And how would I know that AD isn't stable? Would this be obvious? This seems like a stupid question but I've never had any trouble with my AD. Are you just saying make sure the domainprep and forestprep changes have propagated between domain controllers or are you talking about an instability that causes server crashes or event log entries or ...?
Curt > -----Original Message----- > From: Couch, Nate [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 1:02 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Moving mailboxes from 5.5 to 2003 > > 1) BEFORE you do ANY moves make sure the AD is stable and > without errors. If the AD is not stable then you will not > have a good experience. > > 2) It is not a good idea to have anyone in their mailbox > while you are moving it. Bad things can happen. > > 3) ADC should be running during the move. In fact you should > make sure it is synching between the two environments before > you do any moves. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Dandy, Jim > Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 2:41 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Moving mailboxes from 5.5 to 2003 > > I'm going to be upgrading from Exchange 5.5 to 2003. I have > two questions. > > 1) I had heard that you shouldn't allow people to use the 5.5 > server while moving mailboxes to the E2K3 server because the > move taxes the server and having people on it generates an > unnecessary load. After thinking about it, I'm wondering > what happens if someone is using their mailbox while you are > trying to move it. It seems like it would be kind of hard to > move it while it is being modified. Is this a problem? If > so, is there a way I can lock people out while I do the move? > > 2) Along the same line, should the ADC be running during the > move? It seems like the move might confuse the ADC because > it could try to synchronize things that are changing. > > Thanks for your help. > > Curt Finley > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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] > 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. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
