Chris, Currently all of our _wonderful_ users depend on the containers to help them figure out who's at a center or to send email to everyone at that center and we do not use address book views at this time. We have a high transfer rate here and every time some moves from one center to another I have to move that mailbox. Also we're 62 centers strong and are looking at adding 30 more centers before the end of this year. The container's are a pain right now and will become a nightmare by the end of the year. Also, my boss doesn't like it and I have to give him what he wants.... I just wish his previous staff set it up correctly.
Now, if we drill everyone down to the root anytime I have a new user hire or a transfer I just need to change the information in their profile and can manage all the mailbox resources via an address book view instead of hard moves and complicated scripting. > 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 > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
