Doug Blankenship

I have been working on a new lab and found myself trying to remember some of the pre-installation processes necessary for Exchange 2003 or Exchange 12 to function properly when you have the schema master on a Windows 2000 forest.  Therefore, I am posting these links for all those who could use a refresher course in AdPrep, ForestPrep, and DomainPrep as well as how to determine what server holds the Flexible Single Master Operation (FSMO) roles in your forest and domain.

http://www.petri.co.il/windows_2003_adprep.htm

http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Forestprep-Domainprep-Explained.html

Then to determine where the Flexible Single Master Operation (FSMO) roles are homed check out this link.

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=234790