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XADM: Installing Server Into Large Existing Site Is Slow

Article ID: 152890

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q152890

SYMPTOMS

Installation of a new Microsoft Exchange Server into an existing Microsoft Exchange Site that already has a large number of Servers (about 50) installed can take a very long time to complete.

CAUSE

The Microsoft Exchange Server Setup program tries to replicate the new Microsoft Exchange Server's Directory with all of the other Servers in the Site.

WORKAROUND

Tell the Microsoft Exchange Server Setup program to replicate the new Microsoft Exchange Server's Directory only with Microsoft Exchange Server specified in the Join an Existing Site dialogue. Then, after the Microsoft Exchange Server Setup program is finished, the Microsoft Exchange Knowledge Consistency Checker (KCC) will take care of informing the new Microsoft Exchange Server of the other Servers in the Site.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 4.0. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Exchange Server U.S. Service Pack 2. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Keywords: kbsetup KB152890