Question: Why do you need to move the users to a single container?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Gibbons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 4:52 PM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: RE: Information Store and Single Instance Storage.
> 
> 
> Chris and Martin,
> 
> Thanks for the information. *sigh* My manager's going to hate 
> me. But that's what a test lab is for right?
> 
> As for E2K,
> 
> I've yet to really look at it as a possabiliy so my first 
> question is...
> 
> Can I run E2K is it own domain with a DC blah blah blah...  
> Leaving my current NT 4 domain intact and setup a trust 
> between the 2 domains, add the E2K server to my current site 
> and move all the users to it?
> 
> We're not quite ready to move to 2000 yet so I need to work 
> between the lines.
> 
> > Upgrade to E2K.
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: David Gibbons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 4:38 PM
> > > To: Exchange Discussions
> > > Subject: Information Store and Single Instance Storage.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > To All:
> > > 
> > > Current environment....
> > > 
> > > Test Lab Server 1
> > > Compaq r3000
> > > 2 PII 333
> > > 1.5gig Ram
> > > 1x 4.1gig OS mirror
> > > 1x 9.1gig Log mirror
> > > 4x 18.1gig Information Store Raid 5
> > > Windows NT 4sp6
> > > Exchange 5.5sp4
> > > Information Store Size 33.2gig (Single Instance) 51gig
> > > uncompressed. 768 mailboxes in information store Container 
> > > Scheme Container for each location e.g.  -Center Location 1  
> > > --User  --User  --ETC  -Center Location 2  --User  --User  --Etc
> > > 
> > > Test Lab Server 2
> > > Compaq ML530
> > > 2 PIII Xoen 1gig
> > > 2gig Ram
> > > 1x 18.1gig OS Mirror
> > > 1x 18.1gig Log Mirror
> > > 4x 36gig Information Store Raid 5
> > > Windows 2000sp2
> > > Exchange 5.5sp4
> > > 
> > > We wish to use Ed's server move method to replace the current
> > > hardware that our exchange server is sitting.  We also wish 
> > > to move all user out of there current containers and set them 
> > > in the root of the exchange server and use address book views 
> > > for our GAL(ie the right way)  Within Ed's server move method 
> > > I can use the server to server move and not lose single 
> > > instance store (according to Microsoft Q white papers) with 
> > > all email on the old server and retain my 33.2gig database on 
> > > the new server.  As soon as I use Bind view or exmerge to get 
> > > all the mailboxes out of there containers and into the root I 
> > > lose single instance store and have a 50gig database on the 
> > > new server.  Does anyone know how to move mailboxes out of 
> > > their containers and into the root without having to use a 
> > > .pst and losing single instance storage?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > David Gibbons
> > > Sr. Network Engineer
> > > Caliber Collision Centers
> > > 949-283-7593
> > > 
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