Exchange Server 2003 Interview Questions and Answers - 2

1. Which services are not supported and hence, need to be removed from an Exchange 2000 Server before performing an upgrade to Exchange Server 2003?

Following are the Exchange Server 2000 functionality that isn’t supported by Exchange Server 2003

• Instance for Messaging Service


• Microsoft Chat Service


• Key management Service


• And connectors for Microsoft Mail and Lotus CC:Mail

Above Service has to uninstalled while upgrading from Exchange Server 2000 to Exchange Server 2003

2. While upgrading from Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2003 which servers must be upgraded first? Front-end server or back end server?

You must upgrade the front end servers prior to upgrading the corresponding back end server while upgrading from Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2003.

3. How to migrate from an old Exchange 2000 Server organization to a new Exchange Server 2003 organization?

Exchange Migration wizard is the process to Migrate Exchange 2000 organization to Exchange server 2003 organization. Similar to migrating Organization from Exchange 5.5

4. How to move users from Coexistence of Exchange 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003?

Active Directory Migration Tool and the Exchange Migration wizard will perform the complete moving of users from Coexistence of Exchange 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003

5. How to migrate from an old Exchange Server 5.5 organization to a new Exchange Server 2003 organization?

There is no in place upgrade, first we have to update Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2000 and from there we have to migrate it to Server Exchange 2003. The existing users Source Domain has to be first migrated to the new target domain in another Active Directory forest. After that you can begin the Exchange 5.5 to Exchange server 2003. Exchange Migration wizard is the process to Migrate Exchange 5.5 organization to Exchange server 2003 organization.

6. Which messaging systems does the Exchange Server 2003 Migration Wizard support?

• Ms Mail for PC Networks


• CC:Mail


• Microsoft Exchange 5.5


• Lotus Notes


• Novel GroupWise 4.x


• Novel GroupWise 5.x


• Internet Directory (LDAP via ADSI)


• Internet Mail (IMAP4)

7. How can Exchange Server 2003 share calendars and address lists with Lotus Notes R4/R5?

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8. What are the requirements of Lotus Notes Connector?

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9. How can Exchange Server 2003 share calendar/address lists with Novell GroupWise?
The connectors for Lotus notes and Novel GroupWise only synchronize mailbox and user account data. You must use calendar connector in conjunction with the other connectors to synchronize calendar data.

10. What are the requirements for Novell Group Wise connector?

The following list is the configuration requirements needed on the Exchange Server side:

• Configure a working Novell GroupWise environment with API Gateway version 4.1 or later


• Configure a working Exchange Server 2003 connector server


• Make sure Exchange Server can resolve the name and access the Novell Netware server that is running API Gateway


• Enable Exchange Server to Novell Netware server connectivity by using Gateway Services for NetWare (GSNW) or Novell NetWare Client for Windows. NDS authentication is needed to access NetWare Volumes (shares).


• Activate GroupWise address type on the Exchange Server 2003 recipient policy.

11. What are the tools to validate Exchange Server 5.5/Exchange Server 2003 coexistence?

• ADCConfigCheck – It checks that Exchange Server 5.5 directory config objects have been copied to Active Directory. Writes outputs to Exdeploy.log


• ConfigDSInteg – checks objects in AD to ensure that no problems have arisen since the last installation of ADC. Writes outputs to Exdeploy.log


• ReceipientDSInteg – checks all recipient objects in AD looking for problems. Recipient includes users, groups, contacts or public folders


• PrivFoldCheck – uses exchange 5.5 directory service/Information store consistent adjuster to ascertain the Information store and directory are in sync

12. What is DSScopeScan Tool Group?

DSScopeScan Tool Group used to find out information about the exchange server 5.5 organizations prior to setting up connection between exchange server 5.5 and new Exchange server 2003. Tool should be run with the account that has administrative permission.

13. Which tools are included in DSScopeScan Tool Group?

This includes four important tools

• DSconfigsum – reports the number of exchange server 5.5 sites and server per sites.


• DSObjectsum – reports the number of public folders. Distribution list and contact object


• Useraccount – exports the number of users in the exchange server 5.5 site and in the directory


• Vercheck – check if a server exists with exchange server 5.5 sp3.

14. Before upgrading from Exchange 2000 server to Exchange Server 2003 which service pack must be applied to Exchange 2000 server?
Before upgrading from Exchange server 2000 to Exchange Server 2003 update the windows 2000 server with SP3 or later. And also with Exchange 2003 server sp3 or later

15. How to upgrade from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange server 2003?

Exchange 5.5 cannot be upgraded in-place, you must first upgrade to Exchange 2000 server and then to Exchange Server 2003. Or install Exchange Server 2003 on a different server and move the Exchange server 5.5 resources to the new server.

16. What are the steps involved creating coexistence between Exchange Server 5.5 and Exchange Server 2003?

Install the Basic prerequisites like SMTP, NNTP and WWW services

• Start the Exchange Deployment tools wizard, select co existence with mixed mode Exchange 2000 and exchange server 5.5


• Select the option to install upgrade the first Exchange Server


• On the next deployment tools wizard, check all the steps are done and start the setup. On the setup installation perform the following option


• Install Exchange server 5.5 administrator


• Select the option to create a new organization or existing one.


• Finish the setup

17. Does Lotus Notes and Novell GroupWise connectors supported on Exchange Server 2003 in a clustered configuration? What can be done?

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18. Which actions must be taken before the connection to the Lotus Notes/Domino server can be established?

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19. Which services must be configured to automatically start to start a Lotus Notes Connector?

To start a connector, u must enable the specific services that the connector relies on.

• Microsoft Exchange connectivity controller


• Microsoft Exchange connector for lotus notes

20. Which services must be configured to automatically start to start a Novell GroupWise Connector?

first a server running Exchange 2003 as a Bridge head server

And the following services are to be set to automatically start

• Microsoft Exchange connectivity controller


• Microsoft Exchange connector for lotus notes

21. Which steps are involved in removing a connector to install it on another Exchange Server 2003 computer?

First you need to stop the connector services

• Remove the connector


• Use the Active directory user and computers console to delete the contacts that the connector has imported in the directory


• You can reinstall lotus or Novel GroupWise connector

21. What is Active Directory Connector (ADC)?

ADC it’s a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service that allows for the replication of information from Active directory and a Microsoft Exchange 5.5 directory

22. What is Connection Agreement?

It is used by Active directory connector to control replication between Active directory and Exchange 5.5 directory. Connection agreements can be used to replicate from exchange 5.5 to Active directory and vice versa.