RE: OT Maybe - Moving Exchange Mailboxes to new Forest

  • From: "Raji Arulambalam" <RajiA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "[ExchangeList]" <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 09:38:29 +1300

Hi
Thanks. That's what I thought.


 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Taylor, George [mailto:gtaylor@xxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Saturday, 11 March 2006 4:51 AM
> To: [ExchangeList]
> Subject: [exchangelist] RE: OT Maybe - Moving Exchange 
> Mailboxes to new Forest
> 
> http://www.MSExchange.org/
> 
> 
> "Don't want to use any of the available migration tools to 
> move users, resources and mailboxes,  but create them individually. "
> 
> Basically here you've said that you don't want to use any 
> documented standards or practices, so don't expect to find 
> any documentation on it.
> Basically your going to sit down with two machines, have ADUC 
> running on each and manually duplicate your environment.  The 
> AD Migration tool has matured very well, it's perfect for 
> this type of situation, but from your statement it's of no 
> use to you, exmerge is also great for this, but ditto, it's 
> of no use to you.  Bite the bullet and put in the overtime.
> 
> George Taylor
> Systems Programmer
> Regional Health Inc.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Raji Arulambalam [mailto:RajiA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 10:04 PM
> To: [ExchangeList]
> Subject: [exchangelist] OT Maybe - Moving Exchange Mailboxes 
> to new Forest
> 
> http://www.MSExchange.org/
> 
> Hi
> 
> Apologies if OT.
> 
> Is there any documentation available that shows the way to 
> move - migrate from a Windows 2003 AD Forest to another 
> pristine new Windows
> 2003 AD Forest.  
> 
> Currently we have a Windows 2003 AD Forest - Domains with 
> Exchange 2003 Servers.
> 
> We want to create a pristine AD forest then create new domains. 
> Don't want to use any of the available migration tools to 
> move users, resources and mailboxes,  but create them 
> individually. Don't ask me why!! But the powers that be want 
> it done this way.
> 
> This will be done gradually, by moving select number of users 
> over time.
> 
> The workstations are Windows XP and servers are Windows 2003.
> 
> Also how does the GAL work between the two Forests.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> RajiA
> 
> 
> 
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