive at the end of the test will describe how your router's capabilities will support specific Windows Vista features.

 

1. Basic Internet Connectivity Test

2. Network Address Translator Type

3. Traffic Congestion Test

4. TCP High Performance Test

5. UPnP Support Test 

6. Multiple Simultaneous Connection States Test

 

The tool can be directly accessed at:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/using/tools/igd/default.mspx

It can also be discovered from:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/default.mspx
1. Using Windows -> Windows Vista -> tips and tricks page -> (under additional resources - "run this test.") at
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/using/windowsvista/tipsandtricks/default.mspx and
2. Using Windows -> Windows XP -> home and small office networking -> using and maintaining your network -> (under Maintaining your network - "test your internet.") at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/maintain/default.mspx