Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2003

[McLarnon]

Hi all,

I have a new 2003 exchange server that I will be migrating all of my email accounts to from the old server (also Exchange 2003).

Am I correct that by following these instructions:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822931

Am I correct in thinking that I should be able to cleanly move all roles and accounts from the old to the new server by following this guide? Or is there other tasks that I will need to carry out?

Thanks in advance.

 

[58sniper]

Yes. That guide is the bible in moving Exchange. Follow it exactly, and you shouldn't have any problems.

If you leave Exchange on the old server and leave it running for a while, your Outlook clients will automatically update themselves.

Pat Richard, MCSE MCSA:Messaging CNA
Microsoft Exchange MVP
Want to know how email works? Read for yourself -

http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2821.txt

 

[McLarnon]

Thanks 58sniper,

Previously I moved accounts to the new server using the move mailbox wizard. I then found this guide and attempted to synch the public folders but by that time I was getting all kinds of problems. Specifically Outlook clients in my remote office, each time they opened outlook it would bring their LAN down. I can only assume this was because Outlook was trying to synch public and system folders that were on the old server??


Anyway, I managed to move everything back to the old server and now I plan to reinstall exchange to the new server and then start from scratch with this guide.