Installing Patches; Uninstalling The Feature Pack - Dell PowerVault 745N Deployment Manual

To install the Feature Pack on an Exchange 2003 server by using the Setup wizard
1. At the Run command on each Exchange server that requires Feature Pack installation,
connect to the SMB share on the Windows Storage Server computer by entering
\\servername\sharename where:
servername is the name of the Windows Storage Server computer
sharename is the name of the SMB share on the Windows Storage Server computer that
was previously created
2. Navigate to the folder that contains the installation files, and then double-click Setup.exe.
3. Follow the wizard instructions to complete the installation.

Installing Patches

At times, it may be necessary to install patches on Exchange Server 2003, on Windows Storage
Server 2003, or on the operating system on which Exchange Server 2003 is installed. When this
is necessary, follow these guidelines:
Installing Patches
Always shut down the Microsoft Exchange Information Store service before applying any
patches. This ensures that the databases are not in use, in case the Exchange server must be
restarted.
If multiple patches are released together, install them in the following order:
1. Install patches on the Windows Storage Server 2003 computer.
2. Install patches on the Exchange server in the following order:
a. Install the patches on the operating system on which Exchange Server 2003 is installed.
b. Install the patches on Exchange Server 2003.
Shutdown Order
Use the following shutdown order when you need to restart one or both of the servers:
If you need to restart either the Exchange server or the Windows Storage Server computer,
before shutting down either server, always shut down the Microsoft Exchange Information
Store service on the Exchange server.
If you need to restart both servers, restart the Windows Storage Server computer first and
then the Exchange server. This ensures that any storage groups that are hosted by the
Windows Storage Server computer are available when Exchange Server 2003 starts.

Uninstalling the Feature Pack

The Windows Storage Server 2003 Feature Pack Uninstaller uninstalls all components of the
Feature Pack that have been installed on the server. On the Exchange server, the uninstaller also
removes the DFS configuration from the registry.
To start the uninstaller, in Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs, and then click
Windows Storage Server 2003 Feature Pack.
Because the uninstaller removes all DFS configuration information, the DFS links cannot be
automatically recreated when Windows Storage Server Mapping Service is started after a
reinstallation of the Feature Pack. Therefore, Exchange databases and transaction logs that were
transferred from the Exchange server to the Windows Storage Server computer should be
returned to the Exchange server before the Feature Pack is uninstalled. Uninstalling Feature
Feature Pack Deployment Guide
Installing the Feature Pack
33