Preparing the Active Directory Forest and Domain for Exchange Server 2003
After the prerequisite steps have been satisfied, the Exchange Deployment Tools prompt the administrator to run the Forestprep and Domainprep processes. These processes can be invoked manually via setup.exe switches (/forestprep and /domainprep), or they can simply be launched via the Exchange Deployment Tools, as illustrated in Figure 15.2.
Figure 15.2. Launching Forestprep and Domainprep from the Exchange Deployment Tools.
A greater understanding of what tasks these two utilities perform is crucial to understanding the Exchange deployment process as a whole.
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