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moving public folders from exchange 2003 to 2007 with SP1

I am trying to move my public folders from my exchange 2003 server to my new exchange 2007 server with SP1. I moved my mailboxes with little issues, but now I don't know how to move the public folders.
I have set the options to replicate the public folders on both servers, so I have done that, but how do I actually move them? Is ther a way to see if they moved in the GUI using exchange SP1? Both serves are in the same forest, same domain, same IP subnet.
I found a place online that recomends using the following command, but I haven't used it yet trying to be cautious.
moveallreplicas.ps1 -server <old-server> -newserver <new-server>

So is that the way to do it?
Any assistance would be great.

brent_caskey

I think that this is what you are looking for:

How to Move Public Folder Content from one Public Folder Database to Another Public Folder Database
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb331970.aspx

brent_caskey

If you set the 2007 server as a replication partner, it should have replicated automatically. Is the Public folder store on the 2003 server healthy?

brent_caskey

Also, if you are trying to remove the 2003 server from the domain entirely (and all of your other Exchange 2000/2003 servers) see the following for some additional steps:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb288905.aspx

Dan

ASKER

I don't know for sure if my public folders are healty, I'm assuming, but not sure, is there a way to find out? How do I set hte 2007 server as a replication parnter? I believe I know how and I did it, but again, not 100% sure. Well, just replicating doesn't move them, so I was told to replicate them first, and then after a few days, move them over. Yes I want to totally shut down our old exchange server and potentially use it as another server for something else.

brent_caskey

If you can browse through the public folders and the public folder store can mount, you are probably ok.

The following will work to get everything off your 2000/2003 exchange servers: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb288905.aspx

At this point, I would complete the moveallreplicas command (step 2 of the above) to transfer the public folders. Per microsoft, this can take a long time to complete (up to days, per the links sent)

Dan

ASKER

thanks, I'll do that tomorrow evening. I believe I've replicated all the folders. So what exactly does exchange do when you replciate the folders, I'm assuming it creates a copy on the exchange 2007 box, right? So then why would I have to move them if they are already there? Thanks.

brent_caskey

The moveallreplicas command will also remove the 2003 server from the replica set so that it does not continue to update. The only copy will be on the 2007 server.

That seems like what you want to do (end goal). Let me know if you are looking to do something different.

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Dan

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Now I already have 2 test public folders on my exchange 2007 box, so will the moveallreplicas command put in the same database, or create a new one? Also, how do I manage the folders like in exchange 2003 with a GUI, as in 2007, the GUI doesn't really show you anything, just the top level folders, that's it.
I would like to show you a picture of what I see, but I can't. In the exchange 2007 PF management console, when I right click on the 2 test public folders, there's no properties or anything, how do I manage them? That's what I'm afraid of, as in 2003, all the options are there.

Dan

ASKER

I just looked at it again, and there's no security or permissions tabs or areas in exchange 2007 for the public folders. Is there a place to manage that in the 2007 gui for the public folders.

Dan

ASKER

actually, I just figured out how to manage the public folders using the exchange 2007 gui. THanks, I will move the public folders over tomorrow evening.

Dan

ASKER

I tried moving the public folders using the command "mofveallreplicas.ps1", but it failed. Here's the error message I got. What does this mean?

[PS] C:\Documents and Settings\exec>moveallreplicas.ps1 -server "elijah" -newserver "elisha"
Set-PublicFolder : The Name property contains leading or trailing whitespace, which must be removed.
At C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Scripts\ReplaceReplicaOnPFRecursive.ps1:147 char:24
+ $_ | set-publicfolder <<<< -server $_.OriginatingServer;
WARNING: Object \Bible School\Amazing Facts Prayer Requests-Incoming has been corrupted and it is in an inconsistent
state. The following validation errors have occurred:
WARNING: The Name property contains leading or trailing whitespace, which must be removed.
Set-PublicFolder : The Name property contains leading or trailing whitespace, which must be removed.
At C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Scripts\ReplaceReplicaOnPFRecursive.ps1:147 char:24
+ $_ | set-publicfolder <<<< -server $_.OriginatingServer;
WARNING: Object \Bible School\Answered Questionnaires AF Online has been corrupted and it is in an inconsistent state.
The following validation errors have occurred:
WARNING: The Name property contains leading or trailing whitespace, which must be removed.
Set-PublicFolder : The Name property contains leading or trailing whitespace, which must be removed.
At C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Scripts\ReplaceReplicaOnPFRecursive.ps1:147 char:24
+ $_ | set-publicfolder <<<< -server $_.OriginatingServer;
WARNING: Object \Information Technology\Website Resources\Software Development has been corrupted and it is in an
inconsistent state. The following validation errors have occurred:
WARNING: The Name property contains leading or trailing whitespace, which must be removed.
[PS] C:\Documents and Settings\exec>

Mino DC

it requires the source and target servers to be in the same routing group