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migrate mail boxes from another exchange organization

Hi

we have our domain for example ourdomain.com and we have our exchange servers but we have different branches in different countries

so we won different domains like (( ourdomain.fr - .nl - ch - etc )) but we have one exchange server for all these domains in our head office

now our company bought another company in other country for example Romania and that company they use different exchange

so first we have to buy the ro domain ourdomain.ro then we need to migrate these user mail boxes inside our central exchange server

so what the best advice can you give to me

i am thinking to do this steps

1- create new mailboxes for these user in our central exchange
2- export there emails as pst files
3- import there emails pst files
4- create email address policy for them after we won ro as an accepted domain

please i need the best way with some extra technical details

thanks
sword

Robin CM

There's a script called Prepare-MoveRequest.ps1 that you might find helpful. Note that it will not synchronise the AD password.
You might also want to check out ADMT (Active Directory Migration Tool), or if you have Forefront Identity Manager deployed you could use that.

See http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/17854.moving-mailboxes-between-exchange-organizations.aspx
and http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2010/08/10/3410619.aspx

I'm guessing you know that you can export the entire mailbox (including email, calendar etc.) to a PST file? https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc535123.aspx

Guy Lidbetter

Depending on the size of the migration, you could use a tool like Quest Migration.

However, if its not that many users, a manual migration is also very easy to do with just powershell.

How big is the new company?

sword12

ASKER

Hi all

the new company has only 25 users

plus they don't have there won exchange server they use out sourcing .

so what i am thinking about just do the following

1- create users and mail boxes for then in our AD and exchange
2- get the pst file for individual email
3- import the pst file for individual email to his or her new mail box

then they will have there old emails inside there new mail box

is this possible to do ? if yes i will appreciate some more technical details

thanks
Sword

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sword12

ASKER

WOW sound so good

i will do it in this way and i will update you and in case i need extra help i will ask you again

thanks
Sword

Guy Lidbetter

No problem Sword,

Just drop me a line if you need any help.

Regards

Guy