Hi, we have a customer who has exchange server 2003 on a server that is getting passed it so it needs moving to another server, he has a server with windows storage server 2003 on it which is not really doing anything, so we need to know is it possible to install exchange server 2003 onto the windows storage server install and it run as normal?I cannot find anything on this which may suggest not but obviously will be a lot more hassle if we have to reformat the storage server.Any help on this would be much appreciated.Regards.Chris.

Couldnt find any thing which suggest not to do this. Find couple of postshttp://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Exchange-2003-Windows-Storage-Server.htmlhttp://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/42384/exchange-and-windows-storage-server-together-at-last.htmlRaj

Hi Chris, Exchange is not supported to be installed on Windows Storage server, however, you could use it to host Exchange transaction logs and database files. quote from: http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/42384/exchange-and-windows-storage-server-together-at-last.html In case you aren't familiar with Windows Storage Server, it's a special-purpose Windows server version designed to power Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. Dell, EMC, Fujitsu, Gateway, HP, and Iomega (among others) sell Windows Storage Server-based systems (formerly known as Windows Powered NAS devices) in various configurations. These servers aren't for general-purpose computing; for example, you can't use them to run Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server, or Microsoft SQL Server. However, you can seamlessly integrate Windows Storage Server systems into your network as members of an Active Directory (AD) domain, and the product includes a nifty Web-based administration tool that lets you remotely configure and control Windows Storage Server-based devices. Thanks, Elvis

Hi Guys, thanks for the replies, at least we know we cannot install exchange on the storage server. Thats all we needed confirming.Regards.Chris.