[ExchangeList] Re: Exchange 2003 to 2007 Via backup Exec
- From: "John Parker" <jp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 20:04:39 -0500
My Question is this. Why is it risky?
We intend to rename the server afterwards to the old server name once
the mailboxes are on the new box. Why is this risky since it leaves the
old server intact. Whereas, if the move mailboxes bail, I have a
halfway functional server. And am forced to do a restore. The old
server has been somewhat unstable and I do not want to take a chance
with losing data.
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From: exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rick Boza
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 7:43 PM
To: exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ExchangeList] Re: Exchange 2003 to 2007 Via backup Exec
Could not agree more - this sounds like a much more riskly approach as
well as potential for significant user impact. Best method nearly all
the time is to move the mailboxes and avoid pain for both the users AND
for you.
On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 7:42 PM, Michael B. Smith
<michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I would absolutely not do it this way.
I would do a move-mailbox from old-server to new-server and then
properly remove the old server.
CAN you do it the other way? Sure. But you'll have to touch every single
user desktop to update the MAPI profile.
Regards,
Michael B. Smith
MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com
From: exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Parker
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 7:39 PM
To: exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ExchangeList] Exchange 2003 to 2007 Via backup Exec
Hey all...
We currently have a 2003 server standard running exchange 2003
Enterprise.
It is on it's last leg and we are replacing it.
We are getting our new server in tomorrow.
I will be installing Server 2008 64bit and Exchange 2007 Std.
Once all of this is installed I intend to restore the individual
exchange 2003 mailboxes to the 2007 machine from backup exec 11d.
Also, to make things go faster, I am also running the backup to disk
using a backup to disk folder I created.
my consultant sources say that this will work.
So... My intention is to shut down the smtp service and then perform a
backup.
Once Backup is complete, then I assume that I install a Backup exec
agent on the 2007 box and then restore the individual mail boxes.
I am also assuming that I will need to go to the new server afterwards
and reconnect the mail boxes?
Or can I use the "Recreate user accounts and mailboxes" feature within
Backup Exec?
Am I correct in this ideology?
Thank you for your help in this.
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