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SMTP Server
In my organization we have a SMTP Server that relays messages from printers and applications (about 160 accounts) on Windows Server 2012 R2.
What we need is to migrate the configuration to Windows Server 2019, I could not find the procedure or recommendations to perform the migration process or upgrade inplace.
Someone could give me some light on how I could take this configuration to WS2019 without affecting production or generate a downtime.
4 Replies
- Did the migration work?
Works perfectly fine on Server 2022: https://blog.workinghardinit.work/2021/11/25/iis-6-0-smtp-service-in-place-upgrade-to-windows-server-2022/
and this one is also very helpful:
https://dailysysadmin.com/KB/Article/2168/how-to-import-a-list-of-ip-addresses-into-a-microsoft-smtp-relay-server/
Did this work for you?
- Easiest would be to configure everything on the new server, export/import the configuration settings using https://www.ez-pc.net/windows/how-to-export-and-import-the-ip-relay-list-on-an-iis-smtp-virtual-server/.
That's the IIS configuration part, do all printers and applications use a DNS alias? If yes, change the cname to point to the new server or change the ip-address if it's just a A-Record. If you have things configured to use a static ip-address... Then shutdown/disconnect the old server and change the ip-address on the new server to the old ip-address. Short downtime moment, test a few things and if everything is ok you can delete the old server. If it fails, change the ip-address on the new server again and turn on the old server and see if you can prevent the issue before switching again.. In a nutshell 🙂
