RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange Public folder content replication

Mon, 09 May 2005 14:29:50 -0700

Read those articles carefully; a quote from 281223: “If you want to email Exchange Server 5.5 public folders from Exchange 2000 or Exchange Server 2003 mailboxes, you must create a public folder Connection Agreement for each Exchange Server 5.5 site in the organization”. The public folder CA doesn’t enter into the hierarchy or content replication, although the config CA is needed to ensure the store objects are in AD so the replication messages can route between Ex55 & the E2K3 stores.

 

Confusion between the PF CAs and the PF replication processes catches a lot of people; this link has a fairly decent description of the replication processes. Understanding it all can get involved; to a lot of people, it validates Arthur C. Clarke’s quote about technology & magic.

 

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/exchange/guides/E2k3AdminGuide/e2bd3cd4-33be-4aa7-9042-886046c53cc7.mspx

 

Andy

 

 

 

Thanks,

 

Andy Schan

MCSE: Windows 2003, Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0, MCSE: Messaging

Schan Consulting, Inc.

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Medeiros, Jose
Sent: May 9, 2005 5:06 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange Public folder content replication

 

Hi Andy,

 

Actually this may help you understand the various options used when migrating public folders. If your using ADC.

 

If your using PGMIGRATE there appears to be an issue that this article address.

 

 

Of course one can always use Exmerge, but then you would have to recreate the public folders manually and readd the permisions.

 

Hope this helps!

 

Jose Medeiros

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-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Andy SCHAN
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 1:46 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange Public folder content replication

Sorry, but the ADC has nothing to do with PF content replication.

Andy


>From: "Medeiros, Jose" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: <[email protected]>
>Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange Public folder content replication
>Date: Mon, 9 May 2005 12:49:04 -0700
>
>Hi Jacqui,
>
>Before you look at other tools, try uninstalling your Active Directory Connector, reboot and try installing the latest Active Directory Connector with Exchange service pack 1. Try recreating the Public Folder connection agreement and then try using Exchange 5.5 to replicate the public folders to the Exchange 2003 server instead of using PFMIGRATE.
>
>Jose :-)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jacqui Hurst
>Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 11:51 AM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange Public folder content replication
>
>
>I thought my problem would speak for itself as to why I have not removed any
>Exchange 5.5 servers.  Until I have replicated the data from E55 PFs to E2K3
>server I am unable to do this.
>
>I may have to start looking at other migration methods if I cannot find
>anyone who has experienced this or alternatively as you suggest a call to
>MS.  Obviously I would like to exhaust all other avenues first.
>
>Thanks for you help so far
>
>Jacqui
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Medeiros, Jose
>Sent: 09 May 2005 18:55
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange Public folder content replication
>
>Hi Jacqui,
>
>I am not sure how to solve your problem then. Can I ask why you haven't
>taken down  your Exchange 5.5 servers yet? If your planning on taking them
>down soon, you can use Exmerge to migrate them to PST's and re-import them
>back into Exchange 2003.
>
>Although this may not solve your replication issue, It would at least get
>your data over from your Public Folders on the Exchange 5.5 servers.
>
>I would also suggest calling Microsoft support.
>
>Good Luck,
>
>Jose Medeiros
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jacqui Hurst
>Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 10:28 AM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange Public folder content replication
>
>
>I am still not clear that this is going to help.
>
>You are right to assume that I am using the ADC and that both servers are in
>the same site.  There is also only one routing group.
>
>I have previously used the pfmigrate tool to setup replicas and this worked
>fine in the model office environment.  When it was run in the live some
>folder content replicated and others did not.  I did not use the /SC switch
>I must confess.  As this is the same routing group will this make any
>difference?
>
>To add some further information because content was not available I ran
>PFmigrate to remove the replicas from the new server and just have the 5.5
>replicas till the issue was resolved.
>
>My greatest concern is when I now run pfmigrate in report mode it only
>reports around 4 folders not to be replicated however it should be more in
>the region of 600!
>
>Jacqui
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Medeiros, Jose
>Sent: 09 May 2005 17:56
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange Public folder content replication
>
>Hi Jacqui,
>
>I am going to assume that your using the Active Directory Connector for
>Exchange 2003 and both servers are within the same site? Although I have not
>used PFMIGRATE other then in a lab enviroment, Microsoft has an updated
>version in the Exchange 2003 service pack1.
>-------------------------------------------------------------
>How to create public folder replicas:
>To use the pfMigrate tool to create public folder replicas, use the
>following syntax:
>pfMigrate /S: SourceServer /T: TargetServer /A /N:number /SC
>To use the pfMigrate tool in report mode, use the following syntax:
>pfMigrate /S: SourceServer /T: TargetServer /R /SC
>The following list describes the command-line options for the pfMigrate
>tool: * /SC This option directs the pfMigrate tool to perform a
>cross-administrative group add operation. The /SC option refers to "Site
>Consolidation."
>
>Note When you do not use the /SC option, a typical add operation occurs. A
>typical add operation requires that both the source server and the
>destination server be in the same routing group. This is to help make sure
>that an administrator does not unintentionally add a public folder replica
>to a different administrative group without first considering the
>consequences of such an operation. If you unintentionally add a public
>folder replica across an administrative group and then you remove that
>replica, a temporary situation occurs. In this temporary situation, all
>e-mail messages that are sent to that public folder cause non-delivery
>report (NDR) messages.
>* /N When you use the /n option together with the /SC option, you can
>specify to migrate "ALL" public folders.
>* /R This option directs the pfMigrate tool to generate a report. Use the /R
>option to show when all public folders have successfully been removed from
>the source server. Additionally, use the /R option to show when the
>destination server has fully populated the public folder replicas. This
>information helps you determine when you can remove the source Exchange
>Server computer after you migrate the public folders. To run this report for
>Exchange Server computers that are in different sites, you must use the /R
>option together with the /SC option. When you use the /R option, the report
>gives you the following information:
><number> total public folders on <SourceServer>
><number> of those Folders have a replica on <SourceServer> and no replica on
><DestinationServer>
>When you generate a report after all the public folders have been migrated,
>you receive the following information:
>0 total public folders on <SourceServer>
>0 of those Folders have a replica on <SourceServer> and no replica on
><DestinationServer>
>
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>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Medeiros, Jose
>Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 8:22 AM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange Public folder content replication
>
>
>Greetings Jacqui,
>
>Try using PFMIGRATE
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;822895, if your
>looking for a good exchange list, try http://www.MSExchange.org/ at
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>Hope this helps,
>
>
>Jose
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jacqui Hurst
>Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 7:00 AM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange Public folder content replication
>
>
>Sorry this is off topic but this group is usually an excellent source of
>information on Exchange 200x.
>Can anyone advise how, if it is possible, to force the replication of all
>content from an Exchange 5.5 public folder server to an Exchange 2003
>server.  Some of my folders appear to be replicating new data but not older
>entries.  Messaging is working fine between servers and the issue is not
>across all public folders either.
>Cheers
>Jacqui
>
>
>
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