SBS2003 Exchange - partitions size

[lacasa]

I run Win2k server (1.85GHz - P4 - 1GB RAM - two 80GB hard drive - hardware raid mirrored)and would like to upgrade to SBS2003 and hope to install exchange. I want to upgrade the 2003 Server portion first and then install the Exchange component.

If I do install exchange can I put it on another partition? My concern is that my C partition is 8GB with only 4GB of it free. SBS2003 states it needs 5GB free for an upgrade with all components. Does that mean to the C drive? My total hard drive size is 80GB with 50GB free. Unfortunately I allocated too much to my data and application partitions. My boss would like exchange eventually. I would at least like to upgrade the 2003 portion asap.

 

[ShackDaddy]

I looked into this and couldn't find documentation on how small an install would be if you left off the Exchange option. I've installed this seven times now, and I think you are able to choose whether you install the Exchange and SharePoint options, so I think you could manage it as long as the setup program didn't do a space check and shut you down before you'd gotten that far.

I think you could also manage, for the sake of your upgrade, to backup the server and then temporarily remove a gig of non-live data for the duration of the install and then put the data back.

Do make sure you use Microsoft's SBS2003 upgrade procedure whitepaper.

ShackDaddy

 

[TruBlu01]

If these are just IDE or Serial Drives, just spend $100 and grab a 180-200gb drive. Your gonna need space for Exchange mailboxes, logs and other files anyway.