There are a few options when it comes to migrating from 5.5 to 2003. The least expensive (if you know what you're doing) is to implement the ADC, add some exchange 2003 servers to your existing org, and just do a move mailbox operation. The ADC is pretty straightforward once you've mastered it, but most of the world hasn't mastered it, so you have to take that into account.
The other option is to use some third party tools like Quest's Migration Manager, which works extremely well (again, if you implement it right) and doesn't necessarily have to use the ADC. The third option is a low-tech, low functionality option. Do a directory export of your 5.5 dir, do an exmerge of all the mailboxes. Then import the directory into your new AD implementation (is it new or do you already have one? I'm betting you've had AD in your environment for awhile). Create mailboxes for all your accounts, and then exmerge the mail in. These are the options off the top of my head, although there are more. It really depends on the business needs surrounding the migration. How many sites, what kind of bandwidth, how many users, how much data, on and on. www.m3tg.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Neil Doody Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 8:32 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Repercussions of the active directory connector. Any info would be great :) Have done migrations before but its always been to a new setup with a new domain so never been down the root of having to integrate the two, something I would prefer to steer clear of if I'm honest! > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:bounce- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Couch, Nate > Sent: 25 July 2006 12:35 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Repercussions of the active directory connector. > > Neil, > > We have one customer with such a setup and there were some issues with > directory replication and permissions, I think. I know we had to go to > MS PSS as well, but to be honest, this customer did their migration in > all the wrong ways. Instead of getting it done in a timely manner (like > less than a month) they chose, despite our efforts to convince them > otherwise, to take almost 1.5 years to upgrade. Much of this was the > result of our team not having control over the entire environment. Not > a pretty migration when you have to deal with control freaks in seven > different countries. > > I will try to get more details if you want them. The Administrator who > worked the migration from our team is not in yet. > > Nate > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Neil > Doody > Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 6:17 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Repercussions of the active directory connector. > > We are looking to use ADC to connect exchange 5.5 to exchange 2003 soon > but > one of the guys here has heard there are repercussions of migrating this > way > as there are problems when you try to go exchange 2003 alone? > > Apparently it was such a bad problem they had to go to > Microsoft......wow > that is bad. > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > dl.sparklist.com > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. 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