upgrade to sp2 on server 2003 - good or bad idea?

[Kurt]

Hi,

Yes, I know there can always be issues, but I am wondering if anyone has run into anything specific besides the below:

support.microsoft.com/kb/912918

Users cannot send e-mail messages from a mobile device or from a shared mailbox in Exchange 2000 Server and in Exchange Server 2003

enviroment is:
sbs 2003 sp2
isa 2004 sp2
exch 2003 sp2 [7638.2]
bes 4.1 sp3

Thanks a bunch,

Kurt

[DarienA]

Besides the send as which of course already has a workaround, zero issues going from SP1 to SP2 on our Exchange '03 box.

[Kurt]

Besides the send as which of course already has a workaround, zero issues going from SP1 to SP2 on our Exchange '03 box.


Great, what exact send as issue are you referring to, there are several - thanks again, Kurt

[DarienA]

Uh the one you linked to in your own post.

[Kurt]

Uh the one you linked to in your own post.

never hurts to be sure, thanks again and have a nice weekend.

[jibi]

Are you referring to Exchange 2003 SP2 or Windows Server 2003 SP2?

[Kurt]

Are you referring to Exchange 2003 SP2 or Windows Server 2003 SP2?

sorry, I f'ed up the details, should have said something like:

enviroment is:
sbs 2003 sp1 >> thinking about sp2!
isa 2004 sp2
exch 2003 sp2 [7638.2]
bes 4.1 sp3

[DarienA]

Let us know how your SP2 upgrade goes, you really shouldn't have any problems.

[jibi]

I'm not sure if many people have upgraded to 2003 SP2. I'd be interested in knowing how it went, as well. I think we've deployed less than a handful of SP2 servers here.

[rliebsch]

No issues to report. Update went smoothly to both the BES and the Exchange servers.

[dyzs]

Went smooth here also on two of our SBS2k3 machines.

[RyanWh]

Here is another thread that is going where there were two Win2K3 SP2 upgrades that caused the same exact issue. My upgrade being one of them.

http://www.blackberryforums.com/bes-admin-corner/86322-bes-services-wont-start-after-windows-sbs-2003-updates.html