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date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 07:43:05 -0700,
group: microsoft.public.exchange2000.active.directory.integration
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Re: Migrating Exchange between two different Companies
We had a similiar setup, but Exmerge worked great for me. I will try to
detail how I used it.
Company A - Exchange 2003 with a 2000 domain running in Mixed Mode.
Company B - Exchange 2000 with a 2000 domain running in Native Mode.
Used Exmerge to pull all the data from Company B. Once complete, I had
approximately 67 PST files to import into Company A. This was setup one. As
an FYI, I had to burn the PST to DVD, as this was coming from a completely
separate Network/Domain.
Step 2 - Create all the new users, on the Company A domain. This includes
creating their Exchange boxes, email addresses, etc.
Step 3 - Rename the PST files from Company B, to match the new Login Names
on Company A. Company A had an 8 character restriction on the login name,
which translates to the PST file. For instance - if I have a user called
jdoe, when I run Exmerge, it creates a PST called jdoe.pst.
Step 4 - run Exmerge, select the mailboxes I want, point to the location of
the PST, and merge.
It should be as simple as that. Exmerge does not care about separate
environments, rights, etc. If the mailbox is there, and it has a PST file
that matches the mailbox name, it imports.
If you had problems, check your ExMerge log. You may need to modify rights
on the Exchange Server. If I remember correctly, Domain Admins, or the
Administrator account needs to have full access to all mailboxes, for Exmerge
to run properly. I had a document on this, but can't find it...however, if
you look at your ExMerge log, and google the error message, you will find the
answer...that is if your Exmerge isn't running.
Other then that, it should work fine. I have done 4 email migrations now,
using this tool, and it works great.
"dburg507" wrote:
> You can't use Exmerge in two seperate environments like I have... In order to
> import you must first export... Trust me that was the first thing I tried, I
> exported a mailbox out of environment A and then tried to import that export
> into environment B what happening is Exmerege is expecting an export first in
> environment B. I was hoping I could take it out of one and import into the
> other but no dice...
>
> "Jonas Haggren" wrote:
>
> > Use ExMerge to move the e-mails
> >
> > /Jonas
> >
> > "dburg507" skrev i meddelandet
> > news:DD895D69-1F20-42D9-837B-B4CC89EC628B@microsoft.com...
> > > Hello All,
> > >
> > > Our company just acquired another company and it's time to migrate
> > > everyone
> > > to one mail system. The new company is running exchange 2003 in a pure
> > > windows 2003 domain; our company is also running Exchange 2003 but in
> > > mixed
> > > mode with Exchange 55 and in a Windows 2000 domain. I need to migrate
> > > their
> > > email to our exchange environment; I can't seem to find any information on
> > > how to do this. Has anybody ever done this before? If so what do you think
> > > would be the best practice or best approach to do this? The MS Concierge
> > > Chat
> > > said they had no information on this due to that fact that we are going
> > > from
> > > a new environment to a legacy environment so they pointed me to you guys.
> > > Has
> > > anybody ever done such a thing? For those of you that are going to say
> > > move
> > > our mail to their server.that is not an option.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 09:56:11 -0700
author: Hutch
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