5.5 to 03

22 May 2006 9:20 PM

Chad Ruder

Hi,
I have just upgraded my NT4 domain to Server 03 standard and am running in
mixed interim mode with users still accessing a 5.5 server on a NT4 BDC. I
have purchased a server to install Exchange 03 and need to move the 5.5
mailboxes and public folders over. I want to completely get rid of the NT4
5.5 machine. Does anyone have any suggestions or direction for me? I have
only one domain that was called xyz and is now called xyz.local for DNS and
Active Directory.

Thank you so much for any help, I am pretty nervous about this.

23 May 2006 8:39 AM

Mark Arnold [MVP]

On Mon, 22 May 2006 14:20:02 -0700, Chad Ruder
<ChadRu***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Hi,
>I have just upgraded my NT4 domain to Server 03 standard and am running in
>mixed interim mode with users still accessing a 5.5 server on a NT4 BDC. I
>have purchased a server to install Exchange 03 and need to move the 5.5
>mailboxes and public folders over. I want to completely get rid of the NT4
>5.5 machine. Does anyone have any suggestions or direction for me? I have
>only one domain that was called xyz and is now called xyz.local for DNS and
>Active Directory.
>
>Thank you so much for any help, I am pretty nervous about this.

Bring the server on stream and then do all the moves & removal of
public folder replica's from the box. As your final step use:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=822450&product=exch2003
to remove the last Exchange 5.5 server

23 May 2006 1:06 PM

Chad Ruder

Thank you Mark. I really appreciate the response.

Since I have already added all the user accounts to AD via the NT4 upgrade,
do I skip the account and group migration process and go straight to the ACL
migration and active directory connector to move the mailboxes? I would like
to use both 5.5 and 03 at the same time during the move day. Also, will I be
"moving" or "Copying" the mailboxes?

Thanks!

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"Mark Arnold [MVP]" wrote:

> On Mon, 22 May 2006 14:20:02 -0700, Chad Ruder
> <ChadRu***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >I have just upgraded my NT4 domain to Server 03 standard and am running in
> >mixed interim mode with users still accessing a 5.5 server on a NT4 BDC. I
> >have purchased a server to install Exchange 03 and need to move the 5.5
> >mailboxes and public folders over. I want to completely get rid of the NT4
> >5.5 machine. Does anyone have any suggestions or direction for me? I have
> >only one domain that was called xyz and is now called xyz.local for DNS and
> >Active Directory.
> >
> >Thank you so much for any help, I am pretty nervous about this.
>
> Bring the server on stream and then do all the moves & removal of
> public folder replica's from the box. As your final step use:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=822450&product=exch2003
> to remove the last Exchange 5.5 server
>