Windows 2008 SP2 and Exchange 2007
hiis there any info regarding upgrading to Windows 2008 sp2 (from 2008 sp1) for exchange 2007 sp1 servers i can't seem to find anything in the release notes is it ok ? is it supported yet ? are there any gotchas?thanks in advance neilneil donaldson
May 11th, 2009 2:15pm
hi,SP2 for Vista and Windows Server 2008 is available on Technet now...and information abour SP2 ;http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/948465regards,Mumin CICEK | Exchange - MVP | www.cozumpark.com | www.mumincicek.com
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May 11th, 2009 5:40pm
hithanks for the replyyes i know its on technetyes i have read the relase notesi was actually meaning is there any informationSPECIFICALLY about sp 2 in relation to EXCHANGE 2007thanksneil donaldson
May 11th, 2009 5:42pm
Our goal is that all applications that run on SP1 are completely compatible with SP2, and we continue to work with ISVs toward this
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Per my research, theres only reported improvement from various customers. Please see Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 Test Focus Guide, which also shows the improvement on two scenarios for exchange environment
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May 12th, 2009 5:22am
hi,I have just finished installing SP2 on my all windows server 2008. there is no problem.I have got 5 windows server 2008. one of them is physical and four of them are on hyper-v.before I installed sp2 on my windows server 2008 that runs hyper-v. no problem.and in virtualization environment I have got 4 servers. one of them is domain controller and three of them are exchange server 2010.I installed sp2 on all of my windows server 2008 and there is no problem.regrds,Mumin CICEK | Exchange - MVP | www.cozumpark.com | www.mumincicek.com
May 15th, 2009 9:57pm
Neil,Did you ever get an answer to your specific question? I am in the same boat and would like an answer before I install SP2 on my Server 2008 machines running Exchange 2007 SP1.Thanks...
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July 16th, 2009 4:58pm
Fully supported.http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2009/05/26/451451.aspxI have also done this on several of my Exchange 2007 sp1 customers and had no issues.
Mike Crowley A+, Network+, Security+,
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July 16th, 2009 10:55pm
Mike,Thanks for the direct answer. It was much more helpful. I too had read the release notes but was looking for specific instances of Server 2008 SP2 with Exch 07 SP1.Thanks again.
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February 12th, 2010 8:58pm