Hi all, I've been reading around in prep for our unique directory sync requirements, and am wondering still if IIFP can be used to sync the GALs. My scenario briefly: New forest and org: - Exch 2007 SP1 on Win 2008 - Forest is based on Windows 2008 Active Directory Old forest and org: - Exch 2003 SP2 on Win 2003 - Forest based on Windows Server 2003 AD (Win 2003 functional level) Key point: both the orgs above uses the same primary SMTP address "companyXX.com" (!). Its going be a transitionary approach but one stretched long. Using a mail routing approach that will have to make both orgs NOT authoritative for their respective primary SMTP name space. Mails to interconnect using inter-forest SMTP connector. I read that ILM is preferred now for dir sync but that'll cost us quite a lot for a relatively small user base totalling just 5000. Can IIFP still be used in this mix of new platforms? If not, might there be a base script I can work from to periodically do export and import of the GAL entries? Thank you very much in advance for any tips/pointers. Cheers!
GALSync (From MIIS IIFP 1a) works. How to Transition from Cross-Forest to Cross-Forest http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124363(EXCHG.80).aspx -- Bharat Suneja Microsoft Corporation blog: exchangepedia.com/blog This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Please do not send email directly to this alias. This alias is for newsgroup purposes only. ------------------------------------------ "Michelle Jay" wrote in message news:%23HTy9sk2IHA.5472@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Hi all, > I've been reading around in prep for our unique directory sync > requirements, and am wondering still if IIFP can be used to sync the GALs. > My scenario briefly: > > New forest and org: > - Exch 2007 SP1 on Win 2008 > - Forest is based on Windows 2008 Active Directory > > Old forest and org: > - Exch 2003 SP2 on Win 2003 > - Forest based on Windows Server 2003 AD (Win 2003 functional level) > > Key point: both the orgs above uses the same primary SMTP address > "companyXX.com" (!). Its going be a transitionary approach but one > stretched long. Using a mail routing approach that will have to make both > orgs NOT authoritative for their respective primary SMTP name space. Mails > to interconnect using inter-forest SMTP connector. > > I read that ILM is preferred now for dir sync but that'll cost us quite a > lot for a relatively small user base totalling just 5000. Can IIFP still > be used in this mix of new platforms? > > If not, might there be a base script I can work from to periodically do > export and import of the GAL entries? > > Thank you very much in advance for any tips/pointers. > Cheers! >
Thank you Bharat, A few more quick questions.... :-) You mentioned specifically IIFP "1a". Why is that so and not version 2 instead? I'm just about setting up a test environment this week to check out IIFP. Is version "1a" still available to be downloaded anywhere? I also read that this "IIFP" is now also "Active Directory Metadirectory Services (AD MS)" in Windows Server 2008. Is this AD MS functionally an option I can use to do GALsync with another forest that runs on Windows Server 2003 AD and Exchange 2003? I'll have to test them out this week to understand the options but I thought I'd get some tips first to get me on the right foot early. Many thanks Bharat. --------------------------------------------------------- "Bharat Suneja [MSFT]" wrote in message news:ubLsHwl2IHA.552@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > GALSync (From MIIS IIFP 1a) works. > > How to Transition from Cross-Forest to Cross-Forest > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124363(EXCHG.80).aspx > > -- > Bharat Suneja > Microsoft Corporation > blog: exchangepedia.com/blog > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no > rights. Please do not send email directly to this alias. This alias is for > newsgroup purposes only. > ------------------------------------------ > > > "Michelle Jay" wrote in message > news:%23HTy9sk2IHA.5472@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Hi all, >> I've been reading around in prep for our unique directory sync >> requirements, and am wondering still if IIFP can be used to sync the >> GALs. My scenario briefly: >> >> New forest and org: >> - Exch 2007 SP1 on Win 2008 >> - Forest is based on Windows 2008 Active Directory >> >> Old forest and org: >> - Exch 2003 SP2 on Win 2003 >> - Forest based on Windows Server 2003 AD (Win 2003 functional level) >> >> Key point: both the orgs above uses the same primary SMTP address >> "companyXX.com" (!). Its going be a transitionary approach but one >> stretched long. Using a mail routing approach that will have to make both >> orgs NOT authoritative for their respective primary SMTP name space. >> Mails to interconnect using inter-forest SMTP connector. >> >> I read that ILM is preferred now for dir sync but that'll cost us quite a >> lot for a relatively small user base totalling just 5000. Can IIFP still >> be used in this mix of new platforms? >> >> If not, might there be a base script I can work from to periodically do >> export and import of the GAL entries? >> >> Thank you very much in advance for any tips/pointers. >> Cheers! >> >
My apologies, I meant IIFP "SP2" :-) "Michelle Jay" wrote in message news:uFXA1Xp5IHA.4344@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Thank you Bharat, > A few more quick questions.... :-) > > You mentioned specifically IIFP "1a". Why is that so and not version 2 > instead? I'm just about setting up a test environment this week to check > out IIFP. Is version "1a" still available to be downloaded anywhere? > > I also read that this "IIFP" is now also "Active Directory Metadirectory > Services (AD MS)" in Windows Server 2008. Is this AD MS functionally an > option I can use to do GALsync with another forest that runs on Windows > Server 2003 AD and Exchange 2003? > > I'll have to test them out this week to understand the options but I > thought I'd get some tips first to get me on the right foot early. > > Many thanks Bharat. > > --------------------------------------------------------- > "Bharat Suneja [MSFT]" wrote in message > news:ubLsHwl2IHA.552@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> GALSync (From MIIS IIFP 1a) works. >> >> How to Transition from Cross-Forest to Cross-Forest >> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124363(EXCHG.80).aspx >> >> -- >> Bharat Suneja >> Microsoft Corporation >> blog: exchangepedia.com/blog >> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no >> rights. Please do not send email directly to this alias. This alias is >> for >> newsgroup purposes only. >> ------------------------------------------ >> >> >> "Michelle Jay" wrote in message >> news:%23HTy9sk2IHA.5472@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>> Hi all, >>> I've been reading around in prep for our unique directory sync >>> requirements, and am wondering still if IIFP can be used to sync the >>> GALs. My scenario briefly: >>> >>> New forest and org: >>> - Exch 2007 SP1 on Win 2008 >>> - Forest is based on Windows 2008 Active Directory >>> >>> Old forest and org: >>> - Exch 2003 SP2 on Win 2003 >>> - Forest based on Windows Server 2003 AD (Win 2003 functional level) >>> >>> Key point: both the orgs above uses the same primary SMTP address >>> "companyXX.com" (!). Its going be a transitionary approach but one >>> stretched long. Using a mail routing approach that will have to make >>> both orgs NOT authoritative for their respective primary SMTP name >>> space. Mails to interconnect using inter-forest SMTP connector. >>> >>> I read that ILM is preferred now for dir sync but that'll cost us quite >>> a lot for a relatively small user base totalling just 5000. Can IIFP >>> still be used in this mix of new platforms? >>> >>> If not, might there be a base script I can work from to periodically do >>> export and import of the GAL entries? >>> >>> Thank you very much in advance for any tips/pointers. >>> Cheers! >>> >> >
