Hello: I have used several of the methods that you have discussed. My tool of preference has been Aelita's EMW suite. It is somewhat complex to setup, but once you have permissions etc... correct, it works extremely well. The one draw back with any green-field migration I have found is that the data transfer rate is marginal at best. We have found an actual perfomance generally in the 500 MB / hr range maximum using a combination of tools. Beware of all of the advertised "data migration rates" by the migration tool companies. I have found them to all use a bit of "funny math" when the calculate the actual throughput. Hope this helps. rgds, Joseph B. Martin jbmartin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: ROSSILLON Pascal [mailto:pascal.rossillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 10:19 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Migrating 3 org 5.5 to 1 new org 2000 http://www.MSExchange.org/ Hi all, I'm working on an Exchange migration project and have to consolidate/merge three exchange 55 organizations in one newer under Exchange 2K. At this point, I see two way to do it : 1°) merging the 3 exchange 55 organizations in one and updating to exchange 2K after This sounds the best way to do it, well documented by Microsoft and technically more simple. But I prefer to start from a green/fresh install of a new ex2K organization than updating an old one. ( anyway, I have to move servers between orgs ). So why no this one : 2°) merging and migrating in the same time directly to a new exchange 2K organization This one looks more quicker but technically very hard. As anyone tryed it ? How does it feel ? ;-) Did someone experienced heavy trouble with this one ? Using wich tools ? Exmerge for ex2K? Move Server ex55? Mailbox Migration Wizard ex2K? Other tools ? Discus Data : ExMS Move Mailbox Manager Quest Software : FastLane Migrator NetIQ : Exchange Migrator Aelita : Exchange Migration Wizard Some trouble with routing in the migration phase if some datas keep on ex55 and other on ex2K ? Thank you for all information you can have and feel free to answer on any subject that I forgot to talk about. Pascal Rossillon ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: jbmartin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub')