Exmerge vs Export PST from clients
|
Prev: Conficker Attacked Server - Now Domain Down - SBCore Service Acting Up
Next: Recommended Fax Boards For Receiving Faxes on HP ProLiant ML350G4p?
From: Jaredean on 29 May 2010 14:00 I'm in the process of moving mail from SBS 2003 to SBS 2008...the suggestion from someone in this group was to use Exmerge to do it easily and after reading up on Exmerge it does seem pretty simple to do, but i have a couple of concerns: - Exmerge size limit is 2 gigs if i am reading correctly, so those users with mailboxes large than that (several of them) will need to me manually exported - Exmerge, if i understand correctly, is just exporting the mail and a different step is needed for Calendar, etc? What i want to know is, why not just export each users mail to a PST on the client and then import those into the SBS 2008 machine once i've setup those users mail? That way i get my calendar, contacts, etc and there is no file size limitation...it honestly seems to be the easiest way, or is there a more simple way. I DON'T want to connect the computers to each other to migrate for fear of one contaminating the other (possible virus issues on SBS 2003 server)...I am doing clean installs of windows on all of the clients and then setting them up to a clean SBS 2008 box...i have all weekend/monday to do this...thanks! jared
From: Russ SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP] on 29 May 2010 20:11 You are right Exmerge is a 2GB Limit I can't remember how many users you have? In a Small Migration: You can do some fancy things like stopping it during etc. And exmerge will grab everything except public folders. Grab the Small ones with Exmerge Login as the User Export everything from the Big ones. (Using At least Outlook 2003) Including calendars etc. And then Import them on each user yes this is a long process. But You can jump around and have each PC do it's thing. I will either create a common folder on the Server for me to use or the users personal folder. You also need to Login as Domain Admin and Grab the Public Folders separately Then I move the PST's to the "users NEW Folder on the SBS2008 box and import them as the last thing after I connect them with "http://connect" Here is another way that may work better for you. http://www.msexchange.org/articles_tutorials/exchange-server-2007/management-administration/exchange-2007-sp1-mailbox-management-part1.html Russ -- Russell Grover - SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP] MCP, MCPS, MCNPS, SBSC Remote Small Business Server/Computer Support - www.SBITS.Biz BPOS - Microsoft Online Services - www.Microsoft-Online-Services.com "Jaredean" <shop(a)prolook.com> wrote in message news:e7l2061prvbrb5g7c32vtjpssf1elkbrb9(a)4ax.com... > I'm in the process of moving mail from SBS 2003 to SBS 2008...the > suggestion from someone in this group was to use Exmerge to do it > easily and after reading up on Exmerge it does seem pretty simple to > do, but i have a couple of concerns: > > - Exmerge size limit is 2 gigs if i am reading correctly, so those > users with mailboxes large than that (several of them) will need to > me manually exported > > - Exmerge, if i understand correctly, is just exporting the mail and a > different step is needed for Calendar, etc? > > What i want to know is, why not just export each users mail to a PST > on the client and then import those into the SBS 2008 machine once > i've setup those users mail? That way i get my calendar, contacts, > etc and there is no file size limitation...it honestly seems to be the > easiest way, or is there a more simple way. I DON'T want to connect > the computers to each other to migrate for fear of one contaminating > the other (possible virus issues on SBS 2003 server)...I am doing > clean installs of windows on all of the clients and then setting them > up to a clean SBS 2008 box...i have all weekend/monday to do > this...thanks! > > jared
From: Jaredean on 30 May 2010 03:14 brilliant! thanks russ!!! jared On Sat, 29 May 2010 17:11:25 -0700, "Russ SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP]" <russ(a)REMOVETHIS.sbits.biz> wrote: >You are right Exmerge is a 2GB Limit > >I can't remember how many users you have? > >In a Small Migration: >You can do some fancy things like stopping it during etc. >And exmerge will grab everything except public folders. > >Grab the Small ones with Exmerge >Login as the User Export everything from the Big ones. (Using At least >Outlook 2003) >Including calendars etc. >And then Import them on each user >yes this is a long process. >But You can jump around and have each PC do it's thing. >I will either create a common folder on the Server for me to use >or the users personal folder. > >You also need to Login as Domain Admin and Grab the Public Folders >separately > >Then I move the PST's to the "users NEW Folder on the SBS2008 box >and import them as the last thing >after I connect them with "http://connect" > >Here is another way that may work better for you. >http://www.msexchange.org/articles_tutorials/exchange-server-2007/management-administration/exchange-2007-sp1-mailbox-management-part1.html >Russ
From: SuperGumby [SBS MVP] on 30 May 2010 18:07 btw: on the >2GB issue, the Exchange crowd have this nifty script (brought to my attention by Michael Smith, Exch MVP) http://theessentialexchange.com/blogs/michael/archive/2009/10/16/exporting-mailboxes-larger-than-2-gb-on-an-exchange-server.aspx it breaks up large mailboxes into <2GB 'chunks' "Jaredean" <shop(a)prolook.com> wrote in message news:634406hb1ja49kaaase35k8bg2crre9v4c(a)4ax.com... > brilliant! thanks russ!!! > > jared > > On Sat, 29 May 2010 17:11:25 -0700, "Russ SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP]" > <russ(a)REMOVETHIS.sbits.biz> wrote: > >>You are right Exmerge is a 2GB Limit >> >>I can't remember how many users you have? >> >>In a Small Migration: >>You can do some fancy things like stopping it during etc. >>And exmerge will grab everything except public folders. >> >>Grab the Small ones with Exmerge >>Login as the User Export everything from the Big ones. (Using At least >>Outlook 2003) >>Including calendars etc. >>And then Import them on each user >>yes this is a long process. >>But You can jump around and have each PC do it's thing. >>I will either create a common folder on the Server for me to use >>or the users personal folder. >> >>You also need to Login as Domain Admin and Grab the Public Folders >>separately >> >>Then I move the PST's to the "users NEW Folder on the SBS2008 box >>and import them as the last thing >>after I connect them with "http://connect" >> >>Here is another way that may work better for you. >>http://www.msexchange.org/articles_tutorials/exchange-server-2007/management-administration/exchange-2007-sp1-mailbox-management-part1.html >>Russ
From: SuperFlyBoy on 30 May 2010 23:22
Thanks for that last post, *SuperGumby *- I wonder why MS doesn't provide their own solution for this! (confused) -- SuperFlyBoy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SuperFlyBoy's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/68753.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/small-business-server/1341985.htm http://forums.techarena.in |