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Exchange Server 2003 Development Tool Overview
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The Exchange Server 2003 Deployment Tools are a compilation of old and new Microsoft Product Support Services (PSS) support tools that you can use to
prepare Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 and the Microsoft Active Directory directory service infrastructure for the installation of Microsoft Exchange
Server 2003.
There is one primary tool for most of the six phases of deployment, and all these tools are addressed in this article. You can run the
tools directly from the compiled HTML Help file, Exdeploy.chm, or from a command prompt. These tools generate self-help log files to help you recognize and to
fix the following issues:
• Improperly configured Domain Name System (DNS).
• Missing connection agreements.
• Objects that are not replicated.
• Mailbox resources that are not marked.
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The purpose of the Deployment Tools
These tools were created to proactively help with Exchange Server 2003 deployments in a way that PSS and customers had not had before. The
installation of Exchange Server 2003 may become long and complex, even in a small organization. These tools may help you to resolve issues that might occur
so that you do not have to contact PSS. These tools also give PSS a way to help you troubleshoot Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Setup issues by helping you
gather data to troubleshoot a particular problem.
Overview of the Deployment Tools Workflow
Phase 1: Planning Your Exchange Server 2003 Deployment and Infrastructure Checks
Phase 2: Cleaning Up the Exchange Server 5.5 Directory
Phase 3: Replicating Exchange Server 5.5 Data
Phase 4: Preparing the Active Directory
Phase 5: Installation and Exchange Server 2003 Directory Service Integration
Phase 6: Moving Mailboxes and Decommissioning Exchange Server 5.5
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