>Hi there,
>
>I was looking for some quick advice about the general steps required to
>perform a transition from Exchange 2003 to 2007.
>We have one Exch 2003 BE and one Exch 2003 FE, all clients with Outlook 2003.
>I would like to know the general order of steps required to migrate to
>Exchange 2007, with one edge transport server and the other roles on another
>server.
>I have heard I have to remove the FE server first.....when I install the CAS
>role in Exch 2007, will it automatically be able to redirect the traffic to
>the Exchange 2003 BE server, or is additional configuration required?
>Will the clients automatically detect to which server to connect after I
>install the mailbox server role and move the mailboxes?
>
>Thanks in advance.

"Mark Arnold [MVP]" wrote:

> On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:14:00 -0700, johnny_mango
> <johnnyma***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Hi there,
> >
> >I was looking for some quick advice about the general steps required to
> >perform a transition from Exchange 2003 to 2007.
> >We have one Exch 2003 BE and one Exch 2003 FE, all clients with Outlook 2003.
> >I would like to know the general order of steps required to migrate to
> >Exchange 2007, with one edge transport server and the other roles on another
> >server.
> >I have heard I have to remove the FE server first.....when I install the CAS
> >role in Exch 2007, will it automatically be able to redirect the traffic to
> >the Exchange 2003 BE server, or is additional configuration required?
> >Will the clients automatically detect to which server to connect after I
> >install the mailbox server role and move the mailboxes?
> >
> >Thanks in advance.
>
> I'm not sure I'd go with the Edge, given that you want to put the
> other roles on one box. I'd be far happier running the CAS/HT on one
> box and the MB on the other.
> If you don't have the option then the Edge is the last box to go in,
> since you have to make a subscription for it.
> SO, bring the CAS/HT up (with or without the mailbox) and then yes,
> point the users to that once you've done all your testing with sample
> mailboxes etc.
> Then migrate away.
>
>

"Mark Arnold [MVP]" wrote:

> On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:34:01 -0700, johnny_mango
> <johnnyma***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Thanks for your reply.
> >
> >Yes, you give some good advice with separating the mailbox role. The clients
> >have to be manually redirected to the new mailbox server? I understood that
> >their user account in AD has an attribute which will indicate their new
> >mailbox server upon migrating their inbox to another server....
> >Speaking of migrating mailboxes, which methos would be fastest: extract and
> >import their data using ExMerge, or with the mailbox move wizard? I am
> >talking of around 500 mailboxes.
>
> Err, do mailbox moves just like you would if you were moving from 2003
> to another 2003 box.
>

"johnny_mango" <johnnyma***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:42E066D0-7E8A-4549-9922-F0B3ACFE3956@microsoft.com...
> Sorry if I sound idiotic, but a colleague had told me that the user´s home
> mailbox server is stored as an attribute of their account in AD, thus
> would
> not require to be redirected manually.
>
> Let us say, for example, I had my mailbox on server1, and an administrator
> moved it to server2. My Outlook pointed to server1 in my Exchange profile
> before the move. After the move, would I have to manually redirect my
> profile
> to connect to the other BE server, or is there such an attribute in my AD
> account which detects the move of my mailbox and will reconfigure my
> Outlook
> accordingly?
>
> "Mark Arnold [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:34:01 -0700, johnny_mango
>> <johnnyma***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Thanks for your reply.
>> >
>> >Yes, you give some good advice with separating the mailbox role. The
>> >clients
>> >have to be manually redirected to the new mailbox server? I understood
>> >that
>> >their user account in AD has an attribute which will indicate their new
>> >mailbox server upon migrating their inbox to another server....
>> >Speaking of migrating mailboxes, which methos would be fastest: extract
>> >and
>> >import their data using ExMerge, or with the mailbox move wizard? I am
>> >talking of around 500 mailboxes.
>>
>> Err, do mailbox moves just like you would if you were moving from 2003
>> to another 2003 box.
>>

"Ed Crowley [MVP]" wrote:

> What you're asking for is provided for in Outlook 2007 with Exchange 2007
> (though implemented not precisely as you describe), but it doesn't work that
> way with Exchange 2003 and earlier.  How it works is Outlook contacts the
> original server, which notifies Outlook that the mailbox has moved to
> another server.  Based on that notification, Outlook changes the profile and
> contacts the correct server.  This is why when you're moving mailboxes off
> of a server, you leave that server up and running for a couple of weeks so
> everyone's Outlook automatically redirects.  If a user doesn't connect
> Outlook before the old server is removed from service, then it is necessary
> to manually update the profile.
> --
> Ed Crowley
> MVP - Exchange
> "Protecting the world from PSTs and brick backups!"
>
> "johnny_mango" <johnnyma***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:42E066D0-7E8A-4549-9922-F0B3ACFE3956@microsoft.com...
> > Sorry if I sound idiotic, but a colleague had told me that the user´s home
> > mailbox server is stored as an attribute of their account in AD, thus
> > would
> > not require to be redirected manually.
> >
> > Let us say, for example, I had my mailbox on server1, and an administrator
> > moved it to server2. My Outlook pointed to server1 in my Exchange profile
> > before the move. After the move, would I have to manually redirect my
> > profile
> > to connect to the other BE server, or is there such an attribute in my AD
> > account which detects the move of my mailbox and will reconfigure my
> > Outlook
> > accordingly?
> >
> > "Mark Arnold [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:34:01 -0700, johnny_mango
> >> <johnnyma***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Thanks for your reply.
> >> >
> >> >Yes, you give some good advice with separating the mailbox role. The
> >> >clients
> >> >have to be manually redirected to the new mailbox server? I understood
> >> >that
> >> >their user account in AD has an attribute which will indicate their new
> >> >mailbox server upon migrating their inbox to another server....
> >> >Speaking of migrating mailboxes, which methos would be fastest: extract
> >> >and
> >> >import their data using ExMerge, or with the mailbox move wizard? I am
> >> >talking of around 500 mailboxes.
> >>
> >> Err, do mailbox moves just like you would if you were moving from 2003
> >> to another 2003 box.
> >>
>
>
>

"johnny_mango" <johnnyma***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:94718242-0060-4DA2-8FB1-C1DDB26F88D9@microsoft.com...
> Thanks, that´s exactly what I was looking for :o)
>
> "Ed Crowley [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> What you're asking for is provided for in Outlook 2007 with Exchange 2007
>> (though implemented not precisely as you describe), but it doesn't work
>> that
>> way with Exchange 2003 and earlier.  How it works is Outlook contacts the
>> original server, which notifies Outlook that the mailbox has moved to
>> another server.  Based on that notification, Outlook changes the profile
>> and
>> contacts the correct server.  This is why when you're moving mailboxes
>> off
>> of a server, you leave that server up and running for a couple of weeks
>> so
>> everyone's Outlook automatically redirects.  If a user doesn't connect
>> Outlook before the old server is removed from service, then it is
>> necessary
>> to manually update the profile.
>> --
>> Ed Crowley
>> MVP - Exchange
>> "Protecting the world from PSTs and brick backups!"
>>
>> "johnny_mango" <johnnyma***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:42E066D0-7E8A-4549-9922-F0B3ACFE3956@microsoft.com...
>> > Sorry if I sound idiotic, but a colleague had told me that the user´s
>> > home
>> > mailbox server is stored as an attribute of their account in AD, thus
>> > would
>> > not require to be redirected manually.
>> >
>> > Let us say, for example, I had my mailbox on server1, and an
>> > administrator
>> > moved it to server2. My Outlook pointed to server1 in my Exchange
>> > profile
>> > before the move. After the move, would I have to manually redirect my
>> > profile
>> > to connect to the other BE server, or is there such an attribute in my
>> > AD
>> > account which detects the move of my mailbox and will reconfigure my
>> > Outlook
>> > accordingly?
>> >
>> > "Mark Arnold [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:34:01 -0700, johnny_mango
>> >> <johnnyma***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Thanks for your reply.
>> >> >
>> >> >Yes, you give some good advice with separating the mailbox role. The
>> >> >clients
>> >> >have to be manually redirected to the new mailbox server? I
>> >> >understood
>> >> >that
>> >> >their user account in AD has an attribute which will indicate their
>> >> >new
>> >> >mailbox server upon migrating their inbox to another server....
>> >> >Speaking of migrating mailboxes, which methos would be fastest:
>> >> >extract
>> >> >and
>> >> >import their data using ExMerge, or with the mailbox move wizard? I
>> >> >am
>> >> >talking of around 500 mailboxes.
>> >>
>> >> Err, do mailbox moves just like you would if you were moving from 2003
>> >> to another 2003 box.
>> >>
>>
>>
>>