Member Server vs. DC

[troye]

Are there any big hang ups with having W2k3 server as a DC within a Windows 2000 Network? We are replacing an old W2k/exch5.5 Mail server with a 2k3/exch2k3 server. We're not sure if we need to have the new 2k3 mail server as only a member server or if we can promote it to a DC. Anyone have any success/problems with something like this?

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[markdmac]

You will most likely want to have it be a DC and a Global Catalog.

If Exchange 2K3 can't find a GC the Information Store will stop automatically. Having the server be a GC can save you from having mail be down.