Changed 2008 domain with Exhange 2010 server

I've been checking on ways to rename our internal domain name as the company
that owns the servers has changed. I ran across
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...48(WS.10).aspx, which
appears to indicate this can't be done with Exchange 2010. Is there another
way? Thank you.

"Allyn" <> wrote in message news:42581469-5B08-4C10-B0F0-...
> I've been checking on ways to rename our internal domain name as the company
> that owns the servers has changed. I ran across
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...48(WS.10).aspx, which
> appears to indicate this can't be done with Exchange 2010. Is there another
> way? Thank you.


Unfortunately, at this time a domain rename is not possible with Exchange 2007 or 2010. You would either need to uninstall Exchange 2010 out of the org (backing up all mailboxes & pub folders into PSTs, etc), or migrate into a new domain/forest. My preference is a migration, since I personally don't like to rename a domain and would rather move into a fresh setup.

I wrote a little blog on this. I hope you find it useful.

Domain Rename With or Without Exchange
http://msmvps.com/blogs/acefekay/arc...-exchange.aspx

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