robclarke41
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Exchange 2003 - 2010 migration
Hi All,
I'm putting together a plan to migrate from our Exchange 2003 server to a new Exchange 2010 server. We are planning on also setting up database availability groups for failover. Can you have a look at my plan and see if makes sense? i.e. is this the correct order to do this in?
Many thanks
1. Prepare the Windows 2008 R2 server
2. Install Exchange 2010 SP1
3. Add the new digital certificate to the Exchange 2010 server
4. ActiveSync configuration
5. DNS configuration and legacy host name settings configuration
6. Assign the digital certificate from the new server to the old server
7. Change the OAB generation server
8. Convert existing address lists to 2010 format
9. SMTP/Smarthost configuration
10. Moving mailboxes to the Exchange 2010 server
11. Moving Public Folders
12. Setting up database availability groups
13. Creating archive mailboxes for users
14. Importing .pst files into archive mailboxes
15. Post installation tasks
I'm putting together a plan to migrate from our Exchange 2003 server to a new Exchange 2010 server. We are planning on also setting up database availability groups for failover. Can you have a look at my plan and see if makes sense? i.e. is this the correct order to do this in?
Many thanks
1. Prepare the Windows 2008 R2 server
2. Install Exchange 2010 SP1
3. Add the new digital certificate to the Exchange 2010 server
4. ActiveSync configuration
5. DNS configuration and legacy host name settings configuration
6. Assign the digital certificate from the new server to the old server
7. Change the OAB generation server
8. Convert existing address lists to 2010 format
9. SMTP/Smarthost configuration
10. Moving mailboxes to the Exchange 2010 server
11. Moving Public Folders
12. Setting up database availability groups
13. Creating archive mailboxes for users
14. Importing .pst files into archive mailboxes
15. Post installation tasks
ASKER
Thanks but thats not what I asked - I have actually already used that article and others but due to our particular process I have had to come up with my own plan. I need to know if the order I've described above is the correct way to do this?
" but due to our particular process I have had to come up with my own plan"
What is your particular process that stops you using the many very good guides available already? Perhaps if you explain WHAT your issue is we can help understand the issue better.
What is your particular process that stops you using the many very good guides available already? Perhaps if you explain WHAT your issue is we can help understand the issue better.
ASKER
I have posted a list of tasks - all I'm asking is that an Exchange Expert check them over and let me know whether they are ok to be carried out in this order.
I understand there are ready made guides and I have probably read them all in my preparation for this but unfortunately in the real world there is no 'one size fits all' way of applying an Exchange migration.
I understand there are ready made guides and I have probably read them all in my preparation for this but unfortunately in the real world there is no 'one size fits all' way of applying an Exchange migration.
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Thank you Spartan that's excatly what I wanted to know - how does this look?
1. Prepare the Windows 2008 R2 server
2. Install Exchange 2010 SP1
3. Setting up database availability groups
4. Add the new digital certificate to the Exchange 2010 server
5. ActiveSync configuration
6. DNS configuration and legacy host name settings configuration
7. Assign the digital certificate from the new server to the old server
8. Convert existing address lists to 2010 format
9. SMTP/Smarthost configuration
10. Change the OAB generation server
11. Moving mailboxes to the Exchange 2010 server
12. Moving Public Folders
13. Creating archive mailboxes for users
14. Importing .pst files into archive mailboxes
15. Post installation tasks
1. Prepare the Windows 2008 R2 server
2. Install Exchange 2010 SP1
3. Setting up database availability groups
4. Add the new digital certificate to the Exchange 2010 server
5. ActiveSync configuration
6. DNS configuration and legacy host name settings configuration
7. Assign the digital certificate from the new server to the old server
8. Convert existing address lists to 2010 format
9. SMTP/Smarthost configuration
10. Change the OAB generation server
11. Moving mailboxes to the Exchange 2010 server
12. Moving Public Folders
13. Creating archive mailboxes for users
14. Importing .pst files into archive mailboxes
15. Post installation tasks
5. DNS configuration and legacy host name settings configuration
6. Assign the digital certificate from the new server to the old server
7. ActiveSync configuration
6. Assign the digital certificate from the new server to the old server
7. ActiveSync configuration
ASKER
Thanks Neil, much appreciated
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Hi Guys,
Looking at the list again, is the changing of the OAB generation server still too high? ie should I do this after the mailboxes have been moved?
1. Prepare the Windows 2008 R2 server
2. Install Exchange 2010 SP1
3. Setting up database availability groups
4. Add the new digital certificate to the Exchange 2010 server
5. ActiveSync configuration
6. DNS configuration and legacy host name settings configuration
7. Assign the digital certificate from the new server to the old server
8. Convert existing address lists to 2010 format
9. SMTP/Smarthost configuration
10. Change the OAB generation server
11. Moving mailboxes to the Exchange 2010 server
12. Moving Public Folders
13. Creating archive mailboxes for users
14. Importing .pst files into archive mailboxes
15. Post installation tasks
Looking at the list again, is the changing of the OAB generation server still too high? ie should I do this after the mailboxes have been moved?
1. Prepare the Windows 2008 R2 server
2. Install Exchange 2010 SP1
3. Setting up database availability groups
4. Add the new digital certificate to the Exchange 2010 server
5. ActiveSync configuration
6. DNS configuration and legacy host name settings configuration
7. Assign the digital certificate from the new server to the old server
8. Convert existing address lists to 2010 format
9. SMTP/Smarthost configuration
10. Change the OAB generation server
11. Moving mailboxes to the Exchange 2010 server
12. Moving Public Folders
13. Creating archive mailboxes for users
14. Importing .pst files into archive mailboxes
15. Post installation tasks
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