Move mailboxes from sbs2003 to sbs2008
I have read most of the posts and have a couple of questions: I have 6 mailboxes that I need to move from sbs2003 to sbs2008:
1. If I use exmerge to export the mailboxes to pst files on sbs2003, can I save them to a directory on the sbs2008 box for import?
2. Exactly how do I use the cmdlet to import them on sbs2008? I am going to recreate the Active Directory with the same names from sbs2003 - will the cmdlet do the job for me?
3. Since both servers are going to have the same name, I assume that the sbs2008 server should be on a different network until it is up and running and then I can change the ip address; is that correct?
Thanks for your help.
1. If I use exmerge to export the mailboxes to pst files on sbs2003, can I save them to a directory on the sbs2008 box for import?
2. Exactly how do I use the cmdlet to import them on sbs2008? I am going to recreate the Active Directory with the same names from sbs2003 - will the cmdlet do the job for me?
3. Since both servers are going to have the same name, I assume that the sbs2008 server should be on a different network until it is up and running and then I can change the ip address; is that correct?
Thanks for your help.
ASKER
1. New server machine which will have sbs2008 installed - I would like to have the same domain/server name as the sbs2003 for continuity
SBS can do this without the need to all the trouble, kindly read
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=52b7ea63-78af-4a96-811e-284f5c1de13b
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=52b7ea63-78af-4a96-811e-284f5c1de13b
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(I'm sorry - I hit the enter key before I was finished)
1. New server machine which will have sbs2008 installed - I would like to have the same domain/server name as the sbs2003 for continuity - going to reformat the sbs2003 as Server 2008 after and use a a backup server on domain
2. "you will need to prepare a station running windows 32 bits, outlook and the 32 bits managemnet console of exchange 2007 to be able to import them. you cannot import them from sbs server." -- Can I use a Win 7 32bit machine to do this or does it have to be XP?
3. So, if I install the management tools on the computer and connect computer to same network as sbs2008 server (with the exported pst files (from sbs2003 server) on computer in folder then do I just do the following command: Import-Mailbox -Identity <mailboxUser> -PSTFolderPath <PSTFileLocation> to get the information onto the sbs2008 server?
4. What is it that I do with Outlook?
Thanks for your help
1. New server machine which will have sbs2008 installed - I would like to have the same domain/server name as the sbs2003 for continuity - going to reformat the sbs2003 as Server 2008 after and use a a backup server on domain
2. "you will need to prepare a station running windows 32 bits, outlook and the 32 bits managemnet console of exchange 2007 to be able to import them. you cannot import them from sbs server." -- Can I use a Win 7 32bit machine to do this or does it have to be XP?
3. So, if I install the management tools on the computer and connect computer to same network as sbs2008 server (with the exported pst files (from sbs2003 server) on computer in folder then do I just do the following command: Import-Mailbox -Identity <mailboxUser> -PSTFolderPath <PSTFileLocation> to get the information onto the sbs2008 server?
4. What is it that I do with Outlook?
Thanks for your help
I really dont advise you to go this way, just read the guide i gave you and you will be able to do a smooth migration without any iterreption nor export-import
ASKER
OK, but I only want to move the 6 mailboxes, not anything else
what do you want to do with the rest ?
just delete them
just delete them
ASKER
We do not host our own email - There are only 6 mailboxes on the exchange server (people with iPhones). Therefore, the rest of the users boxes will be recreated from scratch since there is little or no data in them anyway. I plan the recreate the Active Directory as opposed to exporting the existing one - chance to do a through cleanup.
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Thanks for your patience and help - this looks like something I can follow and make work.
thanks, if you have more questions do not hesitate to update the thread
2. yes you can use exmerge to export the mailboxes however to import them you will need to prepare a station running windows 32 bits, outlook and the 32 bits managemnet console of exchange 2007 to be able to import them. you cannot import them from sbs server.
Once you have this proceed as follows http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2007/04/13/437745.aspx
3. finally yes it is correct better have them on different network until the migration is done