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VIRTUALISATION Windows Server 2008 R2 forces Exchange 2010 upgrade
VIRTUALISATION Windows Server 2008 R2 forces Exchange 2010 upgrade | Windows Server 2008 R2 forces Exchange 2010 upgrade |
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| by David M Williams | |
| Wednesday, 05 August 2009 | |
  
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Specifically, the Exchange Team note that one of the fixes in the update rollup is “Support for Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controllers in the environment” before adding the disclaimer “Note: Exchange Server 2007 itself is not supported to be installed on a Windows Server 2008 R2 system.” The blog permits reader comments and one reader, “Tony” asked “I have a Windows Server 2008 x64 server running Exchange Server 2007 x64. The Windows Server is also a Domain Controller. When Windows Server 2008 R2 comes out will I be able to upgrade the server to R2?” The Exchange Team respond, “Exchange Server 2007 will not be supported to run on Windows Server 2008 R2. So for the system which is running Windows Server 2008 + Exchange Server 2007, you cannot upgrade it to Windows Server 2008 R2. If you have a domain controller which does not run Exchange, you can upgrade it to Windows Server 2008 R2 since it is [a] supported scenario to run against Windows Server 2008 R2.” This means companies who have been planning a migration to Windows Server 2008 R2 must proceed with caution. You must revise plans to recognise your Exchange Server 2007 system cannot have its operating system upgraded without simultaneously upgrading to Exchange Server 2010. This also means that companies contemplating an Exchange Server 2007 rollout should consider their plans and determine whether this information affects their proposed roadmap. Exchange Server 2010 is expected to be available later this year. |
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