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Microsoft® Exchange 2000 Internals: Installation and Setup
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Published: March 2001

Contents

Introduction 1
Planning 1
Quick Start: Integrating with Exchange 5.5 1
Quick Start: New Exchange 2000 Organization 3

Detailed Installation Information 4
DNS and Name Resolution 4Remove Invalid Characters 5
Set Permissions 6
Use the NTDSAtrb Utility 6
Remove Unused Access Control Entries 7
Install Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 and Hotfixes 7
Ensure One Domain Is in Native Mode 8
Extend the Active Directory Schema 8
Wait for ADC Schema Extensions to Replicate 10
Install the First Instance of the ADC Service 11
Prepare the Forest 11
Wait forExchange 2000 Schema Extensions to Replicate 13
Check DomainPrep Prerequisites 13
Prepare Each Domain with Setup DomainPrep 14
Wait for DomainPrep Replication 15
Test DomainPrep Policy Replication 16
Create ADC Connection Agreements 16
Check That Connection Agreements Have Replicated 17
Use NLTEST 18
Run Setup 19

Setup: What Really Happens 20

Unattended Installations 25Troubleshooting Setup Failures 26

Common Setup Problems 29

Microsoft Knowledge Base Articles 30



Microsoft Exchange 2000 Internals: Installation and Setup



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Published: March 2001

For the latest information, please see http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/techinfo/reskit.htm.


Introduction

This document provides technical information for advanced Microsoft®Exchange administrators and deployment experts to get started with Exchange 2000. Read the documentation and release notes on the Exchange 2000 compact disc for step-by-step instructions for installation. Then use this paper for more information on installation and the individual steps that the Setup program performs during installation. Scenarios that involve new Exchange 2000 installations, aswell as integrating with Exchange Server version 5.5, are discussed.


Planning

Careful planning is an essential part of any program installation. Although it is possible to simply run the Setup.exe program to install Exchange, installation will be more successful if preliminary steps are taken to ensure compatibility with programs currently running on your server. Disregarding these stepsmight result in the administrator having to remove and reinstall the program.


Quick Start: Integrating with Exchange 5.5

Installation steps depend on whether Exchange Server 5.5 currently is installed in your company. If you want to integrate your new Exchange 2000 servers into an existing organization, your installation planning and execution must include the following steps. Although it ispossible to perform an in-place upgrade of your Exchange 5.5 server, it is best to first install at least one Exchange 2000 server into the organization to ensure that the Active Directory™ service was deployed properly.


Preparing Your Exchange 5.5 Organization

Before you install your first Exchange 2000 server, you must look closely at any existing Exchange 5.5 deployment and make changesif necessary.

1. Ensure that Domain Name System (DNS) name resolution is working among Exchange 5.5, Active Directory, and the proposed Exchange 2000 servers.
2. Remove invalid characters from the organization and site display names.
3. Set permissions so that Exchange 2000 can be installed into the first site. For more information on permissions, refer to the “Exchange 2000Internals: Permissions Guide” white paper available at http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/techinfo/e2kpermmisions.htm.
4. Use the NTDSAtrb tool to identify multiple mailboxes that are mapped to the same Microsoft Windows NT® account if your user domains are running Windows NT Server network operating system version 4.0. Resolve duplicates by using NTDSNoMatch in custom attribute 10.
5. Run the...