Moving Mailboxes with ExMerge in same domain   

Hello,

Can ExMerge be used to move mailboxes from one Exchange server to another in 
the same domain? Eg. Move mailboxes from Server 1 to Server 2 in Domain A. 
For the MS articles I have read, they seem to mention that ExMerge is 
primarily used to move/migrate mailboxes from one domain to another, not the 
same domain. 

I can get the utility to work to create a PST file of a user mailbox, but 
when I try to import this PST file into another mailbox on a different 
Exchange server, I am asked to select the mailbox to merge into to. It looks 
as though a mailbox with the same name has to exist before the PST file can 
be merged on Server 2.

I know Exchange has the Exchange Task Wizard to move a mailbox, but you can 
only move 4 mailboxes at a time, whereas ExMerge can move more than 4 
mailboxes at a time.

Thanks,
Dean

date: Sun, 11 May 2008 15:33:00 -0700   author:   Dean

Re: Moving Mailboxes with ExMerge in same domain   

"Dean"  wrote in message 
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> Hello,
>
> Can ExMerge be used to move mailboxes from one Exchange server to another 
> in
> the same domain? Eg. Move mailboxes from Server 1 to Server 2 in Domain A.
> For the MS articles I have read, they seem to mention that ExMerge is
> primarily used to move/migrate mailboxes from one domain to another, not 
> the
> same domain.
>
> I can get the utility to work to create a PST file of a user mailbox, but
> when I try to import this PST file into another mailbox on a different
> Exchange server, I am asked to select the mailbox to merge into to. It 
> looks
> as though a mailbox with the same name has to exist before the PST file 
> can
> be merged on Server 2.
>
> I know Exchange has the Exchange Task Wizard to move a mailbox, but you 
> can
> only move 4 mailboxes at a time, whereas ExMerge can move more than 4
> mailboxes at a time.

With move mailbox, you could move thousands at one time. It runs a max of 4 
threads at a time, but you can run multiple tasks to get around that.
Move mailbox is the way to go.

date: Sun, 11 May 2008 16:11:30 -0700   author:   Martin Blackstone

Re: Moving Mailboxes with ExMerge in same domain   

run multiple instances of move mailbox, each with four theads.  If you want 
to move 20 mailboxes simultaniously, run 5 instances.  You are, of course, 
limited by the storage on the taget server.  You could, in theory, run 
hundreds of instances of move mailbox.  In the end, you won;t go any faster 
than your disk, or networf for that matter, will support.

John




"Dean"  wrote in message 
news:1A45BCF5-64F7-42ED-911E-E2A9EAA9FDBD@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
>
> Can ExMerge be used to move mailboxes from one Exchange server to another 
> in
> the same domain? Eg. Move mailboxes from Server 1 to Server 2 in Domain A.
> For the MS articles I have read, they seem to mention that ExMerge is
> primarily used to move/migrate mailboxes from one domain to another, not 
> the
> same domain.
>
> I can get the utility to work to create a PST file of a user mailbox, but
> when I try to import this PST file into another mailbox on a different
> Exchange server, I am asked to select the mailbox to merge into to. It 
> looks
> as though a mailbox with the same name has to exist before the PST file 
> can
> be merged on Server 2.
>
> I know Exchange has the Exchange Task Wizard to move a mailbox, but you 
> can
> only move 4 mailboxes at a time, whereas ExMerge can move more than 4
> mailboxes at a time.
>
> Thanks,
> Dean

date: Sun, 11 May 2008 17:23:57 -0700   author:   John Fullbright fjohn@donotspamnetappdotcom

Re: Moving Mailboxes with ExMerge in same domain   

But keep an eye on your log file drives. You are going to generate a ton.

"John Fullbright" <fjohn@donotspamnetappdotcom> wrote in message 
news:uc0Z5Z8sIHA.672@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> run multiple instances of move mailbox, each with four theads.  If you 
> want to move 20 mailboxes simultaniously, run 5 instances.  You are, of 
> course, limited by the storage on the taget server.  You could, in theory, 
> run hundreds of instances of move mailbox.  In the end, you won;t go any 
> faster than your disk, or networf for that matter, will support.
>
> John
>
>
>
>
> "Dean"  wrote in message 
> news:1A45BCF5-64F7-42ED-911E-E2A9EAA9FDBD@microsoft.com...
>> Hello,
>>
>> Can ExMerge be used to move mailboxes from one Exchange server to another 
>> in
>> the same domain? Eg. Move mailboxes from Server 1 to Server 2 in Domain 
>> A.
>> For the MS articles I have read, they seem to mention that ExMerge is
>> primarily used to move/migrate mailboxes from one domain to another, not 
>> the
>> same domain.
>>
>> I can get the utility to work to create a PST file of a user mailbox, but
>> when I try to import this PST file into another mailbox on a different
>> Exchange server, I am asked to select the mailbox to merge into to. It 
>> looks
>> as though a mailbox with the same name has to exist before the PST file 
>> can
>> be merged on Server 2.
>>
>> I know Exchange has the Exchange Task Wizard to move a mailbox, but you 
>> can
>> only move 4 mailboxes at a time, whereas ExMerge can move more than 4
>> mailboxes at a time.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dean
>
>

date: Sun, 11 May 2008 19:47:21 -0700   author:   Martin Blackstone

Re: Moving Mailboxes with ExMerge in same domain   

The build in move mailbox is definately the way to go.  I have moved over 
30,000 users mailboxes this way.  As Martin mention you need to make sure 
that you have sufficient disk space on the TARGET server for the logs to the 
equivalent amount plus a bit extra for a buffer of the size of the mailboxes 
you are moving.   So if you are moving 20 mailboxes that total 5 Gb then you 
should make sure you have more than 5Gb free on the TARGET server.  The log 
generation on the SOURCE server is minimal. 

How many mailboxes are you moving and what are their average size ?

"Martin Blackstone" wrote:

> But keep an eye on your log file drives. You are going to generate a ton.
> 
> "John Fullbright" <fjohn@donotspamnetappdotcom> wrote in message 
> news:uc0Z5Z8sIHA.672@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> > run multiple instances of move mailbox, each with four theads.  If you 
> > want to move 20 mailboxes simultaniously, run 5 instances.  You are, of 
> > course, limited by the storage on the taget server.  You could, in theory, 
> > run hundreds of instances of move mailbox.  In the end, you won;t go any 
> > faster than your disk, or networf for that matter, will support.
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Dean"  wrote in message 
> > news:1A45BCF5-64F7-42ED-911E-E2A9EAA9FDBD@microsoft.com...
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> Can ExMerge be used to move mailboxes from one Exchange server to another 
> >> in
> >> the same domain? Eg. Move mailboxes from Server 1 to Server 2 in Domain 
> >> A.
> >> For the MS articles I have read, they seem to mention that ExMerge is
> >> primarily used to move/migrate mailboxes from one domain to another, not 
> >> the
> >> same domain.
> >>
> >> I can get the utility to work to create a PST file of a user mailbox, but
> >> when I try to import this PST file into another mailbox on a different
> >> Exchange server, I am asked to select the mailbox to merge into to. It 
> >> looks
> >> as though a mailbox with the same name has to exist before the PST file 
> >> can
> >> be merged on Server 2.
> >>
> >> I know Exchange has the Exchange Task Wizard to move a mailbox, but you 
> >> can
> >> only move 4 mailboxes at a time, whereas ExMerge can move more than 4
> >> mailboxes at a time.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Dean
> >
> > 
> 
>

date: Sun, 11 May 2008 23:07:00 -0700   author:   AJ

Re: Moving Mailboxes with ExMerge in same domain   

Yes, the logs can get you.  You'll want to periodically run a backup to 
clear the logs.


"Martin Blackstone"  wrote in message 
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> But keep an eye on your log file drives. You are going to generate a ton.
>
> "John Fullbright" <fjohn@donotspamnetappdotcom> wrote in message 
> news:uc0Z5Z8sIHA.672@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> run multiple instances of move mailbox, each with four theads.  If you 
>> want to move 20 mailboxes simultaniously, run 5 instances.  You are, of 
>> course, limited by the storage on the taget server.  You could, in 
>> theory, run hundreds of instances of move mailbox.  In the end, you won;t 
>> go any faster than your disk, or networf for that matter, will support.
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Dean"  wrote in message 
>> news:1A45BCF5-64F7-42ED-911E-E2A9EAA9FDBD@microsoft.com...
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Can ExMerge be used to move mailboxes from one Exchange server to 
>>> another in
>>> the same domain? Eg. Move mailboxes from Server 1 to Server 2 in Domain 
>>> A.
>>> For the MS articles I have read, they seem to mention that ExMerge is
>>> primarily used to move/migrate mailboxes from one domain to another, not 
>>> the
>>> same domain.
>>>
>>> I can get the utility to work to create a PST file of a user mailbox, 
>>> but
>>> when I try to import this PST file into another mailbox on a different
>>> Exchange server, I am asked to select the mailbox to merge into to. It 
>>> looks
>>> as though a mailbox with the same name has to exist before the PST file 
>>> can
>>> be merged on Server 2.
>>>
>>> I know Exchange has the Exchange Task Wizard to move a mailbox, but you 
>>> can
>>> only move 4 mailboxes at a time, whereas ExMerge can move more than 4
>>> mailboxes at a time.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Dean
>>
>>
>

date: Mon, 12 May 2008 09:40:42 -0700   author:   John Fullbright fjohn@donotspamnetappdotcom