Ok....here's my dilemma. I have looked through this forum to make sure I am not repeating the same questions, but did not see anything completely like this. So, here I go...we have a computer designated as our Exchange server (simply for mail). However, a new employee has now begun to se this computer as "her" working computer. We now need to migrate the exchange mail info from that computer to another computer. I have read some documentation on this type of process - and it seems easy. Of course, that is not the case. Here's what I did: WE set up an exchange server on the new computer. From the old computer we exported out the Windows NT Account List, and also used the Directory Export. We then imported both of these items into the new computer. We can now see the account and profiles. However, we do not see any of the old mail. We have looked around and found some info stating that we need to copy some folder files (mdbdata, dsadata, mtadata) into the new computer's folders as well. Upon doing this, we get errors stating that it cannot find the server now, etc. Is there an easier way to migrate the same exchange info from one exchange server to another? What am I doing wrong? Can anyone tell me the secret! PLEASE, ANYONE, HELP!!! "Try everything at least once."
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I have been researching the same process and here are somethings you can start out with. If you want to transfer your database from one server to another, the computer name of the new server has to be the same as the old one and it has to belong to the same domain. Also, when you install exchange, you have to have the same site and organization name for exchange as the old server. The directories also have to be under the same drive letter. Those are somethings that you need to check. I hope this helps you out some.
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Thanks for that information - that would probably explain why we have had such difficulty in migrating the mail - we do have a different domain name and different drive letters - so I guess it HAS TO BE THE EXACT SAME NAMES - I'll try that. I also went under the help in Exchange (books online) and read the migration information there. They suggest creating a source extractor, then using the migration wizard to import. Do you have any input on that matter? Please keep me updated on any useful hints you find (I'll keep this forum tagged) - I'll do the same. Thanks so much for your help. "Try everything at least once."
I thought that this might help.
It is a white paper on migrating Exchange to a new server. One that i have read before. I have read a little bit on the migration wizard but not too much. I actually just stumbled upon that today.
It is a white paper on migrating Exchange to a new server. One that i have read before. I have read a little bit on the migration wizard but not too much. I actually just stumbled upon that today.
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I just moved to a new Exchange Server and used Exmerge to move the files. It worked great. CBCTech
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Exmerge is the simplest way to transfer to another server below is a link to an answer I gave on Tech Republic
To transfer your public folders etc set up your new server with with the same Organization Name but with the Site Name different then create an Intersite connector between the two servers, and Public Folder replication between sites. When replication has completed ( may take a few hours depending on size) rehome all the public folders to the new server. Then you can use exmerge to transfer mailbox data.
One thing to make sure is to have all users of the old server and the IMS down then run Isinteg to make sure that the transaction logs have been committed.
The method you tried by moving the .edb files is called 'Forklifting' and is not supported by MS
KB article Q199954 URL below
for more info on exmerge see below
or search the Knowledge base for 'Exmerge'
To transfer your public folders etc set up your new server with with the same Organization Name but with the Site Name different then create an Intersite connector between the two servers, and Public Folder replication between sites. When replication has completed ( may take a few hours depending on size) rehome all the public folders to the new server. Then you can use exmerge to transfer mailbox data.
One thing to make sure is to have all users of the old server and the IMS down then run Isinteg to make sure that the transaction logs have been committed.
The method you tried by moving the .edb files is called 'Forklifting' and is not supported by MS
KB article Q199954 URL below
for more info on exmerge see below
or search the Knowledge base for 'Exmerge'
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