Forestprep and Domainprep

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Published: August 1, 2000

By Exchange User Education

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Before installing Microsoft® Exchange 2000 Server, you must prepare your Microsoft Windows® 2000 forest. Specifically, the schema in the Microsoft Active Directory® service must be extended to accommodate Exchange, and permissions must be granted to the users or groups who will be installing the first Exchange 2000 server. Two specialized security groups must also be created in every domain that will host Exchange servers or mailboxes. Included on the Exchange 2000 Server CD are two utilities for accomplishing these tasks: ForestPrep and DomainPrep.

This Exchange technical article summarizes the benefits of each utility, as well as the permissions required to run them. It also describes some best practices and what you need to know before running ForestPrep and DomainPrep.

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Number of Pages: 8

Table of Contents

  • Why Do You Need ForestPrep and DomainPrep?

  • ForestPrep

    • Before Running ForestPrep.

    • What are the Requirements for Running ForestPrep?

    • When Should You Run ForestPrep?

    • Running ForestPrep.

    • Allow Time for Replication

  • DomainPrep

    • Exchange Domain Servers Group

    • Exchange Enterprise Servers Group

    • Before Running DomainPrep

    • What are the Requirements for Running DomainPrep?

    • When Must You Run DomainPrep?

    • Running DomainPrep