Re: joining 2008 R2 problems

Hello Peter,

You have to install at least Exchange SP2, is this the case?

Best regards

Meinolf Weber

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> Hello. I downloaded Win 2008 R2 Enterprise x64 through my action pack

> subscription. The current domain is one Win 2003 standard x32

> (DC+GC+DNS+FSMO) and one member server running exchange 2003.

>

> I run at FSMO server adprep32 /forestprep and then adprep32

> /domainprep /gpprep. The next day i installed R2 and using dcpromo,

> joined it to the domain and restarted it.

>

> Everything ok so far, no errors.

> When i restarted exchange server afterwards, system attendant and

> information store didn't start. din't start manually also.

> I restarted DC server. there were errors in the event viewer regarding

> the

> domain but it finally seemed to work.

> Exchange would't start again.

> I run dc promo again at 2008 server, demoting the machine to member

> server and then to workgroup. after restarting DC and then Exchange,

> thes servers returned to normal operation with all services starting.

>

> Does anyone know if there are compatibility issues with 2008 R2 and

> 2003 domain and Exchange 2003?

>

> Thanks a lot.

>