2003 to 2003 upgrade (new server)

[htechhost]

I'm just checking to see if I have all my ducks in row. I will be doing a exchange 2003 to 2003 on a new server. Not a lot out there about that but do I just make sure I follow KB822931? I have public folders replicating between the two 2003 servers. Do I need to use pfmigrate as well or can I just replicate them, turn off replication? Than is there a specific place to rehome the public folders to the new server?

thanks!

 

[adcfaq]

just throw in ex2003 into the same ex2003 org and move the mailboxs and repl all public folder, calendar, schedule+freebusy stuff, and u r done.




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[htechhost]

thanks for the reply! After they are replicated no homing is required? Once the server is shut down it will use the new server? I tested using some OWA access to the new server and one mailbox I moved over, the mail was fine but when I connected to the public folder it showed it was going to the old server and not new? Is this because the old server is still a master?

 

[htechhost]

One more thing... do I need to set replication in both Exchange system managers on each server to replicate? Or if I do it on one will it work.

 

[htechhost]

I checked out replication and it says local modified on the new server than I checked out and it doesn't have any of the files\sizes as the old server. It's acting like it's not replicating.

 

[htechhost]

Well for some reason the public folders would not sync with the new server. Thought I would reply in case others have this issue. To solve the problem, I first made sure a mailbox could communicate with the old and new server back and forth.Once I found out that the servers couldn't communicate I checked several routing settings and found that a smarthost (former spam server) ip address was in the old server. Than I removed it and was able to get communication between the two servers. I than made sure the sync on the public folders was setup on a custom schedual, 15 mins, and than urgent priority. I stopped the public folder store on the old server than I started it. The folders started to sync data.