Screencast: How to Upgrade Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013 – Part 1

[floated align=”left”]Exchange 2013[/floated]is a complex product that relies on the correct configuration and functionality of the underlying network and Active Directory infrastructure more than any previous version. While a [tip label=”Greenfield installation” style=”1″ href=”https://www.netometer.com/video/tutorials/How-to-Install-Exchange-2013″]Screencast: How to Install Exchange 2013 [/tip] is performed usually on a fresh and healthy Active Directory, Exchange 2013 upgrade requires a thorough analysis and health check of the existing AD and Exchange organization.

To keep things simple, we have split the Screencast in two parts. In part one, we verify and prepare our organization for the installation of Exchange 2013. Documenting custom connectors that need to be re-created later, exporting the existing transport rules, creating reports for the size of the databases and individual user mailboxes are some of the important tasks that will be demonstrated here.

Even though Active Directory preparation is incorporated in Exchange setup, you should seriously consider extending the schema and preparing AD it in advance. As you will see, confirming that all Domain Controllers in the forest report the correct Schema version and “msExchProductId” is an additional test for early detection of AD configuration and replication problems.

Validating the Exchange 2013 installation, examining the event logs, and testing the Exchange services health and mail flow is an important part of the whole process.

[raw]In this Screencast , we demonstrate how to upgrade Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013.[/raw]

• How to Install Exchange 2013
• How to Upgrade Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013: Part2
• How to Configure Outlook Anywhere in Exchange Server 2007

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Dean