Migrate Exch. 2k3 to new server and hardware 1

[BKer]

I have seached the faq's and forums for a best practice with regards to migrating exchange. I have not been able to find a good resource for my situation. I have purchased a new server and installed win2k3 on it.

I need to migrate the information stores from the existing exch 2k3 server to a new server that will have exch 2k3 on it as well. Does anyone know of any articles on replacing an existing exch 2k3 server with a new one?

Thanks,
Brian

 

[adcfaq]

ok, u need to use move mailbox to transfer the data.
1. install the 2nd exchange 2k3 server into the same org
2. move mailbox and public folder info
3. monitor for a period of time then decommission the 1st exchange server followed by this link

http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Remove-Exchange-server-entire-Exchange-organization.html

good luck

 

[BKer]

benlu,

thanks for the reply and the link. i have been using it as guideline. i have moved a number of mailboxes over to the new server.

now when i am in outlook i can add a mailbox from the new server by going to Tools->Email Accounts, but if i try to add someones inbox from File->Open->Other Users Folder it gives me an error on any of the mailboxes that have been moved to the new server. Error "Unable to display the folder. Inbox folder could not be found"

Does anyone know why this would be happening?

Thanks,
Brian

 

[adcfaq]

looks like u are using outlook 2002?

http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=814556

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Directory Services/Exchange Consultant

 

[BKer]

thanks benlu, that worked. i saw the same link while researching the error, but did not think it would be that. thanks again for your help.

Brian

 

[BKer]

Just when i thought i had it figured out i don't. So when i installed sp3 for office i was able to open one users mailbox that i had moved to the new server because i had given myself permission in AD to have full access. I am a Domain Admin, so it shouldn't have mattered if i added myself or not. Now after I gave myself permission i could open the folder.

I misposted last time thinking it was all working. Now I am in the same boat i was in before, but now i can't add any mailboxes from Tools->Email Accounts or from File->Open->Other Users Folder.

When i installed the update the installer said that it had already been updated. So now i don't think it is an XP issue as much as a permissions.

This may be normal, but it seems kind of weird to me. In AD when i look at permissions, Domain Admins for example, it shows two columns of check boxes, allow and deny. Under the domain admin account it shows all boxes checked under allow, but also has Full Mailbox Access allowed and denied at the same time. Why is this?

So to sum up i cannot open others users accounts that have been moved to the new server unless i expressly give myself full control. This does not work in Office XP or Office 2003. The error message in Outlook 2003 is "Unable to display the folder. Microsoft Office Outlook could not access the specified folder location."

Can anyone suggest how to resolve this issue?

Thanks for the help.

Brian