That's incorrect. Using the move mailbox command preserves SIS. -------------------------------------------------------------- Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Garello, Kenneth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 9:16 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Mixed to Native and Exchange 2000 > > > The only problem is that single instance storage benefits are > lost. So you may experience a large increase in disk requirements. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Craig Cerino [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 7:58 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Mixed to Native and Exchange 2000 > > We went along the lines of Option 1 as well - worked like a > charm for us. It's also a good way for you to be sure that > the new email server is built to specs (yours or industry > standards) if the previous machine was built before you were > with your organization. This was the case with me and our old > box was a PIG. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 7:30 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Mixed to Native and Exchange 2000 > > I agree. Option 1 worked for me. I think they called it > leap frogging or something like that :-) > > > from: Missy Koslosky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 05:13:06 > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Mixed to Native and Exchange 2000 > > > > I'd go with option 1 - the moving train (or whatever it's > called these > > days). Tony Redmond write an article about this a few > years ago that > should > > be available in the archies of www.winnetmag.com somewhere. > > > > I do a lot of migrations, and this is the method we choose > most of the > time. > > Missy Koslosky > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Myrick, Todd (NIH/CIT)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 2:55 PM > > Subject: [ActiveDir] Mixed to Native and Exchange 2000 > > > > > > I had a beef fillet marinade in Guinness this weekend, it > was actually > kind > > of sweet tasting. So I recommend that or a nice piece of buffalo > filet > > marinade in Guinness for you AD Native Mode celebration. > > > > We converted to Native Mode last year on many of our AD > Domains. Now > is the > > pain of ADCing and In-place upgrading to Exchange 2000. > > > > Just for the record, how many of you all in-place upgraded your > Exchange 5.5 > > Servers and org to Exchange 2000. I am really concerned about us > doing this > > because we have Exchange 5.5 Servers with IS's in the 60 to 100 Gig > range, > > and I feel if we have a problem doing an in-place upgrade > on a server, > we > > would have to do a disaster recovery of the server in a limited time > window. > > In addition it will take us some time to get all the > servers upgraded > to > > 2000, and we will have some server consolidations to contend with. > What has > > everyone elses experiences been doing this? Has in-place upgrading > Exchange > > 5.5 servers with large IS been pretty non-eventful? > > > > I have heard from some people are doing the following when > moving from > > Exchange 5.5 to 2000. > > > > 1. Setting up the RUS first, then standing up pure Windows 2000 > Exchange > > 2000 servers in the site, and moving the mailboxes from the Exchange > 5.5 > > servers to the Exchange 2000 servers. Tedious, but is > easier to roll > back a > > failed move. Takes forever to get to pure front-end/back-end > solution. > > > > 2. doing Inter-org migrations by creating a New Exchange 2000 org, > and > > migrating the accounts out of the Exchange 5.5 org into the new 2000 > ORG. > > Allows the New Org to start out in Native Mode, and allows > for refresh > of > > Exchange Hardware. Problem seems to be third-party add-ins for > Exchange > > like FAX Services, Blackberry, and Secure E-mail. There are > workarounds for > > this though. > > > > Todd Myrick > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sullivan, Kevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 7:26 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Mixed to Native > > > > > > Always a good Guinness! <Easy!> > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 7:06 AM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Mixed to Native > > > > The worst part of the mixed to native mode conversion is > picking which > > refreshing beverage you're going to enjoy when its done. > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > > Sr. Systems Administrator > > Inovis Inc. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 5:49 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [ActiveDir] Mixed to Native > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > I've finally migrated my last remote office into my 2000 > domain. All > > > of my NT BDCs are gone and I'm 100% 2000 on the DCs.... I > still have > > > a couple offices on NT workstations. It's been some time > since I've > > > focussed on 2000 and can't remember if there are any gotchas with > > > the move from mixed to > native? > > > > > > I've read back through all my documentation/notes, but that no > > > substitute to real worl experience... Can anyone offer some > > > guidance? > > > > > > Thanks and BR, > > > > > > Rob > > > > > > > > > Robert Rutherford > > > MIS Department - DEK > > > +44 (0)1305 208232 > > > +44 (0)7970 122362 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ******************************************************************** > > > This E-mail and any files transmitted with it are in commercial > > > confidence and intended solely for the use of the individual or > > > entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received > this E-mail > > > in error please notify the Administrator by E-mail > > > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). 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