transfer email accounts from 5.5server to 2000server

[obryant32]

Well, currently we have two locations in our company. In office #1, we have a parent domain that has an Exchange 5.5 server SP4 that is installed on a Windows 2000 member server SP3. In office #2, we have a child domain. Recently, we just installed an Exchange 2000 Server SP1 that runs on a Windows 2000 member server SP3. We ran Forest Prep, Domain Prep, and also we installed the Active Directory Connector on the 5.5 side. Currently we're trying to run tests to see if the two servers are talking to one another. However, in office #1, when I look in the global address list, I can't see any users that were created on the exchange 2000 side. Also, when I try to move mailboxes from the 5.5 side to the 2000 side, it goes through the motions, but nothing goes. Please advise??? Thank you

Matt

 

[gurner]

Which side has the AD Domain controller?

Once the ActiveDirectory Connector has synchronised the 5.5 mailboxes with the AD Users then you would go to Active Directory Users and Computers>Right click a user and select Exchange tasks>Move Mailbox

Is this how you have been doing it?

 

[obryant32]

Both sides have AD domain controllers. Also when I go to AD Users and Computers and right click a user, there isn't an option for Exchange tasks. Obviously I've done something wrong. I try using the move mailbox option within Exchange 5.5 under tools.

 

[obryant32]

OK...I take that back. I can choose Exchange tasks. However, it doesn't offer move mailbox as one of those options. It only gives me delete mailbox or enable instant messaging as options.

 

[valdena]

Is the Exchange 5.5 server and the Exchange 2000 server within the same Administrative Group?

If they are in seperate Admin groups then you can not use the move mailbox option.

 

[gurner]

Knew i forgot something!

 

[obryant32]

Yes, they are in the same administrative group. Anything else?

 

[gurner]

The mailboxes probably aren't synchronised with AD properly thats why they can't move in the AD Users and Computers

If you go to AD Users and Computers>Right click User>Properties>Exchange General

Where does it say the Mailbox is?

Example;

Server1 is Exchange 5.5
Server2 is Exchange 2000

Which Mailbox is it?

Server1/First Storage Group/Mailbox Store (SERVER1)
or
Server2/First Storage Group/Mailbox Store (SERVER2)

Are these AD Domain controllers on the same domain, replicating with each other?

During the Exchange 2000 install did you tell it that it was already part of an Exchange site and did it communicate properly with 5.5 during the install?

I did a migration once where as the site had 1 server with the lot on it (5.5 and the works...)

I installed a fresh 2kServer, upgraded the NT PDC to Win2ksvr, promoted it via 'dcpromo'

Installed and configured a 2way RCA (Recipient Connection Agreement) via the ADC, to synchronise the 5.5 mailboxes with AD.

to Establish a Connection Agreement:

1.On the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Connector.

2.In the console tree, click Active Directory Connector.

3.On the Action menu, point to New, and then click Recipient Connection Agreement to display the Properties dialog box. Use the information in the following table to fill in the boxes on the appropriate tabs, replacing servername_A with the name of the server the ADC is running on and servername_B with the name of the Exchange 5.5 Server:

General Tab - In the Name box, type servername_A-User-CA
For the Replication Direction, click Two-way.
To acknowledge the Exchange permissions warning, click OK.
Under Select a server to run the Connection Agreement, verify that servername_A is selected.

Connections Tab - Under Windows Server information, verify that servername_A is selected.
Under Windows Server Information, click Modify.
In the Connect as dialog box, click Browse.
Double-click Administrator or an account with the appropriate permissions.
In the password box, type the password,
To close the Connect as (Windows Server) dialog box, click OK.
In the Server box for Exchange Server Information, type servername_B
Verify that the Port number is 389. If you haven't changed the LDAP port then you will need to (do this in the 5.5 Administrator>Protocols>LDAP>Properties).
Under Exchange Server information, click Modify.
In the Connect as dialog box, click Browse.
Double-click Administrator or an account with the appropriate permissions.
In the password box, type the password.
To close the Connect as dialog box, click OK.

Schedule Tab - Click Always.

From Exchange Tab - To add an Exchange recipient container, click Add.
Expand the Site to Recipients.
Click the Recipients container.
To close the Choose a container dialog box, click OK.
To modify the Default Destination, click Modify.
To enter the Default Windows Location, expand domain.
Click Users (or the appropriate organizational unit), and then click OK.
To configure the objects that you want to synchronize, verify that all check boxes are checked in the Objects box.

From Windows Tab - To add a Windows organizational unit, click Add.
Expand domain.
Click Users (or the appropriate organizational unit), and then click OK.
To modify the Default Destination, click Modify.
To enter the Default Exchange Location, expand Exchange Site, and then select the Recipients container.
To close the Choose a container dialog box, click OK.
To configure the objects that you want to replicate, in the Objects box, clear the Contacts check box and the Groups check box.
Deletion Tab - Verify that Exchange and Active Directory objects will be deleted.

Advanced Tab - Verify that Windows Server entries per page and Exchange Server entries per page are both 20.
Verify that This is a primary connection agreement for the connected Exchange Organization is selected.
Verify that This is the primary connection agreement for the connected Windows domain is selected.
Verify that when replicating a mailbox whose Primary Windows Account does not exist in the domain, a Disabled Windows User account is created.
Verify that the initial replication direction for two-way Connection Agreements is From Exchange.

4. Click OK to establish the Connection Agreement.

5. If a message appears stating this is the first intra-organization connection agreement, click OK.

6. If a message appears stating that two security groups, Exchange Enterprise Servers and Exchange Domain Servers, have been created, click OK.

7. Close the Active Directory Connector Manager.

8. Verify that the Connection Agreement replicates before you install Exchange 2000 Server by checking mailbox locations.

Dcpromo'd the clean win2ksvr so that it started replicating AD with the upgraded PDC

Installed Exchange 2000 on the clean machine and told the install it was part of a current Exchange environment (don't forget to get it to install the 5.5 Administrator as well as the exch2k system manager on the new machine, as this is needed for the impending shutting down of the 5.5 box)

Configured Public folder replication with the exch2k machine via the Administrator program on the 5.5 box

after replication complete, rehomed them

Then did the 'Move Mailbox'

as easy as this

http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Moving_Users_from_Exchange_55_to_Exchange_2000.html

 

[gurner]

I have been trying to find the document i swotted up on and i found it

it is;

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316886

 

[obryant32]

OK, so this could be the problem...the ADC is running on the Exchange 5.5 server, which is not a Domain Controller. According to your instructions,

"3.On the Action menu, point to New, and then click Recipient Connection Agreement to display the Properties dialog box. Use the information in the following table to fill in the boxes on the appropriate tabs, replacing servername_A with the name of the server the ADC is running on and servername_B with the name of the Exchange 5.5 Server:"

If I'm following correctly, the ADC should be running on a different server from the server that Exchange 5.5 is running on. What do you think?

 

[gurner]

Possibly

couldn't really test it though.

The position i was in was that the 5.5 box was on one of the Domain Controllers so i put 'servername_A' and 'servername_B' as the same machine.

I suppose when you think about it, you are attempting to synchronise the 5.5 mailboxes with the ActiveDirectory.

You tell it where to find the Exchange machine, so the ADC needs to be on a Domain Controller, how else is the ADC supposed to synchronise the mailboxes with the AD, it asks where the ADC is, not where is a Domain Controller.

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