When SP1 just released, I heard that there is BUG, I haven't played. Now prepare for update patches for security and learning needs. Before updating the patch, I learned about the relevant knowledge first. Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) ----------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 1 ( SP1) provides new updates and improvements for Exchange Server 2003. Enhancements include new language support for the spelling inspector of Outlook Mobile Access and Microsoft Office Outlook® Web Access, as well as out modifications, larger text input areas, search folder support, and improvements in Outlook Mobile Access user interface Menu navigation.
SP1 includes updated deployment tools that help you merge with site. Site merge involves moving the Exchange server from the remote site to a larger central site, and allows remote branch users to access their mailboxes and public folders over the network. Site merge has the following advantages:
Simplified Exchange topologies.
Capable Exchange to reduce management costs.
Hardware can be better utilized because reduces the number of mailbox servers and secondary servers. The centralized data center also increases scalability and availability.
The merged site helps organizations to run Exchange targets by reducing the number of Exchange 5.5 servers in your organization.
With the decrease in the mailbox server, the object of security issues is also reduced.
System requirements supported operating system: Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Windows Server 2003
Please read the release instructions for SP1 to ensure SP1 is successfully installed. This Service Pack cannot be uninstalled. Before installing SP1, you must completely back up all Exchange data. After installing SP1, you must completely back up Exchange data again as a record. -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Install SP1 requires the following premise ---------- -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ 1, all front-end servers have been upgraded 2, all ADC connectors have been upgraded 3, install WIN2003 KB831464 patch.
The system will check and prompt when installing SP1. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- No patch tips: Download Patch: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx DISPLAYLANG = zh-CN & FamilyId = 0BC9B5BC-A094-49BF-89A5-C8A2D32345A2 WindowsServer 2003-KB831464-X86-Chs.exe ------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------- How To Install Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 1 in a Clustered Exchange Environment --------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ----- IntroductionThis Article Describes How To Install Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 on a Server Cluster.
More informationwhen you try to upgrade a clustered Exchange 2003 Computer To Exchange 2003 SP1, You May Receive An Error Message That Is Similar To The Following:
The Version of Exchange On this Computer Does Not Match The Version of Exchange ON Server '
Servername '.
ID NO: C1037B44
To Install SP1 for Exchange 2003 On a Server Cluster, Follow these Steps.
Note To help clarify these steps, the example server cluster described here is a two-node server cluster, and the cluster nodes are named "Cluster Node 1" and "Cluster Node 2." The following example also uses one Exchange virtual server that is Named "Exchange Virtual Server 1."
If you are running Microsoft Windows Server 2003, you must install the hotfix that is described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) article: 831464 FIX: IIS 6.0 compression corruption causes access violations Note You must restart your computer after you install this hotfix. Move "Exchange Virtual Server 1" to "Cluster Node 1." Install Exchange 2003 SP1 on "Cluster Node 2." For additional information about how to obtain Exchange 2003 SP1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base : 836993 How to obtain the latest service packs for Exchange Server 2003 After you finish installing Exchange 2003 SP1, click Yes when you are prompted to restart the computer After "Cluster Node 2" has restarted, log on, and then start the Cluster Administrator. Tool. To do this, Click Start, Point To Administrative Tools, and The Click ClusTer Administrator. Take All The "Exchange Virtual Server 1" Resources Offline Except The Following Resources:
The IP Address resource The Physical Disk resource or resources The Network Name resourceNote To take a resource offline, right-click that resource, and then click Take Offline. Move the Exchange virtual server to the cluster node where you installed Exchange 2003 SP1. In this example, move "Exchange Virtual Server 1" to "Cluster Node 2." to do this, right-click the group, and then click Move Group. On "Cluster Node 2", start the Cluster Administrator tool. Expand the cluster, expand Groups, right-click the group that contains "Exchange Virtual Server 1," and then click Upgrade Exchange Virtual Server. When "Exchange Virtual Server 1" is upgraded successfully, bring the Exchange resources online on "Cluster Node 2." Note After you bring the cluster resources online on the upgraded "Cluster Node 2," you can not move them to "Cluster Node 1" until you upgrade "Cluster Node 1" to Exchange 2003 SP1. On "Cluster Node 1," install Exchange 2003 SP1, and Then Click Yes When you are prompted to r . Estart the computer Make sure that you can successfully failover "Exchange Virtual Server 1" from one cluster node to the other Verify the version of Exchange that is installed To do this, follow these steps:... Start Exchange System Manager Expand Servers, Right-Click The Clustered Exchange Server, and The Click Properties. Click The General Tab. Information That Is Similar To The Following Appears: Version 6.5 (Build 7226.6: Service Pack 1)
Troubleshooting
The Upgrade Virtual Server Option Does NOT APPEARTHE
Upgrade Virtual Server Option Does NOT APPEAR WHEN You Right-Click The Exchange Virtual Server.
In this scenario, the Exchange virtual server resources may not come online, and an event that is similar to the following appears in the application log in Event Viewer: Event Source: MSExchangeClusterEvent Category: ServicesEvent ID: 1025Date: dateTime: timeType: ErrorUser: N / aComputer: computernameDescription: The Exchange virtual server needs to be upgraded before coming online from the Cluster Administrator program, select 'upgrade Exchange Virtual Server' from the resource context menu to upgrade this Virtual Server.This issue may occur if you have evicted the. Cluster node from the server cluster and then the server cluster. To resolve this issesue, run the Exchange 2003 setup program and self
Reinstall Option to Reinstall Exchange 2003 On That Cluster Node.
You receive error "ID no: c1037b44" when you try to upgrade the Exchange virtual serverWhen you try to upgrade your Exchange virtual server, you receive the "ID no: c1037b44". Error message This issue occurs if either of the following conditions are true :
You try to upgrade the Exchange virtual server while the Exchange virtual server resource is hosted on a cluster node that has not been upgraded to Exchange 2003 SP1. You try to upgrade the Exchange virtual server by using the Cluster Administrator tool from a cluster node computer that Has Not Yet Been Upgraded to Exchange 2003 SP1.to Resolve this Issue, Make Sure That All The Following Conditions Are True:
The Exchange virtual server is hosted on a cluster node that is running Exchange 2003 SP1 The Exchange System Attendant resource is offline Only the following resource types are online in the Exchange virtual server group..:
