Article ID: 282108
Article Last Modified on 2/27/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q282108
SUMMARY
This article describes how to move the Exchange 2000 Site Replication Service (SRS) to a new server. The information in this article may be useful because the SRS cannot be moved in Exchange 2000 Server.
MORE INFORMATION
Site Replication Service (SRS) provides directory interoperability between Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 and Exchange 2000 Server. SRS is built on and runs on a computer that is running Exchange 2000 Server. SRS is essentially a modified Exchange Server 5.5 directory, and uses Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) to communicate to both Active Directory and the Exchange Server 5.5 directory. SRS interacts with Exchange Server 5.5-based computers as if it is another Exchange Server 5.5-based computer that is a configuration and recipients replication partner.
SRS is installed by default when the first Exchange 2000-based server joins an Exchange Server 5.5 site. After it is created, SRS cannot be moved to a different server even in the same mixed site. The prime reason for this behavior is that SRS is a hidden, enhanced Exchange Server 5.5 directory and it is server specific.
To achieve the results that you would get if you moved SRS to a different server without moving SRS, follow these steps:
- Create a new SRS component on a different Exchange 2000-based server in the same mixed site. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
255285 XADM: How to Create an Additional Site Replication Service for a Mixed Site
- After the new SRS component is created, verify that the new SRS component is fully operational, and ensure interoperability between Exchange Server 5.5-based computers and Exchange 2000-based servers.
- When you have ensured that the new SRS component is functioning correctly, you should consider deleting the the original SRS from the Exchange 2000-based server.
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