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public folders not replicating from sbs2003/exchange03 to sbs2008/exchange07

Asked by: hindsight

I am doing (for the first time) a sbs2003 to 2008 migration.  It is quite the lengthy process.  One issue I am having is the Public Folders won't replicate over.  I think I may have inadvertently skipped this step in the Migration Wizard and I can't go back to it.  I tried going to the source server and doing a 'replicate now' and chose the destination server.  That was over 24 hours ago.  They are all still on the original 2003 server.  

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2009-05-21 at 08:53:55ID24428248
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SBS Small Business Server

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Exchange Email Server

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Windows Server 2008

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Answers

 

by: RancyPosted on 2009-05-21 at 08:58:38ID: 24442924

Go to the prperties of the Public FOlder and add the SBS 2008 server in there and make the status as 'Urgent' and always run

 

by: RancyPosted on 2009-05-21 at 08:59:22ID: 24442930

Migrate to Windows Small Business Server 2008 from Windows Small Business Server 2003
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc546034.aspx

 

by: RancyPosted on 2009-05-21 at 08:59:54ID: 24442940

Migrating to Windows Small Business Server 2008 from Windows Small Business Server 2003
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=52b7ea63-78af-4a96-811e-284f5c1de13b&displaylang=en

 

by: RancyPosted on 2009-05-21 at 09:00:53ID: 24442951

 

by: RaghuvPosted on 2009-05-21 at 09:05:21ID: 24443013

Did you add the Exchange 2007 server as a replica on the Public folders ???

On the Exchange System Manager -> Expand folders -> Right click on each public folder and choose the replication tab -> Add the E2k7 server

 

by: hindsightPosted on 2009-05-21 at 09:40:58ID: 24443346

I went into the public folder properties on the 03 server.  I do see the name of the new server on the replication tab.  It says Name 'Public Folder Database'  Storage Group 'Second Storage Group' and Server is '2k8sbs' (which is the name of my new server).  I set the properties on every folder to Always Run and Urgent as you said.  Now do I just wait?

 

by: RancyPosted on 2009-05-21 at 09:44:05ID: 24443367

You will have to right click the PF under the PF tree and select the option of All Tasks and resend changes and select the Source and Target server and Set the value to 999 and click on Ok.

 

by: RancyPosted on 2009-05-21 at 09:46:07ID: 24443386

Is the mail flow working between both the server's as if the mail flow is not working PF replication wont as it works on mail-flow.
Also check if there is any Smarthost entry on the SMTP virtual server properties as it causes a lot of issues and is a resolution to a lot of PF repli issues in SBS.

 

by: hindsightPosted on 2009-05-21 at 10:12:12ID: 24443611

when I try to do All tasks and resend changes I get an error that says 'You may not send changes.  either there are not enough replicas or you don't have permissions to the Public Folder Store'.

 

by: x-samPosted on 2009-05-21 at 14:04:17ID: 24445891

is the mail flow working between the servers?

 

by: RancyPosted on 2009-05-21 at 22:52:05ID: 24448007

Is the mail flow working between both the server's ?
As if the mail flow is not working PF replication wont as it works on mail-flow.
Also check if there is any Smarthost entry on the SMTP virtual server properties as it causes a lot of issues and is a resolution to a lot of PF repli issues in SBS ?

 

by: hindsightPosted on 2009-05-22 at 05:19:51ID: 24450022

When you guys say "mail flow" what exactly do you mean? My email is currently delivered to the new server without issue.  I don't believe the 03 exchange is doing anything.  I tried making an Outlook profile choosing the old server so I could copy the Public Folders to my mailbox.  I was going to then create new Public Folders and copy the data into them but even putting in the old server name and having it resolve it still attached to the new server.

 

by: hindsightPosted on 2009-05-22 at 05:35:32ID: 24450135

We do need to use a smarthost.  I checked the headers on an email from my new server.  It is not passing through the smarthost.  I removed the smarthost entry from the old server.  I ran an exchange troubleshooting tool that came with the new server and it is popping up smarthost erros and smtp errors.  I hope I am on the right track.

 

by: hindsightPosted on 2009-05-22 at 05:53:35ID: 24450274

Got it.  The exchange troubleshooter on the new server had a smarthost error (which you pointed out) and a couple of configuration errors that I fixed.  Reran the troubleshooter and it came back clean.  I tried to resend changes but still got a weird error.  I sat down at the new machine and there were my Public Folders.  Checked in Outlook as well.  Good to go.  Awesome help guys.  Thanks a bunch!

 

by: RancyPosted on 2009-05-22 at 06:04:07ID: 24450385

Cool .... that we broke through and resolved the issue     -:)

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